Am Dienstag, den 18.12.2007, 12:40 +0100 schrieb Lars Trieloff: > At least with µjax we have more control over the client than with > standard web forms, and even then, a concatenation of two > ServletFilters* and a hidden field could make a POST request into a > PUT request. So the server-side development can clearly separate the > concepts. > > * ServletFilters: 1st changes Request-Parameters with a certain naming > pattern into request headers. This overcomes the disability of web > browsers to set headers programatically. > 2nd uses a header like X-HTTP-Method to override the HTTP method.
Sounds like proper separation of concern. For maximum ease of use, I would assume the same names acceptable for the parameters in the first filter as are used for the request header in the second filter. Regards Felix > > Lars > > On 17.12.2007, at 23:03, Felix Meschberger wrote: > > > Am Freitag, den 14.12.2007, 19:59 +0100 schrieb Tobias Bocanegra: > >>> Why not use something like custom headers like X-HTTP-Method and a > >>> servlet filter to wrap PUTs in POSTs? > >>> > >>> As we control the client API, this is a cleaner way to do this IMHO. > >> > >> but we do not control the client. the goal is to use simple html > >> forms... > > > > That is only partly true of course: We define a protocol to use when > > sending data or requesting content to be stored or created. So, if we > > require a specific parameter (agreed, that headers more involved and > > won't work with simple forms), it is just part of the protocol... > > > > Regards > > Felix > > > > -- > Lars Trieloff > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://weblogs.goshaky.com/weblogs/lars >
