Hyper Text Coffee Pot Control Protocol: Difference between revisions
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[[File:Percolator Cutaway Diagram.png|thumb|Diagram of a [[coffee percolator]]]] |
[[File:Percolator Cutaway Diagram.png|thumb|Diagram of a [[coffee percolator]]]] |
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The '''Hyper Text Coffee Pot Control Protocol''' ('''HTCPCP''' for short) is a [[protocol (computing)|protocol]] for controlling, monitoring, and diagnosing [[coffee pot]]s. |
The '''Hyper Text Coffee Pot Control Protocol''' ('''HTCPCP''' for short) is a parody of network [[protocol (computing)|protocol]]s that purports to establish a set of rules for controlling, monitoring, and diagnosing [[coffee pot]]s. |
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HTCPCP is specified in the jocular [[Request for Comments|RFC]] 2324, published on {{Date|1998-04-01}}.<ref>[http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2324.txt Network Working Group — Request for Comments: 2324]</ref> Although the RFC describing the protocol is an [[April Fools' Day RFC|April Fools' Day joke]] and not to be taken seriously, it specifies the protocol itself accurately enough for it to be a real, non-fictional protocol. The powerful editor [[Emacs]] actually includes a fully functional implementation of it,<ref>[http://emarsden.chez.com/downloads/ Emacs extension: coffee.el]</ref> and a number of patches exist to extend [[Mozilla]] in this direction.<ref>[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=46647 Bug 46647 — (coffeehandler) HTCPCP not supported (RFC2324)] at bugzilla.mozilla.org</ref> |
HTCPCP is specified in the jocular [[Request for Comments|RFC]] 2324, published on {{Date|1998-04-01}}.<ref>[http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2324.txt Network Working Group — Request for Comments: 2324]</ref> Although the RFC describing the protocol is an [[April Fools' Day RFC|April Fools' Day joke]] and not to be taken seriously, it specifies the protocol itself accurately enough for it to be a real, non-fictional protocol. The powerful editor [[Emacs]] actually includes a fully functional implementation of it,<ref>[http://emarsden.chez.com/downloads/ Emacs extension: coffee.el]</ref> and a number of patches exist to extend [[Mozilla]] in this direction.<ref>[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=46647 Bug 46647 — (coffeehandler) HTCPCP not supported (RFC2324)] at bugzilla.mozilla.org</ref> |
Revision as of 01:48, 23 June 2009
The Hyper Text Coffee Pot Control Protocol (HTCPCP for short) is a parody of network protocols that purports to establish a set of rules for controlling, monitoring, and diagnosing coffee pots.
HTCPCP is specified in the jocular RFC 2324, published on 1 April 1998.[1] Although the RFC describing the protocol is an April Fools' Day joke and not to be taken seriously, it specifies the protocol itself accurately enough for it to be a real, non-fictional protocol. The powerful editor Emacs actually includes a fully functional implementation of it,[2] and a number of patches exist to extend Mozilla in this direction.[3]
HTCPCP is an extension of HTTP. HTCPCP requests are identified with the URI scheme coffee:
(or the same word in any other of the 29 listed languages) and contain several additions to the HTTP methods:
BREW or POST |
Causes the HTCPCP server to brew coffee |
GET |
Retrieves coffee from the HTCPCP server |
PROPFIND |
Finds out metadata about the coffee |
WHEN |
Says "when", causing the HTCPCP server to stop pouring milk into the coffee (if applicable) |
It also defines two error responses:
406 Not Acceptable |
The HTCPCP server is unable to brew coffee for some reason. The response should indicate a list of acceptable coffee types |
418 I'm a teapot |
The HTCPCP server is a teapot. The responding entity MAY be short and stout |