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responses to the challenges from the server. Current implementation | responses to the challenges from the server. Current implementation |
supports only 'local' authentication mechanism. | supports only 'local' authentication mechanism. |
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47. (Roger Kumpf - HP) 20 Nov 2001 Commited the following set of changes: |
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- Changed the return value of EnumerateInstances from Array<CIMInstance> |
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to Array<CIMNamedInstance> |
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- Changed the parameter to ModifyInstance from CIMInstance to |
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CIMNamedInstance |
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- Added an optional PropertyList parameter to ModifyInstance |
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- Changed all handling of PropertyList parameters to use the |
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CIMPropertyList class instead of Array<String> |
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Each of these changes was required to comply with the DMTF specification. |
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These changes were made throughout the system except for in the provider |
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API. For now, the CIMProviderHandle and CIMBaseProviderHandle hide the |
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differences from providers, so older providers will continue to function. |
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However, this means that clients can not yet take advantage of the added |
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functionality. |
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When the provider API is updated, the following changes will be visible: |
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- Providers will get a PropertyList parameter to ModifyInstance which |
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they are required to respect. Providers that can not process the |
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PropertyList must throw a NOT_SUPPORTED exception whenever the |
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list is not null. Clients can take advantage of this change by |
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issuing a ModifyInstance request against a selected set of |
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properties in an instance, rather than being required to replace |
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the entire instance. |
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- Providers will be required to return instance names along with |
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instances in the EnumerateInstances method. Clients will receive |
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these instance names, as the standard dictates. |
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- Providers will receive a CIMPropertyList argument containing the |
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PropertyList instead of an Array<String>. This change allows |
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providers to distinguish between an empty list and a null list. |
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Note that the repository also does not yet handle the PropertyList in |
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ModifyInstance correctly. |
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Version 1.1 - July 2001 Development branch | Version 1.1 - July 2001 Development branch |
Tagged as version_1_01 on 3 August 2001 (sorry should have been | Tagged as version_1_01 on 3 August 2001 (sorry should have been |