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Re: [Json] Proposed minimal change for duplicate names in objects

Paul Hoffman <paul.hoffman@vpnc.org> Wed, 03 July 2013 15:15 UTC

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<chair hats on>

On Jul 2, 2013, at 8:30 PM, Nico Williams <nico@cryptonector.com> wrote:

> No way.  The threads on this were long, I know, but it should be clear
> that streaming parsers cannot even detect that there are duplicates,
> much less do something about them.

The earlier threads indicated that some people felt streaming parsers could not retain the names they had emitted, while others didn't. 

> In short, for streaming parsers (and generators) there's nothing we can do.

The more recent threads indicated that predictable interoperability was important to many people on the list.

The purpose of this thread, and its companion, is to propose changes to the spec that would be to see if there is rough consensus for proposals that bring predictable interoperability. If such rough consensus is not possible, that is valuable input for the Working Group.

--Matt Miller and Paul Hoffman

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