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author | liamfallon <liam.fallon@est.tech> | 2020-10-16 13:09:11 +0100 |
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committer | liamfallon <liam.fallon@est.tech> | 2020-10-16 13:09:16 +0100 |
commit | 0cf967c0239a8ab9c8b8831b700b72d9a08f7b03 (patch) | |
tree | a4fbcd97008769d55ac443bc22abf517308bf6a7 /src/site-docs/adoc/fragments/apex-policy-model/concept-contextmap.adoc | |
parent | 9833876720ff14517ee78bda557e6021df723800 (diff) |
Remove apex asciidoc documents
Apex documentation has now all been ported to use the ONAP recommended
rst format. This review removes the old asciidoc documents.
Issue-ID: POLICY-2824
Change-Id: I562bd344cb7d6ff36e7d54bdb8f95e3b656468f8
Signed-off-by: liamfallon <liam.fallon@est.tech>
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diff --git a/src/site-docs/adoc/fragments/apex-policy-model/concept-contextmap.adoc b/src/site-docs/adoc/fragments/apex-policy-model/concept-contextmap.adoc deleted file mode 100644 index d3276590c..000000000 --- a/src/site-docs/adoc/fragments/apex-policy-model/concept-contextmap.adoc +++ /dev/null @@ -1,52 +0,0 @@ -// -// ============LICENSE_START======================================================= -// Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved. -// ================================================================================ -// This file is licensed under the CREATIVE COMMONS ATTRIBUTION 4.0 INTERNATIONAL LICENSE -// Full license text at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode -// -// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0 -// ============LICENSE_END========================================================= -// -// @author Sven van der Meer (sven.van.der.meer@ericsson.com) -// - -== Concept: ContextMap - -The set of context that is available for use by the policies of a __PolicyModel__ is defined as __ContextMap__ concept instances. -The __PolicyModel__ holds a map of all the __ContextMap__ definitions. -A __ContextMap__ is itself a container for a group of related context items, each of which is represented by a __ContextItem__ concept instance. -__ContextMap__ concepts are keyed with an `ArtifactKey` key. -A developer can use the APEX Policy Editor to create context maps for their application domain. - -A __ContextMap__ uses a map to hold the context items. -The ContextItem concept instances in the map are indexed by the __LocalName__ of their `ReferenceKey`. - -The __ContextMapType__ field of a __ContextMap__ defines the type of a context map. -The type can have either of two values: - -* A __BAG__ context map is a context map with fixed content. - Each possible context item in the context map is defined at design time and is held in the __ContextMap__ context instance as __ContextItem__ concept definitions and only the values of the context items in the context map can be changed at run time. - The context items in a __BAG__ context map have mixed types and distinct __ContextItem__ concept instances of the same type can be defined. - A __BAG__ context map is convenient for defining a group of context items that are diverse but are related by domain, such as the characteristics of a device. - A fully defined __BAG__ context map has a fully populated __ContextItem__ map but its __ContextItemTemplate__ reference is not defined. -+ -* A __SAMETYPE__ context map is used to represent a group of __ContextItem__ instances of the same type. - Unlike a __BAG__ context map, the __ContextItem__ concept instances of a __SAMETYPE__ context map can be added, modified, and deleted at runtime. - All __ContextItem__ concept instances in a __SAMETYPE__ context map must be of the same type, and that context item is defined as a single __ContextItemTemplate__ concept instances at design time. - At run time, the __ContextItemTemplate__ definition is used to create new __ContextItem__ concept instances for the context map on demand. - A fully defined _SAMETYPE__ context map has an empty __ContextItem__ map and its __ContextItemTemplate__ reference is defined. - - -The __Scope__ of a __ContextMap__ defines the range of applicability of a context map in APEX. -The following scopes of applicability are defined: - -* __EPHEMERAL__ scope means that the context map is owned, used, and modified by a single application, but the context map only exists while that application is running -* __APPLICATION__ scope specifies that the context map is owned, used, and modified by a single application, the context map is persistent -* __GLOBAL__ scope specifies that the context map is globally owned and is used and modified by any application, the context map is persistent -* __EXTERNAL__ scope specifies that the context map is owned by an external system and may be used in a read-only manner by any application, the context map is persistent - -A much more sophisticated scoping mechanism for context maps is envisaged for -Apex in future work. In such a mechanism, the scope of a context map would work -somewhat like the way roles work in security authentication systems. - |