Variant object
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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/Accept headers. 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.html HTTP/1.1 Host: www.example.com Accept-Encoding: gzip Server:
HTTP/1.1 200 OK Server: http-example-server Content-Length: 23 Content-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. RFC 2068. 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. RFC 2616. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
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