From e2a3fa45e033e6e42b8f4b888c8777a8a94407cb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sergio Moya <1083296+smoya@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2023 11:16:58 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix: clarify expected type for Message headers (#952)

---
 spec/asyncapi.md | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/spec/asyncapi.md b/spec/asyncapi.md
index d973cb87..f4be4969 100644
--- a/spec/asyncapi.md
+++ b/spec/asyncapi.md
@@ -1228,7 +1228,7 @@ Describes a message received on a given channel and operation.
 Field Name | Type | Description
 ---|:---:|---
 <a name="messageObjectMessageId"></a>messageId | `string` | Unique string used to identify the message. The id MUST be unique among all messages described in the API. The messageId value is **case-sensitive**. Tools and libraries MAY use the messageId to uniquely identify a message, therefore, it is RECOMMENDED to follow common programming naming conventions.
-<a name="messageObjectHeaders"></a>headers | [Multi Format Schema Object](#multiFormatSchemaObject) &#124; [Schema Object](#schemaObject) &#124; [Reference Object](#referenceObject) | Schema definition of the application headers. Schema MUST be of type "object". It **MUST NOT** define the protocol headers. If this is a [Schema Object](#schemaObject), then the `schemaFormat` will be assumed to be "application/vnd.aai.asyncapi+json;version=`asyncapi`" where the version is equal to the [AsyncAPI Version String](#A2SVersionString).
+<a name="messageObjectHeaders"></a>headers | [Multi Format Schema Object](#multiFormatSchemaObject) &#124; [Schema Object](#schemaObject) &#124; [Reference Object](#referenceObject) | Schema definition of the application headers. Schema MUST be a map of key-value pairs. It **MUST NOT** define the protocol headers. If this is a [Schema Object](#schemaObject), then the `schemaFormat` will be assumed to be "application/vnd.aai.asyncapi+json;version=`asyncapi`" where the version is equal to the [AsyncAPI Version String](#A2SVersionString).
 <a name="messageObjectPayload"></a>payload | [Multi Format Schema Object](#multiFormatSchemaObject) &#124; [Schema Object](#schemaObject) &#124; [Reference Object](#referenceObject) | Definition of the message payload. If this is a [Schema Object](#schemaObject), then the `schemaFormat` will be assumed to be "application/vnd.aai.asyncapi+json;version=`asyncapi`" where the version is equal to the [AsyncAPI Version String](#A2SVersionString). 
 <a name="messageObjectCorrelationId"></a>correlationId | [Correlation ID Object](#correlationIdObject) &#124; [Reference Object](#referenceObject) | Definition of the correlation ID used for message tracing or matching.
 <a name="messageObjectContentType"></a>contentType | `string` | The content type to use when encoding/decoding a message's payload. The value MUST be a specific media type (e.g. `application/json`). When omitted, the value MUST be the one specified on the [defaultContentType](#defaultContentTypeString) field.
@@ -1412,7 +1412,7 @@ If you're looking to apply traits to an operation, see the [Operation Trait Obje
 Field Name | Type | Description
 ---|:---:|---
 <a name="messageTraitObjectMessageId"></a>messageId | `string` | Unique string used to identify the message. The id MUST be unique among all messages described in the API. The messageId value is **case-sensitive**. Tools and libraries MAY use the messageId to uniquely identify a message, therefore, it is RECOMMENDED to follow common programming naming conventions.
-<a name="messageTraitObjectHeaders"></a>headers | [Multi Format Schema Object](#multiFormatSchemaObject) &#124; [Schema Object](#schemaObject) &#124; [Reference Object](#referenceObject) | Schema definition of the application headers. Schema MUST be of type "object". It **MUST NOT** define the protocol headers. If this is a [Schema Object](#schemaObject), then the `schemaFormat` will be assumed to be "application/vnd.aai.asyncapi+json;version=`asyncapi`" where the version is equal to the [AsyncAPI Version String](#A2SVersionString).
+<a name="messageTraitObjectHeaders"></a>headers | [Multi Format Schema Object](#multiFormatSchemaObject) &#124; [Schema Object](#schemaObject) &#124; [Reference Object](#referenceObject) | Schema definition of the application headers. Schema MUST be a map of key-value pairs. It **MUST NOT** define the protocol headers. If this is a [Schema Object](#schemaObject), then the `schemaFormat` will be assumed to be "application/vnd.aai.asyncapi+json;version=`asyncapi`" where the version is equal to the [AsyncAPI Version String](#A2SVersionString).
 <a name="messageTraitObjectCorrelationId"></a>correlationId | [Correlation ID Object](#correlationIdObject) &#124; [Reference Object](#referenceObject) | Definition of the correlation ID used for message tracing or matching.
 <a name="messageTraitObjectContentType"></a>contentType | `string` | The content type to use when encoding/decoding a message's payload. The value MUST be a specific media type (e.g. `application/json`). When omitted, the value MUST be the one specified on the [defaultContentType](#defaultContentTypeString) field.
 <a name="messageTraitObjectName"></a>name | `string` | A machine-friendly name for the message.