[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 adamsilverstein):

 @azaozz Thanks for the feedback and clarification.

 > Hm, this is pretty useless for autosaves
  I see what you mean - the singe endpoint is mostly useless, I think the
 client would hit the collection endpoint, limiting to the a specific user.

 > When would a client know the autosave ID for a post?

 When the client autsaves, the api returns the created autosave ID. Also,
 on load the id (and revisions ui link) is localized (in my PR) so in
 theory the client might want to load that autosave data.

 > Generally the client doesn't care about autosaves except when loading a
 post for editing. Then it should "know" if there is an autosave that is
 newer than the post.

 I have this part in Gutenberg in
 https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/4218

 > No. Autosaves are revisions and inherit the permissions of the parent
 post. Anybody that can edit the post can view the autosaves (just like the
 rest of the revisions).

 Ah, right. So show all autosaves, with the ability to filter by user

 >  We shouldn't use the posts controller (with flags) for autosaving
 Right I'm saying more that the posts controller shouldn't create revisions
 when the post is in the draft state (unless they pass the threshold we
 decide on).

 Similarly, for published posts autosaves don't create a revision unless
 they meet the threshold. Explicit saves always create a revision.

 I'm going to be afk for about a week, then will return and pick this up.
 Feel free to add the remaining changes.

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