What is json-schema-traverse?
The json-schema-traverse package is used to traverse and process JSON Schemas. It allows you to visit every schema node to analyze or modify the schema. This can be useful for schema analysis, transformation, and enhancement.
What are json-schema-traverse's main functionalities?
Traversing a JSON Schema
This feature allows you to traverse a JSON Schema and execute a callback function at each node. The callback receives information about the current schema node, its path, and its context within the overall schema.
{"schema": {"type": "object", "properties": {"foo": {"type": "string"}, "bar": {"type": "number"}}}, "callback": "(schema, jsonPtr, rootSchema, parentJsonPtr, parentKeyword, parentSchema, keyIndex) => { console.log('Traversing:', jsonPtr); }"}
Modifying a JSON Schema during traversal
This feature allows you to modify the schema nodes during traversal. For example, you can add constraints like 'minLength' to string properties.
{"schema": {"type": "object", "properties": {"foo": {"type": "string"}, "bar": {"type": "number"}}}, "callback": "(schema, jsonPtr, rootSchema, parentJsonPtr, parentKeyword, parentSchema, keyIndex) => { if (schema.type === 'string') { schema.minLength = 1; } }"}
Other packages similar to json-schema-traverse
json-schema-walker
json-schema-walker is similar to json-schema-traverse in that it allows you to walk through a JSON Schema. However, it has a different API and may offer different customization options for the traversal process.
json-schema-ref-parser
json-schema-ref-parser can dereference JSON Schemas, resolving all $ref pointers. This is different from json-schema-traverse, which does not resolve references but can be used in conjunction with it to traverse the dereferenced schema.