(web) service revision - add ServiceLinkPattern schema?

[apdavison]

This would support auto-generating service links.

cf ContentTypePattern, FilePathPattern, FileRepositoryStructure

[lzehl]

@apdavison not a bad idea. those would need to be attached to the (web) service version. should be optional (in case services do not have a proper pattern)

[lzehl]

To make this more concrete for a discussion:

Option A: A ServiceLinkPattern schema could have the following properties, if it would be linked from a FileRepository under the property "serviceLinkPattern":

• sourceFileNamePattern (regex for the URL (?) of the file/file bundle that can be opened in the service)
• linkPattern (regex for the URL that shows the connected file/file bundle in the service)
• service (link to the WebServiceVersion)

I'm not sure though if it is smart to link it to the data repository.

Option B: A ServiceLinkPattern schema could have the following properties, if it would be linked from a WebServiceVersion under the property "serviceLinkPattern":

• sourceFileRepository (URL to the source file repo or link to the FileRepository)
• sourceFileNamePattern (regex for the URL (?) of the file/file bundle that can be opened in the service)
• linkPattern (regex for the URL that shows the connected file/file bundle in the service)

Option C: A ServiceLinkPattern schema could have the following properties, if it would be linked to a WebServiceVersion and relevant repos:

• service (URL to the source file repo or link to the WebServiceVersion)
• sourceFileRepository (URL to the source file repo or link to the FileRepository)
• sourceFileNamePattern (regex for the URL (?) of the file/file bundle that can be opened in the service)
• linkPattern (regex for the URL that shows the connected file/file bundle in the service)

Note that a WebServiceVersion could have 1-N ServiceLinkPattern (as many as there are file repos)

[lzehl]

based on the dev meeting discussion: maybe option C for maintenance reasons.

[lzehl]

Making this more concrete:

NEW ServiceLinkPattern schema:

• service (1, required, linked type: WebServiceVersion; instruction: "Add the web service version for which this service link pattern applies.")
• sourceFileRepository (1, required, linked type: FileRepository; instruction: "Add the file repository on which this service link pattern should be applied.")
• sourceFileNamePattern (1, required, string, regex (format: ECMA 262); instruction: "Enter the regular expression pattern of the source files that should receive a service link.")
• linkPattern (1, required, string, regex (format: ECMA 262); instruction: "Enter the regular expression pattern of the service link for the identified files.")

If created for v5.0, the name of the service schema might change. Updates of service schema is currently discussed in several other issues.