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new 3c7b130 Spec: Clarify variant shredding spec (#512)
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commit 3c7b130933d08ba583bf2a2de64e8d02549db038
Author: Aihua Xu <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Fri Aug 15 13:53:45 2025 -0700
Spec: Clarify variant shredding spec (#512)
---
VariantShredding.md | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/VariantShredding.md b/VariantShredding.md
index f27b409..d8d9ddf 100644
--- a/VariantShredding.md
+++ b/VariantShredding.md
@@ -126,7 +126,8 @@ The list `element` must be a required group.
The `element` group can contain `value` and `typed_value` fields.
The element's `value` field stores the element as Variant-encoded `binary`
when the `typed_value` is not present or cannot represent it.
The `typed_value` field may be omitted when not shredding elements as a
specific type.
-When `typed_value` is omitted, `value` must be `required`.
+The `value` field may be omitted when shredding elements as a specific type.
+However, at least one of the two fields must be present.
For example, a `tags` Variant may be shredded as a list of strings using the
following definition:
```
