[Osr-101] Adding metadata to checkin/save operations

[Michael Wechner]

Thomas Comiotto wrote:

> Hi
> Am 02.08.2006 um 16:40 schrieb Andreas Wuest:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> It would be nice to be able to send some metadata alongside the 
>> document upon document checkin/save.
>>
>> This requires the following:
>>
>>  * A well-defined way for enveloping the document
>>
>
> Is this really necessary?


I am also a bit hesitant about the envelope, because it requires "more" 
parsing on both sides, but on the other hand ...

Maybe we can make a list of the various possibilities and write down the 
pros and cons and then decide.

Michi

> Metadata could be also dealed with seperately. Locking/unlocking can 
> be bound to document lock/unlock on the server. A seperate request to 
> open/save would be needed though..
>
> <introspection>
>   <open url="file.xhtml"/>
>     <metadata url="file.rdf">
>       <schema url="meta.xsd"/>
>     </metadata>
>   </open>
> </introspection>
>
>
>
>>  * A way for the server to tell the client which metadata it expects, 
>> and which of those would be mandatory (solved as an addition to the 
>> introspection document)
>
>
> Metadata should be covered by schema constraints too.
>
> WDYT?
> Thomas
>
>
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