Hi
I'd like to clarify when to sort Accept header values.
Consider this example.
public class TestClass {
@Produces("application/xml")
public Book getBook1() {}
@Produces("application/json")
public Book getBook2() {}
}
1.Accept: application/xml;q=0.5, application/json;q=0.6
getBook2() is selected
2.Accept: application/xml, application/json
getBook1() is selected ?
3.Accept: application/json, application/xml
getBook2() is selected ?
if the above examples are correct then is it the case that Accept header
values should not be sorted for the purpose of selecting a method to be
invoked ?
I've got a bit confused - when they actually should be sorted ? Section
3.7.2/3.b mentions Accept, but say nothing about sorting of accept
values. Which makes sense,
Do they need to be sorted only when a selected method has multiple
Produces values, to determine the media type of a given response ?
Thanks, Sergey