Changeset 1168 for draft-ietf-httpbis/latest/p2-semantics.xml

Timestamp:

12/03/11 04:04:37 (12 years ago)

Author:

fielding@…

Message:

Based on list discussion, suggest both 409 and 415 as status
codes when a PUT representation conflicts with the nature of
the identified resource, and use 415 in the example that is
specific to media types. This is a correction to [1158].

File:

• draft-ietf-httpbis/latest/p2-semantics.xml (modified) (2 diffs)

draft-ietf-httpbis/latest/p2-semantics.xml

@@ -1011 +1011 @@
    server &SHOULD; either make them consistent, by transforming the
    representation or changing the resource configuration, or respond
-   with a 409 (Conflict) status code and sufficient information
-   to explain why the representation is unsuitable.
+   with an appropriate error message containing sufficient information
+   to explain why the representation is unsuitable.  The 409 (Conflict)
+   or 415 (Unsupported Media Type) status codes are suggested, with the
+   latter being specific to constraints on Content-Type values.
 </t>
 <t>
@@ -1021 +1023 @@
    (b) transform the PUT representation to a format consistent with that
    of the resource before saving it as the new resource state; or,
-   (c) reject the request with a 409 response indicating that the target
+   (c) reject the request with a 415 response indicating that the target
    resource is limited to "text/html", perhaps including a link to a
    different resource that would be a suitable target for the new