Open Stack

On 08/10/2012 10:33 AM, Gabe Westmaas wrote:
>     From: George Reese <george.reese at imaginary.com
>     <mailto:george.reese at imaginary.com>>
>     Reply-To: OpenStack List <openstack-dev at lists.openstack.org
>     <mailto:openstack-dev at lists.openstack.org>>
>     Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2012 08:53:45 -0500
>     To: OpenStack List <openstack-dev at lists.openstack.org
>     <mailto:openstack-dev at lists.openstack.org>>
>     Subject: Re: [openstack-dev] [nova] Call for Help -- OpenStack API
>     XML Support
> 
>     Nevertheless, we're not talking about a new API. We are talking
>     about Folsom. That's where the story should end, regardless of the
>     merits of XML vs. JSON.
> 
>     What causes me to go ballistic isn't the XML vs. JSON issue. It's
>     that this is considered a legitimate topic at this point in the
>     development cycle.
> 
> Perhaps I haven't been following closely enough, but I certainly hope no
> one is suggesting we drop XML prior to folsom and that anything that
> happens (whether its change the XML representation or drop it entirely)
> is only being discussed for a later version of the API.

That is correct. I know of nobody saying we should drop XML support in
the Compute API v2 (the current API that Folsom will support).

> Hopefully we have some incoming tests to help us feel better about XML
> support in folsom – I think Daryl Walleck said he'd get some up for
> review in tempest.

Yep, I hope that work proves fruitful as well.

Best,
-jay