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> Assume postText() is an API we use for HTTP POSTs. Someone decides its more > efficient to use compression instead of sending uncompressed HTML or XML across > the wire. We decide to use LZW compression and replace the postText() String > argument with a binary string or BLOB. > > How does that API change not affect the format of the data passed between the > browser (web client) and the web server? The API implementation can then uncompress. In this example it's kinda silly, but there is no *requirements* that an API expose wire protocol details. In fact, if done right, it probably shouldn't. /r$ -- Rich Salz Chief Security Architect DataPower Technology http://www.datapower.com XS40 XML Security Gateway http://www.datapower.com/products/xs40.html XML Security Overview http://www.datapower.com/xmldev/xmlsecurity.html
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