Re: [netmod] yang-data-ext issues

Ladislav Lhotka <lhotka@nic.cz> Mon, 30 April 2018 14:09 UTC

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Subject: Re: [netmod] yang-data-ext issues
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Andy Bierman <andy@yumaworks.com> writes:

> On Fri, Apr 27, 2018 at 8:13 AM, Ladislav Lhotka <lhotka@nic.cz> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 2018-04-27 at 16:47 +0200, Juergen Schoenwaelder wrote:
>> > On Fri, Apr 27, 2018 at 04:34:38PM +0200, Ladislav Lhotka wrote:
>> >
>> > > [...] define a special datastore for it, such as "error-messages".
>> >
>> > This seems worse than using, well, RFC 8040 yang-data. The proper
>>
>> Why it seems worse?
>>
>>
> Because this is not part of the NMDA.

NMDA is extensible.

> IMO, the yang-data defined in RFC 8040 has a clear purpose, and it
> is sufficient for that purpose, which is a YANG representation of
> an instance document (such as a protocol message or file).

The same is basically true even without the extension. For example, I
fail to see any benefit from using yang-data in a module like
ietf-zerotouch-information.

>
> YANG is useful for defining data structures that can be represented in
> different formats, yet it is independent of any 1 format.

Of course I see this potential. Unfortunately, YANG spec was explicitly
written for a very specific context. Using an extension for removing
this specificity is IMO an ugly hack that undermines the architecture. 

>
> I am in favor if keeping the yang-data in RFC 8040 and not
> creating a new version of it that is unconstrained.
> There does not seem to be consensus on how to do this,
> or even consensus that it is a good idea.
>

If the extension is deemed necessary, I would also prefer this approach
to making the extension a Proposed Standard.

Lada

>
>
>> > clear solution for RPCs and actions would be to enable the definition
>> > of error details right in the rpc/action definition (input, output,
>> > error).
>>
>> Agreed.
>>
>> >
>> > But something like yang-data seems to have uses in other contexts.
>>
>> So other datastores may be defined. I assume that YANG library data can be
>> used
>> independently, not just on a NC/RC server, pretty much along the lines of
>> draft-
>> lengyel-netmod-yang-instance-data.
>>
>> Lada
>>
>> >
>>
>
> Andy
>
>
>
>> > /js
>> >
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