# Schemars > [!NOTE] > This branch is for the current v1 alpha version of Schemars which is still under development. > For the current stable release of Schemars (v0.8.x), see the [v0 branch](https://github.com/GREsau/schemars/tree/v0). > > For information on migrating from 0.8 to 1.0, see [the migration guide](https://graham.cool/schemars/migrating/). [![CI Build](https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/GREsau/schemars/ci.yml?branch=master&logo=GitHub)](https://github.com/GREsau/schemars/actions) [![Crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/schemars)](https://crates.io/crates/schemars) [![Docs](https://img.shields.io/docsrs/schemars/1.0.0--latest?label=docs)](https://docs.rs/schemars/1.0.0--latest) [![MSRV 1.70+](https://img.shields.io/badge/msrv-1.70-blue)](https://blog.rust-lang.org/2023/06/01/Rust-1.70.0.html) Generate JSON Schema documents from Rust code ## Basic Usage If you don't really care about the specifics, the easiest way to generate a JSON schema for your types is to `#[derive(JsonSchema)]` and use the `schema_for!` macro. All fields of the type must also implement `JsonSchema` - Schemars implements this for many standard library types. ```rust use schemars::{schema_for, JsonSchema}; #[derive(JsonSchema)] pub struct MyStruct { pub my_int: i32, pub my_bool: bool, pub my_nullable_enum: Option, } #[derive(JsonSchema)] pub enum MyEnum { StringNewType(String), StructVariant { floats: Vec }, } let schema = schema_for!(MyStruct); println!("{}", serde_json::to_string_pretty(&schema).unwrap()); ```
Click to see the output JSON schema... ```json { "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema", "title": "MyStruct", "type": "object", "properties": { "my_bool": { "type": "boolean" }, "my_int": { "type": "integer", "format": "int32" }, "my_nullable_enum": { "anyOf": [ { "$ref": "#/$defs/MyEnum" }, { "type": "null" } ] } }, "required": ["my_int", "my_bool"], "$defs": { "MyEnum": { "oneOf": [ { "type": "object", "properties": { "StringNewType": { "type": "string" } }, "additionalProperties": false, "required": ["StringNewType"] }, { "type": "object", "properties": { "StructVariant": { "type": "object", "properties": { "floats": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "number", "format": "float" } } }, "required": ["floats"] } }, "additionalProperties": false, "required": ["StructVariant"] } ] } } } ```
### Serde Compatibility One of the main aims of this library is compatibility with [Serde](https://github.com/serde-rs/serde). Any generated schema _should_ match how [serde_json](https://github.com/serde-rs/json) would serialize/deserialize to/from JSON. To support this, Schemars will check for any `#[serde(...)]` attributes on types that derive `JsonSchema`, and adjust the generated schema accordingly. ```rust use schemars::{schema_for, JsonSchema}; use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize}; #[derive(Deserialize, Serialize, JsonSchema)] #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase", deny_unknown_fields)] pub struct MyStruct { #[serde(rename = "myNumber")] pub my_int: i32, pub my_bool: bool, #[serde(default)] pub my_nullable_enum: Option, } #[derive(Deserialize, Serialize, JsonSchema)] #[serde(untagged)] pub enum MyEnum { StringNewType(String), StructVariant { floats: Vec }, } let schema = schema_for!(MyStruct); println!("{}", serde_json::to_string_pretty(&schema).unwrap()); ```
Click to see the output JSON schema... ```json { "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema", "title": "MyStruct", "type": "object", "properties": { "myBool": { "type": "boolean" }, "myNullableEnum": { "anyOf": [ { "$ref": "#/$defs/MyEnum" }, { "type": "null" } ], "default": null }, "myNumber": { "type": "integer", "format": "int32" } }, "additionalProperties": false, "required": ["myNumber", "myBool"], "$defs": { "MyEnum": { "anyOf": [ { "type": "string" }, { "type": "object", "properties": { "floats": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "number", "format": "float" } } }, "required": ["floats"] } ] } } } ```
`#[serde(...)]` attributes can be overriden using `#[schemars(...)]` attributes, which behave identically (e.g. `#[schemars(rename_all = "camelCase")]`). You may find this useful if you want to change the generated schema without affecting Serde's behaviour, or if you're just not using Serde. ### Schema from Example Value If you want a schema for a type that can't/doesn't implement `JsonSchema`, but does implement `serde::Serialize`, then you can generate a JSON schema from a value of that type. However, this schema will generally be less precise than if the type implemented `JsonSchema` - particularly when it involves enums, since schemars will not make any assumptions about the structure of an enum based on a single variant. ```rust use schemars::schema_for_value; use serde::Serialize; #[derive(Serialize)] pub struct MyStruct { pub my_int: i32, pub my_bool: bool, pub my_nullable_enum: Option, } #[derive(Serialize)] pub enum MyEnum { StringNewType(String), StructVariant { floats: Vec }, } let schema = schema_for_value!(MyStruct { my_int: 123, my_bool: true, my_nullable_enum: Some(MyEnum::StringNewType("foo".to_string())) }); println!("{}", serde_json::to_string_pretty(&schema).unwrap()); ```
Click to see the output JSON schema... ```json { "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "title": "MyStruct", "examples": [ { "my_bool": true, "my_int": 123, "my_nullable_enum": { "StringNewType": "foo" } } ], "type": "object", "properties": { "my_bool": { "type": "boolean" }, "my_int": { "type": "integer" }, "my_nullable_enum": true } } ```
## Feature Flags - `std` (enabled by default) - implements `JsonSchema` for types in the rust standard library (`JsonSchema` is still implemented on types in `core` and `alloc`, even when this feature is disabled). Disable this feature to use schemars in `no_std` environments. - `derive` (enabled by default) - provides `#[derive(JsonSchema)]` macro - `preserve_order` - keep the order of struct fields in `Schema` properties - `raw_value` - implements `JsonSchema` for `serde_json::value::RawValue` (enables the serde_json `raw_value` feature) Schemars can implement `JsonSchema` on types from several popular crates, enabled via feature flags (dependency versions are shown in brackets): - `arrayvec07` - [arrayvec](https://crates.io/crates/arrayvec) (^0.7) - `bigdecimal04` - [bigdecimal](https://crates.io/crates/bigdecimal) (^0.4) - `bytes1` - [bytes](https://crates.io/crates/bytes) (^1.0) - `chrono04` - [chrono](https://crates.io/crates/chrono) (^0.4) - `either1` - [either](https://crates.io/crates/either) (^1.3) - `indexmap2` - [indexmap](https://crates.io/crates/indexmap) (^2.0) - `rust_decimal1` - [rust_decimal](https://crates.io/crates/rust_decimal) (^1.0) - `semver1` - [semver](https://crates.io/crates/semver) (^1.0.9) - `smallvec1` - [smallvec](https://crates.io/crates/smallvec) (^1.0) - `smol_str02` - [smol_str](https://crates.io/crates/smol_str) (^0.2.1) - `url2` - [url](https://crates.io/crates/url) (^2.0) - `uuid1` - [uuid](https://crates.io/crates/uuid) (^1.0) For example, to implement `JsonSchema` on types from `chrono`, enable it as a feature in the `schemars` dependency in your `Cargo.toml` like so: ```toml [dependencies] schemars = { version = "1.0.0-alpha.17", features = ["chrono04"] } ```