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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset='utf-8'>
<title>JSON Schema in RDF</title>
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<section id='abstract'>
<p>
This document introduces an RDF vocabulary for JSON schema definitions.
This vocabulary provides a stable namespace IRI for JSON schema keywords,
as well as simple axioms, defined against schema.org's meta-model. Various
examples on how to use the vocabulary are also introduced, e.g. to annotate
schemas with JSON-LD metadata or to embed schema annotations inside RDF
graphs.
</p>
</section>
<section id='sotd'>
<p>
Validation of the document by the Working Group is expected by the end of June 2019.
</p>
</section>
<section>
<h2>Introduction</h2>
<p>
JSON schema is a popular schema language for JSON documents
[[json-schema-validation]]. This vocabulary includes the main terms
defined by JSON schema in order to represent schema definitions in RDF.
Besides providing a stable namespace IRI for JSON schema terms, this
vocabulary also includes axioms based on schema.org's meta-model. Its
design favors simplicity of use over completeness.
</p>
<p>
Representing JSON schema in RDF was originally intended to be used
as part of the W3C Web of Things (WoT) framework and in particular in
the Thing Description model [[wot-thing-description]]. However,
processing JSON schema in RDF is not limited to WoT. Other use cases
include:
</p>
<ul>
<li>Alignment of schema definitions with RDF vocabularies and RDF shapes</li>
<li>Rule-based validation or transformation of JSON data</li>
<li>Integration of various forms of data specfications, including JSON schema</li>
</ul>
<p>
incidentally, the RDF representation of JSON schema definitions
provides an alternative to the JSON hyper-schema [[json-hyper-schema]]
for cross-references and linking. Examples are provided at the end
of the document.
</p>
</section>
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<section><h2>Axiomatization</h2><section><h3>Classes</h3><section id="ArraySchema"><h4>ArraySchema</h4><p>IRI: <code>https://www.w3.org/2019/wot/json-schema#ArraySchema</code></p><span>Metadata describing data of type array. This subclass is indicated by the value <code>array</code> assigned to <code>type</code> in <code>DataSchema</code> instances.</span><table class="def numbered"><tbody><tr><td>Sub-class of</td><td><code><a href="#DataSchema">jsonschema:DataSchema</a></code></td></tr><tr><td>In the domain of</td><td><code><a href="#items">jsonschema:items</a></code><br><code><a href="#maxItems">jsonschema:maxItems</a></code><br><code><a href="#minItems">jsonschema:minItems</a></code></td></tr></tbody></table></section>
<section id="BooleanSchema"><h4>BooleanSchema</h4><p>IRI: <code>https://www.w3.org/2019/wot/json-schema#BooleanSchema</code></p><span>Metadata describing data of type <code>boolean</code>. This subclass is indicated by the value <code>boolean</code> assigned to <code>type</code> in <code>DataSchema</code> instances.</span><table class="def numbered"><tbody><tr><td>Sub-class of</td><td><code><a href="#DataSchema">jsonschema:DataSchema</a></code></td></tr></tbody></table></section>
<section id="DataSchema"><h4>DataSchema</h4><p>IRI: <code>https://www.w3.org/2019/wot/json-schema#DataSchema</code></p><span>Metadata that describes the data format used. It can be used for validation.