Specify create Target Not Found as 404 - #241
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Replace the untestable MUST-unless 404 sentence with atomic create failure rules and map Target Not Found to 404.
Unauthorized requests remain 401 or 403, with MAY 404 to hide existence.
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| * **Identity generation:** The server determines the final identifier (URI) for the new resource. If an identity hint was provided, the server attempts to incorporate it while ensuring uniqueness and validity within the <a>container</a>. If no hint is provided, the server generates a unique identifier. | ||
| * **Identity generation:** The server determines the final identifier (URI) for the new resource. If an identity hint was provided, the server attempts to incorporate it while ensuring uniqueness and validity within the <a>container</a>. If no hint is provided, the server generates a unique identifier. An identity hint is a suggested identifier, not a <a>containment</a> path. The server MUST NOT create intermediate <a>containers</a> in order to honor an identity hint. |
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I see that hint was there before this PR. I wonder if we should talk about any hinting at all in the core spec and leave it to outcomes from
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addresses: #87