- From: <Ray_Gates@manulife.com>
- Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 13:54:35 -0400
- To: www-ws@w3.org
The WSDL 1.1 specification names its basic operations as follows: - One-way -- The endpoint receives a message. - Request-response -- The endpoint receives a message, and sends a correlated message. - Solicit-response -- The endpoint sends a message, and receives a correlated message. - Notification -- The endpoint sends a message. Only the last name has an intuitive interpretation, and even that is open to misinterpretation. "One-way" could just as easily mean "send" as "receive". "Notification" could just as easily mean "receive" as "send". In standard English. "request-response" and "solicit-response" appear synonymous. The names of the operations should be changed so that they are clearly distinguishable. Some possible alternatives are given below. - for "one way" I suggest "listener", "receiver" (as nouns) or "listen", "receive" (as verbs) - for "notification" I suggest "notifier" or "notify" - for "request-response" I suggest "provide-response" - "solicit-response" could remain unchanged if contrasted with "provide response" rather than "request-response". If we equate paired request-response messages with "service requests", and single messages with "event notification", then: "one way" could become "event listener" "notification" could become "event notifier" "request-response" could become "service provider" "solicit-response" could become "service requester" For your consideration. Regards, Ray Gates ---------------- Ray Gates Senior Technical Advisor Technology Architecture Manulife Financial Tel: +1 (416) 926-3080 Fax: +1 (416) 926-5234 Email: ray_gates@manulife.com
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