</span><table class="def numbered"><tbody><tr><td>Super-class of</td><td><code><a href="#ArraySchema">jsonschema:ArraySchema</a></code><br><code><a href="#BooleanSchema">jsonschema:BooleanSchema</a></code><br><code><a href="#IntegerSchema">jsonschema:IntegerSchema</a></code><br><code><a href="#NullSchema">jsonschema:NullSchema</a></code><br><code><a href="#NumberSchema">jsonschema:NumberSchema</a></code><br><code><a href="#ObjectSchema">jsonschema:ObjectSchema</a></code><br><code><a href="#StringSchema">jsonschema:StringSchema</a></code></td></tr><tr><td>In the domain of</td><td><code><a href="#allOf">jsonschema:allOf</a></code><br><code><a href="#anyOf">jsonschema:anyOf</a></code><br><code><a href="#const">jsonschema:const</a></code><br><code><a href="#default">jsonschema:default</a></code><br><code><a href="#enum">jsonschema:enum</a></code><br><code><a href="#oneOf">jsonschema:oneOf</a></code><br><code><a href="#propertyName">jsonschema:propertyName</a></code><br><code><a href="#readOnly">jsonschema:readOnly</a></code><br><code><a href="#writeOnly">jsonschema:writeOnly</a></code><br><code><a href="https://www.w3.org/2019/wot/td#description">td:description</a></code><br><code><a href="https://www.w3.org/2019/wot/td#descriptionInLanguage">td:descriptionInLanguage</a></code><br><code><a href="https://www.w3.org/2019/wot/td#title">td:title</a></code><br><code><a href="https://www.w3.org/2019/wot/td#titleInLanguage">td:titleInLanguage</a></code></td></tr><tr><td>In the range of</td><td><code><a href="#allOf">jsonschema:allOf</a></code><br><code><a href="#anyOf">jsonschema:anyOf</a></code><br><code><a href="#items">jsonschema:items</a></code><br><code><a href="#oneOf">jsonschema:oneOf</a></code><br><code><a href="#properties">jsonschema:properties</a></code></td></tr></tbody></table></section>
<section id="IntegerSchema"><h4>IntegerSchema</h4><p>IRI: <code>https://www.w3.org/2019/wot/json-schema#IntegerSchema</code></p><span>Metadata describing data of type <code>integer</code>. This subclass is indicated by the value <code>integer</code> assigned to <code>type</code> in <code>DataSchema</code> instances.</span><table class="def numbered"><tbody><tr><td>Sub-class of</td><td><code><a href="#DataSchema">jsonschema:DataSchema</a></code></td></tr><tr><td>In the domain of</td><td><code><a href="#exclusiveMaximum">jsonschema:exclusiveMaximum</a></code><br><code><a href="#exclusiveMinimum">jsonschema:exclusiveMinimum</a></code><br><code><a href="#maximum">jsonschema:maximum</a></code><br><code><a href="#minimum">jsonschema:minimum</a></code><br><code><a href="#multipleOf">jsonschema:multipleOf</a></code></td></tr></tbody></table></section>
<section id="NullSchema"><h4>NullSchema</h4><p>IRI: <code>https://www.w3.org/2019/wot/json-schema#NullSchema</code></p><span>Metadata describing data of type <code>null</code>. This subclass is indicated by the value <code>null</code> assigned to <code>type</code> in <code>DataSchema</code> instances. This Subclass describes only one acceptable value, namely <code>null</code>. It is important to note that <code>null</code> does not mean the absence of a value. It is analogous to <code>null</code> in JavaScript, <code>None</code> in Python, <code>null</code> in Java and <code>nil</code> in Ruby programming languages. It can be used as part of a <code>oneOf</code> declaration, where it is used to indicate, that the data can also be <code>null</code>.</span><table class="def numbered"><tbody><tr><td>Sub-class of</td><td><code><a href="#DataSchema">jsonschema:DataSchema</a></code></td></tr></tbody></table></section>
<section id="NumberSchema"><h4>NumberSchema</h4><p>IRI: <code>https://www.w3.org/2019/wot/json-schema#NumberSchema</code></p><span>Metadata describing data of type <code>number</code>. This subclass is indicated by the value <code>number</code> assigned to <code>type</code> in <code>DataSchema</code> instances.</span><table class="def numbered"><tbody><tr><td>Sub-class of</td><td><code><a href="#DataSchema">jsonschema:DataSchema</a></code></td></tr><tr><td>In the domain of</td><td><code><a href="#exclusiveMaximum">jsonschema:exclusiveMaximum</a></code><br><code><a href="#exclusiveMinimum">jsonschema:exclusiveMinimum</a></code><br><code><a href="#maximum">jsonschema:maximum</a></code><br><code><a href="#minimum">jsonschema:minimum</a></code><br><code><a href="#multipleOf">jsonschema:multipleOf</a></code></td></tr></tbody></table></section>
