All,

The XML:DB allows you to insert a document and have eXist automatically
assign a name to the new document in the collection. Is this possible
with the REST API? It doesn't seem to be the case at the moment, but
please correct me if I am wrong.

I note BTW a different in the way REST is used in eXist compared for
example with the Atom Publishing Protocol (APP) [1]. Atom uses POST to
create new resources, and PUT to update them. When using POST, the
returned Location header contains the URI of the newly created resource:

"If a Member Resource was created in the Collection which received the
POST, its Member Entry URI MUST be returned in an HTTP Location header."

It would be great if we could do something similar with eXist, whether
using PUT or POST. POST is currently used to submit queries, so I guess
we should still use PUT, but support returning a Location header. On the
other hand, it would be great to harmonize method usage with APP.

Any thoughts?

-Erik

[1] http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-atompub-protocol-10.txt

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