Re: [regrep] [regrep4] Align susbcription/notification with Web ServicesNotification(WSN)

RegRep 4 is a major release so backward compatibility is not required.
IMHO, our goal is to maximize backward compatibility but we do not need
to be absolutely backward compatible.

Breininger, Kathryn R wrote:
> What about backwards compatibility? 
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> Kathryn Breininger
> Boeing Library Services
> 425-965-0182 phone
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Farrukh Najmi [mailto:] 
> Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 12:04 PM
> To: ebXML Regrep
> Subject: [regrep] [regrep4] Align susbcription/notification with Web
> Services Notification(WSN)
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> Team,
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> The WSN specs:
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> <http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=wsn#technica
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> are now approved as OASIS standard.
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> I would like to propose that we align the subscription/notification
> feature in RegRep 4 with these specs. The changes would have the
> following high level implications:
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>     * Eliminate several types and elements defined in rim.xsd
>     * Eliminate NotificationListener*.wsdl files
>     * RegRep implementations would need to implement or otherwise
>       provide the following interfaces defined in
>       <http://docs.oasis-open.org/wsn/bw-2.wsdl>:
>           o NotificationProducer
>           o PullPoint
>           o SubscriptionManager
>     * RegRep clients wishing to get notified would need to implement the
>       following interfaces defined in
>       <http://docs.oasis-open.org/wsn/bw-2.wsdl>:
>           o NotificationConsumer
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> While this is a big change I think it makes sense to align with this
> standard because:
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>     * Aligns us with an approved standard
>     * Reduces our spec content to possibly just profiling WSN specs
>     * Provides richer more extensible functionality than we currently
> have
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> Please share your thoughts on this proposal.
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> Thank you.
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> --
> Regards,
> Farrukh
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> Web: http://www.wellfleetsoftware.com
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Regards,
Farrukh

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