Plugins:GenericHttpMethod: Difference between revisions
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# The plugin API only supports GET and POST. It would be desirable to support other methods defined in [http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2616 RFC 2616], such as [http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2616#section-9.7 DELETE], [http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2616#section-9.2 OPTIONS], and [http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2616#section-9.6 PUT], and also extension methods such as [http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4918#section-9.1 PROPFIND] (WebDAV) or [http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-dusseault-http-patch PATCH]. | # The plugin API only supports GET and POST. It would be desirable to support other methods defined in [http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2616 RFC 2616], such as [http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2616#section-9.7 DELETE], [http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2616#section-9.2 OPTIONS], and [http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2616#section-9.6 PUT], and also extension methods such as [http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4918#section-9.1 PROPFIND] (WebDAV) or [http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-dusseault-http-patch PATCH]. | ||
# HTTP request headers can only be set for POST, but not for GET. This makes it hard to access content-negotiated resources. | # HTTP request headers can only be set for POST (see [https://developer.mozilla.org/en/NPN_PostURLNotify NPN_PostURLNotify]), but not for GET ([https://developer.mozilla.org/en/NPN_GetURLNotify NPN_GetURLNotify]). This makes it hard to access content-negotiated resources. | ||
= Existing Discussions and Documentation = | = Existing Discussions and Documentation = | ||
Revision as of 15:31, 19 August 2009
Status
Under Consideration
Problem Summary
- The plugin API only supports GET and POST. It would be desirable to support other methods defined in RFC 2616, such as DELETE, OPTIONS, and PUT, and also extension methods such as PROPFIND (WebDAV) or PATCH.
- HTTP request headers can only be set for POST (see NPN_PostURLNotify), but not for GET (NPN_GetURLNotify). This makes it hard to access content-negotiated resources.