I think it makes sense. And I like the of using a version parameter to 
handle version negotiation. Seems like it would be easiest way to go 
given how restconfig is structured.

On 10-07-15 2:12 PM, Chris Holmes wrote:
> Hey what do people think about making RESTConfig a default part of
> GeoServer for the 2.1.x release?  I think it's one of the most popular
> modules, and could be helpful if people didn't have to install it.
> Checking the stats it edges out Oracle for the most popular in both
> 2.0.1 and 2.0.2.
>
> I think the one thing we need to do to bring it in to core is actual
> version the API.  Putting it in core means we should commit to the API,
> and not break clients at all if we want to make incompatible changes.  See
>
> http://barelyenough.org/blog/2008/05/versioning-rest-web-services/
> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/389169/best-practices-for-api-versioning
> http://resources.esri.com/help/9.3/arcgisserver/apis/rest/versioning.html
>
> It seems like most people are pretty happy with the current API, but we
> should do some searching of feedback and get another round, to make sure
> it's an API we feel good about.
>
> Chris
>
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