Re: [apps-discuss] JSON Hypertext Application Language

[Mike Kelly <[e-mail]>]

On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 12:00 PM, Manuel Simoni <[e-mail]> wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 9:01 PM, Martin Thomson <[e-mail]> wrote:
>> On 6 June 2012 18:50, Mike Kelly <[e-mail]> wrote:
>>> http://www.ietf.org/id/draft-kelly-json-hal-00.txt
>>>
>>> Feedback welcome..
>>
>> Let's test that theory...
>>
>> I was initially inclined to call this an abomination, but that would
>> require fairly strong substantiation.  Let's just go with unnecessary.
>>
>> Some colleagues gave me an overview of an API that uses something very
>> much like this.  And aside from the initial aesthetic reaction, I have
>> two complaints:
>>
>> - _links is almost useless
>> - _embedded is an unnecessary optimization
>
> Disagree vehemently on the first point. Generic links in JSON are as
> useful as generic links in HTML.
>
> I agree on the second point. _embedded turns the specification from a
> generic linking thing into a quite specific application profile.

Hi Manuel,

Embedded representations is a very common approach for reducing HTTP
requests in applications, and it is a form of hypertext so I think it
belongs in HAL.

Cheers,
M