<section id="ObjectSchema"><h4>ObjectSchema</h4><p>IRI: <code>https://www.w3.org/2019/wot/json-schema#ObjectSchema</code></p><span>Metadata describing data of type <code>object</code>. This subclass is indicated by the value <code>object</code> assigned to <code>type</code> in <code>DataSchema</code> instances.</span><table class="def numbered"><tbody><tr><td>Sub-class of</td><td><code><a href="#DataSchema">jsonschema:DataSchema</a></code></td></tr><tr><td>In the domain of</td><td><code><a href="#properties">jsonschema:properties</a></code><br><code><a href="#required">jsonschema:required</a></code></td></tr></tbody></table></section>
<section id="StringSchema"><h4>StringSchema</h4><p>IRI: <code>https://www.w3.org/2019/wot/json-schema#StringSchema</code></p><span>Metadata describing data of type <code>string</code>. This subclass is indicated by the value <code>string</code> assigned to <code>type</code> in <code>DataSchema</code> instances.</span><table class="def numbered"><tbody><tr><td>Sub-class of</td><td><code><a href="#DataSchema">jsonschema:DataSchema</a></code></td></tr><tr><td>In the domain of</td><td><code><a href="#contentEncoding">jsonschema:contentEncoding</a></code><br><code><a href="#contentMediaType">jsonschema:contentMediaType</a></code><br><code><a href="#format">jsonschema:format</a></code><br><code><a href="#maxLength">jsonschema:maxLength</a></code><br><code><a href="#minLength">jsonschema:minLength</a></code><br><code><a href="#pattern">jsonschema:pattern</a></code></td></tr></tbody></table></section></section><section><h3>Object Properties</h3><section id="allOf"><h4>allOf</h4><p>IRI: <code>https://www.w3.org/2019/wot/json-schema#allOf</code></p><span>Used to ensure that the data is valid against all of the specified schemas in the array.</span><table class="def numbered"><tbody><tr><td>Domain includes</td><td><code><a href="#DataSchema">jsonschema:DataSchema</a></code></td></tr><tr><td>Range includes</td><td><code><a href="#DataSchema">jsonschema:DataSchema</a></code></td></tr></tbody></table></section>
<section id="anyOf"><h4>anyOf</h4><p>IRI: <code>https://www.w3.org/2019/wot/json-schema#anyOf</code></p><span>Used to ensure that the data is valid against any of the specified schemas in the array.</span><table class="def numbered"><tbody><tr><td>Domain includes</td><td><code><a href="#DataSchema">jsonschema:DataSchema</a></code></td></tr><tr><td>Range includes</td><td><code><a href="#DataSchema">jsonschema:DataSchema</a></code></td></tr></tbody></table></section>
<section id="items"><h4>items</h4><p>IRI: <code>https://www.w3.org/2019/wot/json-schema#items</code></p><span>Used to define the characteristics of an array.</span><table class="def numbered"><tbody><tr><td>Domain includes</td><td><code><a href="#ArraySchema">jsonschema:ArraySchema</a></code></td></tr><tr><td>Range includes</td><td><code><a href="#DataSchema">jsonschema:DataSchema</a></code></td></tr></tbody></table></section>
<section id="oneOf"><h4>oneOf</h4><p>IRI: <code>https://www.w3.org/2019/wot/json-schema#oneOf</code></p><span>Used to ensure that the data is valid against exactly one of the specified schemas in the array.</span><table class="def numbered"><tbody><tr><td>Domain includes</td><td><code><a href="#DataSchema">jsonschema:DataSchema</a></code></td></tr><tr><td>Range includes</td><td><code><a href="#DataSchema">jsonschema:DataSchema</a></code></td></tr></tbody></table></section>
