[SED-ML-discuss] The 'numberOfPoints' attribute

[Lucian S. <luc...@gm...>]

At HARMONY, the issue was brought up that the 'numberOfPoints' attribute is
confusing, because the literal number of expected points in the output file
is one more than that: the initial conditions, and the number of *computed*
points.

It was proposed that we fix this for SED-ML Level 1 Version 3.  There are a
few options:

1) No change:  simply make it more clear in the spec that 'numberOfPoints'
means 'number of computed points' aka 'number of steps'.

2) Change the name of the attribute to 'numberOfSteps' or possibly
'numberOfComputedPoints'.

3) Deprecate but allow 'numberOfPoints', and make a new 'numberOfSteps'
attribute that people are encouraged to use instead.

Any opinions?  It seems like the advantage is preventing future confusion,
and the cost is having a non-backwards-compatible spec, and the cost of
implementation changes for the groups that currently support SED-ML.

-Lucian