Ray Denenberg, Library of Congress wrote:
> Note the suggestion on the SRU list to drop the version parameter. I
> responded that doing so would take away the ability for different versions
> to interoperate. But thinking more about it more, I'm not sure.
>
> This would take some thinking through - using different base URLs to for
> different versions, and exposing the names and versions via explain, a
> client would know the server version so there would never be a mismatch.
>
> I think eliminating the version parameter makes sense.
>
> What do you think?
>
>
I am unsure of the answer at present and have posted the following to a
rest related mailing list:
"
Another FAQ is how to indicate service version desired by a client in
a client request.
Should it be encoded in the path of the URL as in:
/acme/search/1.0?keywords=foo
;bar
or should it be an option within the URL as in:
/acme/search?keywords=foo;bar&version=1.0
Is one better than the other and if so why?
"
Will keep you posted. Thanks.
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Regards,
Farrukh Najmi
Web: http://www.wellfleetsoftware.com
