Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be unique.

Nico Williams <nico@cryptonector.com> Wed, 05 June 2013 23:17 UTC

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Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2013 18:16:55 -0500
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To: Vinny A <jsontest@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be unique.
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On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 3:59 PM, Vinny A <jsontest@yahoo.com> wrote:
> If parsers are accepting duplicate keys, they're already non-compliant. RFC
> 4627 states that keys should be unique, and the org.json reference parser
> throws an exception when it hits a duplicate key (line 1186 in JSONObject).

Not clear.  The RFC uses a passive voice here, not placing a
requirement (or, rather, recommendation) on either the encoder nor the
parser.  It seems more reasonable to read it as a recommendation for
encoders than one for parsers.  I note that the words "reject",
"fail", and "error" don't appear in the RFC, lending even more weight,
I think to the interpretation that this SHOULD applies to encoders.

Perhaps that should be an action item here: change from passive voice
to active as much as possible, with discussion of why some ambiguity
(like this one) is left in, if it is.

Nico
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Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Tim Bray
[Json] The names within an object SHOULD be uniqu… Douglas Crockford
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Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… John Cowan
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Markus Lanthaler
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Stephan Beal
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Nico Williams
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Markus Lanthaler
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Vinny A
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Stephan Beal
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Douglas Crockford
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Vinny A
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Vinny A
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Nico Williams
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Nico Williams
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Douglas Crockford
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Joe Hildebrand (jhildebr)
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Tim Bray
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Matthew Morley
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Tatu Saloranta
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Joe Hildebrand (jhildebr)
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Stefan Drees
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Joe Hildebrand (jhildebr)
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Bjoern Hoehrmann
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Douglas Crockford
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Tony Hansen
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Stephan Beal
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Paul Hoffman
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Stephan Beal
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Vinny A
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Matthew Morley
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Markus Lanthaler
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Paul Hoffman
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Tatu Saloranta
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Tatu Saloranta
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Pete Cordell
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Nico Williams
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Matt Miller (mamille2)
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… John Cowan
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Nico Williams
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Nico Williams
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Paul Hoffman
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Nico Williams
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Markus Lanthaler
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Tatu Saloranta
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Tatu Saloranta
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… John Cowan
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Nico Williams
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… R S
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Tim Bray
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Vinny A
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Markus Lanthaler
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Stefan Drees
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Vinny A
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Stefan Drees
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Vinny A
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Stephen Dolan
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Stefan Drees
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Paul Hoffman
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Matt Miller (mamille2)
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Allen Wirfs-Brock
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Allen Wirfs-Brock
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Douglas Crockford
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Nico Williams
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Allen Wirfs-Brock
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Douglas Crockford
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Jacob Davies
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Tim Bray
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Vinny A
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Allen Wirfs-Brock
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Nico Williams
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… John Cowan
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… R S
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Stephen Dolan
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Stefan Drees
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Nico Williams
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Stefan Drees
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Nico Williams
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Dean Landolt
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… John Cowan
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Marcos Caceres
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Stephen Dolan
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Paul Hoffman
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Stephen Dolan
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Nico Williams
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… John Cowan
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Stefan Drees
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Nico Williams
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Stephan Beal
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… John Levine
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Stephen Dolan
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Jorge Chamorro
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… John Cowan
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Jorge Chamorro
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… John Cowan
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Jorge Chamorro
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Joe Hildebrand (jhildebr)
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… John Cowan
Re: [Json] fun with streaming, was The names with… John Levine
Re: [Json] fun with streaming, was The names with… Tim Bray
Re: [Json] fun with streaming, was The names with… Nico Williams
Re: [Json] fun with streaming, was The names with… Stephan Beal
Re: [Json] fun with streaming, was The names with… Tatu Saloranta
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Jorge Chamorro
Re: [Json] The names within an object SHOULD be u… Tatu Saloranta
Re: [Json] fun with streaming, was The names with… Jorge Chamorro
Re: [Json] fun with streaming, was The names with… John R Levine
Re: [Json] fun with streaming, was The names with… Vinny A
Re: [Json] fun with streaming, was The names with… Joe Hildebrand (jhildebr)
Re: [Json] fun with streaming, was The names with… Tatu Saloranta