@loaders.gl/schema

What is @loaders.gl/schema?

@loaders.gl/schema is a library that provides utilities for working with data schemas, including parsing, validation, and transformation of structured data. It is part of the larger loaders.gl suite, which is designed for loading and processing large datasets efficiently.

What are @loaders.gl/schema's main functionalities?

Schema Parsing

This feature allows you to define and parse a schema for structured data. The code sample demonstrates how to create a new schema with fields for 'id', 'name', and 'age'.

const { Schema } = require('@loaders.gl/schema');
const schema = new Schema({
  fields: [
    {name: 'id', type: 'integer'},
    {name: 'name', type: 'string'},
    {name: 'age', type: 'integer'}
  ]
});
console.log(schema);

Data Validation

This feature allows you to validate data against a defined schema. The code sample shows how to validate an object with 'id', 'name', and 'age' fields against the schema.

const { Schema, validate } = require('@loaders.gl/schema');
const schema = new Schema({
  fields: [
    {name: 'id', type: 'integer'},
    {name: 'name', type: 'string'},
    {name: 'age', type: 'integer'}
  ]
});
const data = { id: 1, name: 'John Doe', age: 30 };
const isValid = validate(schema, data);
console.log(isValid);

Data Transformation

This feature allows you to transform data to match the types defined in the schema. The code sample demonstrates transforming string values to their respective types as defined in the schema.

const { Schema, transform } = require('@loaders.gl/schema');
const schema = new Schema({
  fields: [
    {name: 'id', type: 'integer'},
    {name: 'name', type: 'string'},
    {name: 'age', type: 'integer'}
  ]
});
const data = { id: '1', name: 'John Doe', age: '30' };
const transformedData = transform(schema, data);
console.log(transformedData);

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README

@loaders.gl/schema

This module contains:

• Classes and APIs for manipulating tabular data output from loaders.gl table category loaders (CSV, JSON, ...).

loaders.gl is a collection of framework-independent 3D and geospatial parsers and encoders.

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