| draft-reschke-http-jfv-12.txt | draft-reschke-http-jfv-13.txt | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Network Working Group J. F. Reschke | Network Working Group J. F. Reschke | |||
| Internet-Draft greenbytes | Internet-Draft greenbytes | |||
| Intended status: Informational September 1, 2020 | Intended status: Informational 22 February 2021 | |||
| Expires: March 5, 2021 | Expires: 26 August 2021 | |||
| A JSON Encoding for HTTP Field Values | A JSON Encoding for HTTP Field Values | |||
| draft-reschke-http-jfv-12 | draft-reschke-http-jfv-13 | |||
| Abstract | Abstract | |||
| This document establishes a convention for use of JSON-encoded field | This document establishes a convention for use of JSON-encoded field | |||
| values in HTTP fields. | values in HTTP fields. | |||
| Editorial Note | Editorial Note | |||
| This note is to be removed before publishing as an RFC. | This note is to be removed before publishing as an RFC. | |||
| skipping to change at page 1, line 34 ¶ | skipping to change at page 1, line 34 ¶ | |||
| sending a message with subject "subscribe" to ietf-http-wg- | sending a message with subject "subscribe" to ietf-http-wg- | |||
| request@w3.org (mailto:ietf-http-wg- | request@w3.org (mailto:ietf-http-wg- | |||
| request@w3.org?subject=subscribe). | request@w3.org?subject=subscribe). | |||
| Discussions of the HTTPbis Working Group are archived at | Discussions of the HTTPbis Working Group are archived at | |||
| <http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/ietf-http-wg/>. | <http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/ietf-http-wg/>. | |||
| XML versions and latest edits for this document are available from | XML versions and latest edits for this document are available from | |||
| <http://greenbytes.de/tech/webdav/#draft-reschke-http-jfv>. | <http://greenbytes.de/tech/webdav/#draft-reschke-http-jfv>. | |||
| The changes in this draft are summarized in Appendix B.15. | The changes in this draft are summarized in Appendix B.16. | |||
| Status of This Memo | Status of This Memo | |||
| This Internet-Draft is submitted in full conformance with the | This Internet-Draft is submitted in full conformance with the | |||
| provisions of BCP 78 and BCP 79. | provisions of BCP 78 and BCP 79. | |||
| Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering | Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering | |||
| Task Force (IETF). Note that other groups may also distribute | Task Force (IETF). Note that other groups may also distribute | |||
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| Drafts is at https://datatracker.ietf.org/drafts/current/. | Drafts is at https://datatracker.ietf.org/drafts/current/. | |||
| Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six months | Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six months | |||
| and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any | and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any | |||
| time. It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference | time. It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference | |||
| material or to cite them other than as "work in progress." | material or to cite them other than as "work in progress." | |||
| This Internet-Draft will expire on March 5, 2021. | This Internet-Draft will expire on 26 August 2021. | |||
| Copyright Notice | Copyright Notice | |||
| Copyright (c) 2020 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the | Copyright (c) 2021 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the | |||
| document authors. All rights reserved. | document authors. All rights reserved. | |||
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| skipping to change at page 2, line 38 ¶ | skipping to change at page 2, line 38 ¶ | |||
| 7. Interoperability Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 | 7. Interoperability Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 | |||
| 7.1. Encoding and Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 | 7.1. Encoding and Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 | |||
| 7.2. Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 | 7.2. Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 | |||
| 7.3. Object Constraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 | 7.3. Object Constraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 | |||
| 8. Internationalization Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 | 8. Internationalization Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 | |||
| 9. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 | 9. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 | |||
| 10. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 | 10. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 | |||
| 10.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 | 10.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 | |||
