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Re:Defining a new HTTP method: HTTP SEARCH by pii on Friday April 16, 2021 @08:31PM (#26840563)
Searching already isn't idempotent
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Re:Defining a new HTTP method: HTTP SEARCH by remram on Friday April 16, 2021 @10:26PM (#26841138)
idempotent != immutable

Search is idempotent in the sense that it doesn't change anything on the server, other than mutating caches (which should be idempotent).

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Re:Defining a new HTTP method: HTTP SEARCH by naniwaduni on Saturday April 17, 2021 @02:09AM (#26841971)
Pretty sure nobody cares about ensuring that e.g. a proxy knows that nothing will go wrong if it issues a search twice. It's the reverse direction that matters.
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Re:Defining a new HTTP method: HTTP SEARCH by remram on Saturday April 17, 2021 @11:48AM (#26845127)
Yes, this is why search is idempotent
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Re:Defining a new HTTP method: HTTP SEARCH by pii on Saturday April 17, 2021 @01:01PM (#26845725)
Oh TIL. Thanks
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