Re: [PATCH] format support for cache manager actions

On 08/15/2011 01:47 PM, Kinkie wrote:
> Sounds good, but it'd also be nice to allow the user to simply force a
> format. How about using Accept when no format is specified by the
> user?

IMO, Accept is how the user should specify the format in all cases
(including "forcing" a specific format if only one format is Acceptable).

I doubt we need to introduce a "filename extension to content type"
mapping because the Accept header offers the same standard (and better)
functionality. However, I cannot strongly object to adding extensions,
as long as the current CGI syntax is preserved.

Cheers,

Alex.

> On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 4:49 PM, Alex Rousskov
> <rousskov_at_measurement-factory.com> wrote:
>> On 08/11/2011 06:19 AM, Amos Jeffries wrote:
>>> This adds support for multiple output formats in the manager actions.
>>>
>>> As discussed earlier it makes use of the file extension concept.
>>>
>>> For example: /action.html
>>>
>>> Would pass "html" in the format parameter. If the action is able to
>>> produce HTML output, it can test for this format type and do so. The
>>> default format is "txt" for backward compatibility.
>>
>> Should not the best response format be selected based on the Accept
>> request header instead?
>>
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Alex.
>>
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Received on Mon Aug 15 2011 - 20:59:34 MDT