KAFKA-12570: Document compact arrays in flexible versions#22862
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What changed
variable-length fields
COMPACT_ARRAYinstead ofARRAYvariable-length length prefix, and tagged-fields section
Why
The protocol primitive-type table lists compact encodings but did not
explain when clients must use them. This left implementers to infer that
flexible message versions use
COMPACT_ARRAYand the otherCOMPACT_*types.
Impact
Client implementers can now determine the correct array encoding for
flexible message versions directly from the wire-protocol guide.
Validation
./gradlew siteDocsTargit diff --check