[Oslc-Automation] Some comments on Actions spec (most from CM perspective)

[Steve K Speicher]

I took the action to do a quick review for CM needs and look how it may be 
spec'd for CM [1]

Comment on section [2]
I'm not sure why the domain specific types are here.  Seems like something 
that would be in CM spec.  In fact, we probably wouldn't define a 
oslc:StateTransitionAction but instead just call it oslc:Action.  Seems 
like the parent class is extraneous.  Clients will be looking for 
oslc_cm:targetState to determine which action to pick.
What value is there in having this separate type?

CM would simply use profile "POST RDF described by OSLC shapes" [3] 

Figured I will just sketch out how it will be used below, which seems to 
be a slight modification of what we already had spec'd.

@prefix oslc: <http://open-services.net/ns/core#>.
@prefix oslc_cm: <http://open-services.net/ns/cm#>.
@prefix rdf: <http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#>.
@prefix dc: <http://purl.org/dc/terms/>.
<http://example.com/bugs/2314>
   a oslc_cm:ChangeRequest;
   oslc_cm:state <http://open-services.net/ns/cm#Open-state>;
   dc:identifier "2314";
   dc:title "Provide import";
   oslc:action <http://example.com/bugs/2314?_action=resolve>,
               <http://example.com/bugs/2314?_action=start>.

<http://example.com/bugs/2314?_action=resolve>
   a oslc:Action;
   dc:description "Indicates work is complete on the change request.";
   dc:identifier "23";
   dc:title "Resolve";
   oslc:request <#req1>;
   oslc_cm:targetState <http://open-services.net/ns/cm#Resolved-state>.

<http://example.com/bugs/2314?_action=start> 
   a oslc:Action;
   dc:description "Indicates work is beginning on the change request.";
   dc:identifier "24";
   dc:title "Start Working";
   oslc:request <#req2>;
   oslc_cm:targetState <http://open-services.net/ns/cm#In-progress-state>.

<#req1> a http:Request;
   http:requestURI <>;
   http:mthd http-methods:POST
   oslc:resourceShape <http://example.com/bugs/action/resolve/shape>.

<#req2> a http:Request;
   http:requestURI <>;
   http:mthd http-methods:POST
   oslc:resourceShape <http://example.com/bugs/action/start/shape>.


[1] - 
http://open-services.net/wiki/automation/AutomationMeetings20140123/#Minutes
[2] - 
http://open-services.net/wiki/core/Exposing-arbitrary-actions-on-RDF-resources/#Resources.3A-Action-types
[3] - 
http://open-services.net/wiki/core/Exposing-arbitrary-actions-on-RDF-resources/#profile_POST_resource_shape

Thanks,
Steve Speicher
IBM Rational Software
OSLC - Lifecycle integration inspired by the web -> 
http://open-services.net
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