diff + HTTP PATCH == wrong?

Philippe Rathé <[email protected]> Thu, 26 Jul 2012 11:44:12 -0400

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Hi,

does anyone sees applying a changeset to a resource as a complete
replacement? I use to think that.

I see devs blindly associating diff-like media with PATCH because of
the largely popular diff/patch utility pair. IMO PUT should be use.
Another reason is that diff resolution is a good candidate for
idempotency.


-- 
Philippe