jsonschema: options for inference (#185)

- Add ForOptions to hold options for schema inference.

- Replace ForLax with ForOptions.IgnoreBadTypes.

- Add an option to provide schemas for arbitrary types.

- Provide a default mapping from types to schemas that includes stdlib
types with MarshalJSON methods.

- Add Schema.CloneSchemas. This is needed to make copies of the schemas
in the above map: a schema cannot appear twice in a parent schema,
because schema addresses matter when resolving internal references.
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@ -8,15 +8,40 @@ package jsonschema
import (
"fmt"
"log/slog"
"math/big"
"reflect"
"regexp"
"time"
"github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk/internal/util"
)
// ForOptions are options for the [For] function.
type ForOptions struct {
// If IgnoreInvalidTypes is true, fields that can't be represented as a JSON Schema
// are ignored instead of causing an error.
// This allows callers to adjust the resulting schema using custom knowledge.
// For example, an interface type where all the possible implementations are
// known can be described with "oneof".
IgnoreInvalidTypes bool
// TypeSchemas maps types to their schemas.
// If [For] encounters a type equal to a type of a key in this map, the
// corresponding value is used as the resulting schema (after cloning to
// ensure uniqueness).
// Types in this map override the default translations, as described
// in [For]'s documentation.
TypeSchemas map[any]*Schema
}
// For constructs a JSON schema object for the given type argument.
// If non-nil, the provided options configure certain aspects of this contruction,
// described below.
// It translates Go types into compatible JSON schema types, as follows.
// These defaults can be overridden by [ForOptions.TypeSchemas].
//
// It translates Go types into compatible JSON schema types, as follows:
// - Strings have schema type "string".
// - Bools have schema type "boolean".
// - Signed and unsigned integer types have schema type "integer".
@ -29,25 +54,43 @@ import (
// Their properties are derived from exported struct fields, using the
// struct field JSON name. Fields that are marked "omitempty" are
// considered optional; all other fields become required properties.
// - Some types in the standard library that implement json.Marshaler
// translate to schemas that match the values to which they marshal.
// For example, [time.Time] translates to the schema for strings.
//
// For returns an error if t contains (possibly recursively) any of the following Go
// types, as they are incompatible with the JSON schema spec.
// For will return an error if there is a cycle in the types.
//
// By default, For returns an error if t contains (possibly recursively) any of the
// following Go types, as they are incompatible with the JSON schema spec.
// If [ForOptions.IgnoreInvalidTypes] is true, then these types are ignored instead.
// - maps with key other than 'string'
// - function types
// - channel types
// - complex numbers
// - unsafe pointers
//
// It will return an error if there is a cycle in the types.
//
// This function recognizes struct field tags named "jsonschema".
// A jsonschema tag on a field is used as the description for the corresponding property.
// For future compatibility, descriptions must not start with "WORD=", where WORD is a
// sequence of non-whitespace characters.
func For[T any]() (*Schema, error) {
// TODO: consider skipping incompatible fields, instead of failing.
seen := make(map[reflect.Type]bool)
s, err := forType(reflect.TypeFor[T](), seen, false)
func For[T any](opts *ForOptions) (*Schema, error) {
if opts == nil {
opts = &ForOptions{}
}
schemas := make(map[reflect.Type]*Schema)
// Add types from the standard library that have MarshalJSON methods.
ss := &Schema{Type: "string"}
schemas[reflect.TypeFor[time.Time]()] = ss
schemas[reflect.TypeFor[slog.Level]()] = ss
schemas[reflect.TypeFor[big.Int]()] = &Schema{Types: []string{"null", "string"}}
schemas[reflect.TypeFor[big.Rat]()] = ss
schemas[reflect.TypeFor[big.Float]()] = ss
// Add types from the options. They override the default ones.
for v, s := range opts.TypeSchemas {
schemas[reflect.TypeOf(v)] = s
}
s, err := forType(reflect.TypeFor[T](), map[reflect.Type]bool{}, opts.IgnoreInvalidTypes, schemas)
if err != nil {
var z T
return nil, fmt.Errorf("For[%T](): %w", z, err)
@ -55,22 +98,7 @@ func For[T any]() (*Schema, error) {
return s, nil
}
// ForLax behaves like [For], except that it ignores struct fields with invalid types instead of
// returning an error. That allows callers to adjust the resulting schema using custom knowledge.
// For example, an interface type where all the possible implementations are known
// can be described with "oneof".
func ForLax[T any]() (*Schema, error) {
// TODO: consider skipping incompatible fields, instead of failing.
seen := make(map[reflect.Type]bool)
s, err := forType(reflect.TypeFor[T](), seen, true)
if err != nil {
var z T
return nil, fmt.Errorf("ForLax[%T](): %w", z, err)
}
return s, nil
}
func forType(t reflect.Type, seen map[reflect.Type]bool, lax bool) (*Schema, error) {
func forType(t reflect.Type, seen map[reflect.Type]bool, ignore bool, schemas map[reflect.Type]*Schema) (*Schema, error) {
// Follow pointers: the schema for *T is almost the same as for T, except that
// an explicit JSON "null" is allowed for the pointer.
allowNull := false
@ -89,6 +117,10 @@ func forType(t reflect.Type, seen map[reflect.Type]bool, lax bool) (*Schema, err
defer delete(seen, t)
}
if s := schemas[t]; s != nil {
return s.CloneSchemas(), nil
}
var (
s = new(Schema)
err error
@ -111,7 +143,7 @@ func forType(t reflect.Type, seen map[reflect.Type]bool, lax bool) (*Schema, err
case reflect.Map:
if t.Key().Kind() != reflect.String {
if lax {
if ignore {
return nil, nil // ignore
}
return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported map key type %v", t.Key().Kind())
@ -119,22 +151,22 @@ func forType(t reflect.Type, seen map[reflect.Type]bool, lax bool) (*Schema, err
if t.Key().Kind() != reflect.String {
}
s.Type = "object"
s.AdditionalProperties, err = forType(t.Elem(), seen, lax)
s.AdditionalProperties, err = forType(t.Elem(), seen, ignore, schemas)
if err != nil {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("computing map value schema: %v", err)
}
if lax && s.AdditionalProperties == nil {
if ignore && s.AdditionalProperties == nil {
// Ignore if the element type is invalid.
return nil, nil
}
case reflect.Slice, reflect.Array:
s.Type = "array"
s.Items, err = forType(t.Elem(), seen, lax)
s.Items, err = forType(t.Elem(), seen, ignore, schemas)
if err != nil {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("computing element schema: %v", err)
}
if lax && s.Items == nil {
if ignore && s.Items == nil {
// Ignore if the element type is invalid.
return nil, nil
}
@ -160,11 +192,11 @@ func forType(t reflect.Type, seen map[reflect.Type]bool, lax bool) (*Schema, err
if s.Properties == nil {
s.Properties = make(map[string]*Schema)
}
fs, err := forType(field.Type, seen, lax)
fs, err := forType(field.Type, seen, ignore, schemas)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
if lax && fs == nil {
if ignore && fs == nil {
// Skip fields of invalid type.
continue
}
@ -184,7 +216,7 @@ func forType(t reflect.Type, seen map[reflect.Type]bool, lax bool) (*Schema, err
}
default:
if lax {
if ignore {
// Ignore.
return nil, nil
}
@ -194,6 +226,7 @@ func forType(t reflect.Type, seen map[reflect.Type]bool, lax bool) (*Schema, err
s.Types = []string{"null", s.Type}
s.Type = ""
}
schemas[t] = s
return s, nil
}

