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Response headers

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Description

Basically looking for potential patterns here that can be used to make implementations simpler or efficient.

  • Are there headers that should be present in all responses or alternatively for a set of methods eg. https://github.com/solid/specification/issues/85#issuecomment-555466311 proposes Accept-Patch to be in all responses (regardless of issued request method) for resources that can be PATCHable.
  • If at all, how would the headers in OPTIONS response be different than the rest of the methods?
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Research direction

Start by reading the linked specification issue 85 discussion and compare the proposed Accept-Patch behavior with the questions about all responses and OPTIONS responses here. Done means reaching and documenting a clear consensus on which headers apply to which resources, methods, and response types.

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Assessment

Domain
api, networking
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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