<section id="properties"><h4>properties</h4><p>IRI: <code>https://www.w3.org/2019/wot/json-schema#properties</code></p><span>Data schema nested definitions</span><table class="def numbered"><tbody><tr><td>Domain includes</td><td><code><a href="#ObjectSchema">jsonschema:ObjectSchema</a></code></td></tr><tr><td>Range includes</td><td><code><a href="#DataSchema">jsonschema:DataSchema</a></code></td></tr></tbody></table></section></section><section><h3>Datatype Properties</h3><section id="const"><h4>const</h4><p>IRI: <code>https://www.w3.org/2019/wot/json-schema#const</code></p><span>Provides a constant value.</span><table class="def numbered"><tbody><tr><td>Domain includes</td><td><code><a href="#DataSchema">jsonschema:DataSchema</a></code></td></tr></tbody></table></section>
<section id="contentEncoding"><h4>contentEncoding</h4><p>IRI: <code>https://www.w3.org/2019/wot/json-schema#contentEncoding</code></p><span>Specifies the encoding used to store the contents, as specified in RFC 2054. The values that are accepted: "7bit", "8bit", "binary", "quoted-printable" and "base64".</span><table class="def numbered"><tbody><tr><td>Domain includes</td><td><code><a href="#StringSchema">jsonschema:StringSchema</a></code></td></tr></tbody></table></section>
<section id="contentMediaType"><h4>contentMediaType</h4><p>IRI: <code>https://www.w3.org/2019/wot/json-schema#contentMediaType</code></p><span>Specifies the MIME type (e.g., image/png, audio/mpeg) of the contents of a string value, as described in RFC 2046.</span><table class="def numbered"><tbody><tr><td>Domain includes</td><td><code><a href="#StringSchema">jsonschema:StringSchema</a></code></td></tr></tbody></table></section>
<section id="default"><h4>default</h4><p>IRI: <code>https://www.w3.org/2019/wot/json-schema#default</code></p><span>Supply a default value. The value should validate against the data schema in which it resides.</span><table class="def numbered"><tbody><tr><td>Domain includes</td><td><code><a href="#DataSchema">jsonschema:DataSchema</a></code></td></tr></tbody></table></section>
<section id="enum"><h4>enum</h4><p>IRI: <code>https://www.w3.org/2019/wot/json-schema#enum</code></p><span>Restricted set of values provided as an array.</span><table class="def numbered"><tbody><tr><td>Domain includes</td><td><code><a href="#DataSchema">jsonschema:DataSchema</a></code></td></tr></tbody></table></section>
<section id="exclusiveMaximum"><h4>exclusiveMaximum</h4><p>IRI: <code>https://www.w3.org/2019/wot/json-schema#exclusiveMaximum</code></p><span>Specifies a maximum numeric value, representing an exclusive upper limit. Only applicable for associated number or integer types.</span><table class="def numbered"><tbody><tr><td>Domain includes</td><td><code><a href="#IntegerSchema">jsonschema:IntegerSchema</a></code><br><code><a href="#NumberSchema">jsonschema:NumberSchema</a></code></td></tr></tbody></table></section>
<section id="exclusiveMinimum"><h4>exclusiveMinimum</h4><p>IRI: <code>https://www.w3.org/2019/wot/json-schema#exclusiveMinimum</code></p><span>Specifies a minimum numeric value, representing an exclusive lower limit. Only applicable for associated number or integer types.</span><table class="def numbered"><tbody><tr><td>Domain includes</td><td><code><a href="#IntegerSchema">jsonschema:IntegerSchema</a></code><br><code><a href="#NumberSchema">jsonschema:NumberSchema</a></code></td></tr></tbody></table></section>
<section id="format"><h4>format</h4><p>IRI: <code>https://www.w3.org/2019/wot/json-schema#format</code></p><span>Allows validation based on a format pattern such as "date-time", "email", "uri", etc.</span><table class="def numbered"><tbody><tr><td>Domain includes</td><td><code><a href="#StringSchema">jsonschema:StringSchema</a></code></td></tr></tbody></table></section>
<section id="maxItems"><h4>maxItems</h4><p>IRI: <code>https://www.w3.org/2019/wot/json-schema#maxItems</code></p><span>Defines the maximum number of items that have to be in the array.</span><table class="def numbered"><tbody><tr><td>Domain includes</td><td><code><a href="#ArraySchema">jsonschema:ArraySchema</a></code></td></tr></tbody></table></section>
