ACTION: Steven to spec file read and write

https://www.w3.org/community/xformsusers/wiki/XForms_2.0#The_File_Protocol

Seems like this already existed. I have cleaned it up a bit.

One discussion point:

I have implemented POST for files in the following way:


       If the resource does not exist, it is created, with the content 
surrounded by the tags <post>...</post>.
       If it exists, the content is appended before the last closing tag, 
if there is one, and otherwise at the end of the file.
       (Therefore, if you don't like the tags <post>...</post> when the 
file is created, 
          first PUT an empty file, or one containing only the open and 
closing tags, e.g. <data></data>,
          before you POST to it.)

This imitates doing an <insert/> to the end of the file.

So if I have a file that contains

 <messages></messages>

I can repeatedly POST a <message></message> to it and it just gets added at 
the end of the document.

Steven

Received on Friday, 5 December 2025 12:21:59 UTC