Re: [jsr-314-open] data payload for ajax calls
As for this change - changing the name of a returned object's property from
"name" to "status" hardly seems like sufficient reason to break
backward
compatibility. The only thing arguing in it's favor is that it would seem
that less that a dozen people worldwide have used the API thus far - so it's
probably now or never, at the least.
If we're going to break backward compatibility, I suspect a more compelling
rationale would be required.
Getting back on topic after the entertaining and obviously futile discussion
of backwards compatibility, I think in this case the property name "name" on
the data object of an Ajax callback is one that few people will understand.
Meaning at first look (or a look after a period of rest) they will think,
"name of what". I believe strongly that the payload API will be more well
received if the property name is "status".
-Dan
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