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@ -5,22 +5,30 @@
package jsonschema_test
import (
"log/slog"
"math/big"
"strings"
"testing"
"time"
"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp/cmpopts"
"github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk/jsonschema"
)
func forType[T any](lax bool) *jsonschema.Schema {
type custom int
func forType[T any](ignore bool) *jsonschema.Schema {
var s *jsonschema.Schema
var err error
if lax {
s, err = jsonschema.ForLax[T]()
} else {
s, err = jsonschema.For[T]()
opts := &jsonschema.ForOptions{
IgnoreInvalidTypes: ignore,
TypeSchemas: map[any]*jsonschema.Schema{
custom(0): {Type: "custom"},
},
}
s, err = jsonschema.For[T](opts)
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
@ -40,19 +48,23 @@ func TestFor(t *testing.T) {
want *jsonschema.Schema
}
tests := func(lax bool) []test {
tests := func(ignore bool) []test {
return []test{
{"string", forType[string](lax), &schema{Type: "string"}},
{"int", forType[int](lax), &schema{Type: "integer"}},
{"int16", forType[int16](lax), &schema{Type: "integer"}},
{"uint32", forType[int16](lax), &schema{Type: "integer"}},
{"float64", forType[float64](lax), &schema{Type: "number"}},
{"bool", forType[bool](lax), &schema{Type: "boolean"}},
{"intmap", forType[map[string]int](lax), &schema{
{"string", forType[string](ignore), &schema{Type: "string"}},
{"int", forType[int](ignore), &schema{Type: "integer"}},
{"int16", forType[int16](ignore), &schema{Type: "integer"}},
{"uint32", forType[int16](ignore), &schema{Type: "integer"}},
{"float64", forType[float64](ignore), &schema{Type: "number"}},
{"bool", forType[bool](ignore), &schema{Type: "boolean"}},
{"time", forType[time.Time](ignore), &schema{Type: "string"}},
{"level", forType[slog.Level](ignore), &schema{Type: "string"}},
{"bigint", forType[big.Int](ignore), &schema{Types: []string{"null", "string"}}},
{"custom", forType[custom](ignore), &schema{Type: "custom"}},
{"intmap", forType[map[string]int](ignore), &schema{
Type: "object",
AdditionalProperties: &schema{Type: "integer"},
}},
{"anymap", forType[map[string]any](lax), &schema{
{"anymap", forType[map[string]any](ignore), &schema{
Type: "object",
AdditionalProperties: &schema{},
}},
@ -66,7 +78,7 @@ func TestFor(t *testing.T) {
NoSkip string `json:",omitempty"`
unexported float64
unexported2 int `json:"No"`
}](lax),
}](ignore),
&schema{
Type: "object",
Properties: map[string]*schema{
@ -81,7 +93,7 @@ func TestFor(t *testing.T) {
},
{
"no sharing",
forType[struct{ X, Y int }](lax),
forType[struct{ X, Y int }](ignore),
&schema{
Type: "object",
Properties: map[string]*schema{
@ -97,7 +109,7 @@ func TestFor(t *testing.T) {
forType[struct {
A S
S
}](lax),
}](ignore),
&schema{
Type: "object",
Properties: map[string]*schema{
@ -165,7 +177,7 @@ func TestFor(t *testing.T) {
}
func forErr[T any]() error {
_, err := jsonschema.For[T]()
_, err := jsonschema.For[T](nil)
return err
}
@ -209,7 +221,7 @@ func TestForWithMutation(t *testing.T) {
D [3]S
E *bool
}
s, err := jsonschema.For[T]()
s, err := jsonschema.For[T](nil)
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("For: %v", err)
}
@ -220,7 +232,7 @@ func TestForWithMutation(t *testing.T) {
s.Properties["D"].MinItems = jsonschema.Ptr(10)
s.Properties["E"].Types[0] = "mutated"
s2, err := jsonschema.For[T]()
s2, err := jsonschema.For[T](nil)
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("For: %v", err)
}
@ -266,13 +278,13 @@ func TestForWithCycle(t *testing.T) {
shouldErr bool
fn func() error
}{
{"slice alias (a)", true, func() error { _, err := jsonschema.For[a](); return err }},
{"unexported self cycle (b1)", false, func() error { _, err := jsonschema.For[b1](); return err }},
{"exported self cycle (b2)", true, func() error { _, err := jsonschema.For[b2](); return err }},
{"unexported map self cycle (c1)", false, func() error { _, err := jsonschema.For[c1](); return err }},
{"exported map self cycle (c2)", true, func() error { _, err := jsonschema.For[c2](); return err }},
{"cross-cycle x -> y -> x", true, func() error { _, err := jsonschema.For[x](); return err }},
{"cross-cycle y -> x -> y", true, func() error { _, err := jsonschema.For[y](); return err }},
{"slice alias (a)", true, func() error { _, err := jsonschema.For[a](nil); return err }},
{"unexported self cycle (b1)", false, func() error { _, err := jsonschema.For[b1](nil); return err }},
{"exported self cycle (b2)", true, func() error { _, err := jsonschema.For[b2](nil); return err }},
{"unexported map self cycle (c1)", false, func() error { _, err := jsonschema.For[c1](nil); return err }},
{"exported map self cycle (c2)", true, func() error { _, err := jsonschema.For[c2](nil); return err }},
{"cross-cycle x -> y -> x", true, func() error { _, err := jsonschema.For[x](nil); return err }},
{"cross-cycle y -> x -> y", true, func() error { _, err := jsonschema.For[y](nil); return err }},
}
for _, test := range tests {

