Re: XMILE Schema

Hi Robert,

Thanks very much for the comments and feedback. the attribute "type" on the <connector> tag was a mistake left over from earlier version of the standard. I've removed it.

About the error with the sample model and the schema. The schema has only recently been put together. I agree - it'd be useful to automatically test all new models against the schema. That's a great idea. Once we release the next draft at the SD conference in July I'll go ahead and create a script to run everytime something new is updatd. (we do this internally at Forio to test our own software).

The current workspace for the schema (it's subversion, not github actually) can be viewed here

https://tools.oasis-open.org/version-control/browse/wsvn/xmile/trunk/

make sure you click this link, not the one in your email (which has the revision# in the URL). When I click on "go to most recent version", rev 73 comes up. Possibly a page was cached in your browser? Try refreshing (or clear your cache then refresh).

Finally, note that Bobby Powers has started a separate repository of XMILE models here

https://github.com/sdlabs/xmile-testsuite

It's informal for the moment. But the idea is that it will contain models contributed the broader community that can be tested against the spec (which is why it's in a separate repo).

Best, WILL

On Fri, Jun 13, 2014 at 3:09 AM, Robert Muetzelfeldt <r.muetzelfeldt@ed.ac.uk> wrote:

Hi Will,

I am writing to you as you seem to be the person most involved in developing the XMILE Schema.

I've just validated the lynx-hare example
https://tools.oasis-open.org/version-control/browse/wsvn/xmile/trunk/examples/lynx-hares5.xml?rev=72&sc=1
against the XMILE Schema
https://tools.oasis-open.org/version-control/browse/wsvn/xmile/trunk/xmile.xsd?rev=72&sc=1
using the online validator at
http://www.freeformatter.com/xml-validator-xsd.html
It failed with
Cvc-complex-type.3.2.2: Attribute 'type' Is Not Allowed To Appear In Element 'connector'.. Line '151', Column '70'.

I removed the type="info" attribute from the offending element <connector uid="3"..>, and it validated fine, which is good.

I know it's early days in terms of finalising the Schema, but I was just wondering if there are plans to have a standard workflow for automatically validating the suite of example models against revisions of the Schema, and then adapting the examples (or the Schema...) as necessary, so that they are always consistent? That would be much more useful in terms of others wanting to look at/work with the Schema, if there was a set of known-to-be-correct models.

Also, as non-github user, I am puzzled by the following:
When I go to the main XMILE repo page ( https://tools.oasis-open.org/version-control/browse/wsvn/xmile/trunk/?rev=72&sc=1#_trunk_), and then click on xmile.xsd, it has a red "Go to most recent version". When I click on that, it goes from Rev 72 to Rev 60, which doesn't seem to make sense. Is this a distinction between a tagged-for-release version (60) versus the actual-most-recent-version (72), or something else? In general, which is the right one to use to get the "most recent version"?

I thought to post these comments/questions on the XMILE part of the SD Forum, which is where non-OASIS-members are meant to interact with the group, but then thought it more appropriate to contact you directly.

Cheers,
Robert

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