| 10.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 | 10.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 | |||
| 10.3. Specifications Using This Syntax (at some point of | 10.3. Specifications Using This Syntax (at some point of | |||
| time) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 | time) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 | |||
| Appendix A. Use of JSON Field Value Encoding in the Wild . . . . 9 | Appendix A. Use of JSON Field Value Encoding in the Wild . . . . 9 | |||
| A.1. W3C Reporting API Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 | A.1. W3C Reporting API Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 | |||
| A.2. W3C Clear Site Data Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 | A.2. W3C Clear Site Data Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 | |||
| A.3. W3C Feature Policy Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 | A.3. W3C Feature Policy Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 | |||
| Appendix B. Change Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 | Appendix B. Change Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 | |||
| B.1. Since draft-reschke-http-jfv-00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 | B.1. Since draft-reschke-http-jfv-00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 | |||
| B.2. Since draft-reschke-http-jfv-01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 | B.2. Since draft-reschke-http-jfv-01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 | |||
| B.3. Since draft-reschke-http-jfv-02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 | B.3. Since draft-reschke-http-jfv-02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 | |||
| B.4. Since draft-reschke-http-jfv-03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 | B.4. Since draft-reschke-http-jfv-03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 | |||
| B.5. Since draft-reschke-http-jfv-04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 | B.5. Since draft-reschke-http-jfv-04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 | |||
| B.6. Since draft-ietf-httpbis-jfv-00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 | B.6. Since draft-ietf-httpbis-jfv-00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 | |||
| B.7. Since draft-ietf-httpbis-jfv-01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 | B.7. Since draft-ietf-httpbis-jfv-01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 | |||
| B.8. Since draft-ietf-httpbis-jfv-02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 | B.8. Since draft-ietf-httpbis-jfv-02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 | |||
| B.9. Since draft-reschke-http-jfv-05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 | B.9. Since draft-reschke-http-jfv-05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 | |||
| B.10. Since draft-reschke-http-jfv-06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 | B.10. Since draft-reschke-http-jfv-06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 | |||
| B.11. Since draft-reschke-http-jfv-07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 | B.11. Since draft-reschke-http-jfv-07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 | |||
| B.12. Since draft-reschke-http-jfv-08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 | B.12. Since draft-reschke-http-jfv-08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 | |||
| B.13. Since draft-reschke-http-jfv-09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 | B.13. Since draft-reschke-http-jfv-09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 | |||
| B.14. Since draft-reschke-http-jfv-10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 | B.14. Since draft-reschke-http-jfv-10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 | |||
| B.15. Since draft-reschke-http-jfv-11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 | B.15. Since draft-reschke-http-jfv-11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 | |||
| B.16. Since draft-reschke-http-jfv-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 | ||||
| Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 | Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 | |||
| Author's Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 | Author's Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 | |||
| 1. Introduction | 1. Introduction | |||
| Defining syntax for new HTTP fields ([HTTP], Section 5) is non- | Defining syntax for new HTTP fields ([HTTP], Section 5) is non- | |||
| trivial. Among the commonly encountered problems are: | trivial. Among the commonly encountered problems are: | |||
| o There is no common syntax for complex field values. Several well- | * There is no common syntax for complex field values. Several well- | |||
| known fields do use a similarly looking syntax, but it is hard to | known fields do use a similarly looking syntax, but it is hard to | |||
