json client, wrong content-type on delete method
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- JavaScript
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Description
MOVED FROM: https://github.com/restify/node-restify/issues/539
Using latest restify (2.6.1) when json client makes http DELETE request it sets content-type to application/octet-stream instead application/json.
Check out this gist:
https://gist.github.com/spikhoff/9229833
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Research direction
Start with the linked gist and trace the JsonClient DELETE request path in this repository to find where its Content-Type is selected. Confirm the behavior against the reported restify 2.6.1 case; done means JSON DELETE requests use application/json rather than application/octet-stream.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- api, backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100