This isn't on topic of GP, but you seem to have a handle on what this is, so I thought I'd ask...
The conversation seems to focus on JMAP as a replacement for IMAP and primarily as an email protocol. The RFC identifies itself as -
> a protocol for clients to efficiently query,
> fetch, and modify JSON-based data objects, with support for push
> notification of changes and fast resynchronisation and for out-of-
> band binary data upload/download.
It reads like it applies to APIs in general, or is this only for mail/messaging services?
edit: I see now, this is the core spec, not specifically the mail spec as referenced in another comment. Thanks.
The conversation seems to focus on JMAP as a replacement for IMAP and primarily as an email protocol. The RFC identifies itself as - > a protocol for clients to efficiently query, > fetch, and modify JSON-based data objects, with support for push > notification of changes and fast resynchronisation and for out-of- > band binary data upload/download.
It reads like it applies to APIs in general, or is this only for mail/messaging services?
edit: I see now, this is the core spec, not specifically the mail spec as referenced in another comment. Thanks.
source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20478227