RE: [wsrf] Issue: Finding WSDL from an EPR

From
Savas Parastatidis <>
Date
2004-06-01T17:37:41+00:00
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Thread
RE: [wsrf] Issue: Finding WSDL from an EPR
All,

Why don't you use the WS-MetadataExchange specification?

I know that it has not been submitted to a standards body yet, but that
hasn't stopped this TC before, right? :-)

Regards,
--
Savas Parastatidis
http://savas.parastatidis.name
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sedukhin, Igor S [mailto:]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 4:40 PM
> To: David Snelling; 
> Cc: 
> Subject: RE: [wsrf] Issue: Finding WSDL from an EPR
> 
> David,
> 
> In addition to requiring service name and port in an EPR, I believe
the
> WSDM requirement is to have a normative (but optional :) place in the
EPR
> for a URL to a WSDL document. That is 1) part of the requirement.
> 
> Issue WSRF13 is only covering part 2) of the WSDM requirmenent.
> 
> Now, apparently, 1) could be solved by other means as well e.g.
sending a
> GetWSDL request message (TBD) to an address provided by the EPR.
Still, a
> place in an EPR for a WSDM URL would not hurt.
> 
> Before WSDM TC starts to look for other solutions, it would be
reasonable
> for WSRF TC to look at this part of an issue.
> 
> 
> -- Igor Sedukhin .. ()
> -- (631) 342-4325 .. 1 CA Plaza, Islandia, NY 11788
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Snelling [mailto:]
> Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 3:32 AM
> To: 
> Cc: 
> Subject: [wsrf] Issue: Finding WSDL from an EPR
> 
> Folks,
> 
> This issue has been passed to us from the WSDM-TC.
> 
> > [Disc01]
> > This is the issue of finding a WSDL from an EPR. I didn't hear any
> > disagreement on the wording that we came up with for the
corresponding
> > requirement during the conf call last week. This requirement (to be
> > passed to WSRF) reads in three parts:
> >
> > 1) Any EPR used to reference a WS-Resource must provide sufficient
> > information for the consumer to  retrieve the WSDL description of
the
> > WS-Resource.
> >
> > 2) The EPR must contain enough information to disambiguate which
port
> > and/or service to use.
> >
> > 3) The WSDL component model of the WS-Resource must be complete
(must
> > include, inline or import the  schema of all referenced elements)
> >
> 
> It is my understanding that if the answer to Issue WSRF13 (Should we
> require service and port in the EPR?) is yes, then we have covered
this
> request.
> 
> I suggest we link this request to WSRF13, and flag it so that if we
decide
> NO, we notify WSDM that we punted it back to them.
> 
> Bryan: Please queue this for the New Issues discussion on Monday week.
> Thanks.
> 
> --
> 
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> 
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