- From: Vidur Apparao <vidur@netscape.com>
- Date: Wed, 07 Nov 2001 11:50:06 -0800
- To: Marc Hadley <marc.hadley@sun.com>
- CC: xmlp-comments <xmlp-comments@w3.org>
The resolution is acceptable. Thanks. --Vidur Marc Hadley wrote: > Vidur, > > You raised an issue [1] to the XML Protocol WG pertaining to the use > of custom data encodings in SOAP. > > We resolved this during the WG conference call on 31st Oct 2001 by > agreeing that: > > (i) An implementation of SOAP could be conformant without > supporting the SOAP encoding. i.e. Support of the SOAP encoding is > optional in implementations. > (ii) The SOAP encoding is dependent on the SOAP data model > and that the RPC convention is dependent on the SOAP data model and the > SOAP encoding. > (iii) Tests would be provided for implementations claiming conformance > with the SOAP encoding. > > To resolve issue 48 we agreed to the following two actions: > > (a) Instructing the editors of the SOAP specification to clarify the > optional nature of the SOAP encoding in the specification and to > clearly describe the dependencies between SOAP, the SOAP data model, > SOAP encoding and RPC convention. > (b) Instructing the conformance subgroup to include tests for SOAP > encoding conformance, but to note the optional nature of the SOAP > encoding in the test suite. i.e. SOAP implementations may choose not to > implement the SOAP encoding, but if they claim conformance with the SOAP > encoding they must pass all of the SOAP encoding conformance tests. > > As such, the WG considers the issue closed. Please let us know if > this is an acceptable resolution. > > Regards, > Marc. > > [1] http://www.w3.org/2000/xp/Group/xmlp-issues.html#x48 > > >
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