[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #43316: REST API: Support autosaves

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#43316: REST API: Support autosaves
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 Reporter:  kraftbj                              |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement                          |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  5.0
Component:  REST API                             |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                               |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch needs-testing needs-unit-  |     Focuses:  rest-api
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Comment (by schlessera):

 > > If the shape of the data is the exact same, then we could co-opt the
 status attribute to trigger an auto-save (i.e. status=auto-save).
 > The shape of the data is identical - its a post thats being saved, both
 for posts and for autosaves. The problem with status is an autosave can
 have a published or draft status, we need to store the status. In
 https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/43316#comment:10 @azaozz proposed
 using post type as the 'flag' that triggers an autosave. see 43316.1.diff

 I still recommend looking at the '''concept''' you want to model, not how
 its data happens to be stored. Putting two models into the same endpoint
 because their data happens to be saved in the same way is the wrong way of
 doing DRY. As soon as they need to diverge again (posts needing to do
 something autosaves shouldn't, or vice-versa) you're facing a big problem
 again. You could for example imagine autosaves being stored as incremental
 diffs in a separate table through a later optimization.

 That's why I recommend a separate `autosaves` endpoint, not some trickery
 with posts or revisions. Yes, it can just extend one of the existing
 controllers, but the actual public API should cleanly separate the
 concepts, not let the current technical implementation bleed through.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/43316#comment:54>
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