How would this be different from ZeeRex or the existing OpenSearch
description files? Again, I am struggling to see what problem this is
trying to solve.
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/o ) \/ Mike Taylor <[log in to unmask]> http://www.miketaylor.org.uk
)_v__/\ "Covenant strode pustulatingly across the gibbous room, the
preternatural sun playing lambently across his gloaming features"
-- Steven Donaldson, "Lord Lambent's Bane"
Ray Denenberg, Library of Congress writes:
> In conjunction with the invitation (see recent related message) to participate in the development of SRU/CQL 2.0, the OASIS Search Web Services Technical Committee also invites participation in the development of the SWS Description Language.
>
> The Description Language will be used to write description files describing an SWS binding: capabilities and general characteristic of a search engine and how it may be accessed.
>
> For example consider the hypothetical description file below, including a general description (<databaseInfo>), a request formulation element (<requestInfo>), and a response interpretation element (<responseInfo>).
>
> <sws>
> <!-- -->
> <databaseInfo>
> <name>Science Fiction Database</name>
> <shortName>SciFi</shortName>
> <contact>
> <name>Ralph LeVan</name>
> <email>[log in to unmask]</email>
> </contact>
> </databaseInfo>
> <!-- -->
> <requestInfo>
> <template>
> http://orlabs.oclc.org/SRW/search/scifi
> ?query=cql.any+%3D+%22{query}%22&version=1.1
> &operation=searchRetrieve&maximumRecords={maximumItems}
> &startRecord={startPosition}
> </template>
> <example>
> http://orlabs.oclc.org/SRW/search/scifi
> ?query=cql.any+%3D+%22ninja+turtles%22&version=1.1
> &operation=searchRetrieve&maximumRecords=10&startRecord=1
> </example>
> </requestInfo>
> <!-- -->
> <responseInfo type='xml' xmlns:srw='http://www.loc.gov/zing/srw/'>
> <numberOfItems>
> <tagpath>/srw:searchRetrieveResponse/numberOfRecords</tagpath>
> </numberOfItems>
> <item>
> <tagpath>
> /srw:searchRetrieveResponse/srw:records/srw:record/srw:recordData
> </tagpath>
> </item>
> <diagnostics>
> <tagpath>/srw:searchRetrieveResponse/srw:diagnostics</tagpath>
> </diagnostics>
> </responseInfo>
> </sws>
>
> ****************
>
> We invite SRU implementors to join the effort to develop this description language.
>
> Ashley Sanders will be the lead Technical Committee member for this activity. Additional TC members who will participate actively in this activity are Ralph LeVan, Larry Dixson, Rob Sanderson, and Janifer Gatenby.
>
> --Ray Denenberg
>
>
>
>
> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
> <HTML><HEAD>
> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1613" name=GENERATOR>
> <STYLE></STYLE>
> </HEAD>
> <BODY><FONT face=Arial size=2>In conjunction with the invitation (see recent
> related message</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>) </FONT><FONT face=Arial
> size=2>to participate in the development of SRU/CQL 2.0, the OASIS Search Web
> Services Technical Committee also invites participation in the development
> of the SWS Description Language.<BR><BR>The Description Language will be used to
> write description files describing an SWS binding: capabilities and general
> characteristic of a search engine and how it may be accessed. <BR><BR>For
> example consider the hypothetical description file below, including a
> general description (<databaseInfo>), a request formulation element
> (<requestInfo>), and a response interpretation element
> (<responseInfo>).<BR><BR><sws><BR><!-- --><BR>
> <databaseInfo><BR> <name>Science
> Fiction Database</name><BR>
> <shortName>SciFi</shortName><BR>
> <contact><BR>
> <name>Ralph
> LeVan</name><BR>
> <email>[log in to unmask]</email><BR>
> </contact><BR> </databaseInfo><BR><!--
> --><BR> <requestInfo><BR>
> <template><BR>
> </FONT><A href="http://orlabs.oclc.org/SRW/search/scifi"><FONT face=Arial
> size=2>http://orlabs.oclc.org/SRW/search/scifi</FONT></A><BR><FONT face=Arial
> size=2>
> ?query=cql.any+%3D+%22{query}%22&version=1.1<BR>
> &operation=searchRetrieve&maximumRecords={maximumItems}<BR>
> &startRecord={startPosition}<BR>
> </template><BR>
> <example><BR>
> </FONT><A href="http://orlabs.oclc.org/SRW/search/scifi"><FONT face=Arial
> size=2>http://orlabs.oclc.org/SRW/search/scifi</FONT></A><BR><FONT face=Arial
> size=2>
> ?query=cql.any+%3D+%22ninja+turtles%22&version=1.1<BR>
> &operation=searchRetrieve&maximumRecords=10&startRecord=1<BR>
> </example><BR> </requestInfo><BR><!--
> --><BR> <responseInfo type='xml'
> xmlns:srw='http://www.loc.gov/zing/srw/'><BR>
> <numberOfItems><BR>
> <tagpath>/srw:searchRetrieveResponse/numberOfRecords</tagpath><BR>
> </numberOfItems><BR>
> <item><BR>
> <tagpath><BR>
> /srw:searchRetrieveResponse/srw:records/srw:record/srw:recordData<BR>
> </tagpath><BR> </item><BR>
> <diagnostics><BR>
> <tagpath>/srw:searchRetrieveResponse/srw:diagnostics</tagpath><BR>
> </diagnostics><BR> </responseInfo><BR>
> </sws><BR><BR>****************<BR><BR>We invite SRU implementors to join
> the effort to develop this description language.
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV>Ashley Sanders will be the lead Technical Committee member for
> this activity. Additional TC members who will participate actively in
> this activity are Ralph LeVan, Larry Dixson, Rob Sanderson, and Janifer
> Gatenby.</DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV>--Ray Denenberg<BR><BR><BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
> <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML>
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