Re: [apps-discuss] JSON patch: "test" operation

[Julian Reschke <[e-mail]>]

On 2011-12-01 13:47, Carsten Bormann wrote:
> On Dec 1, 2011, at 13:37, Julian Reschke wrote:
>
>> On 2011-12-01 13:26, Carsten Bormann wrote:
>>> What happens when a test fails?
>>> -- Keep or rewind the changes done so far?
>>> 	(or do we stipulate "test" has to come before modifiers?)
>>
>> I think requiring them to come first makes a lot of sense.
>
> I think so, too.
> (Still, something should be said about what is supposed to happen if they don't -- is that a MUST detect then?)

I would support that (MUST occur first).

> My comment ("what happens") can be generalized to the entire section 5 of draft-pbryan-json-patch-02.txt…  "Fails to complete" doesn't cut it, I think.
>
>>> -- What is the response code you want to see?
>>
>> 409 comes to mind.
>
> Sounds good.  I think that the media type spec should contain text suggesting a specific response code, to rein in the otherwise uncontrollable inventiveness of the implementers.  Could go in section 5, too.

Not sure. I think 
<http://greenbytes.de/tech/webdav/rfc5789.html#rfc.section.2.2> is quite 
clear on that.

Best regards, Julian