Go examples

Simple model

A simple model with some scalar properties.

{
  "definitions": {
    "Student": {
      "description": "A simple student struct",
      "type": "struct",
      "properties": {
        "firstName": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "lastName": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "age": {
          "type": "integer"
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "root": "Student"
}

student.go

package TypeSchema

// A simple student struct
type Student struct {
    FirstName string `json:"firstName"`
    LastName string `json:"lastName"`
    Age int `json:"age"`
}

Model with inheritance

A student struct which extends from a different struct.

{
  "definitions": {
    "Human": {
      "type": "struct",
      "properties": {
        "firstName": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "lastName": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "age": {
          "type": "integer"
        }
      }
    },
    "Student": {
      "parent": {
        "type": "reference",
        "target": "Human"
      },
      "type": "struct",
      "properties": {
        "studentId": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "root": "Student"
}

human.go

package TypeSchema
type Human struct {
    FirstName string `json:"firstName"`
    LastName string `json:"lastName"`
    Age int `json:"age"`
}

student.go

package TypeSchema
type Student struct {
    FirstName string `json:"firstName"`
    LastName string `json:"lastName"`
    Age int `json:"age"`
    StudentId string `json:"studentId"`
}

Model with reference

A student struct which reference a faculty struct.

{
  "definitions": {
    "Student": {
      "description": "A student struct with an assigned faculty",
      "type": "struct",
      "properties": {
        "firstName": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "lastName": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "age": {
          "type": "integer"
        },
        "faculty": {
          "type": "reference",
          "target": "Faculty"
        }
      }
    },
    "Faculty": {
      "type": "struct",
      "properties": {
        "name": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "root": "Student"
}

student.go

package TypeSchema

// A student struct with an assigned faculty
type Student struct {
    FirstName string `json:"firstName"`
    LastName string `json:"lastName"`
    Age int `json:"age"`
    Faculty *Faculty `json:"faculty"`
}

faculty.go

package TypeSchema
type Faculty struct {
    Name string `json:"name"`
}

Map with string values

A student struct which contains a map with arbitrary string values.

{
  "definitions": {
    "Student": {
      "type": "struct",
      "properties": {
        "firstName": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "lastName": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "age": {
          "type": "integer"
        },
        "properties": {
          "type": "map",
          "schema": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "root": "Student"
}

student.go

package TypeSchema
type Student struct {
    FirstName string `json:"firstName"`
    LastName string `json:"lastName"`
    Age int `json:"age"`
    Properties map[string]string `json:"properties"`
}

Model with discriminator

A struct which uses a discriminator mapping.

{
  "definitions": {
    "Human": {
      "type": "struct",
      "properties": {
        "firstName": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "lastName": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "location": {
          "type": "reference",
          "target": "Location"
        }
      }
    },
    "Location": {
      "type": "struct",
      "base": true,
      "properties": {
        "type": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      },
      "discriminator": "type",
      "mapping": {
        "Web": "web",
        "World": "world"
      }
    },
    "Web": {
      "parent": {
        "type": "reference",
        "target": "Location"
      },
      "type": "struct",
      "properties": {
        "url": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      }
    },
    "World": {
      "parent": {
        "type": "reference",
        "target": "Location"
      },
      "type": "struct",
      "properties": {
        "lat": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "long": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "root": "Human"
}

human.go

package TypeSchema
type Human struct {
    FirstName string `json:"firstName"`
    LastName string `json:"lastName"`
    Location *Location `json:"location"`
}

location.go

package TypeSchema
type Location struct {
    Type string `json:"type"`
}

web.go

package TypeSchema
type Web struct {
    Type string `json:"type"`
    Url string `json:"url"`
}

world.go

package TypeSchema
type World struct {
    Type string `json:"type"`
    Lat string `json:"lat"`
    Long string `json:"long"`
}

Model with generics

A struct which uses generics.

{
  "definitions": {
    "Student": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "matricleNumber": {
          "type": "integer"
        }
      }
    },
    "StudentMap": {
      "type": "struct",
      "parent": {
        "type": "reference",
        "target": "Map",
        "template": {
          "T": "Student"
        }
      }
    },
    "Map": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "totalResults": {
          "type": "integer"
        },
        "entries": {
          "type": "array",
          "schema": {
            "type": "generic",
            "name": "T"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "root": "StudentMap"
}

student.go

package TypeSchema
type Student struct {
    MatricleNumber int `json:"matricleNumber"`
}

student_map.go

package TypeSchema
type StudentMap struct {
    TotalResults int `json:"totalResults"`
    Entries []Student `json:"entries"`
}

map.go

package TypeSchema
type Map[T any] struct {
    TotalResults int `json:"totalResults"`
    Entries []T `json:"entries"`
}

Import other TypeSchema specification

A struct which references an external TypeSchema.

{
  "import": {
    "my_ns": "file:///generic.json"
  },
  "definitions": {
    "Faculty": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "description": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "students": {
          "type": "array",
          "schema": {
            "type": "reference",
            "target": "my_ns:StudentMap"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "root": "Faculty"
}

faculty.go

package TypeSchema
type Faculty struct {
    Description string `json:"description"`
    Students []StudentMap `json:"students"`
}

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