| write generic parsing code that will both correctly handle valid | write generic parsing code that will both correctly handle valid | |||
| field values but also reject invalid ones. | field values but also reject invalid ones. | |||
| o The HTTP message format allows fields to repeat, so field syntax | * The HTTP message format allows field lines to repeat, so field | |||
| needs to be designed in a way that these cases are either | syntax needs to be designed in a way that these cases are either | |||
| meaningful, or can be unambiguously detected and rejected. | meaningful, or can be unambiguously detected and rejected. | |||
| o HTTP does not define a character encoding scheme ([RFC6365], | * HTTP does not define a character encoding scheme ([RFC6365], | |||
| Section 2), so fields are either stuck with US-ASCII ([RFC0020]), | Section 2), so fields are either stuck with US-ASCII ([RFC0020]), | |||
| or need out-of-band information to decide what encoding scheme is | or need out-of-band information to decide what encoding scheme is | |||
| used. Furthermore, APIs usually assume a default encoding scheme | used. Furthermore, APIs usually assume a default encoding scheme | |||
| in order to map from octet sequences to strings (for instance, | in order to map from octet sequences to strings (for instance, | |||
| [XMLHttpRequest] uses the IDL type "ByteString", effectively | [XMLHttpRequest] uses the IDL type "ByteString", effectively | |||
| resulting in the ISO-8859-1 character encoding scheme [ISO-8859-1] | resulting in the ISO-8859-1 character encoding scheme [ISO-8859-1] | |||
| being used). | being used). | |||
| (See Section 5.7 of [HTTP] for a summary of considerations for new | (See Section 16.3 of [HTTP] for a summary of considerations for new | |||
| fields.) | fields.) | |||
| This specification addresses the issues listed above by defining both | This specification addresses the issues listed above by defining both | |||
| a generic JSON-based ([RFC8259]) data model and a concrete wire | a generic JSON-based ([RFC8259]) data model and a concrete wire | |||
| format that can be used in definitions of new fields, where the goals | format that can be used in definitions of new fields, where the goals | |||
| were: | were: | |||
| o to be compatible with field recombination when fields occur | * to be compatible with field recombination when field lines occur | |||
| multiple times in a single message (Section 5.1 of [HTTP]), and | multiple times in a single message (Section 5.3 of [HTTP]), and | |||
| o not to use any problematic characters in the field value (non- | * not to use any problematic characters in the field value (non- | |||
| ASCII characters and certain whitespace characters). | ASCII characters and certain whitespace characters). | |||
| | *Note:* [HSTRUCT], a work item of the IETF HTTP Working Group, | | *Note:* [RFC8941], a work item of the IETF HTTP Working Group, | |||
| | is a different attempt to address this set of problems - it | | is a different attempt to address this set of problems - it | |||
| | tries to identify and formalize common field structures in | | tries to identify and formalize common field structures in | |||
| | existing fields; the syntax defined over there would usually | | existing fields; the syntax defined over there would usually | |||
| | lead to a more compact notation. | | lead to a more compact notation. | |||
| 2. Data Model and Format | 2. Data Model and Format | |||
| In HTTP, fields with the same field name can occur multiple times | In HTTP, field lines with the same field name can occur multiple | |||
| within a single message (Section 5.1 of [HTTP]). When this happens, | times within a single message (Section 5.3 of [HTTP]). When this | |||
| recipients are allowed to combine the field values using commas as | happens, recipients are allowed to combine the field line values | |||
| delimiter. This rule matches nicely JSON's array format (Section 5 | using commas as delimiter, forming a combined "field value". This | |||
| of [RFC8259]). Thus, the basic data model used here is the JSON | rule matches nicely JSON's array format (Section 5 of [RFC8259]). | |||
| array. | Thus, the basic data model used here is the JSON array. | |||
| Field definitions that need only a single value can restrict | Field definitions that need only a single value can restrict | |||
| themselves to arrays of length 1, and are encouraged to define error | themselves to arrays of length 1, and are encouraged to define error | |||
| handling in case more values are received (such as "first wins", | handling in case more values are received (such as "first wins", | |||
| "last wins", or "abort with fatal error message"). | "last wins", or "abort with fatal error message"). | |||
| JSON arrays are mapped to field values by creating a sequence of | JSON arrays are mapped to field values by creating a sequence of | |||
