This allows forward and backward compatibility with new apps that you ship. If you make breaking changes in a new release of your app, start pointing to *_v2.json on your sever for the new build. You should keep old version available so older clients still work properly until the app is updated.
We should mention that versioning your path config file names is the best way to manage path configuration files for the life of your app.
For example, you should use urls like:
This allows forward and backward compatibility with new apps that you ship. If you make breaking changes in a new release of your app, start pointing to
*_v2.json
on your sever for the new build. You should keep old version available so older clients still work properly until the app is updated.