In RegTAP 1.2, res_details xpaths coming from the various testQuery elements are marked as non-mandatory. Since astropy/pyvo#767 wants these keys, this becomes an interoperability issue.
On the other hand, as of 2026-06-15, all registered RegTAP services (GAVO, STScI, ESAVO) do expose them. Hence, we might as well make them mandatory in 1.3.
In RegTAP 1.2, res_details xpaths coming from the various testQuery elements are marked as non-mandatory. Since astropy/pyvo#767 wants these keys, this becomes an interoperability issue.
On the other hand, as of 2026-06-15, all registered RegTAP services (GAVO, STScI, ESAVO) do expose them. Hence, we might as well make them mandatory in 1.3.