What is a request-response pair called?

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For example in HTTP you send a request and receive a response; is there a noun that describes that request-response pair?

I'd thought of "dialog" or "conversation" however those imply multiple request-response pairs, whereas I'm looking for a word that indicates exactly one.

The reason for asking is that I need to name an object which encapsulates the details of both, and RequestResponse seems fairly lame.

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Solution 1 - Http

  • RFC2616 calls it an Exchange.
  • Wireshark and HTTPNetworkSniffer call it a Request/Response.
  • Fiddler calls it a Session.
  • Charles calls it a Sequence.
  • HTTP Scoop calls it a Conversation.
  • Other vocabulary includes: Message, Transaction, Communication.

I would go for Exchange or RequestResponse.

I also went to name it Operation in my code as I would queue Operations, flush Operations, pause or resume Operations.

Solution 2 - Http

How about "exchange"?

Solution 3 - Http

RequestResponsePair sounds like it does exactly what it says. And that's invaluable, I find.

Solution 4 - Http

Interaction

Solution 5 - Http

I'd use Message or Transaction

Solution 6 - Http

Transceival or ServiceCall might work.

Solution 7 - Http

HttpRoundTrip - inspired by Jeff Atwood in this blog post

Solution 8 - Http

Fiddler calls it a Session.

Solution 9 - Http

OpenRasta used "communication" for the request/response couple.

Solution 10 - Http

In my particular case I consider calling it a Connection. When you send a HTTP request, you're basically establishing a connection with some endpoint.

At least one reason why I dislike it is that similar to Session, one can assume there is some activity at the moment happening, which may or may not be true.

Background: I need to log all interactions with third-party service.

P.S. IMHO, Exchange is the best among others. It sounds more abstract.

Solution 11 - Http

What about ServiceConversation

Solution 12 - Http

what about RequestResponseContext?

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