ISSUE-80: How does a client know which POST requests create new resources

post create media type

How does a client know which POST requests create new resources

State:

CLOSED

Product:

Linked Data Platform Spec

Raised by:

John Arwe

Opened on:

2013-06-07

Description:

Split off from Issue-32.

HTTP tells a client how to know (after the fact) if it created a resource (201 status code), but not *in advance* how to know if that’s the semantic it will get should its POST be accepted.

Proposal: define a new HTTP header Accept-Post-Create whose value is a media type list to communicate which media types the server accepts when creating resources.

Exact value of the header name I consider WG choice. Value above is simply a strawman.

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Related emails:

1. LDP Rec (from eric@w3.org on 2015-02-20)
2. Re: More issues available for review in editor's draft: accept-post and options (from sspeiche@gmail.com on 2013-07-08)
3. Re: More issues available for review in editor's draft: accept-post and options (from Erik.Wilde@emc.com on 2013-07-08)
4. Re: More issues available for review in editor's draft: accept-post and options (from sspeiche@gmail.com on 2013-07-08)
5. More issues available for review in editor's draft: accept-post and options (from johnarwe@us.ibm.com on 2013-07-08)
6. Re: Issue-80: Post media types usable for Create; background for proposal (from johnarwe@us.ibm.com on 2013-06-12)
7. Re: Issue-80: Post media types usable for Create; background for proposal (from Erik.Wilde@emc.com on 2013-06-11)
8. Re: Issue-80: Post media types usable for Create; background for proposal (from johnarwe@us.ibm.com on 2013-06-11)
9. Re: Issue-80: Post media types usable for Create; background for proposal (from Erik.Wilde@emc.com on 2013-06-10)
10. Re: Issue-80: Post media types usable for Create; background for proposal (from johnarwe@us.ibm.com on 2013-06-10)
11. Issue-80: POST and discovery - was: a discussion with Alex B. (from henry.story@bblfish.net on 2013-06-10)
12. Re: ldp-ISSUE-80 (post create media type): How does a client know which POST requests create new resources [Linked Data Platform Spec] (from kidehen@openlinksw.com on 2013-06-07)
13. Re: Issue-80: Post media types usable for Create; background for proposal (from Erik.Wilde@emc.com on 2013-06-07)
14. Re: ldp-ISSUE-80 (post create media type): How does a client know which POST requests create new resources [Linked Data Platform Spec] (from Erik.Wilde@emc.com on 2013-06-07)
15. Re: Issue-80: Post media types usable for Create; background for proposal (from johnarwe@us.ibm.com on 2013-06-07)
16. Issue-80: Post media types usable for Create; background for proposal (from johnarwe@us.ibm.com on 2013-06-07)
17. ldp-ISSUE-80 (post create media type): How does a client know which POST requests create new resources [Linked Data Platform Spec] (from sysbot+tracker@w3.org on 2013-06-07)

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