+xns
Service: ID

 
Creates and manages immutable XNS IDs. IDs can be created and permanently retired. (Once assigned, an ID is never re-issued.) IDs are associated with communication channels (URIs) through a host identity. As host identities move, their IDs can be associated with different URIs. As non-host identities move, their IDs can be associated with different hosts. Because links between identities are based on IDs and not URIs, the ID service provides identities with the ability to move to a new hosting environment without breaking the links. The ID service is provided only by host identities.

See specifications: Web Services Description Language (WSDL) XML Schema Definition (XSD)


 

Message Summary
MapID Maps external identifiers to internal identifiers.
Register Associates an identity ID with locations, or changes registration information if the ID is already registered.
Resolve Resolves an identity ID to the URIs used to channel communication to the identity.
Retire Permanently retires the identity ID.
 

Data Summary
CachedID An ID that has been registered by another host identity, which this host identity is keeping for performance reasons.
ID The registration of an XNS identity.
IDMap Map of external values to internal instances or identities.
 

Datatype Summary
Map External to internal identifier map.
 

Service Dependencies
+xns/Core
 


Publishing Identity: +xns
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Last Updated: 07/09/2002