RE: Issue 169: Propose http method in the operation interface to simplify http binding.

Does the latter principle apply outside of WSDL, that is to suggest that third parties should not extend wsdl:interface/* unless it maps to (nearly) all bindings?  

Doesn't that latter principle also say that "safe" should be moved into the binding?  For example, SMTP doesn't have a "safe" operation as defined by RFC 2616.  It's got "MAIL", "RCPT", "DATA", etc.  

Also, the motivation for "safe" is primarily HTTP specific but potentially useful for other protocols.  "safe" was added explicitly to give greater support to HTTP by allowing applications to indicate when bound to HTTP, a GET operation may be used.  Which is the same motivation for webMethod at the interface operation level, allowing applications to indicate when bound to HTTP, a particular opertion may be used.  Not much difference in my mind.

Cheers,
dave

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeffrey Schlimmer [mailto:jeffsch@windows.microsoft.com]
> Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 11:29 PM
> To: Amelia A Lewis; David Orchard
> Cc: www-ws-desc@w3.org
> Subject: RE: Issue 169: Propose http method in the operation interface
> to simplify http binding.
> 
> 
> If something is specified in more than one binding, will the 
> WG move it
> up into wsdl:interface?
> 
> Or should the scope of wsdl:interface/* cover only that which is
> expected to be utilized by (nearly) all bindings?
> 
> Applying the latter principle would suggest that webMethod does not
> belong on wsdl:interface/* because it would not map to all bindings.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: www-ws-desc-request@w3.org [mailto:www-ws-desc-request@w3.org]
> On
> > Behalf Of Amelia A Lewis
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 12:51 PM
> > To: David Orchard
> > Cc: www-ws-desc@w3.org
> > Subject: Re: Issue 169: Propose http method in the 
> operation interface
> to
> > simplify http binding.
> > 
> > 
> > On Tue, 29 Jun 2004 12:40:48 -0700
> > David Orchard <dorchard@bea.com> wrote:
> > > The changes to WSDL are:
> > > 1. WSDL interface operations contain optional webMethod attribute.
> > > This is an HTTP operation name.
> > 
> > Strongly -1.  We have worked hard to separate keep the abstract
> interface
> > abstract.  HTTP methods are binding-specific, not interface-level
> > abstractions.
>

Received on Monday, 12 July 2004 16:53:34 UTC