<section id="maxLength"><h4>maxLength</h4><p>IRI: <code>https://www.w3.org/2019/wot/json-schema#maxLength</code></p><span>Specifies the maximum length of a string. Only applicable for associated string types.</span><table class="def numbered"><tbody><tr><td>Domain includes</td><td><code><a href="#StringSchema">jsonschema:StringSchema</a></code></td></tr></tbody></table></section>
<section id="maximum"><h4>maximum</h4><p>IRI: <code>https://www.w3.org/2019/wot/json-schema#maximum</code></p><span>Specifies a maximum numeric value, representing an inclusive upper limit. Only applicable for associated number or integer types.</span><table class="def numbered"><tbody><tr><td>Domain includes</td><td><code><a href="#IntegerSchema">jsonschema:IntegerSchema</a></code><br><code><a href="#NumberSchema">jsonschema:NumberSchema</a></code></td></tr></tbody></table></section>
<section id="minItems"><h4>minItems</h4><p>IRI: <code>https://www.w3.org/2019/wot/json-schema#minItems</code></p><span>Defines the minimum number of items that have to be in the array.</span><table class="def numbered"><tbody><tr><td>Domain includes</td><td><code><a href="#ArraySchema">jsonschema:ArraySchema</a></code></td></tr></tbody></table></section>
<section id="minLength"><h4>minLength</h4><p>IRI: <code>https://www.w3.org/2019/wot/json-schema#minLength</code></p><span>Specifies the minimum length of a string. Only applicable for associated string types.</span><table class="def numbered"><tbody><tr><td>Domain includes</td><td><code><a href="#StringSchema">jsonschema:StringSchema</a></code></td></tr></tbody></table></section>
<section id="minimum"><h4>minimum</h4><p>IRI: <code>https://www.w3.org/2019/wot/json-schema#minimum</code></p><span>Specifies a minimum numeric value, representing an inclusive lower limit. Only applicable for associated number or integer types.</span><table class="def numbered"><tbody><tr><td>Domain includes</td><td><code><a href="#IntegerSchema">jsonschema:IntegerSchema</a></code><br><code><a href="#NumberSchema">jsonschema:NumberSchema</a></code></td></tr></tbody></table></section>
<section id="multipleOf"><h4>multipleOf</h4><p>IRI: <code>https://www.w3.org/2019/wot/json-schema#multipleOf</code></p><span>Specifies the multipleOf value number. The value must strictly greater than 0. Only applicable for associated number or integer types.</span><table class="def numbered"><tbody><tr><td>Domain includes</td><td><code><a href="#IntegerSchema">jsonschema:IntegerSchema</a></code><br><code><a href="#NumberSchema">jsonschema:NumberSchema</a></code></td></tr></tbody></table></section>
<section id="pattern"><h4>pattern</h4><p>IRI: <code>https://www.w3.org/2019/wot/json-schema#pattern</code></p><span>Provides a regular expression to express constraints of the string value. The regular expression must follow the ECMA 262 dialect.</span><table class="def numbered"><tbody><tr><td>Domain includes</td><td><code><a href="#StringSchema">jsonschema:StringSchema</a></code></td></tr></tbody></table></section>
<section id="propertyName"><h4>propertyName</h4><p>IRI: <code>https://www.w3.org/2019/wot/json-schema#propertyName</code></p><span>Used to store the indexing name in the parent object when this schema appears as a property of an object schema.</span><table class="def numbered"><tbody><tr><td>Domain includes</td><td><code><a href="#DataSchema">jsonschema:DataSchema</a></code></td></tr></tbody></table></section>
<section id="readOnly"><h4>readOnly</h4><p>IRI: <code>https://www.w3.org/2019/wot/json-schema#readOnly</code></p><span>Boolean value that is a hint to indicate whether a property interaction / value is read only (=true) or not (=false)</span><table class="def numbered"><tbody><tr><td>Domain includes</td><td><code><a href="#DataSchema">jsonschema:DataSchema</a></code></td></tr></tbody></table></section>
