Re: Link relation for adding a resource

Paul:

I think registering a link relation w/ the IANA that conveys the meaning of
"use this URL to create a new resource of the type you are currently
viewing" would be valuable. I'd would prefer the value "create" over "add"
or "new" as I think it a broader value that covers not just adding new
items to a collection, but also creating new stand-alone content, etc.

Whatever value you settle on, I encourage you to post this to the
Link-Relations list[1] to get feedback and on how to get started
registering it. I'd be happy to assist in any of that, if you like.

[1] https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/link-relations

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On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 12:07 PM, Paul Cohen <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I would like to define, in JSON, a link that provides a way to add a
> new resource to a collection of resources. I'm considering this:
>
> "link": {
>   "href": "/photos/",
>   "type": "image/tiff",
>   "method": "POST",
>   "rel": "new",
>   "title": "Add new photo"}
>
> I'd appreciate any comments on the link representation above. In
> particular I'm interested in suggestions for the relation type - I use
> "new" above. I've seen "new" being used in similar cases but it's not
> an officially registered relation type here:
>
>   * http://www.iana.org/assignments/link-relations/link-relations.xml
>
>   * http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/types.html#h-6.12
>
>   * http://microformats.org/wiki/existing-rel-values
>
> And there's no registered relation type with new/add/append-like
> semantics. Well maybe "create-form" on the mircroformats page, but
> that doesn't really seem appropriate.
>
> /Paul
>
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