| serialized member elements, separated by commas and optionally | serialized member elements, separated by commas and optionally | |||
| whitespace. This is equivalent to using the full JSON array format, | whitespace. This is equivalent to using the full JSON array format, | |||
| while leaving out the "begin-array" ('[') and "end-array" (']') | while leaving out the "begin-array" ('[') and "end-array" (']') | |||
| skipping to change at page 4, line 51 ¶ | skipping to change at page 4, line 51 ¶ | |||
| HTTP field values - that is, not in the "VCHAR" definition - need to | HTTP field values - that is, not in the "VCHAR" definition - need to | |||
| be represented using JSON's "backslash" escaping mechanism | be represented using JSON's "backslash" escaping mechanism | |||
| ([RFC8259], Section 7). | ([RFC8259], Section 7). | |||
| The control characters CR, LF, and HTAB do not appear inside JSON | The control characters CR, LF, and HTAB do not appear inside JSON | |||
| strings, but can be used outside (line breaks, indentation etc.). | strings, but can be used outside (line breaks, indentation etc.). | |||
| These characters need to be either stripped or replaced by space | These characters need to be either stripped or replaced by space | |||
| characters (ABNF "SP"). | characters (ABNF "SP"). | |||
| Formally, using the HTTP specification's ABNF extensions defined in | Formally, using the HTTP specification's ABNF extensions defined in | |||
| Section 5.5 of [HTTP]: | Section 5.6.1 of [HTTP]: | |||
| json-field-value = #json-field-item | json-field-value = #json-field-item | |||
| json-field-item = JSON-Text | json-field-item = JSON-Text | |||
| ; see [RFC8259], Section 2, | ; see [RFC8259], Section 2, | |||
| ; post-processed so that only VCHAR characters | ; post-processed so that only VCHAR characters | |||
| ; are used | ; are used | |||
| 3. Sender Requirements | 3. Sender Requirements | |||
| To map a JSON array to an HTTP field value, process each array | To map a JSON array to an HTTP field value, process each array | |||
| skipping to change at page 5, line 31 ¶ | skipping to change at page 5, line 31 ¶ | |||
| 3. replacing all remaining non-VSPACE characters by the equivalent | 3. replacing all remaining non-VSPACE characters by the equivalent | |||
| backslash-escape sequence ([RFC8259], Section 7). | backslash-escape sequence ([RFC8259], Section 7). | |||
| The resulting list of strings is transformed into an HTTP field value | The resulting list of strings is transformed into an HTTP field value | |||
| by combining them using comma (%x2C) plus optional SP as delimiter, | by combining them using comma (%x2C) plus optional SP as delimiter, | |||
| and encoding the resulting string into an octet sequence using the | and encoding the resulting string into an octet sequence using the | |||
| US-ASCII character encoding scheme ([RFC0020]). | US-ASCII character encoding scheme ([RFC0020]). | |||
| 4. Recipient Requirements | 4. Recipient Requirements | |||
| To map a set of HTTP field instances to a JSON array: | To map a set of HTTP field line values to a JSON array: | |||
| 1. combine all field instances into a single field as per | 1. combine all field line values into a single field value as per | |||
| Section 5.1 of [HTTP], | Section 5.3 of [HTTP], | |||
| 2. add a leading begin-array ("[") octet and a trailing end-array | 2. add a leading begin-array ("[") octet and a trailing end-array | |||
| ("]") octet, then | ("]") octet, then | |||
| 3. run the resulting octet sequence through a JSON parser. | 3. run the resulting octet sequence through a JSON parser. | |||
| The result of the parsing operation is either an error (in which case | The result of the parsing operation is either an error (in which case | |||
| the field values needs to be considered invalid), or a JSON array. | the field values needs to be considered invalid), or a JSON array. | |||
| 5. Using this Format in Field Definitions | 5. Using this Format in Field Definitions | |||
| Specifications defining new HTTP fields need to take the | Specifications defining new HTTP fields need to take the | |||
| considerations listed in Section 5.7 of [HTTP] into account. Many of | considerations listed in Section 16.3 of [HTTP] into account. Many | |||
| these will already be accounted for by using the format defined in | of these will already be accounted for by using the format defined in | |||
| this specification. | this specification. | |||
| Readers of HTTP-related specifications frequently expect an ABNF | Readers of HTTP-related specifications frequently expect an ABNF | |||
| definition of the field value syntax. This is not really needed | definition of the field value syntax. This is not really needed | |||
| here, as the actual syntax is JSON text, as defined in Section 2 of | here, as the actual syntax is JSON text, as defined in Section 2 of | |||
