[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #40560: REST API: Unicode characters are escaped in the response

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#40560: REST API: Unicode characters are escaped in the response
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 Reporter:  rilwis        |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:
Component:  REST API      |     Version:  4.7
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:  wontfix
 Keywords:  close         |     Focuses:  rest-api
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Changes (by jnylen0):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => wontfix
 * milestone:  Awaiting Review =>


Comment:

 > The Unicode-escaped format is a valid part of JSON, and client decoders
 should correctly handle this.

 This is the key here... any library or service that claims to understand
 JSON, but doesn't like `\u` escaping, is broken.

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