proposal: mtypes for exchanging specific types of registry resource.

[Thomas Boch]

Hi Mark,


>> So, I'd like to provide a series of subtypes of voresource.loadlist -
>> each of these have the same message parameters and semantics, but the
>> intention is that the set of vo resources is constrained in some way.
>>
>>   voresource.loadlist.cone - a set of resouces, where each has a cone-search capability
>>   voresource.loadlist.tap - a set of resources that each has a TAP capability
>>   voresource.loadlist.siap - a set of resources that each has a SIAP capability.
>>   voresource.loadlist.ssap - each has a SSAP capability.
>>   voresource.loadlist.vospace - each has a vospace capability.
>>     
>
> I'm considering subscribing to these MTypes from TOPCAT.
>
> Are you currently sending any of these MTypes from VOExplorer (or Ravioli)?  
>
> Is anybody else?
>   
I might subscribe to voresource.loadlist.[cone|siap|ssap] from Aladin. 
If you think it makes sense, I could also add a new feature to send 
those MTypes from the list of available VO resources, as displayed in 
the Aladin All-VO tab.
Cheers,

Thomas
> Mark
>
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> Mark Taylor   Astronomical Programmer   Physics, Bristol University, UK
> m.b.taylor at bris.ac.uk +44-117-928-8776 http://www.star.bris.ac.uk/~mbt/
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