[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #14618: Proposal: Standardize WP Responses to JS Requests as JSON

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#14618: Proposal: Standardize WP Responses to JS Requests as JSON
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 Reporter:  filosofo     |       Owner:                
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new           
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  JavaScript   |     Version:  3.0           
 Severity:  normal       |    Keywords:  needs-patch   
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Changes (by josephscott):

 * cc: josephscott (added)


Comment:

 I followed the JSON-RPC development for awhile, one thing they never
 addressed very well (to my knowledge) was binary data.  This is also the
 single biggest weakness in XML-RPC from my point of view.  For *RPC style
 APIs binary data ends up being base64 encoded, which is an added burden
 that isn't really needed.  Being able to do a direct HTTP POST with raw
 binary data is both easier and more efficient.

 Another, often less observed, weakness is no specific way to version the
 API.  Contrast this with an HTTP based API, which can include version
 numbers as part of the URL string (just as an example: /json-api.php/wp-
 delete-comment/1.0/).

 I've yet to find a compelling reason to use an RPC style API instead of a
 general HTTP one.  I'm happy to be convinced other wise.

 As for the general idea, this strikes me as something that would do well
 as a core plugin, something that ships with WP and is even enabled by
 default, but is developed and updated as a plugin.  This allows for
 advancements and bug fixes that aren't limited by the overall WP release
 schedule.

 Something you may want to take a look at as well is
 http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/json-api/ - sadly I haven't spent time
 playing with this yet, but I think it is worth reviewing in conjunction
 with this ticket.

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