Re: [apps-discuss] more feature requests, was: JSON patch: "test" operation

Nico Williams <nico@cryptonector.com> Thu, 29 December 2011 21:31 UTC

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On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 11:48 AM, Sam Johnston <samj@samj.net> wrote:
> 1) The "commit" message sounds like a job for a header, but rather than
> define one I'd suggest using a generic one for all such applications — I've
> been using an "Attribute:" header for my semantic HTTP work (e.g. Attribute:
> title="Picture of man biting dog").

You'll want some well-defined headers for "commit" metadata (e.g., to
list merge parents).

Nico
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