<section id="required"><h4>required</h4><p>IRI: <code>https://www.w3.org/2019/wot/json-schema#required</code></p><span>Defines which members of the object type are mandatory, i.e. which members are mandatory in the payload that is to be sent (e.g. input of <code>invokeaction</code>, <code>writeproperty</code>) and what members will be definitely delivered in the payload that is being received (e.g. output of <code>invokeaction</code>, <code>readproperty</code>)</span><table class="def numbered"><tbody><tr><td>Domain includes</td><td><code><a href="#ObjectSchema">jsonschema:ObjectSchema</a></code></td></tr></tbody></table></section>
<section id="writeOnly"><h4>writeOnly</h4><p>IRI: <code>https://www.w3.org/2019/wot/json-schema#writeOnly</code></p><span>Boolean value that is a hint to indicate whether a property interaction / value is write only (=true) or not (=false)</span><table class="def numbered"><tbody><tr><td>Domain includes</td><td><code><a href="#DataSchema">jsonschema:DataSchema</a></code></td></tr></tbody></table></section></section><section><h3>Annotation Properties</h3><p>No AnnotationProperty found in the ontology.</p></section></section>
<section>
<h2>Usage Examples</h2>
<section>
<h3>Interpreting JSON Schema as JSON-LD 1.1</h3>
<p>
The following JSON-LD context [[json-ld11]] can be added to JSON schema
definitions to obtain an RDF representation of these definitions.
</p>
<aside id="json-ld11-ctx" class="example" title="JSON-LD 1.1 context for the JSON schema vocabulary">
<pre>
{
"@context": {
"@version": 1.1,
"xsd": "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#",
"@vocab": "https://www.w3.org/2019/wot/json-schema#",
"dct": "http://purl.org/dc/terms/",
"id": { "@id": "@id" },
"type": { "@id": "@type" },
"object": "ObjectSchema",
"array": "ArraySchema",
"boolean": "BooleanSchema",
"string": "StringSchema",
"number": "NumberSchema",
"integer": "IntegerSchema",
"null": "NullSchema",
"properties": {
"@container": "@index",
"@index": "propertyName"
},
"items": { "@type": "@vocab" },
"oneOf": { "@type": "@vocab", "@container": "@set" },
"allOf": { "@type": "@vocab", "@container": "@set" },
"anyOf": { "@type": "@vocab", "@container": "@set" },
"minItems": { "@type": "xsd:nonNegativeInteger" },
"maxItems": { "@type": "xsd:nonNegativeInteger" },
"minimum": { "@type": "xsd:decimal" },
"maximum": { "@type": "xsd:decimal" },
"enum": { "@container": "@set", "@type": "@json" },
"writeOnly": { "@type": "xsd:boolean" },
"readOnly": { "@type": "xsd:boolean" },
"format": { "@type": "xsd:string" },
"required": { "@type": "xsd:string", "@container": "@set" },
"title": { "@id": "dct:title", "@type": "xsd:string" },
"description": { "@id": "dct:description", "@type": "xsd:string" }
}
}
</pre>
</aside>
<p>
The two following examples show the equivalence between the
JSON and the Turtle representations of schema definitions.
These examples were taken from <a href="https://oneiota.org/">the
collection of schemas</a> managed by the Open Connectivity
Foundation (OCF).
</p>
<aside class="example" title="Number schema representing a byte">
<pre class="split-example">
{
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 255
}
</pre>
<pre class="split-example">
@prefix xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> .
@prefix : <https://www.w3.org/2019/wot/json-schema#> .
[] a :IntegerSchema ;
:minimum "0"^^xsd:integer ;
:maximum "255"^^xsd:integer .
</pre>
</aside>
<aside id="ocf-temp" class="example" title="Object schema for a temperature measurement">
<pre class="split-example">
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"temperature": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Current temperature setting or measurement"
},
"units": {
"type": "string",
"enum": ["C", "F", "K"],
"description": "units for the temperature value",
"readOnly": true
}
},
"required": ["temperature"]
}
</pre>
<pre class="split-example">
@prefix xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> .
