Re: [Json] Call for Consensus: Proposed Text for "8.1 Character Encoding"

"Matthew A. Miller" <linuxwolf+ietf@outer-planes.net> Wed, 10 May 2017 17:13 UTC

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Subject: Re: [Json] Call for Consensus: Proposed Text for "8.1 Character Encoding"
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On 5/10/17 8:04 AM, Pete Cordell wrote:
> On 10/05/2017 14:08, Julian Reschke wrote:
>> I believe we should have separate names for JSON represented as a
>> sequence of characters (such as in a string variable in a programming
>> language) and for a JSON-shaped octet sequence inside a
>> "application/json"-typed (HTTP) message. For the latter, enforcing UTF-8
>> IMHO is attractive.
>>
>> I think it's ok for the spec to talk about both, but it really needs to
>> be clear what we are talking about in each section.
> 
> It's an interesting thought on JSON in programs.  It would be strange to
> be able to say it was not valid JSON if it was encoded in a string
> inside a Shift-JIS encoded Ruby program for example.
> 
> My ISO layers are rusty, but it looks like we can talk about JSON
> character sequences somewhere above the transport layer, and JSON
> encoded messages somewhere below the transport layer.  The latter
> possibly being transport specific.
> 
> To me it would seem discussion of "JSON" (without any further
> refinement) ought to be independent of the lower layer transport
> encoding aspects.
> 
> "application/json" would be one transport specific encoding (for which I
> think most are happy with only UTF-8).  JSON inside a Shift-JIS encoded
> Ruby program is in effect another form of transport for a JSON message.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Pete.
> 


I believe in essence it is within our purview to set expectations of
what transits a wire protocol.

That phrasing is broad and likely vague.  To get a more specific, I
believe it is within scope to cover instances where a media type is
specified and that media type is "application/json" (e.g. HTTP bodies),
but I think it is also within scope for this document to essentially say
"where a protocol says 'use JSON here' then it is encoded as".  I don't
believe it is within scope to dictate JSON be encoded in any particular
manner when placed into a storage medium, or when embedded within other
content (e.g., the Shift-JIS encoded Ruby program even if said program
were transmitted over a network protocol).

Assuming the Working Group finds that scope acceptable and finds UTF-8
only acceptable, here is a starting proposal for text:

"""
8.1.  Character Encoding

When transmitting over a network protocol, JSON text MUST be
encoded in UTF-8 (Section 3 of [UNICODE]).

Previous specifications of JSON have not required the use of UTF-8
when transmitting JSON text. However, the vast majority of
JSON-based software implementations have chosen to use the UTF-8
encoding, to the extent that it is the only encoding that achieves
interoperability.

Implementations MUST NOT add a byte order mark (U+FEFF) to the
beginning of a JSON text.  In the interests of interoperability,
implementations that parse JSON texts MAY ignore the presence of a
byte order mark rather than treating it as an error.
"""

If you find this acceptable, please indicate that.  Otherwise, please
provide suggested changes.



- m&m

Matthew A. Miller