Michael Rehder <michael.reh...@amdocs.com> writes:
> I have a question about “when” and mandatory objects.
>
> It seems to me that the implemented semantics of “when” are really “optional
> when”, in that the enclosing object can be absent even though it is mandatory
> and the “when” clause holds true.
> The RFC could be clearer about this.
>
> Example
>
> leaf color {
> enumeration {
> enum “blue”;
> enum “black”;
> }
> mandatory true;
> }
> container foo {
> when ../color = ‘blue’;
> etc.
> }
>
> “foo” is optional due to the presence of the “when” statement even
> though the object is mandatory (same is true for mandatory leaf,
> min-elements=1 list etc.).
Maybe you intended to have, e.g., a "mandatory true" leaf inside
"container foo"?
> This is considered valid XML for the above
> <color>blue</color>
Yes, it is, under current YANG rules, no matter what "etc." stands
for. Note that evaluation of the XPath expression in this case (with
"foo" missing) requires the peculiar procedure of sec. 7.21.5 in RFC
7950.
>
> In my view this makes conditionally variant schemas “loose” in their
> enforcement (some scenarios can use choice but it doesn’t cover
> everything).
>
> I think that mandatory should be respected for the enclosing objects
> of a “when” statement. That is, a mandatory object must be present
> when its “when” clause holds true and a Schematron statement should
> enforce that.
In fact, this is one case where the DSDL mapping (RFC 6110) deviates
from YANG 1.0. Nodes that mandatory aren't enclosed in the RELAX NG
<optional> pattern, and are then required no matter what any "when"
statements say (because RELAX NG validation comes before Schematron).
>
> What is the rationale behind the current YANG rules behavior, that the
> “when” Schematron mapping doesn’t check for presence of the enclosing
> mandatory object?
FWIW, I have been repeatedly protesting against this behaviour but
without much luck. See for example
https://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/netmod/current/msg14012.html
As a result, "when" is the trickiest feature in YANG by far.
Lada
>
> thanks
> Mike Rehder
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