Really ? So if no Accept is set by a browser client then a JAX-RS method
that does not initiate an SSE output channel can be selected ?
Sergey
On 12/11/15 18:22, Markus KARG wrote:
>
> As it is no special case at all, it simply is selected in case it is
> the best matching method.
>
> *From:*Sergey Beryozkin [mailto:sberyozkin_at_talend.com]
> *Sent:* Donnerstag, 12. November 2015 13:12
> *To:* jsr370-experts_at_jax-rs-spec.java.net
> *Subject:* How is an SSE method selected
>
> Hi All
>
> It is somewhat related to the earlier discussion.
> From SSE [1]:
>
> http://www.w3.org/TR/2009/WD-eventsource-20091029/#processing-model
>
> "For HTTP connections, the |Accept| header may be included; if
> included, it must contain only formats of event framing that are
> supported by the user agent (one of which must be |text/event-stream
> <http://www.w3.org/TR/2009/WD-eventsource-20091029/#text-event-stream>|,
> as described below)."
>
> So, if Accept: text/event-stream is included, I can see how having
> @Produces(text/event-stream) can indeed help in relying on the
> existing JAX-RS mechanism to ensure that the relevant method is selected.
>
> However, the language above implies that it is optional to have Accept
> for initiating an SSE channel. What happens if Accept is omitted - how
> will the method be selected in that case ?
>
> Thanks, Sergey
>