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

[Carsten Bormann <[e-mail]>]

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?)

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.

Grüße, Carsten