Don't mention server-server stuff in client-server spec

pull/222/head
Daniel Wagner-Hall 9 years ago committed by review.rocks
parent a9b4f6fef0
commit 4be078440d

@ -29,12 +29,11 @@ API Standards
Need to specify any HMAC or access_token lifetime/ratcheting tricks Need to specify any HMAC or access_token lifetime/ratcheting tricks
We need to specify capability negotiation for extensible transports We need to specify capability negotiation for extensible transports
The mandatory baseline for communication in Matrix is exchanging JSON objects The mandatory baseline for client-server communication in Matrix is exchanging
over HTTP APIs. HTTPS is mandated as the baseline for server-server JSON objects over HTTP APIs. HTTPS is recommended for communication, although
(federation) communication. HTTPS is recommended for client-server HTTP may be supported as a fallback to support basic
communication, although HTTP may be supported as a fallback to support basic HTTP clients. More efficient optional transports
HTTP clients. More efficient optional transports for client-server will in future be supported as optional extensions - e.g. a
communication will in future be supported as optional extensions - e.g. a
packed binary encoding over stream-cipher encrypted TCP socket for packed binary encoding over stream-cipher encrypted TCP socket for
low-bandwidth/low-roundtrip mobile usage. For the default HTTP transport, all low-bandwidth/low-roundtrip mobile usage. For the default HTTP transport, all
API calls use a Content-Type of ``application/json``. In addition, all strings API calls use a Content-Type of ``application/json``. In addition, all strings
@ -95,7 +94,7 @@ Some requests have unique error codes:
.. _sect:txn_ids: .. _sect:txn_ids:
The Client-Server API typically uses ``HTTP PUT`` to submit requests with a The client-server API typically uses ``HTTP PUT`` to submit requests with a
client-generated transaction identifier. This means that these requests are client-generated transaction identifier. This means that these requests are
idempotent. The scope of a transaction identifier is a particular access token. idempotent. The scope of a transaction identifier is a particular access token.
It **only** serves to identify new It **only** serves to identify new

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