json content random key in hash, how to use json schema spec in this case

[tiger63...@gmail.com]

Hi guys, 
I have a problem.
i m working on ruby on rails and i have a big json to check.
I want to use jSON Schema to check my json in my unit test.


It almost works but one thing is bloking me... :(

I have a json like that

{
"myjson": {
            "af": {
              "userId": -1,
              "username": "",
              "progress": 0,
              "timestamp": "1"
            },
            "am": {
              "userId": -1,
              "username": "",
              "progress": 0,
              "timestamp": "1"
            },
....
}, 'toto':'value' ...
}

The key on myjson object can be af or am , or another thing not really determinated.

When i try to use : http://jsonschema.net/#/

 The schema is like that : 

{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-04/schema#",
  "id": "/",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "data": {
      "id": "data",
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {}
    },
    "myjson": {
      "id": "myjson",
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "af": {
          "id": "af",
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "userId": {
              "id": "userId",
              "type": "integer"
            },
            "username": {
              "id": "username",
              "type": "string"
            },
            "progress": {
              "id": "progress",
              "type": "integer"
            },
            "timestamp": {
              "id": "timestamp",
              "type": "string"
            }
          }
        },
        "am": {
          "id": "am",
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "userId": {
              "id": "userId",
              "type": "integer"
            },
            "username": {
              "id": "username",
              "type": "string"
            },
            "progress": {
              "id": "progress",
              "type": "integer"
            },
            "timestamp": {
              "id": "timestamp",
              "type": "string"
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "data",
    "myjson"
  ]
}

How can i have just one generic object  and ovoid to have "am", "af".... ?

I hope it s understanding.
Cheers,

Thomas

 

[Jason Desrosiers]

You can use `additionalProperties` if the key can be any string.

{

  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-04/schema#",

  "type": "object",

  "properties": {

    "data": { "type": "object" },

    "myjson": {

      "type": "object",

      "additionalProperties": {

        "type": "object",

        "properties": {

          "userId": { "type": "integer" },

          "username": { "type": "string" },

          "progress": { "type": "integer" },

          "timestamp": { "type": "string" }

        }

      }

    }

  },

  "required": ["data", "myjson"]

}

If the key has constraints you can use `patternProperties` instead.  For example, if the key is always two lowercase letters, you could use the following.

{

  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-04/schema#",

  "type": "object",

  "properties": {

    "data": { "type": "object" },

    "myjson": {

      "type": "object",

      "patternProperties": {

        "^[a-z][a-z]$": {

          "type": "object",

          "properties": {

            "userId": { "type": "integer" },

            "username": { "type": "string" },

            "progress": { "type": "integer" },

            "timestamp": { "type": "string" }

          }

        }

      },

      "additionalProperties": false

    }

  },

  "required": ["data", "myjson"]

}

Also, you are using `id` incorrectly.  I think you want to use `title` instead.