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Re: [hybi] Apples and Orangutans

Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch> Sun, 12 April 2009 22:33 UTC

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From: Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch>
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Subject: Re: [hybi] Apples and Orangutans
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On Sun, 12 Apr 2009, Maciej Stachowiak wrote:
> 
> I like Minimal/Event too, although I am starting to think the WebSocket 
> protocol may be a bit too minimal. I think adding an optional type field 
> to the packet or to the initial negotiation would help independently 
> developed client and server code coordinate, much in the way MIME types 
> help HTTP clients and servers without the necessity to define every 
> possible type up front or to couple a single client to a single server. 
> [...] TCP includes a port number (associated with protocols by 
> convention)

WebSocket includes a path (from the ws:// URL), which is intended to be 
analogous to the TCP port number.

Does that address this particular point satisfactorily?

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