Variant object
Variant objects in the context of HTTP are objects served by an Origin Content Server in a type of transmitted data variation (i.e. uncompressed, compressed, different languages, etc.).
HTTP/1.1 (1997–1999)[1][2] introduces Content/Acceptheaders. These are used in HTTP requests and responses to state which variant the data is presented in.[citation needed]
Example Scenario
[edit]Client:
GET/encoded_data.htmlHTTP/1.1Host:www.example.comAccept-Encoding:gzipServer:
HTTP/1.1200OK Server:http-example-serverContent-Length:23Content-Encoding:gzip <23 bytes of gzip compressed data> See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Fielding, Roy T.; Gettys, Jim; Mogul, Jeffrey C.; Nielsen, Henrik Frystyk; Berners-Lee, Tim (January 1997). Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1. IETF. doi:10.17487/RFC2068. RFC2068. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
- ^Fielding, Roy T.; Gettys, James; Mogul, Jeffrey C.; Nielsen, Henrik Frystyk; Masinter, Larry; Leach, Paul J.; Berners-Lee, Tim (June 1999). Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1. IETF. doi:10.17487/RFC2616. RFC2616. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
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