On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 10:23:06 -0800, Walter Underwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> We are sure to see software problems where entries are generated > with no content, and I'd really like to flag those as what they > are instead of mistakenly deleting lots of stuff. > > Should we add a requirement that there must be content in at > least one of the entry fields? I think that would be a good > idea. Otherwise, clients are required to store null entries. Yep, that makes sense - nulls are probably unmanageable, so absence of content (probably including "") should be treated as an error condition. A resource with a deleted attribute of "true" on the other hand (with any content, probably including "") should be ok. The human-level semantics would be in the same spirit as atom:updated, i.e. the publisher says to remove any representations of this resource from sight (URIs are for ever, not just for Christmas). Cheers, Danny. -- http://dannyayers.com
