Re: Multiple XML schema files for a common target namespace (PROV-ISSUE-608)

I have committed a refactoring of the prov-xml schemas following the "substitution groups and abstract elements" pattern described by Stian in http://www.w3.org/2011/prov/wiki/ProvXMLNamespaces#Substitution_groups_and_abstract_elements

All schemas utilize the http://www.w3.org/ns/prov# target namespace.

I ask the group to please review the XML Namespace wiki page Stian created (link above) and our implementation of the "substitution groups and abstract elements" pattern.

changeset:
https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/prov/rev/ddc3e7cd2e94

The dependency hierarchy of the PROV-XML generated schemas is now:

prov.xsd
- prov-core.xsd
- extensions/prov-dictionary.xsd
-- prov-core.xsd
- extensions/prov-links.xsd
-- prov-core.xsd

note - prov.xsd does not technically need to include prov-core.xsd since both of the extensions already include it, but I added the include so the existence of prov-core.xsd is clear in prov.xsd.

The content of the extension schemas should not be considered final.  I invite members of the links and dictionary note to review the extension schemas and provide feedback.

All current XML serialization examples in eg-40 validate successfully with the refactored schema layout.  The PROV-XML group will be adding additional tests today for the extensions.

--Stephan

On Jan 17, 2013, at 10:12 AM, Stephan Zednik <zednis@rpi.edu> wrote:

> Hi Stian,
> 
> The PROV-XML group will look into a solution that follows this pattern.
> 
> --Stephan
> 
> On Dec 6, 2012, at 9:54 AM, Stian Soiland-Reyes <soiland-reyes@cs.manchester.ac.uk> wrote:
> 
>> I've added some code example of my proposed solution at
>> 
>> http://dvcs.w3.org/hg/prov/file/6113b10ac714/xml/experimental/extensions
>> 
>> See description of this folder here:
>> 
>> http://www.w3.org/2011/prov/wiki/ProvXMLNamespaces#Experimental_example
>> 
>> On Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 4:20 PM, Stian Soiland-Reyes
>> <soiland-reyes@cs.manchester.ac.uk> wrote:
>>> I've tested and found it to be easy to do several schemas in the same
>>> namespace as long as they just <xsi:include> each-other.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> So you can have an hierarchy of imports like:
>>> 
>>> prov.xsd
>>> -- imports core.xsd
>>> -- imports collection.xsd
>>> ---- imports core.xsd
>>> -- imports links.xsd
>>> ---- imports core.xsd
>>> 
>>> and so the top-level prov.xsd simply includes 2-3 <xsd:imports> of the
>>> underlying components.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> As far as I could figure it out, it means in the extensions the
>>> easiest way to 'fit in' would be to use abstract elements and
>>> substitution groups.
>>> 
>>> See   http://www.w3.org/2011/prov/wiki/ProvXMLNamespaces for a
>>> discussion of the different alternatives.
>>> 
>>> I've also got some test-schemas with this working, but I have not
>>> committed them yet as they are on a different machine.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 3:34 PM, Stian Soiland-Reyes
>>> <soiland-reyes@cs.manchester.ac.uk> wrote:
>>>> Tracker, this is PROV-ISSUE-608
>>>> 
>>>> On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 3:29 PM, Stian Soiland-Reyes
>>>> <soiland-reyes@cs.manchester.ac.uk> wrote:
>>>>> They are usually application/xml.
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 6:22 PM, Timothy Lebo <lebot@rpi.edu> wrote:
>>>>>> prov-wg,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Is there a mime type for xml schema?
>>>>>> Or, should we just use "application/xml"?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I'd like to add it to http://www.w3.org/2011/prov/wiki/ProvNamespaceManagement#Intro
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>> Tim
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Nov 29, 2012, at 12:58 PM, Graham Klyne <GK@ninebynine.org> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Following the teleconference, I did a little digging, and my understanding is that it *is* possible to have a schema for a common target namerspace build from a number of separate schema files:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-1/#compound-schema
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> By my reading, what you *cannot* do is have a single schema composed from multiple "sub-schema" defining terms in different target namespaces.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> #g
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> --
>>>>> Stian Soiland-Reyes, myGrid team
>>>>> School of Computer Science
>>>>> The University of Manchester
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> --
>>>> Stian Soiland-Reyes, myGrid team
>>>> School of Computer Science
>>>> The University of Manchester
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> --
>>> Stian Soiland-Reyes, myGrid team
>>> School of Computer Science
>>> The University of Manchester
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -- 
>> Stian Soiland-Reyes, myGrid team
>> School of Computer Science
>> The University of Manchester
>> 
>> 
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