RE: Proposed Clarification for Issues 4 and 23

Given that the use of qualified names in the envelope is highly related
to the SOAP versioning model described in section 4.1.2 [1] and to
ensure that messages are interpreted correctly, I think we have to
require namespace qualification of all elements and attributes defined
by the SOAP envelope. That is, I think we have to go with the stricter
interpretation that you propose:

 "A SOAP/XMLP application MUST namespace-qualify all elements 
 and attributes defined by SOAP/XMLP in messages that it 
 generates. A SOAP application MUST be able to process 
 namespace qualification in messages that it receives. It MUST 
 discard messages that are not SOAP/XMLP messages by these 
 rules (see section 4.4)."

Henrik

[1] http://www.w3.org/TR/SOAP/#_Toc478383496

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Andrew Layman 
>Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 11:49
>To: xml-dist-app@w3.org
>Subject: RE: Proposed Clarification for Issues 4 and 23
>
>
>I agree with the sentiment, but fear that this is stated 
>backwardsly, as though the processor first recognizes 
>Envelope, Body etc and then notices that they have been 
>improperly qualified.  In fact, if not qualified properly, 
>they would not be those elements.  
>
>The present SOAP/XMLP specification allows messages to have 
>either qualified or unqualified elements and attributes.  But 
>sending elements qualified to a different namespace would be 
>sending a non-SOAP/XMLP message, e.g. equivalent to sending 
>HTML content within a HTTP header claiming that the content is 
>a SOAP message.  Do we require returning a SOAP/XMLP fault 
>under such circumstances?
>
>The present SOAP 1.1 wording reads:
>
>"A SOAP application SHOULD include the proper SOAP namespace 
>on all elements and attributes defined by SOAP in messages 
>that it generates. A SOAP application MUST be able to process 
>SOAP namespaces in messages that it receives. It MUST discard 
>messages that have incorrect namespaces (see section 4.4) and 
>it MAY process SOAP messages without SOAP namespaces as though 
>they had the correct SOAP namespaces."
>
>The smallest change that I see using Noah's suggestion is 
>
>"A SOAP/XMLP application SHOULD namespace-qualify all elements 
>and attributes defined by SOAP/XMLP in messages that it 
>generates. A SOAP application MUST be able to process 
>namespace qualification in messages that it receives. It MAY 
>process SOAP messages which are otherwise schema-valid in all 
>respects excepting that some elements or attributes that are 
>defined to be in a SOAP/XMLP namespace are unqualified. It 
>MUST discard messages that are not SOAP/XMLP messages by these 
>rules (see section 4.4)."
>
>Obviously, we can debate whether it is preferred to keep or 
>remove the allowance for unqualified elements and attributes.  
>E.g. should it instead say:
>
>"A SOAP/XMLP application MUST namespace-qualify all elements 
>and attributes defined by SOAP/XMLP in messages that it 
>generates. A SOAP application MUST be able to process 
>namespace qualification in messages that it receives. It MUST 
>discard messages that are not SOAP/XMLP messages by these 
>rules (see section 4.4)."
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Noah_Mendelsohn@lotus.com [mailto:Noah_Mendelsohn@lotus.com] 
>Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 11:33 PM
>To: Marc Hadley
>Cc: xml-dist-app@w3.org
>Subject: Re: Proposed Clarification for Issues 4 and 23
>
>
>How about using the term "qualify" rather than include.  That 
>makes clear 
>(to those few who read the namespaces rec carefully) that the usual 
>mechanisms of default namespaces, etc. can be used to achieve the 
>qualification.  I don't thing that "including" a namespace has 
>any formal 
>definition.:
>
>
>"A XMLP/SOAP processor SHOULD >>qualify with the 
>proper XMLP/SOAP namespace all
>all elements and attributes defined by XMLP/SOAP<< in messages 
>that it generates. A XMLP/SOAP processor MUST be able to 
>process >>properaly namespace qualified XMLP/SOAP elements and 
>attributes<< in messages that
>
>it receives 
>and it MAY process XMLP/SOAP >>elements and attributes<< 
>without XMLP/SOAP namespaces as though they had the correct 
>XMLP/SOAP namespaces. It MUST generate a fault (see section 
>4.4) on receipt of messages using >>SOAP/XMLP-defined elements 
>and attributes<< that have incorrect namespaces."
>
>What do you think?
>
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