Re: ATOM representation of search result facets

hello peter.

On 2012-09-03 14:25 , Rushforth, Peter wrote:
>> http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-wilde-profile-link-02#section-3.1
>> suggests that media types SHOULD support a media type parameter
>> "profile" to support what you're asking for, but that of course can only
>> be done for existing media types if those media types are updated.
> As I understand it, the values of media type parameters need to be registered as well (depending on the tree).
> So a profile="http://example.com/foo" parameter+value pair could be added to a media type registration,
> so long as it doesn't impair backwards compatibility of the type/subtype.  Is that how you see it?

yes, for media types where the profile information should become visible 
on the media type level (and not just added to the representation using 
a generic linking mechanism with "profile" relation type links), the 
media type needs to be updated. afaict, there is no way how a media type 
parameter can be "added" to a media type without essentially 
re-registering the media type with the new parameter added.

cheers,

dret.