> It's unfortunate that ArtifactRequest does sound like a request to obtain
> an artifact. But it's consistent with the other requests and queries in
> that regard. i.e. an AttributeQuery is a query for an assertion
> with a specified attribute or set of attributes. An ArtifactRequest is a
> request for an assertion associated with the specified artifact.
My proposal is that it's a request for a protocol message, not an assertion.
That's a critical distinction.
But, the name could easily be ArtifactResolve or something more clear. I
didn't worry about the name at the time but I can see why ArtifactRequest
might not be ideal.
-- Scott
