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| author |  Carl Mastrangelo <notcarl@google.com> | 2016-09-27 10:54:02 -0700 |
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| committer | Carl Mastrangelo <notcarl@google.com> | 2016-09-27 10:54:02 -0700 |
| commit | 14eae8f360cc023f72fb347f45e8ac33f40fdf4c (patch) | |
| tree | dc74f0d38fe53ab42000696a414de15baf826791 /doc/PROTOCOL-HTTP2.md | |
| parent | 9a574ec95289c9382fd0f130da12371e63e798a1 (diff) | |
Update Protocol spec to mention idempotency
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diff --git a/doc/PROTOCOL-HTTP2.md b/doc/PROTOCOL-HTTP2.md index df7585d609..18803f2a09 100644 --- a/doc/PROTOCOL-HTTP2.md +++ b/doc/PROTOCOL-HTTP2.md @@ -175,6 +175,16 @@ grpc-ruby/1.2.3 grpc-ruby-jruby/1.3.4 grpc-java-android/0.9.1 (gingerbread/1.2.4; nexus5; tmobile) ``` + +####Idempotency and Retries + +Unless explicitly defined to be, gRPC Calls are not assumed to be idempotent. Specifically: + +* Calls that cannot be proven to have started will not be retried. +* There is no mechanisim for duplicate suppression as it is not necessary. +* Calls that are marked as idempotent may be sent multiple times. + + ####HTTP2 Transport Mapping #####Stream Identification |