[NETCONF-855] RESTCONF mis-represents the root namespace

Relates — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 18:57:19 +0000

When we emit the datastore root, we assert that the XML encoding is the following

<data xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0"></data>

This is incorrect, as RFC8040 specifies the namespace of data to be ietf-restconf:

      <restconf xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-restconf">
        <data/>
        <operations/>
        <yang-library-version>2016-06-21</yang-library-version>
      </restconf>

This is a breaking change, hence should be done in the next major version. Note this affects only the datastore root, not mount points, as those should follow their own encapsulation.

OpenDaylight JIRA

[NETCONF-855] RESTCONF mis-represents the root namespace