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Docs include old schema references

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Issue type
Documentation
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Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
flutter

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Compare docs/specification.md with schema/arb.json, starting with fields such as source_text and the schema's additionalProperties setting. Update the specification so its documented fields match the published schema, then verify that the reported discrepancies are resolved. Treat schema versioning as a separate question unless the issue's scope is clarified.

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Description

I expect this is just a copy/paste issue from the old Wiki, but the documentation of the spec includes fields that aren't part of the published schema, e.g. source_text.

Not being a Flutter dev I don't know what purpose this field ever had, but I got at least one email from a customer when I suddenly removed it from my ARB file generator.

I appreciate the docs say it's extensible, but the schema states {"additionalProperties":false}.

As an aside, it would be useful if future changes to the schema were in some way versioned, whether they relate to changes in Flutter or otherwise. (@@version?)

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