Re: [Fwd: RE: [soapbuilders] Question about root (was Re: PEAR SOAP)]

Good point Jacek. This was one I missed (noticed all the things added, 
but didn't pay attention to what has been removed). Bit of a wasted 
debate :-)

Pete

Jacek Kopecky wrote:

> Pete, 
> have soapbuilders discussed the current state as in SOAP 1.2 as
>in the current versions? For currently, we don't have the 
>attribute anymore. It isn't necessary since we don't mandate (nor 
>deal with) out-of-line serialization (the SOAP/1.1 "independent 
>elements on top-level of serialization").
> Best regards,
>
>                   Jacek Kopecky
>
>                   Senior Architect, Systinet (formerly Idoox)
>                   http://www.systinet.com/
>
>
>
>On Fri, 19 Apr 2002, Pete Hendry wrote:
>
> > cross posted from soapbuilders as seems relevant here
> > 
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: RE: [soapbuilders] Question about root (was Re: PEAR SOAP)
> > Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 11:13:03 -0500
> > From: "Matt Long" <mlong@PHALANXSYS.COM>
> > Reply-To: soapbuilders@yahoogroups.com
> > Organization: Phalanx Systems, LLC
> > To: <soapbuilders@yahoogroups.com>
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > +1
> > 
> >  
> > 
> >  >The current state of affairs is pretty messy.
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Messy!?!  It's a food fight!
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > -Matt
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Pete Hendry [mailto:peter.hendry@capeclear.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 6:36 AM
> > To: soapbuilders@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: Re: [soapbuilders] Question about root (was Re: PEAR SOAP)
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > On second thoughts, I think enc:root should either
> > 
> >  1. if enc:root is present on any subelement of Body then it MUST be 
> > present on all subelements of Body
> >  2. if enc:root is not present then the first subelement of Body is the 
> > serialization root
> > 
> > I have just been playing with the implementation of this and for 
> > streaming parsing it makes sense to be able to identify whether a 
> > subelement is or is not the root when seen. If root is not required on 
> > subelements before the serialization root then these elements cannot be 
> > added until the root is found. This adds unecessary complexity. Another 
> > option is for a default value of "0" and the root must be explicitely 
> > marked. This pretty much achieves the same as 1. and 2. above but 
> > requires the root attribute on only the serialization root. The current 
> > state of affairs is pretty messy.
> > 
> > Pete
> > 
> > Pete Hendry wrote:
> > 
> > >[SOAP1.1/2] "The SOAP root attribute MAY appear on any subelement within the
> > >
> > >SOAP Header and SOAP Body elements. The attribute does not have a default
> > >
> > >value."
> > >
> > >This is not sufficient. There are additional constraints that are not in the
> > >
> > >spec. These additional constraints are:
> > >
> > >1. the root attribute can only appear in elements that are immediate
> > >
> > >  subelements of the Header and Body
> > >
> > >2. at most one root attribute can have a value of "1"
> > >
> > >3. the root attributes that occur in elements after the serialization
> > >
> > >  root MAY be absent but if present MUST have value "0"
> > >
> > >4. the root attributes that occur in elements before the serialization
> > >
> > >  root MUST be present and MUST have value "0"
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >(I hope this is complete)
> > >
> > How about
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > [SOAP1.1/2] "The SOAP root attribute MAY appear on any immediate subelement within the
> > 
> > SOAP Header and SOAP Body elements. The attribute does not have a default
> > 
> > value."
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > and
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >     1. there may be a maximum of one occurance with logical value "true"
> > 
> >     2. if there is no occurance with logical value "true" then the first 
> > 
> > subelement without a root attribute is the root
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > or make the root ="true" manadatory to identify the root.. This would 
> > 
> > simplify things greatly. I frequently find that the use of MAY serves 
> > 
> > only to allow ambiguity and confusion in a specification when a MUST 
> > 
> > would clear things up. In this case a MUST would make the job of a SOAP 
> > 
> > node reading the message much easier.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Pete
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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