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XTCE13 — Data encodings: FromBinaryTransformAlgorithm/ToBinaryTransformAlgorithm SizeInBits should be optional

  • Key: XTCE13-128
  • Status: closed  
  • Source: Space Applications Services ( Nicolae Mihalache)
  • Summary:

    In data encoding definitions (currently only BinaryDataEncoding but see my other issue XTCE13-124), XTCE should allow the algorithm used in ToBinaryTransformAlgorithm and FromBinaryTransformAlgorithm to determine the size of the data on the wire.

    Thus the SizeInBits which is currently mandatory should be made optional when an algorithm is used.

  • Reported: XTCE 1.2 — Mon, 3 May 2021 14:17 GMT
  • Disposition: Duplicate or Merged — XTCE 1.3
  • Disposition Summary:

    Reballot: This was resolved when working XTCE13-162

    It turns out that the issue reported by Nicolae here was not well understood, but that did not matter, because the mandatory nature of the "SizeInBits" element under "BinaryEncoding" created more than one problem. The mandatory nature of the element is removed under the resolution XTCE13-164. That also resolves the problem described here.

  • Updated: Tue, 1 Jul 2025 15:05 GMT