Re: [Netconf] [netmod] Restconf

Hi,

I think the current home for restconf discussions is the NETCONF WG
mailing list and not the NETMOD WG mailing list.

/js

On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 03:02:07PM +0100, Wojciech Dec wrote:
> Hello Restconf authors,
> 
> (retrying)
> 
> got a question regarding your latest Restconf draft. This features the split
> between /config and /operational URIs .
> 
> The text in section 5.1.1 and 5.1.2 indicates that the data in these URIs
> use
> data-stores that are effectively dis-joint sets, i.e. Rw data is in /config
> and
> ro data is in /operational.
> Is that the intent, correct interpretation?
> 
> If so, then the following example also in the draft indicates something
> else:
> 
> The jukebox data model is:
> 
>          |  +--ro artist-count?   uint32
>         |  +--ro album-count?    uint32
>         |  +--rw song-count?     uint32
> 
> 
> (p102)
> 
> While on p52 we see the following returned from the operational store:
> 
> GET /restconf/operational/example-jukebox:jukebox/library
>         HTTP/1.1
>      Host: example.com <http://example.com/>
>      Accept: application/yang.data+json
> 
>   The server might respond:
> 
>      HTTP/1.1 200 OK
>      Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:01:30 GMT
>      Server: example-server
>      Cache-Control: no-cache
>      Pragma: no-cache
>      Content-Type: application/yang.data+json
> 
>      {
>        "example-jukebox:library" : {
>           "artist-count" : 42,
>           "album-count" : 59,
>           "song-count" : 374
>        }
>      }
> 
> Which interpretation is correct?
> 
> That said, personally I find this URI "fork" undesirable, and not
> something a Rest-like interface ought to provide. If anything, the
> example, even if it turns out to be due to a typo, offers a better
> alternative; ie have a resource that provides "all" info, config and
> operational, and another that delivers an oper or config only set. Some
> better even better options can also be thought of. Anyway, before going
> there, it would be great to understand whether my interpretation is
> correct.
> 
> Regards,
> Wojciech.

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Re: [Netconf] [netmod] Restconf - config and operational data sets