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--- pracro:course [2011/07/06 09:59] – created deva
+++ pracro:course [2011/07/06 11:21] (current) – deva
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   * Reply to client
-Proposition:
+Proposition: Remove all use of http headers. Use URI instead. Remove request from http body. Use URI instead.
   * Http connection.
-  * Based on URI
+  * Initial action is decided using the URI:
+    * ''query/coursename[/templatename[/macroname]]?sessionid=42''
+    * ''query/coursename[/templatename[/macroname]]?patientid=1234567890''
+    * ''commit?sessionid=42'' http body containing xml with key/value pairs.
+    * ''discard?sessionid=42''
+Advantages:
+  * No xml parsing needed to get required info on how to handle requests.
+  * The template/patientid does not need to be passed around on the server, since the session lookup/creation is done earlier in the connection.
+  * Redundancy is removed (http header fields and request xml http body)
+  * Admin/Client connections can be differentiated without using the Client-Type header thus allowing the browser to act like a client (good for testing).
+Disadvantages:
+  * Admin/Client connections can be differentiated without using the Client-Type header thus allowing the browser to act like a client (may confuse users).