Re: HTTP Batch Request Draft

Patrick McManus wrote:
> "Once the batched request messages have been processed, a single HTTP
>    Batch Response message is created wherein each part contains the HTTP
>    Response Messages."
>
> This seems to mean the server cannot begin to generate any response
> until all portions of the request have been received. That would seem to
> recreate the same head of line blocking problem on a connection we
> already have with pipelines. 
>
>   
I know this is probably not the answer you'd like to hear but that's 
actually not a problem we're looking to solve with this.
>    "To simplify client processing of the response, the ordering of
>    response messages in the Batch Response SHOULD match the ordering of
>    request messages in the Batch Request."
>
> huh? The value I see in your proposal is that it allows out of order
> responses which could improve latency for requests that would other wise
> be "stuck-in-line". So why would you recommend against your strongest
> (only?) feature. The client has to correlate the ID's anyhow - so its
> not like you've made it easier.  
>
>   
The next version of the draft will remove this SHOULD and allow the 
responses to be in any order.

- James