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  1. OASIS Open Data Protocol (OData) TC
  2. ODATA-813 Allow no metadata for non-OData clients
  3. ODATA-861

Define behavior when neither accept header or $format query parameter is specified

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    • Type: Sub-task
    • Status: Closed
    • Priority: Minor
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • Affects Version/s: V4.0_ERRATA02
    • Fix Version/s: V4.0_ERRATA03
    • Component/s: Protocol
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      Clarify in specification that, in absence of $format or accept header, service is allowed to return results in any format.

      The current olingo behavior is, unfortunately, correct given the headers specified by IE and Chrome.

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      Clarify in specification that, in absence of $format or accept header, service is allowed to return results in any format. The current olingo behavior is, unfortunately, correct given the headers specified by IE and Chrome.
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      https://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/57136/odata-v4.0-wd08-part1-protocol-2015-12-15.docx

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      https://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/57136/odata-v4.0-wd08-part1-protocol-2015-12-15.docx

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      As far as I could find, the spec does not define what the expected behavior should be when neither an accept header nor a $format query parameter is specified in a request. Does the server return the response in a spec defined default format or does the server get to choose which format to return results in.

      We should also cover the case of ambiguous Accept headers containing /: currently the Olingo server library responds to requests from IE and Chrome with Atom-XML:

      • Internet Explorer sends Accept: text/html, application/xhtml+xml, /
      • Chrome sends Accept: text/html,application/xhtml+xml,application/xml;q=0.9,image/webp,/;q=0.8
        As application/json isn't explicitly mentioned, they use application/xml

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              Reporter:
              mark.biamonte Mark Biamonte (Inactive)
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