spec.dson

{
  name = "DSON Object Schema Specification Standard",
  desc = "The standard defining itself",
  ver = 0.0.0,

  types = [{
    name = type_def,
    desc = "A user-defined type",
    fields = [{
      name = name,
      type = string,
      desc = "Name of the type"
      required = true
    }, {
      name = desc,
      type = string,
      desc = "Description of the type",
      required = false
    }, {
      name = fields,
      type = array<field_def>,
      desc = "Fields of the type",
      required = true
    }]
  }, {
    name = field_def,
    desc = "An object field",
    fields = [{
      name = name,
      type = string,
      desc = "A field name",
      required = true
    }, {
      name = type,
      type = string,
      desc = "A field type restriction",
      required = true
    }, {
      name = desc,
      type = string,
      desc = "A field description",
      required = false
    }, {
      name = required,
      type = bool,
      desc = "Whether is the field required",
      default = false
    }, {
      name = default,
      type = string,
      desc = "A default value for the field of matching type",
      required = false
    }]
  }],

  fields = [{
    name = name,
    type = string,
    desc = "The schema name"
  }, {
    name = desc,
    type = string,
    desc = "The schema description"
  }, {
    name = ver,
    type = string,
    desc = "The schema version"
  }, {
    name = types,
    type = array<type_def>,
    desc = "Types defined for the schema",
  }, {
    name = fields,
    type = array<field_def>,
    desc = "The top-level object fields",
    required = true
  }]
}