Re: Infoset based rewrite of SOAP Section 4

I recall that one of the use cases we considered (don't remember if
it got through or not) would be use of 'pared-down' XML for use by
small devices (hope this won't start the debate over the meaning of
'devices' again ;)

It seems that using Infoset would enable this - those wishing to use
such a subset would define its relationship to the Infoset, and use
that simplified serialization instead.


On Mon, Jul 02, 2001 at 11:38:06AM -0400, Noah_Mendelsohn@lotus.com wrote:
> Rich Salz writes:
> 
> >> In particular, the idea of "describe the
> >> abstract data" and then "describe 
> >> particular syntax in detail" scares
> >> me.
> 
> Good, I think we have the right issues on the table now.  I think we both 
> agree on what is possible and why, and now it's a question of whether the 
> extra layer of abstraction clouds or clarifies the implementations that 
> people will be building. 
> 
> For me, it is a little hard to reason about certain forms of compressed or 
> otherwise optimized XML without reference to the Infoset.  It's quite 
> reasonable in that case to assume that at no place in the implementation, 
> from API (e.g. DOM) to bits on the wire, did the "<" exist.  For that 
> reason, I think I find it more straightforward to reason about the 
> Infoset.  I think I am reading you to say:  look, this Infoset stuff is 
> very abstract when an implementor is trying to figure out what belongs on 
> the wire, keep it simple and direct. 
> 
> If I have understood you correctly, I think those are two reasonable 
> positions to have on the table for comparison.  Although I lean toward 
> Infoset, I don't think the choice is entirely obvious.  The arguments 
> against definitely include the ones you give.  Thank you.
> 
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