@prefix : <https://www.w3.org/2019/wot/json-schema#> .
[] a :ObjectSchema ;
:properties [
a :NumberSchema ;
:propertyName "temperature" ;
:description "Current temperature setting or measurement"
], [
a :StringSchema ;
:propertyName "units" ;
:enum "C", "F", "K" ;
:description "units for the temperature value"
:readOnly "true"^^xsd:boolean
] ;
:required "temperature" .
</pre>
</aside>
<p class="note">
The value defined for the <code>const</code> and <code>enum</code> terms
is always interpreted as a raw JSON value, even if it is an array or an
object. In RDF, it becomes a typed literal with datatype <code>rdf:JSON</code>.
</p>
<p class="note">
In its latest version, the JSON schema <code>items</code> term can be interpreted
in two different ways: if the value is a single schema definition, all items in
the array must then be proper instance of that schema ; if the value is an array
of schema definitions, an item in the instance array must be an instance of the
schema at the same index in the schema array. In the latter case, the schema
array should be interpreted as an RDF list rather as a set of statement (to
preserve order). It is however not possible to express both cases with a single
JSON-LD context. The context given in <a href="#json-ld11-ctx"></a> only
reflects the former case.
</p>
<p class="note">
JSON schema allows schemas to be defined in a "collection" object under
<code>definitions</code>. This feature is purely syntactical, hence not reflected
in the present RDF vocabulary for JSON schema. Interpreting schemas under
<code>definitions</code> as JSON-LD requires prior normalization, by substituting
references in the main schema with their definition. This normalization procedure
may be directly supported by JSON-LD processors in the future.
</p>
<p class="note">
The JSON Schema RDF vocabulary does not include terms for <code>title</code>
and <code>description</code>. Instead, the example context maps them to widely
used Dublin Core terms with equivalent semantics.
</p>
</section>
<section>
<h3>Referencing and linking</h3>
<p>
JSON schema defines the <code>$id</code> and <code>$ref</code> keywords
to increase reusability but also to define schemas in a recursive fashion.
This feature is natively supported by RDF: if schema definitions are named
resources (identified by an IRI) instead of blank nodes, they can be
referenced from anywhere on the Web.
</p>
<p>
The <code>id</code> keyword (an alias for <code>@id</code>) can be used for
that purpose, as shown in the following example, taken from an OCF standard.
</p>
<aside class="example" title="Object schema for light control with reference to a base schema">
<pre>
{
"@context": {
...,
"@base": "http://openinterconnect.org/iotdatamodels/schemas/"
},
"id": "oic.r.light.dimming.json#",
"allOf": [
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"dimmingSetting": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Current dimming value"
}
}
},
{
"id": "oic.baseResource.json#"
}
]
}
</pre>
</aside>
<p class="note">
If the same schema definition (with the same IRI) is used twice as the
value of one of the <code>properties</code> of an object schema, it may result
in name collisions. Indeed, after transformation to RDF, this schema will have
two statements with <code>:propertyValue</code> that do not link back to the
object from which they respectively originate.
</p>
<p>
Besides IRI references between schemas, JSON hyper-schema [[json-hyper-schema]]
allows arbitrary links to be embedded in a schema definition. An alternative to
JSON hyper-schema is to use plain RDF statements or the
<a href="http://www.w3.org/2019/wot/hypermedia">RDF vocabulary for hypermedia
controls</a>. Examples can be found in the documentation of that vocabulary.
</p>
</section>
<section>
<h3>Defining a JSON-LD context for data instances</h3>
<p>
JSON schema definitions may specify JSON structures that
are themselves interpretable as RDF (or JSON-LD). To be able
to do so, instances of a certain schema must be given a
JSON-LD context to map JSON terms to RDF IRIs. This can be
done within a schema definition using the
<a href="http://www.w3.org/ns/json-ld">JSON-LD vocabulary in RDF</a>,
and more precisely with the property <code>jsonld:context</code>.
