Re: [netconf] Error to make a NETCONF action call without including an action node?

[Martin Björklund <[e-mail]>]

"Sterne, Jason (Nokia - CA/Ottawa)" <[e-mail]> wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> If we have this YANG model (omitting some details):
> 
>    module test {
>        container foo {
>          leaf bar { type uint8; }
>          action reset {
>            input {
>              leaf reset-at {
>                type yang:date-and-time;
>                mandatory true;
>               }
>             }
>             output {
>               leaf reset-finished-at {
>                 type yang:date-and-time;
>                 mandatory true;
>               }
>             }
>          } // action reset
>        } // container foo
>    } // module
> 
> Should NETCONF return an error (which one?) for this request or
> would the server simply do nothing an return "OK" (like doing a
> get-data on a non-existent list entry) ?
> 
>      <rpc message-id="101"
>           xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0">
>        <action xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:1">
>          <foo xmlns="urn:example:test">
>          </foo>
>        </action>
>      </rpc>

Yes, it should return an error, since the contents of <action> doesn't
contain any "action" node (no "reset").  It would probably send
"operation-failed".


/martin