| [RFC8259]. | [RFC8259]. | |||
| A very simple way to use this JSON encoding thus is just to cite this | A very simple way to use this JSON encoding thus is just to cite this | |||
| specification - specifically the "json-field-value" ABNF production | specification - specifically the "json-field-value" ABNF production | |||
| defined in Section 2 - and otherwise not to talk about the details of | defined in Section 2 - and otherwise not to talk about the details of | |||
| skipping to change at page 6, line 31 ¶ | skipping to change at page 6, line 31 ¶ | |||
| how recipients ought to treat unknown field names. In general, a | how recipients ought to treat unknown field names. In general, a | |||
| "must ignore" approach will allow protocols to evolve without | "must ignore" approach will allow protocols to evolve without | |||
| versioning or even using entire new field names. | versioning or even using entire new field names. | |||
| 6. Deployment Considerations | 6. Deployment Considerations | |||
| This JSON-based syntax will only apply to newly introduced fields, | This JSON-based syntax will only apply to newly introduced fields, | |||
| thus backwards compatibility is not a problem. That being said, it | thus backwards compatibility is not a problem. That being said, it | |||
| is conceivable that there is existing code that might trip over | is conceivable that there is existing code that might trip over | |||
| double quotes not being used for HTTP's quoted-string syntax | double quotes not being used for HTTP's quoted-string syntax | |||
| (Section 5.4.1 of [HTTP]). | (Section 5.6.4 of [HTTP]). | |||
| 7. Interoperability Considerations | 7. Interoperability Considerations | |||
| The "I-JSON Message Format" specification ([RFC7493]) addresses known | The "I-JSON Message Format" specification ([RFC7493]) addresses known | |||
| JSON interoperability pain points. This specification borrows from | JSON interoperability pain points. This specification borrows from | |||
| the requirements made over there: | the requirements made over there: | |||
| 7.1. Encoding and Characters | 7.1. Encoding and Characters | |||
| This specification requires that field values use only US-ASCII | This specification requires that field values use only US-ASCII | |||
| skipping to change at page 7, line 23 ¶ | skipping to change at page 7, line 23 ¶ | |||
| Furthermore, ordering of object members is not significant and can | Furthermore, ordering of object members is not significant and can | |||
| not be relied upon. | not be relied upon. | |||
| 8. Internationalization Considerations | 8. Internationalization Considerations | |||
| In current versions of HTTP, field values are represented by octet | In current versions of HTTP, field values are represented by octet | |||
| sequences, usually used to transmit ASCII characters, with | sequences, usually used to transmit ASCII characters, with | |||
| restrictions on the use of certain control characters, and no | restrictions on the use of certain control characters, and no | |||
| associated default character encoding, nor a way to describe it | associated default character encoding, nor a way to describe it | |||
| ([HTTP], Section 5). HTTP/2 does not change this. | ([HTTP], Section 5). | |||
| This specification maps all characters which can cause problems to | This specification maps all characters which can cause problems to | |||
| JSON escape sequences, thereby solving the HTTP field | JSON escape sequences, thereby solving the HTTP field | |||
| internationalization problem. | internationalization problem. | |||
| Future specifications of HTTP might change to allow non-ASCII | Future specifications of HTTP might change to allow non-ASCII | |||
| characters natively. In that case, fields using the syntax defined | characters natively. In that case, fields using the syntax defined | |||
| by this specification would have a simple migration path (by just | by this specification would have a simple migration path (by just | |||
| stopping to require escaping of non-ASCII characters). | stopping to require escaping of non-ASCII characters). | |||
| skipping to change at page 8, line 5 ¶ | skipping to change at page 8, line 5 ¶ | |||
| Other than that, any syntax that makes extensions easy can be used to | Other than that, any syntax that makes extensions easy can be used to | |||
| smuggle information through field values; however, this concern is | smuggle information through field values; however, this concern is | |||
| shared with other widely used formats, such as those using parameters | shared with other widely used formats, such as those using parameters | |||
| in the form of name/value pairs. | in the form of name/value pairs. | |||
| 10. References | 10. References | |||
| 10.1. Normative References | 10.1. Normative References | |||
