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WBMM> Posted Resource schema v0.20 (22 Jan 2004)

From: McDonald, Ira (imcdonald@sharplabs.com)
Date: Thu Jan 22 2004 - 19:03:54 EST

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    Hi folks, Thursday (22 January 2004)

    [per our review at yesterday's WBMM telecon, further review of last IPP
    Resource object draft, and various IETF MIBs]

    I have just posted a revised Resource XML Schema v0.20, which validates
    without warnings using XML SPY 2004, XRay 2.0, and XSV 2.5 (the free XML
    Schema Validator) and is posted at:

        ftp://ftp.pwg.org/pub/pwg/wbmm/schemas/resource-20040122.xsd

    Below are: (a) change log; (b) use models; (c) excerpts.

    To do: propose additional elements for Font resources (Ira).

    Cheers,
    - Ira

    Ira McDonald (Musician / Software Architect)
    Blue Roof Music / High North Inc
    PO Box 221 Grand Marais, MI 49839
    phone: +1-906-494-2434
    email: imcdonald@sharplabs.com

    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    [changes from v0.10 to v0.20]

    (1) Minor editorial fixups;

    (2) Deleted the complicated state 'stopped' from 'ResourceStateType',
        per Tom Hastings comments from CIP4 JDF experience in December 2003;

    (3) Corrected modelling from order-dependent parallel attributes in IPP
        Resource object for resource data by creating 'ResourceData' group:

        <xsd:element name="ResourceData">
          <!-- ResourceData - group -->
          <xsd:complexType>
            <xsd:sequence>
              <xsd:element ref="ResourceDataURI"
                minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1"/>
              <xsd:element ref="ResourceDataFormat"
                minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1"/>
              <xsd:element ref="ResourceDataFormatVersion"
                minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
              <xsd:element ref="ResourceDataCompression"
                minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1"/>
              <xsd:element ref="ResourceDataKOctets"
                minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1"/>
              <xsd:element ref="ResourceDataPresent"
                minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1"/>
            </xsd:sequence>
          </xsd:complexType>
        </xsd:element>

    (4) Added 'ResourceDataFormat' and 'ResourceDataFormatVersion' elements
        to 'ResourceData' group (e.g., 'application/pdf' and 'PDF-is/1.0'
        for a logo), per Jerry Thrasher at WBMM telecon on 21 January 2004;

    (5) Moved 'ResourceDataPresent' element from 'ResourceStatus' group
        (single-valued) to 'ResourceData' group (multi-valued),
        for correct object modelling;

    (6) Added 'ResourceCopyright' element to 'ResourceDescription' group,
        for support of intellectual property notices (e.g., for a font);

    (7) Added 'ResourceVersion' element to 'ResourceDescription' group,
        for support of version notices (e.g., for a firmware build);

    (8) Added 'ResourceDocumentFormats' element to 'ResourceDescription'
        (e.g., 'application/pdf' for a font), per IPP Resource object;

    (9) Added 'ResourceData' group (may be multi-valued) to end of
        'ResourceDescription' group, for correct object modelling;

    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    [use models for Resource Schema]

    (1) Fleet Management Printer Monitor
        - reads list of 'ResourceFirmware' once at startup
          and subscribes to Printer/Job/Resource alerts
        - reads 'ResourceState' and 'ResourceDataPresent' periodically
        - updates Resources, as required by specific alerts

    (2) Local Operator Printer Monitor
        - reads list of all Resource types once at startup
          and subscribes to Printer/Job/Resource alerts
        - reads 'ResourceState' and 'ResourceDataPresent' periodically
        - updates Resources, as required by specific alerts

    (3) Accounting Printer Monitor
        - TBD (a Resource may be either Service/Device or Job scope)
        - see new 'ResourcePersistence' element

    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    [excerpts from Resource Schema]

    <xsd:simpleType name="ResourceStateType">
      <!-- state of this resource -->
      <!-- see IPP printer-state - section 4.4.11 [RFC2911] -->
      <xsd:restriction base="xsd:NMTOKEN">

        <xsd:enumeration value="Idle"/>
        <!-- resources is idle (not reserved by any job) -->
        <!-- (resource may be modified/deleted by authenticated admin) -->
        <!-- see 'idle' - section 4.4.11 [RFC2911] -->

        <xsd:enumeration value="Reserved"/>
        <!-- resource is currently reserved (by one or more jobs) -->
        <!-- resource extension to IPP Printer object state model -->

        <xsd:enumeration value="Processing"/>
        <!-- resource is currently processing (in one or more jobs) -->
        <!-- see 'processing' - section 4.4.11 [RFC2911] -->

        <!-- intentionally omitted 'stopped' - section 4.4.11 [RFC2911] -->
      </xsd:restriction>
    </xsd:simpleType>

    <xsd:element name="ResourceStatus">
      <!-- ResourceStatus - group -->
      <xsd:complexType>
        <xsd:sequence>
          <xsd:element ref="ResourceState"
            minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1"/>
          <xsd:element ref="ResourcePersistence"
            minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1"/>
          <xsd:element ref="ResourceCreateDate"
            minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1"/>
          <xsd:element ref="ResourceModifyDate"
            minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
        </xsd:sequence>
      </xsd:complexType>
    </xsd:element>

    <xsd:element name="ResourceData">
      <!-- ResourceData - group -->
      <xsd:complexType>
        <xsd:sequence>
          <xsd:element ref="ResourceDataURI"
            minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1"/>
          <xsd:element ref="ResourceDataFormat"
            minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1"/>
          <xsd:element ref="ResourceDataFormatVersion"
            minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
          <xsd:element ref="ResourceDataCompression"
            minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1"/>
          <xsd:element ref="ResourceDataKOctets"
            minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1"/>
          <xsd:element ref="ResourceDataPresent"
            minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1"/>
        </xsd:sequence>
      </xsd:complexType>
    </xsd:element>

    <xsd:element name="ResourceDescription">
      <!-- ResourceDescription - group -->
      <xsd:complexType>
        <xsd:sequence>
          <xsd:element ref="ResourceIndex"
            minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1"/>
          <xsd:element ref="ResourceInfo"
            minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
          <xsd:element ref="ResourceName"
            minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
          <xsd:element ref="ResourceCopyright"
            minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
          <xsd:element ref="ResourceVersion"
            minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
          <xsd:element ref="ResourceDocumentFormats"
            minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
          <xsd:element ref="ResourceData"
            minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
        </xsd:sequence>
      </xsd:complexType>
    </xsd:element>

    <xsd:element name="Resource">
      <!-- union of resource classes -->
      <xsd:complexType>
        <xsd:choice minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1">
          <xsd:element ref="ResourceFirmware"
            minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
          <xsd:element ref="ResourceFont"
            minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
          <xsd:element ref="ResourceForm"
            minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
          <xsd:element ref="ResourceImage"
            minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
          <xsd:element ref="ResourceLogo"
            minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
          <xsd:element ref="ResourceSoftware"
            minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
        </xsd:choice>
      </xsd:complexType>
    </xsd:element>



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