[WAVE-31] enums are bad in protobufs

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Component/s: Federation, Protocol
• Labels: StarterProject
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Anonymous
• Created: 28/Apr/11 18:24
• Updated: 20/Apr/15 21:04

Description

We currently use enums for HashAltgorithm and SignatureAlgorithm in the
protobufs. Should we ever add a new value to the enum, and send a signature
to a server that runs old code, the hash_algorithm field will be treated as
not being there. But since it's marked required, badness will ensue.

We probably either want to switch away from enums, or make the algorithm
fields options, or something like that.

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Issue imported from http://code.google.com/p/wave-protocol/issues/detail?id=29

Owner: [e-mail]
Label: Type-Defect
Label: Priority-Medium
Stars: 3
State: open
Status: Accepted