Re: [apps-discuss] Last Call: <draft-ietf-appsawg-json-pointer-07.txt> (JSON Pointer) to Proposed Standard

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On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 9:17 AM, Markus Lanthaler
<markus.lanthaler@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Hmm.. I think that’s quite problematic. Especially considering how JSON Pointer is used in JSON Patch.

I agree--I provided the same feedback privately. It seems
straightforwardly unsound.

- Rob


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> From: James M Snell [mailto:jasnell@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2012 5:41 PM
> To: Markus Lanthaler
> Cc: IETF Discussion; IETF Apps Discuss
> Subject: Re: [apps-discuss] Last Call: <draft-ietf-appsawg-json-pointer-07.txt> (JSON Pointer) to Proposed Standard
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> JSON Pointer does not distinguish between objects and arrays. That is not determined until the pointer is applied to an actual object instance... the pointer "/1" is valid against {"1":"a"} or ["a","b"]
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> On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 2:51 AM, Markus Lanthaler <markus.lanthaler@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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> I've asked that before but didn't get an answer. So let me ask again (even
> though I'm quite sure it has already been asked by somebody else).
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> How does JSON Pointer distinguish between objects and arrays? E.g. consider
> the following JSON document:
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> {
>   "foo": "bar",
>   "1": "baz"
> }
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> As I read the draft, the JSON Pointer "/1" would evaluate to "baz" even
> though that's probably not what the author intended. Is there a way to avoid
> that?
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> Thanks,
> Markus
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: apps-discuss-bounces@xxxxxxxx [mailto:apps-discuss-
> > bounces@xxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of The IESG
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 4:01 PM
> > To: IETF-Announce
> > Cc: apps-discuss@xxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [apps-discuss] Last Call: <draft-ietf-appsawg-json-pointer-
> > 07.txt> (JSON Pointer) to Proposed Standard
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> > The IESG has received a request from the Applications Area Working
> > Group
> > WG (appsawg) to consider the following document:
> > - 'JSON Pointer'
> >   <draft-ietf-appsawg-json-pointer-07.txt> as Proposed Standard
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> > The IESG plans to make a decision in the next few weeks, and solicits
> > final comments on this action. Please send substantive comments to the
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> > Abstract
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> >    JSON Pointer defines a string syntax for identifying a specific
> > value
> >    within a JSON document.
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> > The file can be obtained via
> > http://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-appsawg-json-pointer/
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> > IESG discussion can be tracked via
> > http://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-appsawg-json-pointer/ballot/
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> > No IPR declarations have been submitted directly on this I-D.
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