Re: [Netconf] Clarification about subtree filter

So as per my understanding the xpath filter provided in the example should
return empty data container.

On Wed 30 May, 2018, 11:56 AM Martin Bjorklund, <mbj@tail-f.com> wrote:

> Hi,
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> Shiva Kumar Pathori <pathori@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi,  Sorry did not update subject line, It's updated now.
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> > On Wed 30 May, 2018, 2:53 AM , <netconf-request@ietf.org> wrote:
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> > >    2. How would RESTCONF access multiple datastores defined by NMDA
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> > > Date: Wed, 30 May 2018 01:29:53 +0530
> > > From: Shiva Kumar Pathori <pathori@gmail.com>
> > > To: netconf@ietf.org
> > > Subject: Re: [Netconf] Clarification about subtree filter
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> > > Hi,
> > > What could be the reason for not including the "<full-name>" leaf in
> the
> > > reply?
> > > I see the example in section 6.4.5 in RFC 6241 include the above
> mentioned
> > > leaf when a content match node present in the filter.
>
> The reason is that in your example, there is a selection node
> ("company-info") which means that data from that node only is included
> in the reply.  In 6.4.5 there is no selection node, which means that
> all sibling nodes are selected.  Compare with the example in 6.4.6.
>
>
> /martin
>
>
> > >
> > > BTW, the reply is same for the both xpath and subtree filter RPCs
> mentioned
> > > in the mail?
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> > > >    1. Re: Clarification about su tree filtering (Martin Bjorklund)Hi
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> > > > Date: Mon, 28 May 2018 15:37:48 +0200 (CEST)
> > > > From: Martin Bjorklund <mbj@tail-f.com>
> > > > To: mjethanandani@gmail.com
> > > > Cc: netconf@ietf.org
> > > > Subject: Re: [Netconf] Clarification about su tree filtering
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> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > See answers inline.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Mahesh Jethanandani <mjethanandani@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > Forwarding to NETCONF WG mailing list.
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> > > > > Begin forwarded message:
> > > > >
> > > > > > From: Shiva Kumar Pathori <pathori@gmail.com>
> > > > > > Date: May 28, 2018 at 5:27:19 AM EDT
> > > > > > To: Alex Campbell <Alex.Campbell@aviatnet.com>
> > > > > > Cc: netmod@ietf.org
> > > > > > Subject: Re: [netmod] Clarification about subtree filtering
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks Alex for the clarification. Can somebody please clarify
> about
> > > > subtree filter behaviour or provide some pointers in RFC so that I
> can
> > > > refer to it.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >> On Thu 24 May, 2018, 5:56 AM Alex Campbell, <
> > > > Alex.Campbell@aviatnet.com> wrote:
> > > > > >> Hi,
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> Since nobody else has answered I'll have a go.
> > > > > >> I'm not familiar with subtree filtering, but I am with XPath.
> > > > Assuming your XPath translation is accurate, it will return no data
> > > > (response A).
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> From: netmod <netmod-bounces@ietf.org> on behalf of Shiva Kumar
> > > > Pathori <pathori@gmail.com>
> > > > > >> Sent: Tuesday, 22 May 2018 8:38 p.m.
> > > > > >> To: netmod@ietf.org
> > > > > >> Subject: [netmod] Clarification about subtree filtering
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>> Hi,
> > > > > >>> Can somebody clarify what could be the response for the
> > > <get-config>
> > > > operation provided below.
> > > > > >>>
> > > > > >>> Following is the user information in the datastore that is
> provided
> > > > in the RFC 6241 as example.
> > > > > >>>> <rpc message-id="101"
> > > > > >>>>           xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0">
> > > > > >>>>        <get-config>
> > > > > >>>>          <source>
> > > > > >>>>            <running/>
> > > > > >>>>          </source>
> > > > > >>>>          <filter type="subtree">
> > > > > >>>>            <top xmlns="http://example.com/schema/1.2/config">
> > > > > >>>>              <users/>
> > > > > >>>>            </top>
> > > > > >>>>          </filter>
> > > > > >>>>        </get-config>
> > > > > >>>>      </rpc>
> > > > > >>>
> > > > > >>>> <rpc-reply message-id="101" xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:
> > > > netconf:base:1.0">
> > > > > >>>>   <data>
> > > > > >>>>     <top xmlns="http://example.com/schema/1.2/config">
> > > > > >>>>       <users>
> > > > > >>>>         <user>
> > > > > >>>>           <name>root</name>
> > > > > >>>>           <type>superuser</type>
> > > > > >>>>           <full-name>Charlie Root</full-name>
> > > > > >>>>           <company-info>
> > > > > >>>>             <dept>1</dept>
> > > > > >>>>             <id>1</id>
> > > > > >>>>           </company-info>
> > > > > >>>>         </user>
> > > > > >>>>         <user>
> > > > > >>>>           <name>fred</name>
> > > > > >>>>           <type>admin</type>
