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Subject: Re: [wsbpel] Issue - 87 - Proposal for Vote - Part 1


In your case issue 87 wouldn't apply because you model the binary data 
as a WSDL part.

87 only applies to data that is in a message, is not associated with a 
part and that the binding chooses to make available.

A classic example of how to use this feature are optional headers. For 
example, if someone is using SOAP and wants to have an optional SOAP 
header they are out of luck because it is impossible to model optional 
headers using WSDL message parts and the standardized SOAP/WSDL binding. 
Parts are always mandatory therefore if a header is optional it cannot 
be modeled as a part.

A similar problem exists with HTTP and SMTP. Both of those bindings 
support optional headers but WSDL isn't currently able to express the 
optionality at the part layer.

Issue 87 gets around this problem by providing another point at which 
one can get access to message information. The non-bound parts of the 
message would show up inside of the ApplicationData container. How this 
would occur would be binding specific.

	Thanks,

		Yaron



Eckenfels. Bernd wrote:
> 
> 
> Hello Yaron,
> 
> in our engine we have a similiar extension, which allows us to transport 
> binary (attachment) data. However we do this inside the WSDL limits, and 
> require a  part to be defined of a special type. Essentially this part 
> carries the reference id to the binary attachment. When receiving the 
> id, you are free to assign it to any outgoing mesage, which will 
> automatically attach the binary (in a somewhat lazy fashion).
> 
> I am not sure if using a element outside the usual WSDL possibilities is 
> a good ideas since that is somewaht against the idea of well defined 
> services. Perhaps you have a practical example for your extension?
> 
> Mit freundlichen Grüßen
> Bernd Eckenfels
> Chief Architect
> -- 
> SEEBURGER AG - Edisonstr.1 , D-75015 Bretten, Germany
> Fax: +49 (0)7252 96-2400 - Phone: +49 (0)7252 96-1256
> mailto:b.eckenfels@seeburger.de - http://www.seeburger.de
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Yaron Y. Goland [mailto:ygoland@bea.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 8:36 PM
> To: wsbpeltc
> Subject: [wsbpel] Issue - 87 - Proposal for Vote - Part 1
> 
> 
> The original proposal for vote contained two parts, one that defined the
> generic mechanism and another that specified language for specific
> bindings. In order to allow us to make forward progress I am removing
> the section on specific bindings for this vote and instead just focusing
> on the mechanism. This vote will not close issue 87 as, if it is passed,
> we will still need to decide if we wish to address any binding specific
> issues.
> 
> 14.9 Application Data
> 
> Application data is data transmitted in a message outside
> of the normal message channel, specifically data in a message that is
> not bound to a WSDL message part referenced in the portType/operation
> definition that applies to the sent or received message.
> 
> To enable BPEL processes to access application data the from-spec is
> extended to include:
> 
> <from appDataForMessage="ncname"/>
> 
> The value of the appDataForMessage attribute MUST be the name of a WSDL
> message type variable. The output of this from-spec will always follow
> the schema:
> 
> <element name="applicationData" type="bpws:tApplicationData">
> 
> <complexType name="tApplicationData">
>      <sequence>
>         <any processContents="lax" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
>      </sequence>
>      <anyAttribute processContents="lax"/>
> </complexType>
> 
> The application data will be recorded inside of the applicationData XML
> element.
> 
> To enable BPEL processes to set application data the to-spec is extended
> to include:
> 
> <to appDataForMessage="ncname"/>
> 
> The schema of the data assigned using this to-spec MUST follow the
> previously defined schema or a bpws:mismatchedAssignmentFailure MUST be
> thrown.
> 
> When a message is received by the BPEL process any application data
> associated with the message MUST be made available via the application
> data from-spec. The exact means by which application data is retrieved
> from a message is binding specific and the binding definition has final
> say as to what data will appear as application data but in general any
> parts of the incoming message that do not have bindings to specific WSDL
> message parts are considered application data. Similarly when a message
> is sent if any application data has been associated with the message
> then the application data MUST be sent with the outgoing message using
> the rules defined for the particular binding in use.
> 
> Any application data associated with a WSDL message type variable is
> replaced with application data from the incoming message, if any,
> whenever that variable is used to receive a new message.
> 
> Schema Changes:
> 
> Add to tFrom:
> 
> <attribute name="appDataForMessage" type="NCName"/>
> 
> Add to to:
> 
> <attribute name="appDataForMessage" type="NCName"/>
> 
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