Service MUST only return async if return-async is specified

    • Type: Bug
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • Priority: Major
    • V4.0_WD01
    • Affects Version/s: V4.0_WD01
    • Component/s: Protocol
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      Today we are a little inconsistent in the spec. We imply that the client must specify return-async in order for the service to return async, but in other cases we imply the service may return async if the client specifies either return-async OR wait.

      I had a quick chat with James Snell, and he agreed that we should only return async if the client specifically specifies return-async. If the client specifies wait, and not return-async, we should not return asynchronously.

      Our options are to:
      1) Ignore the wait
      2) use wait as a suggestion for how long to wait before timing out the synchronous request
      3) leave it undefined (but still say that the service can't use it to return asynchronously if return-async is not specified).

      I kinda like 2), using wait without return-async as a hint from the client how long they want to wait before timing out the request.

            Assignee:
            martinzurmuehl
            Reporter:
            Michael Pizzo (Inactive)
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