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

Of course I'm biased here - but this looks like a clean solution. :-)

On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 8:20 PM, Stephan Zednik <zednis@rpi.edu> wrote:
> 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
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School of Computer Science
The University of Manchester

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