From 4cbe7bd73a5e129fce1a1d7fa80041e155e3562b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jan Pretzel <jan.pretzel@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2017 22:17:57 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] docs: messages published as JSON

---
 packages/pubsub/src/topic.js | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/packages/pubsub/src/topic.js b/packages/pubsub/src/topic.js
index ab58d94f584..e5fe34c40d5 100644
--- a/packages/pubsub/src/topic.js
+++ b/packages/pubsub/src/topic.js
@@ -369,6 +369,9 @@ Topic.prototype.getSubscriptionsStream = function(options) {
  *     box your message in to an object with a `data` and `attributes` property.
  *     `data` will be the raw message value you want to publish, and
  *     `attributes` is a key/value pair of attributes to apply to the message.
+ *     All messages not provided as `Buffer` will be published in JSON format.
+ *     If your receiving end uses another library, make sure it parses the
+ *     message properly.
  * @param {object=} options - Configuration object.
  * @param {boolean} options.raw - Enable if you require setting attributes on
  *     your messages.