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

 > The /autosaves endpoint would be used on the client to "trigger" an
 autosave.

 Currently autosaves would either update or create a revision, or update
 the actual post if it is a draft. We need the Autosaves controller to be
 able to handle updating the post too (without creating another revision).

 > Ideally the server should automatically create a revision if you have
 made significant changes. this way, if you typed a 10 thousand word
 document without saving, you would have revisions along the way not just a
 single autosave.

 Right. This is not a new idea, been around for some years. Not implemented
 till now because of "revisions use too much resources" concerns. Lately we
 are using posts (CPTs) for whatnot, lets add it, would be a good user
 facing enhancement :)

 The only thing I'm not sure about is how to detect when significant
 changes have been made in the incoming autosave. A simple strlen() might
 work, but... not that good. The other option is to make a diff with the
 latest revision and count the changes.

 > Currently published posts only get a revision when they are updated, it
 would be great if published posts captured revisions, the previous item
 would solve this.

 Yes, it will. Also don't see a problem for the client to save a new
 revision whenever. There is a revisions controller for that :)

 @adamsilverstein could you update your patch as per the above :)

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