> > > > > >>>>           <full-name>Fred Flintstone</full-name>
> > > > > >>>>           <company-info>
> > > > > >>>>             <dept>2</dept>
> > > > > >>>>             <id>2</id>
> > > > > >>>>           </company-info>
> > > > > >>>>         </user>
> > > > > >>>>         <user>
> > > > > >>>>           <name>barney</name>
> > > > > >>>>           <type>admin</type>
> > > > > >>>>           <full-name>Barney Rubble</full-name>
> > > > > >>>>           <company-info>
> > > > > >>>>             <dept>2</dept>
> > > > > >>>>             <id>3</id>
> > > > > >>>>           </company-info>
> > > > > >>>>         </user>
> > > > > >>>>       </users>
> > > > > >>>>     </top>
> > > > > >>>>   </data>
> > > > > >>>> </rpc-reply>
> > > > > >>>
> > > > > >>>
> > > > > >>> The <get-config> operation with content-match at parent and
> child
> > > > nodes;
> > > > > >>>
> > > > > >>>> <rpc message-id="101" xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:
> > > > netconf:base:1.0">
> > > > > >>>>   <get-config>
> > > > > >>>>     <source>
> > > > > >>>>       <running/>
> > > > > >>>>     </source>
> > > > > >>>>     <filter type="subtree">
> > > > > >>>>       <top xmlns="http://example.com/schema/1.2/config">
> > > > > >>>>         <users>
> > > > > >>>>           <user>
> > > > > >>>>             <type>admin</name>
> > > > > >>>>             <company-info>
> > > > > >>>>               <dept>1</dept>
> > > > > >>>>             </company-info>
> > > > > >>>>           </user>
> > > > > >>>>         </users>
> > > > > >>>>       </top>
> > > > > >>>>     </filter>
> > > > > >>>>   </get-config>
> > > > > >>>> </rpc>
> > > > > >>>
> > > > > >>> The equivalent XPATH expression :
> > > > > >>>> <rpc message-id="101" xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:
> > > > netconf:base:1.0">
> > > > > >>>>   <get-config>
> > > > > >>>>     <source>
> > > > > >>>>       <running/>
> > > > > >>>>     </source>
> > > > > >>>>     <filter xmlns:t="http://example.com/schema/1.2/config"
> > > > > >>>>                  type="xpath"
> > > > > >>>>                  select="/t:top/t:users/t:user[
> > > > t:type='admin']/t:company-info[t:dept=?1?]"/>
> > > > > >>>>         </get-config>
> > > > > >>>>      </rpc>
> > > >
> > > > This is not an equivalent expression, b/c a content-match node
> ("type")
> > > > is not AND:ed with a selection node ("company-info").
> > > >
> > > > > >>> For this what could be the response
> > > > > >>>
> > > > > >>> a) The response based on content-match nodes are AND-ed
> together
> > > > > >>>> <rpc-reply message-id="101" xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:
> > > > netconf:base:1.0">
> > > > > >>>>        <data>
> > > > > >>>>       </data>
> > > > > >>>>      </rpc-reply>
> > > > > >>> OR
> > > > > >>>
> > > > > >>> b)  The response based on content-match nodes treated
> separately
> > > > > >>>> <rpc-reply message-id="101" xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:
> > > > netconf:base:1.0">
> > > > > >>>>   <data>
> > > > > >>>>     <top xmlns="http://example.com/schema/1.2/config">
> > > > > >>>>       <users>
> > > > > >>>>         <user>
> > > > > >>>>           <name>fred</name>
> > > > > >>>>           <type>admin</type>
> > > > > >>>>           <full-name>Fred Flintstone</full-name>
> > > > > >>>>         </user>
> > > > > >>>>         <user>
> > > > > >>>>           <name>barney</name>
> > > > > >>>>           <type>admin</type>
> > > > > >>>>           <full-name>Barney Rubble</full-name>
> > > > > >>>>         </user>
> > > > > >>>>       </users>
> > > > > >>>>     </top>
> > > > > >>>>   </data>
> > > > > >>>> </rpc-reply>
> > > >
> > > > Sibling content-match nodes are AND:ed, but in this case "type" and
> > > > "dept" are not siblings.
> > > >
> > > > The correct reply is:
> > > >
> > > >    <data>
> > > >      <top xmlns="http://example.com/schema/1.2/config">
> > > >        <users>
> > > >          <user>
> > > >            <name>fred</name> (*)
> > > >            <type>admin</type>
> > > >          </user>
> > > >          <user>
> > > >            <name>barney</name> (*)
> > > >            <type>admin</type>
> > > >          </user>
> > > >        </users>
> > > >      </top>
> > > >    </data>
> > > >
> > > > (*) note that if the name is the key, it MAY (or may not) be present
> > > > in the output, see 6.2.5 of RFC 6241:
> > > >
> > > >    o  If any sibling nodes of the selection node are instance
> identifier
> > > >       components for a conceptual data structure (e.g., list key
> leaf),
> > > >       then they MAY also be included in the filter output.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > /martin
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> > > From: Henry Yu <hyu2010b@gmail.com>
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> > > According to my understanding of RFC 8040, there is only one datastore
> > > (which is represented by "{+restconf}/data"). But NMDA introduces
> multiple
> > > datastores. How does RESTCONF provide access to them? I think a
> RESTCONF
> > > user would, at minimum, need the access to the <running> and the
> > > <operational>.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Henry
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