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about_schema_classes SHORT DESCRIPTION This module uses several custom classes in order to provide flexibility and functionality to the module and experience as a whole. LONG DESCRIPTION This module uses several custom classes in order to provide flexibility and functionality to the module and experience as a whole. The SchemaModule classes are derived from the JSON Schema reference pages for draft 7.0. They contain all the attributes for each object as well as some support methods to make working with the objects easier. As they are PowerShell Custom Types, they can't be used directly within PowerShell. In order to take advantage of these types in your own scripts you may need to add a "using" statement, or leverage the New-SchemaElement function to instantiate the objects in the PowerShell console. Classes The SchemaModule classes are derived from the JSON Schema reference pages for draft 7.0. They contain all the attributes for each object as well as some support methods to make working with the objects easier. SCHEMADOCUMENT This class is really modified object that contains the $schema attribute as well as validation on what values can be present for that attribute. Schema Object Schema Keyword Schema Types SCHEMASTRING The string type is used for strings of text. It may contain Unicode characters. Schema String Schema Types SCHEMAINTEGER The integer type is used for integral numbers. In PowerShell this is an int32 Schema Integer Schema Types SCHEMANUMBER The number type is used for any numeric type, either integers or floating point numbers. In PowerShell this is a double. Schema Number Schema Types SCHEMABOOLEAN The boolean type matches only two special values: true and false. Note that values that evaluate to true or false, such as 1 and 0, are not accepted by the schema. Schema Boolean Schema Types SCHEMAOBJECT Objects are the mapping type in JSON. They map "keys" to "values". In JSON, the "keys" must always be strings. Each of these pairs is conventionally referred to as a "property". Schema Object Schema Types SCHEMADEFINITION Sometimes we have small subschemas that are only intended for use in the current schema and it doesn't make sense to define them as separate schemas. Schema Definition Schema Types SCHEMAARRAY Arrays are used for ordered elements. In JSON, each element in an array may be of a different type. Schema Array Schema Types EXAMPLES String = New-SchemaElement -Type string $String |Get-Member TypeName: schemaString Name MemberType Definition ---- ---------- ---------- AddEnum Method void AddEnum(string enum) AddExample Method void AddExample(string example) Equals Method bool Equals(System.Object obj) GetHashCode Method int GetHashCode() GetType Method type GetType() ToString Method System.Object ToString() default Property string default {get;set;} description Property string description {get;set;} enum Property string[] enum {get;set;} examples Property string[] examples {get;set;} id Property string id {get;set;} maxLength Property int maxLength {get;set;} minLength Property int minLength {get;set;} pattern Property string pattern {get;set;} ref Property string ref {get;set;} title Property string title {get;set;} type Property string type {get;set;} $String.AddEnum(@('cat','dog')) $String |ConvertTo-Json { "type": "string", "examples": [ ], "id": null, "ref": null, "minLength": 0, "maxLength": 0, "pattern": null, "enum": [ "cat dog" ], "title": null, "description": null, "default": null } # This example shows how to create an object and access one of the methods $Schema = Get-SchemaDocument -Path 'D:\TEMP\test\schema-sample.json' $Schema |Get-Member TypeName: schemaDocument Name MemberType Definition ---- ---------- ---------- AddProperty Method System.Object AddProperty(System.Object property) Equals Method bool Equals(System.Object obj) Find Method System.Object Find(string item) GetHashCode Method int GetHashCode() GetProperty Method System.Object GetProperty(string PropertyName) GetType Method type GetType() ToObject Method System.Object ToObject(), System.Object ToObject(int Depth), System.Object ToObject(string PropertyName), System.Object ToObject(string PropertyName, int Depth) ToString Method System.Object ToString() additionalProperties Property bool additionalProperties {get;set;} default Property System.Object default {get;set;} definitions Property System.Object definitions {get;set;} description Property string description {get;set;} id Property string id {get;set;} properties Property System.Object properties {get;set;} required Property string[] required {get;set;} schema Property string schema {get;set;} title Property string title {get;set;} type Property string type {get;set;} $Schema.Find('printers') $id title description default items --- ----- ----------- ------- ----- #/properties/contents/items/anyOf/0/properties/printers The printers schema An explanation about the purpose of this instance. {} @{anyOf=System.Object[]} This is another example of using methods within a created object SEE ALSO Project Site Github Repo |