[Standards-JIG] Pubsub/PEP node creation with config

[Indrek Juhani]

Hello,

Some help for interpreting the XEPs, please.

My problem is a mismatch in examples of XEP-0060 and XEP-0163.
Both these XEPs give examples about how to create a node with 
configuration. And XEP-0163 should generally follow the XEP-0060...
However,
XEP-0060 Example 120 (about create and config a node) contains:
...
<field var='pubsub#max_items'><value>10</value></field>
<field var='pubsub#access_model'><value>open</value></field>
<field var='pubsub#publish_model'><value>publishers</value></field>
...

while XEP-0163 Example 3 (about create and config a node) contains:
...
<x xmlns='jabber:x:data' type='submit'>
  <field var='FORM_TYPE' type='hidden'>
    <value>http://jabber.org/protocol/pubsub#node_config</value>
  </field>
  <field var='pubsub#access_model'>
    <option><value>open</value></option>
  </field>
</x>
...

So, as you see, the submitted 'pubsub#access_model' value
is inside <option/> element in XEP-0163 and is without <option/>
in XEP-0060.


The XEP-0060 chapter "16.4.3 pubsub#node_config FORM_TYPE"
(http://www.xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0060.html#registrar-formtypes-config)
defines configuration parameter 'pubsub#access_model' as type of
'list-single'.

XEP-0004: Data Forms, chapter "3.2 The Field element"
(http://www.xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0004.html#protocol-field)
says: a field MAY contain <option/> element.
I do not understand from the XEP what relation the <option/> 
element has to 'list-single' type of field. Is <option/> 
mandatory (in submit) or not?

Anyway, the server that I am using, rejects the stanza with <option/>
element but accepts without it (i.e. it behaves the XEP-0060 way).

Should server accept both type of stanzas? Which approach should the
proper PEP client use?


- indrek