Re: [hybi] thewebsocketprotocol #40 (closed): Clarify binary/utf-8 mixed handling

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#40: Clarify binary/utf-8 mixed handling

Changes (by salvatore.loreto@…):

  * status:  new => closed
  * resolution:  => invalid


Old description:

> It can be confusing to mix binary and utf-8 frames in one tcp-like
> stream. For example, what will the current text-only JS Websocket API do
> if suddenly binary starts appearing?
> Additionally, when only partial frames may be available, it is expensive
> to verify that this is indeed a valid UTF-8 stream (protocol
> implementation needs to take into account multi-byte characters and end
> of current data payload).  If binary has been negotiated for this
> session, processing can be optimized accordingly.
>
> Proposal: allow negotiation to clarify if a stream will not mix binary
> and text in order to enable optimizing for the binary-only case.

New description:

 It can be confusing to mix binary and utf-8 frames in one tcp-like stream.
 For example, what will the current text-only JS Websocket API do if
 suddenly binary starts appearing?
 Additionally, when only partial frames may be available, it is expensive
 to verify that this is indeed a valid UTF-8 stream (protocol
 implementation needs to take into account multi-byte characters and end of
 current data payload).  If binary has been negotiated for this session,
 processing can be optimized accordingly.

 Proposal: allow negotiation to clarify if a stream will not mix binary and
 text in order to enable optimizing for the binary-only case.

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Comment:

 closed... some clarification text will be added in 06

 see: http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/hybi/current/msg06311.html

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 Reporter:  g_e_montenegro@…          |        Owner:         
     Type:  defect                    |       Status:  closed 
 Priority:  major                     |    Milestone:         
Component:  thewebsocketprotocol      |      Version:         
 Severity:  -                         |   Resolution:  invalid
 Keywords:                            |  
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Ticket URL: <https://wiki.tools.ietf.org/wg/hybi/trac/ticket/40#comment:2>
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