Re: [hybi] short term requirements

[Greg Wilkins <[e-mail]>]

Salvatore Loreto wrote:
> This is a call to collect requirements that you think a Short Term
> solution should meet.
>
> Req.   possibility for the intermediaries to access and modify it
> Req.   it must be usable from multiple (existing) browser
> Req.   it must be easily to use and accessible from different protocols
> (e.g. Bayeux, Bosh etc)
> Req.   it must be easy to deploy in the existing infrastructure
> Req.   it has really improve the bi-directional communication (not just
> push from a server to a client)
> Req.   it has not introduce any security hole
> 
> please provide comments, opinions, suggestion.


I would like to add

Req.   That there must be a standard way to indicate that a HTTP request is
       being used for bidirectional purposes, preferably distinguishing
       streaming and long polling uses.

This will allow HTTP implementations to avoid pitfalls such as pipelining behind
long polls, and to warn if limited thread pools are exhausted by long held requests.


I also think there needs to be something about improving cross domain, or
RBPs for using optional XD mechanisms and well used hacks.


regards