| [HTTP] Fielding, R., Ed., Nottingham, M., Ed., and J. F. Reschke, | [HTTP] Fielding, R., Ed., Nottingham, M., Ed., and J. Reschke, | |||
| Ed., "HTTP Semantics", Work in Progress, Internet-Draft, | Ed., "HTTP Semantics", Work in Progress, Internet-Draft, | |||
| draft-ietf-httpbis-semantics-11, August 27, 2020, | draft-ietf-httpbis-semantics-14, 13 January 2021, | |||
| <https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-httpbis-semantics- | <https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-httpbis-semantics- | |||
| 11>. | 14>. | |||
| [RFC0020] Cerf, V., "ASCII format for network interchange", STD 80, | [RFC0020] Cerf, V., "ASCII format for network interchange", STD 80, | |||
| RFC 20, DOI 10.17487/RFC0020, October 1969, | RFC 20, DOI 10.17487/RFC0020, October 1969, | |||
| <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc20>. | <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc20>. | |||
| [RFC5234] Crocker, D., Ed. and P. Overell, "Augmented BNF for Syntax | [RFC5234] Crocker, D., Ed. and P. Overell, "Augmented BNF for Syntax | |||
| Specifications: ABNF", STD 68, RFC 5234, | Specifications: ABNF", STD 68, RFC 5234, | |||
| DOI 10.17487/RFC5234, January 2008, | DOI 10.17487/RFC5234, January 2008, | |||
| <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5234>. | <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5234>. | |||
| skipping to change at page 8, line 34 ¶ | skipping to change at page 8, line 34 ¶ | |||
| [RFC8259] Bray, T., Ed., "The JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) Data | [RFC8259] Bray, T., Ed., "The JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) Data | |||
| Interchange Format", RFC 8259, DOI 10.17487/RFC8259, | Interchange Format", RFC 8259, DOI 10.17487/RFC8259, | |||
| December 2017, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8259>. | December 2017, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8259>. | |||
| 10.2. Informative References | 10.2. Informative References | |||
| [ECMA-262] Ecma International, "ECMA-262 6th Edition, The ECMAScript | [ECMA-262] Ecma International, "ECMA-262 6th Edition, The ECMAScript | |||
| 2015 Language Specification", Standard ECMA-262, June | 2015 Language Specification", Standard ECMA-262, June | |||
| 2015, <http://www.ecma-international.org/ecma-262/6.0/>. | 2015, <http://www.ecma-international.org/ecma-262/6.0/>. | |||
| [HSTRUCT] Nottingham, M. and P-H. Kamp, "Structured Field Values for | ||||
| HTTP", Work in Progress, Internet-Draft, draft-ietf- | ||||
| httpbis-header-structure-19, June 2020, | ||||
| <https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-httpbis-header- | ||||
| structure-19>. | ||||
| [ISO-8859-1] | [ISO-8859-1] | |||
| International Organization for Standardization, | International Organization for Standardization, | |||
| "Information technology -- 8-bit single-byte coded graphic | "Information technology -- 8-bit single-byte coded graphic | |||
| character sets -- Part 1: Latin alphabet No. 1", ISO/ | character sets -- Part 1: Latin alphabet No. 1", ISO/ | |||
| IEC 8859-1:1998, 1998. | IEC 8859-1:1998, 1998. | |||
| [RFC6365] Hoffman, P. and J. Klensin, "Terminology Used in | [RFC6365] Hoffman, P. and J. Klensin, "Terminology Used in | |||
| Internationalization in the IETF", BCP 166, RFC 6365, | Internationalization in the IETF", BCP 166, RFC 6365, | |||
| DOI 10.17487/RFC6365, September 2011, | DOI 10.17487/RFC6365, September 2011, | |||
| <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6365>. | <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6365>. | |||
| [RFC8941] Nottingham, M. and P-H. Kamp, "Structured Field Values for | ||||
| HTTP", RFC 8941, DOI 10.17487/RFC8941, February 2021, | ||||
| <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8941>. | ||||
| [XMLHttpRequest] | [XMLHttpRequest] | |||
| WhatWG, "XMLHttpRequest", <https://xhr.spec.whatwg.org/>. | WhatWG, "XMLHttpRequest", <https://xhr.spec.whatwg.org/>. | |||
| 10.3. Specifications Using This Syntax (at some point of time) | 10.3. Specifications Using This Syntax (at some point of time) | |||
| [CLEARSITE] | [CLEARSITE] | |||
| West, M., "Clear Site Data", W3C Working Draft WD-clear- | West, M., "Clear Site Data", W3C Working Draft WD-clear- | |||
| site-data-20171130, November 30, 2017, | site-data-20171130, 30 November 2017, | |||
| <https://www.w3.org/TR/2017/WD-clear-site-data-20171130/>. | <https://www.w3.org/TR/2017/WD-clear-site-data-20171130/>. | |||
| Latest version available at <https://www.w3.org/TR/clear- | Latest version available at <https://www.w3.org/TR/clear- | |||
| site-data/>. | site-data/>. | |||
| [FEATUREPOL] | [FEATUREPOL] | |||
| Clelland, I., "Feature Policy", W3C Editor's Draft , | Clelland, I., "Feature Policy", W3C Editor's Draft , | |||
| <https://w3c.github.io/webappsec-feature-policy/>. | <https://w3c.github.io/webappsec-feature-policy/>. | |||
