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Bug 9305 - [XQ31ReqUC] Function annotations and introspection
Summary: [XQ31ReqUC] Function annotations and introspection
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: XPath / XQuery / XSLT
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Requirements for Future Versions (show other bugs)
Version: Working drafts
Hardware: PC Linux
: P2 normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Jim Melton
QA Contact: Mailing list for public feedback on specs from XSL and XML Query WGs
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Reported: 2010-03-24 13:56 UTC by John Snelson
Modified: 2014-05-20 16:47 UTC (History)
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Description John Snelson 2010-03-24 13:56:29 UTC 
It would be extremely useful to see a mechanism like the following to allow further extensibility of XQuery:

http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Member/w3c-xsl-query/2010Feb/0204.html
http://jpcs.posterous.com/proposal-to-add-function-annotations-to-xquer
Comment 1 Jim Fuller 2012-10-30 15:29:48 UTC 
to add a recent datapoint, 

my recent impl of Adam Retter's RESTXQ for marklogic

https://github.com/xquery/rxq

required the usage of ML xdmp:functions and xdmp:annotation functions to get a list of functions in the current environment and what annotations a function may have.

having these functions exist would help promote a more language neutral solution
Comment 2 Jonathan Robie 2014-05-20 16:47:38 UTC 
Assigning to future requirements per Working Group decision (https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Member/w3c-xsl-query/2012Oct/0087.html).