Re: [core] draft-shelby-core-resource-directory-04: unclear 'rt' parameter in Update

[Zach Shelby <[e-mail]>]

Esko,

The rt= query string parameter in a Registration or Update sets the "Endpoint Type", which gives some meaning to an endpoint semantically in a backend system. That can be used e.g. to set the correct icon for an endpoint on a map. That has no effect on the Resource Type parameter of individual resources, which you are correct wouldn't make sense.

Probably using rt= for that query string parameter is confusing. Could be better to change that to et= or type= in the query string?

Thanks,
Zach

On Aug 30, 2012, at 1:28 PM, Dijk, Esko wrote:

> Hello Zach, all,
>  
> in section 5.3 (Update) the ‘rt’ parameter can be specified when doing a PUT update of registration to Resource Directory. To me it’s not clear what this parameter would do. The resource types of each resource that is updated, would be already included in the payload as “rt=.....” link-format parameters. I assume it should be removed from the allowed query parameters in section 5.3?
>  
> regards,
> Esko
> 
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