So, your question from yesterday of "should I file a bug?" the answer is yes.
On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 10:16 AM, Lee <[email protected]> wrote: > Yeah, but it's not the Request.JSON accept header that's the issue, it's > the Request.JSON content-type when POSTing (and others). It claims to POST > application/xml-type content, which it thankfully isn't actually doing. > > I'm just aiming for correctness, it's not a big issue, I write the > server-side code, but it's good to be able to write good clean code, and not > write around bugs. > > > On 09/08/2011 17:52, Aaron Newton wrote: > >> Request.JSON sets the accept headers itself. What I'm saying is that if >> your server responds with json, even if it responds with an xml header, >> Request.JSON should still function. It doesn't check the response headers >> for application/json. >> >> On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 9:10 AM, Lee <[email protected] <mailto: >> [email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Didn't seem to have an effect when I supplied header: {} to the >> Request.JSON constructor, but I'll try the method you kindly >> suggested. >> >> >> On 09/08/2011 15:40, Philip Thompson wrote: >> >> In the meantime, can't you set your own headers? >> >> http://mootools.net/docs/core/**Request/Request#Request:** >> setHeader<http://mootools.net/docs/core/Request/Request#Request:setHeader> >> >> ~Philip >> >> >> On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 1:27 AM, Lee <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>>> wrote: >> >> It s a problem because it is wrong. >> >> My server is checking POST data and behaving as it ought to, ie >> looking for the XML.... >> >> >> >> >> On 08/08/2011 22:30, Aaron Newton wrote: >> >> I don't see how that creates a problem though. Request >> doesn't >> check to see what the headers the server responds with. >> >> On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 11:40 AM, Lee <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>>> wrote: >> >> Thanks, Aaron. The problem isn't the request >> headers, or the >> server, but that the content-type is set to >> application/xml, when >> the content body is not XML. >> >> >> On 08/08/2011 18:25, Aaron Newton wrote: >> >> As you can see, Request.JSON sets the >> Accept/X-Request >> headers >> itself, manually (i.e. they are not options): >> >> https://github.com/mootools/**mootools-core/blob/master/** >> Source/Request/Request.JSON.**js#L28<https://github.com/mootools/mootools-core/blob/master/Source/Request/Request.JSON.js#L28> >> >> But any other headers you wish to set may be >> specified >> in the >> options. >> >> Regardless, if your server responds with json >> data, even of >> the content type is not application/json, the >> Request.JSON >> attempts to send that data through JSON.decode and >> should work. >> >> On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 10:14 AM, Lee >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>> >> <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> >> <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>>>> wrote: >> >> No ideas? Should I file a bug report? >> >> On 04/08/2011 13:49, Lee wrote: >> >> Thanks for your reply. >> >> Accept header relate to that which the >> client is >> able, and >> prefers, to >> accept. The content-type header is used to >> describe the >> content of the >> media entity being transmitted. You can >> see its >> use most >> plainly in >> uploading images to a server. >> >> My problem is that a JSON request is >> being sent >> with a >> content-type >> that describes an XML document, when no XML >> document is >> being >> sent. I >> would like to override this, and it is >> not possible. >> >> I presume this originates with the HTTP XML >> Request object, >> but do not >> know Mootools core to address the issue, so I >> thought >> I'd post >> here. >> >> Just to be clear, the problem has nothing >> to do >> with the >> server, which >> is correctly responding to JSON.Request's >> declaration >> that it >> has sent >> an HTTP request entity of with a media >> described >> by the >> content type >> header of 'application/xml'. >> >> Thanks >> lee >> >> >> On Aug 4, 10:26 am, Arian >> Stolwijk<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>> >> <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>>>> wrote: >> >> >> >> Content-Type is to serve data, your >> server >> should check >> the Accept and >> X-Request headers. If that's >> application/json it should >> return a response >> with the Content-Type as >> application/json too. >> >> In the Net tab of firebug or the >> Network tab >> of webkit >> inspector you can see >> the Request headers, which you set >> with the >> headers >> option, and the response >> headers, response content and more. >> >> On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 9:45 AM, >> Lee<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>> >> <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>>>> wrote: >> >> >> >> Hello list, >> new Request.JSON({ >> url: >> this.serverSideUri, >> method: 'OPTIONS', >> async: true, >> emulation: false >> }).send(); >> Firebug doesn't tell me anything >> about this >> request, >> only the >> response, which I am generating. >> Problem seems to be that my server >> (Apache 2) >> sees the >> request's >> content-type headers as >> application/xml. >> I have tried adding content-type >> headers >> to the >> request, to no avail - >> it would be good for me, at >> least, if any >> parameter I >> pass Request >> clases overrode those the class >> itself >> defines >> for the >> request. >> // All ineffective: >> headers: { >> 'content-type' : >> 'application/json', >> 'contentType' : >> 'application/json', >> 'Content-Type' : >> 'application/json', >> } >> Do you want me to post this >> somewhere else? >> Thanks >> Lee >> >> -- >> http://lonestarlightandsound.**com/<http://lonestarlightandsound.com/> >> >> >>
