Hi, I think allowing only absolute URIs would translate into simpler mechanisms to build them, and better understanding by human readers trying to debug based on ALTO outputs, but I acknowledge these are limited advantages if there are any other reasons for allowing relative URIs.
Be goode, On 12 Feb 2013, at 15:33 , Ben Niven-Jenkins wrote: > Wendy, > > I see no reason to restrict to absolute URIs. > > Currently section 6.7.2 of the ALTO protocol spec states: > > uri A URI at which the ALTO Server provides one or more Information > Resources, or an Information Resource Directory indicating > additional Information Resources. > > Would adding a reference to section 4.1 of RFC3986 be sufficient, e.g. > > uri A URI reference (as per section 4.1 of [RFC3986] to one or more > Information Resources, or an Information Resource Directory > indicating additional Information Resources. > > > Ben > > On 11 Feb 2013, at 16:53, Wendy Roome wrote: > >> In general URIs can be relative as well as absolute. So if an ALTO >> server's resource directory has the URI >> "http://alto.example.com/directory";, directory entries like >> { "uri" : "/networkmap", ....} >> or >> { "uri" : "costmap/num/routingcost", ...} >> should be legal and should resolve to "http://alto.example.com/networkmap"; >> and "http://alto.example.com/costmap/num/routingcost";, respectively. >> >> However, our examples only use absolute URIs. As far as I can tell, draft >> 13 doesn't say anything about relative URIs. >> >> So I think we should either explicitly allow relative URIs -- and use them >> in examples in the RFC and in the next interop -- or else forbid them. >> That would affect Sections 6.7.2 & 6.7.3. >> >> Comments? >> >> - Wendy Roome >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> alto mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/alto > > _______________________________________________ > alto mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/alto -- "Esta vez no fallaremos, Doctor Infierno" Dr Diego R. Lopez Telefonica I+D http://people.tid.es/diego.lopez/ e-mail: [email protected] Tel: +34 913 129 041 Mobile: +34 682 051 091 ----------------------------------------- ________________________________ Este mensaje se dirige exclusivamente a su destinatario. Puede consultar nuestra política de envío y recepción de correo electrónico en el enlace situado más abajo. This message is intended exclusively for its addressee. We only send and receive email on the basis of the terms set out at: http://www.tid.es/ES/PAGINAS/disclaimer.aspx _______________________________________________ alto mailing list [email protected] https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/alto
