RE: New Issue: use XSD to describe the syntax [i032]

Rich wrote:
>   a) Should we describe the specification using XML Schema?
>   b) Should such a schema replace the "pseudo-schema"?
>   c) Should such a schema be normative?
>   d) Should such a schema be developed alongside the spec, or should we
> wait until the spec is more stable (i.e., is someone willing to track
> the spec)?
>
> Would you agree?

i'm all for providing normative schemas for each of our bindings, esp for 
testing purposes. that does, however, possibly raise issues regarding 
which version of XML would be supported ..  
 
Ignoring XML 1.1 completely could be seen as being politically incorrect 
given it's now a W3C recommendation ..
 
The WSDL WG went to great lengths to abstract the types used to store 
informational items in their component model so as to support XML 1.0 and
1.1 and other possible serialisations.  i guess we could go down a similar path 
and make the types in the core spec abstract, but that might not make sense to
everyone.  
 
Given Schema 1.0 doesn't (yet) support XML 1.1 we would be only able to
provide schemas for the SOAP and WSDL bindings for XML 1.0 anyway. 
 
Paul    

Received on Friday, 12 November 2004 21:32:15 UTC