Merge pull request #396 from garlick/rfc21_jobspec_update

rfc21: allow jobspec-update to any key
flux-framework · Aug 31, 2023 · 3e4a91a · 3e4a91a
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diff --git a/spec_21.rst b/spec_21.rst
@@ -210,9 +210,11 @@ The ``submit`` event SHALL be the first event posted for each job.
 Jobspec-update Event
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-Set jobspec attributes after job submission.  The event context object SHALL
-consist of a dictionary of period-delimited keys beginning with ``attributes.``
-and MUST contain at least one entry.
+Change jobspec after job submission.  The event context object SHALL consist
+of a dictionary of period-delimited keys that SHALL be interpreted as a
+hierarchical JSON path.  The dictionary MUST contain at least one entry.
+If the key already exists in the jobspec object, the old value SHALL be
+replaced with the new value.
 
 Example: