[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:               |     Focuses:  rest-api
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Comment (by adamsilverstein):

 Please note that I explored the alternative of creating an Autosave REST
 controller (by extending the revisions controller) in
 https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/4156. While it may be worth
 adding, I'm not sure its the best approach to use in the editor for
 autosaves.

 The current approach uses the `heartbeat api`, which technically uses
 admin-ajax. Heartbeat is a proven/established API and offers some possible
 advantages over a REST API endpoint some of which are mentioned here:
 https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/4218#issuecomment-364186696

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