Rails - Aug 2009 - Correct format for errors returned from a REST server?

What''s the correct format for returning informative errors from a REST
server. Error code 500 isn''t enough. I want to see a description of the
error, but how can I format the XML correctly to put some useful
information in.

This is a Rails client working with a non-Rails server.

Thanks

John Small
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On Aug 3, 5:31 am, John Small
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wrote:
> What''s the correct format for returning informative errors from a
REST
> server. Error code 500 isn''t enough. I want to see a description
of the
> error, but how can I format the XML correctly to put some useful
> information in.
a few links here might help.
http://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHMA_enUS312US312&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=rails+how+to+render+500+text

> a few links here might help.
>
http://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHMA_enUS312US312&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=rails+how+to+render+500+text
Those links seem to be mostly about formating code 500 errors for public 
viewing on a webpage.

I think the easiest way to do this is to create a Rails REST server, 
force it to have a code 500 error, and then see what it sends to the 
client. That way I''ll find something about how the Rails client expects
to see code 500 errors presented in a REST conversation. I''ll do that 
later on today.

John Small


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