| [REPORTING] | [REPORTING] | |||
| Creager, D., Grigorik, I., Meyer, P., and M. West, | Creager, D., Grigorik, I., Meyer, P., and M. West, | |||
| "Reporting API", W3C Working Draft WD-reporting- | "Reporting API", W3C Working Draft WD-reporting- | |||
| 1-20180925, September 25, 2018, | 1-20180925, 25 September 2018, | |||
| <https://www.w3.org/TR/2018/WD-reporting-1-20180925/>. | <https://www.w3.org/TR/2018/WD-reporting-1-20180925/>. | |||
| Latest version available at <https://www.w3.org/TR/ | Latest version available at <https://www.w3.org/TR/ | |||
| reporting-1/>. | reporting-1/>. | |||
| Appendix A. Use of JSON Field Value Encoding in the Wild | Appendix A. Use of JSON Field Value Encoding in the Wild | |||
| This section is to be removed before publishing as an RFC. | This section is to be removed before publishing as an RFC. | |||
| Since work started on this document, various specifications have | Since work started on this document, various specifications have | |||
| adopted this format. At least one of these moved away after the HTTP | adopted this format. At least one of these moved away after the HTTP | |||
| Working Group decided to focus on [HSTRUCT] (see thread starting at | Working Group decided to focus on [RFC8941] (see thread starting at | |||
| <https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/ietf-http- | <https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/ietf-http- | |||
| wg/2016OctDec/0505.html>). | wg/2016OctDec/0505.html>). | |||
| The sections below summarize the current usage of this format. | The sections below summarize the current usage of this format. | |||
| A.1. W3C Reporting API Specification | A.1. W3C Reporting API Specification | |||
| Defined in W3C Working Draft "Reporting API" (Section 3.1 of | Defined in W3C Working Draft "Reporting API" (Section 3.1 of | |||
| [REPORTING]). Still in use in latest working draft dated September | [REPORTING]). Still in use in latest working draft dated September | |||
| 2018. | 2018. | |||
| skipping to change at page 10, line 8 ¶ | skipping to change at page 10, line 8 ¶ | |||
| Used in earlier versions of "Clear Site Data". The current version | Used in earlier versions of "Clear Site Data". The current version | |||
| replaces the use of JSON with a custom syntax that happens to be | replaces the use of JSON with a custom syntax that happens to be | |||
| somewhat compatible with an array of JSON strings (see Section 3.1 of | somewhat compatible with an array of JSON strings (see Section 3.1 of | |||
| [CLEARSITE] and <https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/ietf-http- | [CLEARSITE] and <https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/ietf-http- | |||
| wg/2017AprJun/0214.html> for feedback). | wg/2017AprJun/0214.html> for feedback). | |||
| A.3. W3C Feature Policy Specification | A.3. W3C Feature Policy Specification | |||
| Originally defined in W3C document "Feature Policy" ([FEATUREPOL]), | Originally defined in W3C document "Feature Policy" ([FEATUREPOL]), | |||
| but switched to use of Structured Header Fields ([HSTRUCT]). | but switched to use of Structured Header Fields ([RFC8941]). | |||
| Appendix B. Change Log | Appendix B. Change Log | |||
| This section is to be removed before publishing as an RFC. | This section is to be removed before publishing as an RFC. | |||
| B.1. Since draft-reschke-http-jfv-00 | B.1. Since draft-reschke-http-jfv-00 | |||
| Editorial fixes + working on the TODOs. | Editorial fixes + working on the TODOs. | |||
| B.2. Since draft-reschke-http-jfv-01 | B.2. Since draft-reschke-http-jfv-01 | |||
| skipping to change at page 12, line 26 ¶ | skipping to change at page 12, line 26 ¶ | |||
| terminology accordingly. | terminology accordingly. | |||
| Remove discussion about the relation to KEY (as that spec is dormant: | Remove discussion about the relation to KEY (as that spec is dormant: | |||
| <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-httpbis-key/>). | <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-httpbis-key/>). | |||
| Remove appendices "Examples" and "Discussion". | Remove appendices "Examples" and "Discussion". | |||
| Mark "Use of JSON Field Value Encoding in the Wild" for removal in | Mark "Use of JSON Field Value Encoding in the Wild" for removal in | |||
| RFC. | RFC. | |||
| B.16. Since draft-reschke-http-jfv-12 | ||||
| Update HTTP reference and update terminology some more. | ||||
| Update HSTRUCT reference (now RFC 8941). | ||||
| Acknowledgements | Acknowledgements | |||
| Thanks go to the Hypertext Transfer Protocol Working Group | Thanks go to the Hypertext Transfer Protocol Working Group | |||
| participants. | participants. | |||
| Author's Address | Author's Address | |||
| Julian F. Reschke | Julian F. Reschke | |||
| greenbytes GmbH | greenbytes GmbH | |||
| Hafenweg 16 | Hafenweg 16 | |||
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