[DataCache] Unhandled Cases in Networking Changes

- 4.3.2. Changes to the networking model
http://dev.w3.org/2006/webapi/DataCache/#networking-model-changes
There are a couple cases I expected to see in the networking changes.

1. There are two branches to Step 10 for off-line and online handling. Both start with:

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  10.1 Select an `embedded server` server to...
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There is nothing specified for what to do when there is no embedded server for the resource. My thoughts are that since the resource was captured in a DataCache specifically with this dynamicMethod specified, then there _should_ be an embedded server to handle it. In the case where there is no embedded server, then it seems appropriate to raise an exception here.


2. In the off-line case there is a MutableHttpResponse that gets written to by the interception function. Here is one of the sub-steps:

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  10.4 Wait for the interception function to dispatch the dynamic response.
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I think this is ambiguous. When does the interception function "dispatch" the response?

  - it can explicitly dispatch by calling MutableHttpResponse.send;
  http://dev.w3.org/2006/webapi/DataCache/#response-send

However what happens if send() is not called? What happens when:

  - the interception function exits (either by exception or naturally)

My thoughts are that this should either:

  - implicitly dispatch
  - raise an exception and abort to normal behavior

I am currently siding with implicitly dispatching, which makes the send() optional (and unnecessary?). Do you see any disadvantage to this?

Received on Thursday, 10 December 2009 19:29:34 UTC