- From: Jacek Kopecky <jacek@systinet.com>
- Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2002 14:07:56 +0100 (CET)
- To: Steve Graham <sggraham@us.ibm.com>
- cc: Keith Ballinger <keithba@microsoft.com>, David Booth <dbooth@w3.org>, Keith Ballinger <KeithBa@msn.com>, <www-ws-desc@w3.org>, <www-ws-desc-request@w3.org>
I second this concern.
I propose simplifying the definition to something like
Operation - A set of messages that correlate to a single action.
Otherwise we'll have to define input, output and error messages
as well.
Jacek Kopecky
Senior Architect, Systinet (formerly Idoox)
http://www.systinet.com/
On Wed, 13 Mar 2002, Steve Graham wrote:
> With regards the definition of operation:
> If an operation associates an input message with...
> does this imply that we are not supporting the notification operation style
> described in WSDL 1.1?
>
> sgg
>
> ++++++++
> Steve Graham
> sggraham@us.ibm.com
> (919)254-0615 (T/L 444)
> Emerging Technologies
> ++++++++
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> "Keith Ballinger"
> <keithba@microsof To: "David Booth" <dbooth@w3.org>, "Keith Ballinger" <KeithBa@msn.com>
> t.com> cc: <www-ws-desc@w3.org>
> Sent by: Subject: RE: Draft of Definitions
> www-ws-desc-reque
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> 03/13/2002 02:06
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> Some minor edits:
>
> Message
> Application specific data to be communicated as a single logical
> transmission.
>
> Operation
> A set of messages that correlate to a single action. An operation
> associates an input message with zero or more output and error messages.
>
> OperationSet (a/k/a "Port Type")
> A logical grouping of operations.
>
> Binding
> An association between an OperationSet and the specific wire format,
> application protocol, and transport protocol to be used to transmit the
> messages. <Keith>I don't like this wording much. This is a difficult
> concept, and seems to be really about three separate but related ideas.
> </Keith>
>
> Port
> An association between a binding and a network address that may be used to
> communicate with the Service. <Keith>This feels uneeded as a normative
> definition. </Keith>
>
> Service
> A logical grouping of bindings.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Booth [mailto:dbooth@w3.org]
> Sent: Tue 3/12/2002 2:28 PM
> To: Keith Ballinger
> Cc: www-ws-desc@w3.org
> Subject: Draft of Definitions
>
>
>
> Keith,
>
> Here is an initial draft of definitions. What do you think?
>
> David Booth
>
> ---------------------------------- cut here
> ------------------------------------
>
> Non-Normative Definitions
> =========================
>
> Web Service
> Software that performs a task on behalf of one or more
> Clients, typically
> over a network, using protocols defined in this document.
> [This definition
> may change, subject to guidance from the Web Services
> Architecture Working
> Group.]
>
> Client
> Software that makes use of a Web Service, acting as its "user"
> or "customer".
>
> Normative Definitions
> =====================
>
> Message
> Data to be communicated to or from a Web Service as a single
> logical
> transmission.
>
> Operation
> A single logical action supported by the Service. An operation
> associates
> an input message with one or more output or error messages.
>
> OperationSet (a/k/a "Port Type")
> A logical grouping of operations supported by the Service.
>
> Binding
> An association between an OperationSet, a concrete protocol
> and a data
> format that specifies the protocol and data format that may be
> used to
> communicate with the Service.
>
> Port
> An association between a Binding and a network address that
> may be used to
> communicate with the Service.
>
> Service
> A collection of Ports.
>
> [End]
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