[zeromq-dev] XRAP clarification: Are parameters/metadata case sensitive?

[Pieter Hintjens]

I've pushed small edits for this.

On Tue, Feb 2, 2016 at 10:39 AM, Tom Quarendon
<tom.quarendon at teamwpc.co.uk> wrote:
> I'm certainly happy with that definition, it's what I've implemented.
> Pieter, my understanding of the COSS process is that given that you are the Editor of the spec, you have to make the mods? Oh, actually you are credited as "contributor", with no Editor. What does COSS process say happens in that situation :-) I think you are probably de facto Editor.
> Thanks.
>
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> ZMTP uses case-insensitive metadata names. I suggest we use the same convention.
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> On Tue, Feb 2, 2016 at 10:03 AM, Tom Quarendon <tom.quarendon at teamwpc.co.uk> wrote:
>> It’s not specified in the XRAP specification whether or not the names
>> in the parameter hash, or the returned metadata hash are case sensitive or not.
>>
>> When actually attempting to implement this, I think this is
>> information that is required.
>>
>> In HTTP, header fields are case insensitive. In HTTP/2 I believe it
>> even goes as far as to say that the header names have to be passed in lower case.
>>
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>>
>> I don’t know what would be most appropriate in this circumstance, I
>> think that having them case insensitive, or equivalently always passed
>> in lower case, would be most sensible.
>>
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>>
>> Assuming concensus is reached, can the spec be edited to reflect?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
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