Zaqar/specs/api/next
Marconi API - Next
Brainstorming page for API improvements. The ideas below need to be discussed with the Marconi team and the OS community. They will be turned into blueprints as appropriate.
Generic
- Auto-generate client UUID if not given
- Remove deprecated "partial results" semantics from message posting
- Include Client ID in claim data
- Include claim information when listing messages and retrieving individual messages
HTTP
- Return an href for deleting all claimed messages with a single call
- Allow PUTing metadata when creating a queue
- 204 vs. 200 + empty array
- Consistency around response envelope for /messages vs /messages?ids