James Graham wrote:
As I understand it, the full chain of events should look like this:[Internal data model in server] | | HTML 5 Serializer | | {Network} | | HTML 5 Parser | | [Whatever client tools you like]
No and no. First of all everything after the {Network} step is my own damn business. Do not assume or attempt to mandate anything about what must consume the bits. An HTML 5 parser is one thing that might be used. However whether I use such a tool depends on my needs.
Secondly, that server model is only one possibility. Many servers have a model that does not involve anything more complicated than checking the filename extensions and then blindly copying bits onto the wire. For performance that's often necessary.
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