On 15 Dec 2021, at 14:41, Dave Cridland <[email protected]> wrote:
> So, summary: I'd replace the opening text to 8.2.4 with:
> 
> "If the owner wishes to change the configuration, they submit a completed 
> configuration form. The server MUST treat any fields not included as though 
> they are supplied with the default values from the configuration form (see 
> 8.2.2)."
> 
> Honestly I think the MUST there is a bit overkill, but I think the rest is OK.

I think what we’re trying to say is (not a prose suggestion): “Accept a form 
with missing fields, and process missing fields as if the client isn’t trying 
to modify them”, is that right?

I think a small amount of vagueness here is of value, because one might imagine 
a form where setting one field means another must have a value - a helpful 
server might autogenerate the second value when the first is enabled, but a 
MUST synthesise the fields as if they were specified prevents that.

/K
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