RE: Simple Choreography composition suggestion

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: public-ws-chor-request@w3.org
> [mailto:public-ws-chor-request@w3.org]On Behalf Of Cummins, Fred A
> Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 2:03 PM
> To: Ugo Corda; Assaf Arkin
> Cc: public-ws-chor@w3.org
> Subject: RE: Simple Choreography composition suggestion
> 
> 
> 
> Ugo,
> 
> This seems to suggest that a choreograpy defines, or
> may define a web service.  On the contrary, I see
> a choreography as defining relationships between
> web services.
> 
> Fred
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ugo Corda [mailto:UCorda@SeeBeyond.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 1:07 PM
> > To: Assaf Arkin
> > Cc: public-ws-chor@w3.org
> > Subject: RE: Simple Choreography composition suggestion
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > > A choreography as I understand if is a Web service only if 
> > it has an 
> > > entry point that is used by someone outside the 
> > choreography to start 
> > > it. If the choreography starts when A sends a message to B (A and B 
> > > being roles covered by the choreography), then it's not a 
> > Web service. 
> > > But if the choreography starts by someone sending a message 
> > to A, where 
> > > that role is not otherwise covered by the choreography, then that 
> > > choreography is a Web service. It has an externally 
> > accessible entry 
> > > point, or any other term we may opt to use.
> > > 
> > > Since it's a Web service, it can further be used in a larger 
> > > choreography that may or may not be a Web service. Such a 
> > choreography 
> > > would cover that additional role that starts the Web 
> > service choreography.
> > 
> > Yes, that's basically the point I was making with my BPEL example. 
> > 
> > It seems to me that, since choreographies are "made" of Web 
> > services, establishing this relationship between a 
> > choreography and the Web service that "encapsulates" that 
> > same choreography (if any) would provide a way of talking 
> > about choreographies composition.
> > 
> > Ugo
> >  
> > 
> 
>

Received on Thursday, 17 July 2003 17:14:24 UTC