2026-10-01 20:45 UTC
ooh, you know you're in for a treat when an API mentions "JSON keep-alive"
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@foone@digipres.club 2026-10-01 20:51
I can't seem to trigger it to be sure, but it sounds like their backend is slow, so they send "{" and then keep sending spaces or newlines every Xty seconds until the backend catches up. since whitespace is ignored in json, this is perfectly cromulent, but it keeps your HTTP client from giving up and saying the connection is dead
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@tekhedd@byteheaven.net 2026-10-01 20:51
@foone@digipres.club Note that when I say "WTAF"... I mean it sarcastically and I am pleading with you not to enlighten me too suddenly because I am scared.