Hi John, You are right and I've updated the behavior in SVN trunk. Now, if Resource.getRepresentation(Variant) returns 'null', the Resource.handleGet() method returns a NOT_FOUND (404) status.
Note that we already generate a 406 if no variant is acceptable for the client but for the current special case, it seems that a 404 is a better default status. In case a different status is preferred by the developer, the Resource.handleGet will preserve it. It only changes it to 404 if no status exists or if it is a success status. Best regards, Jerome > -----Message d'origine----- > De : John D. Mitchell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Envoyé : mercredi 1 août 2007 18:09 > À : [email protected] > Objet : Re: 404 from getRepresentation/handleGet? > > On 8/1/07, John D. Mitchell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 7/26/07, Geoffrey Wiseman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [...] > > > Actually, I'd be happy with this if Resource.handleGet() > treated a null from > > > getRepresentation as a 404, but that might not work for all cases? > > > > Yes, I've been bitten by forgetting to set the status in the case of > > returning null from getRepresentation(). > > > > I'd suggest updating the JavaDocs to make this clear > (either way) and > > to update example Part's 12 to show this clearly (either way) (e.g., > > Also, there's the question whether this should result in a > 404 or a 406 error. > > Opinions? > > Thanks, > John
