New issue - ASSERT activity.

[Maciej Szefler <mbs@fivesight.com>]

I'd like to propose the addition of an assertion facility to the BPEL 
language. Specifically I'd like to see <precondition> and <postcondition> 
elements added to the list of standard elements, something along the lines 
of:
  <any-activity>
     <precondition>
	    <expression language="XPath">
	       some-xpath-expression
	    </expression>
     </precondition>
     <postcondition>
	    <expression language="XPath">
	       some-xpath-expression
	    </expression>
     </postcondition>

	....

  </any-activity>

Interpetation of the <pre-/post-condition> elements would be optional, but 
if assertions are enabled the expressions must evaluate to "true" or else 
the process instance is immediately terminated (ala <terminate>). 
Assertions would be available to both executable and abstract processes. 
-standard argument for assertions goes here-.

-maciej

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