[occi-wg] Format 3: Meta-model around nouns, verbs and attributes

[Alexis Richardson]

To add a bit more to my perspective on this:

* I am very interested in what Sam is proposing
* But do not understand it
* I don't understand how it is consistent with HATEOAS but look
forward to being shown
* I would love to hear Tim B's view on this area


On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 3:41 PM, Richard Davies
<richard.davies at elastichosts.com> wrote:
> Decision 3: For the core wire format(s), what meta-model should be adopted
> in rendering the nouns, verbs and attributes (i.e. a framework/style within
> which the nouns, verbs and attributes are rendered and any framework
> services are added):
> a) Minimal/no meta-model: Nouns, verbs and attributes are rendered as
>   directly as possible over HTTP in a very basic REST style.
> b) GData meta-model: Nouns, verbs and attributes are rendered as GData
>   objects and carried according to GData conventions with GData services.
> c) Other?
>
> Important*: This is an independent decision from decision 4 on syntax
>
> Perspective of myself and Alexis: For the core wire format, OCCI should
> minimize the meta model so that the specification of the core wire format is
> as small as possible, and hence interoperability between OCCI-compliant
> clouds is easiest to demonstrate, test and debug.
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