>> How about filing a Technical Erratum to convert them all?  The data model 
>> would be unaffected...
> 
> I do not support changing this RFC.
> I was pointing out that nobody objected to this practice during the review 
> process.
> The extra "-grouping" text does not bother me.

And obviously not me either.


> Changing the name would break every "uses" that already exists, so not a good 
> idea.

Maybe not.  I'm suggesting *adding* something like this:

        grouping foo {
                uses foo-grouping;
        }

That shouldn't break anything.  All existing "uses" would still be valid?




>> The goal for the YANG to be readable.  I created this convention in order to 
>> make it more readable, because otherwise it became confusing when "foo" 
>> could be a a substring found in many identifiers (module names, groupings, 
>> containers, etc.).  I had issues trying to navigate the modules before, 
>> which resolved after introducing the typing convention.
>> 
>> I personally think there is bike-shedding going on here, and the 8407bis 
>> guidance is overreaching.  Strange how no one asked me why I did this, to 
>> seek for a solution that addresses the issue I ran into.
>> 
> 
> I agree that SHOULD NOT is too much here.
> Naming conventions and styles are subjective.
> 
> The 'type' suffix is more common than 'grouping'.
> That is out now too?

Right, and "-list" isn't uncommon either.


Kent // contributor





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