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authorAdam Cozzette <acozzette@google.com>2016-06-29 15:23:27 -0700
committerAdam Cozzette <acozzette@google.com>2016-06-29 15:38:03 -0700
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@@ -107,6 +107,58 @@ option java_generate_equals_and_hash = true;
// describe the updated values, the API ignores the values of all
// fields not covered by the mask.
//
+// If a repeated field is specified for an update operation, the existing
+// repeated values in the target resource will be overwritten by the new values.
+// Note that a repeated field is only allowed in the last position of a field
+// mask.
+//
+// If a sub-message is specified in the last position of the field mask for an
+// update operation, then the existing sub-message in the target resource is
+// overwritten. Given the target message:
+//
+// f {
+// b {
+// d : 1
+// x : 2
+// }
+// c : 1
+// }
+//
+// And an update message:
+//
+// f {
+// b {
+// d : 10
+// }
+// }
+//
+// then if the field mask is:
+//
+// paths: "f.b"
+//
+// then the result will be:
+//
+// f {
+// b {
+// d : 10
+// }
+// c : 1
+// }
+//
+// However, if the update mask was:
+//
+// paths: "f.b.d"
+//
+// then the result would be:
+//
+// f {
+// b {
+// d : 10
+// x : 2
+// }
+// c : 1
+// }
+//
// In order to reset a field's value to the default, the field must
// be in the mask and set to the default value in the provided resource.
// Hence, in order to reset all fields of a resource, provide a default