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RE: [higgins-dev] XML File Context Provider
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+1
Tom wrote:
>
> Paul,
>
> As I mentioned on the last dev call, I have a working XML File Context
> Provider that we've used for testing and experimental purposes in the past
> that we'd be happy to contribute to Higgins. It doesn't have any
> additional 3rd party library dependencies (actually has less) than we
> already have in the Eclipse IPZilla queue and, as before, I could just
> check in the CP only files under the EPL. It's very simple to get setup
> and I thought it might meet some of Mike's short term needs.
>
> It has a few things I'd like to change in the future but I don't have the
> time to do them now and, if I check this in, someone else could be free to
> do them:
>
> 1. The getSchema() needs to be updated to follow the latest ontology.
> 2. The format of the identity data should more closely follow the Higgins
> data model and, since we control it, we can structure the XML however we
> want. Besides, I don't like the file format as it stands anyway. In
> addition, if we structure it right, we won't have to do any mapping of
> types from the XML to Higgins, it can just BE what we expect in Higgins or
> even the consuming application (ie. CardSpace claims). At any rate,
> currently, that's not the case.
> 3. Respond to registry and configuration model changes when they are
> completed. #2 should be done in conjunction w/ this.
> 4. Allow updates through IdAS APIs.
>
> Anyway, like I said, it's simple to setup and we're happy to contribute
> this to Higgins if you like so others can use and enhance it.
>
> Thanks,
> Tom
>
>
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