Re: [core] CBOR Encoding of Data Modeled with YANG

[Juergen Schoenwaelder <[e-mail]>]

On Tue, Dec 08, 2015 at 02:10:44PM +0100, Alexander Pelov wrote:
> Dear Juergen,
> 
> Thanks for the great remarks! Indeed, we have had lots of lengthy 
> discussions on the way structured data node IDs work, and there are 
> several ways to handle the situations you describe.
> 
> We've reached a consensus to first detail the most demanded and least 
> controversial part - the YANG-CBOR mapping. Having structured data node 
> IDs allows for all existing designs to operate with this.

Who is 'we'?

> I've provided you with the baseline algorithm, which covers one aspect 
> of the data node IDs. Structured data node IDs also allow for private 
> module ID space, and for non-managed modules (e.g. as the example you 
> provide). They also allow for having COMI-style hashes if you need them. 
> The draft which will describe the full operation will come shortly after 
> the YANG-CBOR draft.
> 
> I think that it would be nice if you can contribute, as your remarks can 
> help clear the readability of the document and point on examples that 
> must be provided to cover the full spectrum of YANG use-cases.

OK - I will then sit back and wait. As said earlier, I prefer one way
to do things and I prefer to have one document that provides a
complete and self-contained definition of CBOR encoding of YANG
defined data.

/js

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