Re: [FileAPI] Length of the opaque string for blob URLs

----- Original Message -----
> The current spec requires the opaque string in Blob URLs to be at
> least
> 36 characters in length [1]. Our implementation doesn't currently use
> a
> UUID and the length of the string is shorter than 36 characters. While
> I have no problem with the recommendation to use UUIDs in the spec,
> since it isn't a MUST I wonder whether the length requirement needs to
> be a MUST. Could we relax this requirement?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Adrian
> 
> [1] http://dev.w3.org/2006/webapi/FileAPI/#OpaqueStringDiscussion


Adrian: I'm willing to relax this.  I suppose it *is* inconsistent to insist on 36 chars when we don't insist on UUID.  But I suspect when it comes time to making blob: a registered protocol (it was discussed on the IETF/URI listserv), the lack of MUSTs will be a sticking point.  We'll take that as it comes, though :)

-- A*

Received on Friday, 16 December 2011 11:24:37 UTC