</p>
<aside class="example" title="Schema with context annotation">
<pre>
{
"@context": {
...,
"jsonld": "http://www.w3.org/ns/json-ld#"
}
"jsonld:context": "http://schema.org",
"type": "object",
"description": "Schema of a commercial product with GTIN and manufacturer",
"properties" : {
"gtin14": { "type": "string" },
"manufacturer": { "type": "string" }
}
}
</pre>
</aside>
<p>
The example above allows schema-aware agents on the Web to interpret
any instance of the schema as JSON-LD by appending the context given
as annotation to the instance JSON, as shown below.
</p>
<aside id="ctx-ref" class="example" title="Instance interpreted as JSON-LD">
<pre>
{
"@context": "http://schema.org",
"name": "some manufactured product",
"gtin14": "0 00 12345 60001 2",
"manufacturer": "http://comapny.example.com"
}
</pre>
</aside>
<p>
Note the difference with using <code>@context</code> in the
schema definition: it is used to interpret <em>instances</em>
as JSON-LD, while <code>@context</code> would alter the way
the <em>schema</em> itself is interpreted.
</p>
<p>
The JSON-LD vocabulary in RDF includes terms to represent any JSON-LD
context in RDF. As a result, contexts can be directly embedded in JSON
schema definitions as well. The example below is a variant of
<a href="#ctx-ref"></a> in which only a subset of schema.org's default
context is embedded in the schema.
</p>
<aside class="example" title="Schema with embedded context">
<pre>
{
"@context": {
...,
"jsonld": "http://www.w3.org/ns/json-ld#",
"jsonld:iri" : { "@type": "@id" }
},
"jsonld:context": {
"jsonld:definition": [
{
"@type": "jsonld:TermDefinition",
"jsonld:term": "gtin14",
"jsonld:iri": "http://schema.org/gtin14"
},
{
"@type": "jsonld:TermDefinition",
"jsonld:term": "manufacturer",
"jsonld:iri": "http://schema.org/manufacturer"
}
]
},
"type": "object",
"description": "Schema of a commercial product with GTIN and manufacturer",
"properties" : {
"gtin14": { "type": "string" },
"manufacturer": { "type": "string" }
}
}
</pre>
</aside>
</section>
<section>
<h3>Embedding schema definitions in data instances</h3>
<p>
Although schema definitions are often put in separate documents, it may
be convenient to embed them in instance data itself, as in the following
example, which uses the Smart Appliance Reference vocabulary (SAREF)
[[smartm2m]]. This usage of the JSON schema vocabulary is similar to that
of <a href="http://schema.org/PropertyValue"><code>schema:PropertyValue</code></a>
and <a href="http://schema.org/PropertyValueSpecification"><code>schema:PropertyValueSpecification</code></a>.
</p>
<aside class="example" title="SAREF on/off state with embedded schema definition">
<pre>
{
"@context": {
...,
"saref": "http://w3id.org/saref#",
"schema": "http://schema.org/"
},
"@type": "saref:LightSwitch",
"saref:hasState": {
"@type": "saref:OnOffState",
"type": "boolean"
}
}
</pre>
</aside>
<p>
This way, it is possible to convey a JSON tree representation
that does not strictly follow the RDF structure of some entity.
In the following example, the temperature property expressed
in SAREF terms embeds a variant of the schema of
<a href="#ocf-temp"></a>.
</p>
<aside class="example" title="SAREF temperature property with embedded schema definition">
<pre>
{
"@context": {
...,
"saref": "http://w3id.org/saref#",
"om": "http://www.wurvoc.org/vocabularies/om-1.8/"
},
"@type": "saref:TemperatureSensor",
"saref:measuresProperty": {
"@type": "saref:Temperature",
"saref:isMeasuredByDevice": "http://device.example.com",
"type": "object",
"properties": [ "_:measure", "om:degree_Celsius" ]
},
"saref:makesMeasurement": {
"@id": "_:measure",
"@type": "saref:Measurement",
"propertyName": "temperature",
"type": "number",
"saref:isMeasuredIn": {
"@id": "om:degree_Celsius",
"propertyName": "units",
"type": "string",
"const": "C"
}
}
}
</pre>
</aside>
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