[DAIS-WG] WS-DAI implementations and DAIS-WG process

[Mike Jackson]

Hi folks,

The OGSA-DAI project have produced an implementaton of the WS-DAIX 
specification which we released in June. We are currently working on a 
related implementation of WS-DAIR, currently scheduled for September. At 
the last OGF it was clear that there were a number of other groups working 
on DAIR or DAIX implementations. I have a couple of questions.

What is the process for forwarding our experiences of implementing the 
specs to the authors? We have a number, ranging from typos and 
inconsistencies within and between the docs, through to issues we 
encountered during design and implementation. Is it enough just to give 
a list of these to Mario or is there some OGF-specific doc you need 
completed?

I understand that as part of the specification acceptance/evolution 
process you require two inter-operable implementations, and that 
inter-op will be tested by a common test suite that can interact with 
these distinct implementations. Have such test suites been defined 
for WS-DAIR and WS-DAIX (either designed or implemented)?

We have a doc by Steve Lynden of Manchester proposing tests for DAIX 
and the tests he implemented. We updated these tests and added some more 
and our implementation works according to this.

However, it would be useful to know how much support the DAIS-WG will give 
to this aspect of the spec implementation activity, in terms of designing, 
developing and hosting the test suites, arranging for interested parties 
to run the tests, and collating the results.

Cheers,

mike

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