Forward Compatibility

See how a manifest with unknown fields still passes validation. Learn why forward compatibility matters for ecosystem evolution.

Forward-Compatible Platform

A platform that publishes a manifest containing both known and future fields.

PLATFORM

Legacy Consumer

An older consumer that validates known fields and safely ignores unknown fields.

CONSUMER
Subject: A v0.1 manifest containing extra fields from a future spec version, published by Platform Next and consumed by Legacy Consumer.
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