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@ -152,6 +152,42 @@ func (s *Schema) String() string {
return "<anonymous schema>"
}
// CloneSchemas returns a copy of s.
// The copy is shallow except for sub-schemas, which are themelves copied with CloneSchemas.
// This allows both s and s.CloneSchemas() to appear as sub-schemas in the same parent.
func (s *Schema) CloneSchemas() *Schema {
if s == nil {
return nil
}
s2 := *s
v := reflect.ValueOf(&s2)
for _, info := range schemaFieldInfos {
fv := v.Elem().FieldByIndex(info.sf.Index)
switch info.sf.Type {
case schemaType:
sscss := fv.Interface().(*Schema)
fv.Set(reflect.ValueOf(sscss.CloneSchemas()))
case schemaSliceType:
slice := fv.Interface().([]*Schema)
slice = slices.Clone(slice)
for i, ss := range slice {
slice[i] = ss.CloneSchemas()
}
fv.Set(reflect.ValueOf(slice))
case schemaMapType:
m := fv.Interface().(map[string]*Schema)
m = maps.Clone(m)
for k, ss := range m {
m[k] = ss.CloneSchemas()
}
fv.Set(reflect.ValueOf(m))
}
}
return &s2
}
func (s *Schema) basicChecks() error {
if s.Type != "" && s.Types != nil {
return errors.New("both Type and Types are set; at most one should be")

