Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) A. Brown
Request for Comments: 5829 G. Clemm
Category: Informational IBM
ISSN: 2070-1721 J. Reschke, Ed.
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April 2010
Link Relation Types for Simple Version Navigation between Web Resources
Abstract
This specification defines a set of link relation types that may be
used on Web resources for navigation between a resource and other
resources related to version control, such as past versions and
working copies.
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Brown, et al. Informational [Page 1]RFC 5829 Version Navigation Link Relations April 2010Table of Contents
1. Introduction ....................................................3
2. Terminology .....................................................3
3. Link Relations ..................................................4
3.1. 'version-history' ..........................................4
3.2. 'latest-version' ...........................................4
3.3. 'working-copy' .............................................4
3.4. 'working-copy-of' ..........................................4
3.5. 'predecessor-version' ......................................4
3.6. 'successor-version' ........................................5
4. IANA Considerations .............................................5
4.1. 'version-history' Link Relation Registration ...............5
4.2. 'latest-version' Link Relation Registration ................5
4.3. 'working-copy' Link Relation Registration ..................5
4.4. 'working-copy-of' Link Relation Registration ...............6
4.5. 'predecessor-version' Link Relation Registration ...........6
4.6. 'successor-version' Link Relation Registration .............6
5. Security Considerations .........................................6
6. Acknowledgments .................................................7
7. References ......................................................7
7.1. Normative References .......................................7
7.2. Informative References .....................................7
Appendix A. Relationship to Java Content Repository (JCR) and
WebDAV ................................................9
A.1. Example: Use of Link Relations in HTTP Link Header .......10
Brown, et al. Informational [Page 2]RFC 5829 Version Navigation Link Relations April 20101. Introduction
This specification defines a set of link relation types that may be
used on Web resources that exist in a system that supports versioning
to navigate among the different resources available, such as past
versions and working copies.
These link relations are used in the AtomPub ([RFC5023]) bindings of
the "Content Management Interoperability Services" (CMIS). See
Section 3.4.3.3 of [CMIS] for further information.
2. Terminology
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