[jira] [Assigned] (SHINDIG-1515) Why shindig uses "Content-Type" not "Accept" to determine the return info type

["Henry Saputra (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

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Henry Saputra reassigned SHINDIG-1515:
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    Assignee: Henry Saputra

> Why shindig uses "Content-Type" not "Accept" to determine the return info type
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>                 Key: SHINDIG-1515
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SHINDIG-1515
>             Project: Shindig
>          Issue Type: Bug
>          Components: Java
>    Affects Versions: 2.0.2
>            Reporter: hongtao
>            Assignee: Henry Saputra
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> I checked the shindig code(common org.apache.shindig.protocol.DataServiceServlet), which is used to handle opensocial REST call.
> The type of response is determined by "Content-Type" header, not "Accept" header.
> From reading of http1.1(Content-Type : http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec14.html#sec14.17, Accept : http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec14.html#sec14.1),
> my understanding is,
> The "Content-Type" is used by server to tell the receiver the type of response, when it is added to response.
> The "Accept" is used by request sender to tell server the type of response he expecting, when it is in request.
> The "Content-Type" in request should be used to tell server the type of request's content.
> Is this a bug of shindig that it utilizes "Content-Type" not "Accept" to decide the response type?
> Or if there is any doc specifies this behavior, please send me the link.

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