Merge pull request #8316 from duglin/Issue4787

Add a note about using an open schema model - Issue #4787
2014-10-01 11:21:09 -07:00 · 2014-10-01 11:21:09 -07:00 · 04251b3e54
parent f852233a01 c8f3151aa6
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--- a/docs/sources/reference/api/docker_remote_api.md
+++ b/docs/sources/reference/api/docker_remote_api.md
@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ page_keywords: API, Docker, rcli, REST, documentation
   "serveraddress" : "string", "auth": ""}`. Notice that `auth` is to be left
   empty, `serveraddress` is a domain/ip without protocol, and that double
   quotes (instead of single ones) are required.
+ - The Remote API uses an open schema model.  In this model, unknown 
+   properties in incoming messages will be ignored.
+   Client applications need to take this into account to ensure
+   they will not break when talking to newer Docker daemons.

 The current version of the API is v1.15