- From: Mark Baker <distobj@acm.org>
- Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 21:37:13 -0400
- To: Stefan Tilkov <stefan.tilkov@innoq.com>
- Cc: public-web-http-desc@w3.org
Stefan, On Wed, Jun 15, 2005 at 11:04:06PM +0200, Stefan Tilkov wrote: > But if you want to generate code from the service description - and > I'm not arguing for it, just pointing out the options - there will be > some abstract description of what interactions (to avoid the term > 'operations') are possible, and what data is being exchanged. I don't think you can so easily sweep the operation under the rug. By choosing to publish a RESTful service (ah, it's nice to be able to treat that as axiomatic for once! 8-), the service provider has explicitly opted to avoid application specific operations, and use uniform ones instead. I don't think it's in in the interest of either the service provider, nor would-be consumers, to introduce other operations in a description language, since at best IMO, they'd just serve to confuse. For that reason, I don't think the Py* libraries constitute a good example of what it is we're trying to accomplish/enable here. Cheers, Mark. -- Mark Baker. Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA. http://www.markbaker.ca Coactus; Web-inspired integration strategies http://www.coactus.com
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