[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #49116: Add Links to the REST version of a Resource in the header of the page

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#49116: Add Links to the REST version of a Resource in the header of the page
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 Reporter:  dshanske                             |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement                          |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  Awaiting
                                                 |  Review
Component:  REST API                             |     Version:  4.7
 Severity:  normal                               |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch needs-unit-tests dev-    |     Focuses:  rest-api
  feedback                                       |
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Comment (by dshanske):

 Been looking at this again, and the problem with this is that mime type
 application/json is too generic. It doesn't indicate this is a rest
 return. And the api.w.org alternate compound rel I was looking at was
 ignored by many of the third-party parsers I tried.

 So, the best solution appears to be to register a vendor specific mime
 type for the rest api. https://www.iana.org/form/media-types. I would
 suggest application/vnd.wordpress+json or application/vnd.wp+json. Then we
 can simply identify a wordpress rest api resource link. This may require a
 separate issue to discuss.

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