Re: Validation of request entities

Werner Donné wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> In a versioning repository it may be required to validate the
> request entity before updating a version. This can be as simple
> as structural validation or application-specific validation
> rules may be implemented.
> 
> When validation errors are found it is not sufficient to just
> return a status-code. In order for the user to learn where
> the problems exactly are, the repository should be able to
> return the request entity with annotations about the errors.
> 
> A possible solution is to give the POST method similar additional
> semantics as the PUT method. Its response entity could contain
> the annotated document.

Why not do it with the PUT response body?

Best regards, Julian