Re: diff + HTTP PATCH == wrong?

On 2012-07-26 17:44, Philippe Rathé wrote:
> 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.
> ...

"... Partial content updates are possible by targeting a separately 
identified resource with state that overlaps a portion of the larger 
resource, or by using a different method that has been specifically 
defined for partial updates (for example, the PATCH method defined in 
[RFC5789])."

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<http://greenbytes.de/tech/webdav/draft-ietf-httpbis-p2-semantics-20.html#rfc.section.2.3.5.p.10>

Best regards, Julian