proposal: consistent message format

[Drummond Reed]

+1. I'm not that close to the code bases, so I can't measure the cost. But I
am close to the namespace issues and consistent namespace prefixing is a
really good practice, especially at this foundational level.

=Drummond 

-----Original Message-----
From: specs-bounces at openid.net [mailto:specs-bounces at openid.net] On Behalf
Of Dick Hardt
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 7:51 PM
To: specs at openid.net
Subject: proposal: consistent message format


Problem:
Direct and indirect messages have different formats. This adds  
complexity for the developer. Specifically:
	- some messages have parameters start with "openid.", others are  
bare keywords.
	- some messages have the namespace parameter, and others don't
		openid.ns="http://openid.net/signon/2.0"

Proposal:
	= All openid protocol parameters start with "openid."
	= All messages have the parameter
		openid.ns="http://openid.net/signon/2.0"

Benefits:
	+ consistent for developers
	+ all messages are versioned

Drawbacks:
	- code changes

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