Update API spec doc to reflect the new fields introduced from TEP75&76

[chuangw6]

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Implementation of TEP75&76 supported object type param, object type result and array type result, which introduced some changes to the API spec i.e. ParamSpec, TaskResult and TaskRunResult.

This PR updates the doc to reflect the changes.

Signed-off-by: Chuang Wang chuangw@google.com

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[chuangw6]

@Yongxuanzhang Please take a look. Let me know if I miss anything. Thanks

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[lbernick]

I don't think we want to mark array results and object params + results as required for conformance especially since these fields are still in alpha. TEP-0012 says that we may add "an optional process to very mature supported features, to potentially mark them as required by the spec", and TEP-0033 states that "Fields should not be added to the Tekton conformance surface until they are promoted to the same stability level as the CRD impacted". This doc also states that "In general a resource or field should not be added as REQUIRED directly, as this may cause unsuspecting previously-conformant implementations to suddenly no longer be conformant". Maybe "recommended" would be better.

[chuangw6]

I don't think we want to mark array results and object params + results as required for conformance especially since these fields are still in alpha. TEP-0012 says that we may add "an optional process to very mature supported features, to potentially mark them as required by the spec", and TEP-0033 states that "Fields should not be added to the Tekton conformance surface until they are promoted to the same stability level as the CRD impacted". Maybe "recommended" would be better.

Thanks for the pointers @lbernick ! We are not marking specifically array result, object param + result as required. It's the type field. And I agree that this is indeed not a required field since the mutating webhook will set it if not provided. In addition, I feel like some other fields marked as required should also be changed to recommended or optional i.e. description, paramSpec's default. wdyt?

[lbernick]

Thanks for the pointers @lbernick ! We are not marking specifically array result, object param + result as required. It's the type field.

If supporting "type" is required, doesn't that imply that supporting object params + results is required? It wouldn't make sense to allow users to define a "type" but have it not do anything. Unless the only "type" value that is required to be supported is type string? This is making me realize that for enum fields, we probably need to specify which values of the enum should be supported, rather than specifying conformance requirements for the field as a whole.

And I agree that this is indeed not a required field since the mutating webhook will set it if not provided.

This is a detail of our current implementation of the Tekton API, but the conformance spec dictates what fields all implementations must support.

In addition, I feel like some other fields marked as required should also be changed to recommended or optional i.e. description, paramSpec's default. wdyt?

I think "description" and "default" have been around for much longer and we are much more confident in the stability of those fields. Since we already have these fields as required, I don't see a good reason to downgrade them to "recommended".

[chuangw6]

@lbernick I see. I've updated to mark the type field in TaskResult and TaskRunResult as recommended for the object and array.
PTAL! Thanks

[lbernick]

it's a bit unfortunate that we're changing the type of a required field but since we only have one primary implementation of tekton currently it's probably OK?

[chuangw6]

I guess so because it's a backward compatible change. String type result is still supported as the way it was supported before.

[lbernick]

Just to clarify, if there were other implementations of the Tekton API, this would be a problem. The reason is that they might support the field "value" as a string, but with this change they are "required" to support value as a "ParamValue". This would mean an implementation that was previously conformant would not be conformant after this change. But since we have one main implementation, it doesn't matter too much.

[chuangw6]

Thanks for the clarification!

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/lgtm since andrew previously approved.

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