Re: DESCRIBE ENDPOINT

On Tuesday 30 June 2009 22:58:45 Steve Harris wrote:
> > So that could be DESCRIBE <.>
>
> <> Might be more conventional. 

I find the idea of DESCRIBE <endpoint-URI> (and the special case DESCRIBE <> 
which refers to the endpoint itself in the absence of a different base) 
appealing, but I am wondering if we could address the problem of discovering 
endpoints on a server too (and I really don't like the "magic URI" option).

I found this in the HTTP 1.1 spec:

"If the Request-URI is an asterisk ("*"), the OPTIONS request is intended to 
apply to the server in general rather than to a specific resource."

Perhaps that could be of use? 

OPTIONS * 

would return a list of endpoint URIs? This could be an optional part of the 
spec to not place too much of a burden on implementers that don't need it. 

Kind regards 

Kjetil Kjernsmo
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