Part 3: REQ009 (`sch:pattern` in `sch:schema`)

[heidivanparys]

What is the reason behind REQ009, "Each sch:pattern element SHALL be contained within one sch:schema element"?

Isn't this requirement present already in the Schematron RelaxNG schema (see e.g. https://github.com/xatapult/schematron-book-code/blob/master/schemas/schematron.rnc)?

start = schema
# Element declarations
schema =
  element schema {
    attribute id { xsd:ID }?,
    rich,
    attribute schemaVersion { non-empty-string }?,
    attribute defaultPhase { xsd:IDREF }?,
    attribute queryBinding { non-empty-string }?,
    (foreign
     & inclusion*
     & (title?, ns*, p*, let*, phase*, pattern+, p*, diagnostics?, properties?))
  }

[cnreediii]

@heidivanparys Good question. This content is a straight copy from ModSpec 1.0. Not sure what John H intended. Will discuss.

[cnreediii]

@heidivanparys So basically you are saying that Req 9 is redundant? If so, we should probably remove. Chuck?

[heidivanparys]

@heidivanparys So basically you are saying that Req 9 is redundant? If so, we should probably remove. Chuck?

Yes indeed, I think Req 9 i redundant. Perhaps the Schematron standard/schema looked differently when the ModSpec 1.0 was written, and Req 9 made sense back then. I don't have access to the older editions of the Schematron standard, so that I can't tell.

[cnreediii]

@heidivanparys Thanks! Will make change.

[cmheazel]

I don't have access to the older Schematron standards either. So I endorse the change.

[cnreediii]

Updated Part 3 to remove Req 9 but also added note to that effect.