New helper query interface method

[Matthew J. Graham]

Hi,

On Apr 13, 2005, at 6:23 AM, KevinBenson wrote:

> I am hoping I will get wide support for this, but I would like to 
> introduce
> a new method called "GetResourceByIdentifier" or maybe just 
> "GetResource"
> for the search interface.  It is probably hinted at in the "RofR" 
> discussion
> recently.  It is quite typical an app will have an identifier either 
> via its
> own config or passed in by some other means.  In Astrogrid we use this
> helper query and is the majority of our queries on our "Full" registry.
> Maybe as much as over 90% because it is quite typical that the 
> identifiers
> are passed around or in the config.  This is only to have on the search
> interface for our registries.  Not certain from other readings of 
> "Rofr"
> there was other objectives of looking it up another way or making use 
> of the
> identifier for a particular registry--(I think, I was getting a little
> confused on that list :)  ).
>
> So is there any objection to having this new method on the search 
> interface?

But this is exactly the same as the OAI GetRecord method?

	Cheers,

	Matthew