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[jax-rs-spec users] [jsr339-experts] Re: link templates?

From: Julian Reschke <julian.reschke_at_gmx.de>
Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2012 23:47:07 +0200

On 2012-07-02 23:37, Bill Burke wrote:
> One thing I noticed about JAX-RS 2.0 Link class is that it can't support
> templates. I know the original link header draft had a Link-Template
> header, but I couldn't find any information beyond the original draft.
> Anybody know what the deal is with templates?

Template support was not included. According to the change history (see
<http://greenbytes.de/tech/webdav/draft-nottingham-http-link-header-10.html#rfc.section.E>)
it was removed early; probably because URI templates were not ready; and
it introduced complexity that wasn't really needed.

Best regards, Julian