Simple Remote Procedure Call - Array Response

SRPC-ArrayResponse is an extension to SRPC. SRPC-ArrayResponse carries an array of key/value lists as response.

Multiple key/value lists could be encoded as SRPC values with an appropriate escaping and encoding for each list. But SRPC-ArrayResponse presents a standardized way to represent an array of key/value lists instead of the usual one dimensional list.

The normal SRPC response looks like:

1. a=b
2. c=d

The ArrayResponse allows for multiple values of similar keys:

1. 0:a=b
2. 0:c=d
3. 1:a=b1
4. 1:c=d1
5. 2:a=b2
6. 2:c=d2
   

The ArrayResponse allows for multiple values of similar keys:

1. Status=1
2. 0:Filename=sp.gif
3. 0:Data/Encoding=base64
4. 0:Data/Type=image/gif
5. 0:Data=R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///////yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==
6. 1:Filename=sp2.gif
7. 1:Data/Encoding=base64
8. 1:Data/Type=image/gif
9. 1:Data=R0lGODlhDwAOAIAAAP///////yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAAPAA4AAAIMjI+py+0Po5y02osLADs=
   

The extension looks very similar to SRPC-Batch. The difference is that SRPC-Batch transfers multiple requests and multiple responses in a single transaction whereas SRPC-ArrayResponse has only one request and an item list in the response.

Rationale: the decoder can be shared for both cases. It is always clear how to interpret the array, because you know, if you expect an array response or multiple responses.