RE: what is the minimal feature set of a wot server?

Hi Vlad,
Nice work on the definitions and I am after some clarity on the idea around the sentence "Unlike other custom (non-Web) protocols"
I have noticed that you have mentioned the use of HTTP, which I do agree with the approach of building on top of the current web infrastructure. However has there been any consideration for the use of Websockets for the web of things. The reason for this question is that a web thing and its server would have a higher communication exchange being M2M. 
Any thoughts on this?
Kind Regards,
Patrick John McGee@patjohnmcgeeFrom: vladounet@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2015 10:10:25 +0100
CC: public-web-of-things@w3.org
To: hamish@gate.ac.uk
Subject: Re: what is the minimal feature set of a wot server?

Hi Hamish,
we have just published last week a first iteration of this definition, which you can find here: 
https://github.com/w3c/wot/tree/master/TF-AP/wot-compose-recommendation
This will show you the different capabilities (API/data models) of a Web Thing (an entity of the Web of Thing), what is the data & services it offers, etc.
https://github.com/w3c/wot/tree/master/TF-AP/wot-compose-recommendation/web-things-integration-patterns
It's important that the interface of a Web Thing and a WoT server are common. Obviously, a WoT server has different and additional capabilities (can expose many Web Things, much more storage and processing power, user interface to manage & create Web Things, support for many protocols, etc..). 
Let me know what you think!
Vlad


On 19 Jun 2015, at 21:37, Hamish Cunningham <hamish@gate.ac.uk> wrote:hi
Is there a definition somewhere of what a WoT server does?
(I've had a brief poke around in https://github.com/w3c/web-of-things-framework -- is thatthe best place to look at present?)
Thanks, best
Hamish
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