[tdwg-tapir] search with no result

[Roger Hyam]

A blank (as in just XML declaration) sounds good to me.

Roger

Steven Perry wrote:
> Markus,
>
> I've been wondering about this too.  My feeling is that we simply return 
> an empty document (xml definition at top, but empty otherwise).  I think 
> defining a custom <NULL> or <NoMatches> element may be confusing because 
> with no envelope, the message should be an instance of some schema other 
> than TAPIR -- one that does not define <NULL> or <NoMatches>.  I think 
> the first approach (empty doc) is less likely to break clients.
>
> -Steve
>
>
> Döring, Markus wrote:
>
>   
>> I found an unsolved problem in my pywrapper notes today regarding envelope-less operations. If I request a TAPIR GET service search operation which doesnt match any results, what should be returned?
>>
>> Without an envelope this would be an empty document without even a root!
>> Should we turn on the envelope in this case? Or return something like <NULL> or <NoMatches> defined by the protocol?
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>>
>> Markus
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