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@ -142,3 +142,34 @@ func (s *Schema) jsonIndent() string {
}
return string(data)
}
func TestCloneSchemas(t *testing.T) {
ss1 := &Schema{Type: "string"}
ss2 := &Schema{Type: "integer"}
ss3 := &Schema{Type: "boolean"}
ss4 := &Schema{Type: "number"}
ss5 := &Schema{Contains: ss4}
s1 := Schema{
Contains: ss1,
PrefixItems: []*Schema{ss2, ss3},
Properties: map[string]*Schema{"a": ss5},
}
s2 := s1.CloneSchemas()
// The clones should appear identical.
if g, w := s1.json(), s2.json(); g != w {
t.Errorf("\ngot %s\nwant %s", g, w)
}
// None of the schemas should overlap.
schemas1 := map[*Schema]bool{ss1: true, ss2: true, ss3: true, ss4: true, ss5: true}
for ss := range s2.all() {
if schemas1[ss] {
t.Errorf("uncloned schema %s", ss.json())
}
}
// s1's original schemas should be intact.
if s1.Contains != ss1 || s1.PrefixItems[0] != ss2 || s1.PrefixItems[1] != ss3 || ss5.Contains != ss4 || s1.Properties["a"] != ss5 {
t.Errorf("s1 modified")
}
}

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@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func newServerTool[In, Out any](t *Tool, h ToolHandlerFor[In, Out]) (*serverTool
func setSchema[T any](sfield **jsonschema.Schema, rfield **jsonschema.Resolved) error {
var err error
if *sfield == nil {
*sfield, err = jsonschema.For[T]()
*sfield, err = jsonschema.For[T](nil)
}
if err != nil {
return err