Re: [apps-discuss] JSON Schema considered harmful

[Phillip Hallam-Baker <[e-mail]>]

On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 4:49 PM, Francis Galiegue <[e-mail]>wrote:

> On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 9:14 PM, Phillip Hallam-Baker <[e-mail]>
> wrote:
> > Excuse me but you just did refer to the 'Github JSON Schema group'
> >
> > And yes, I have read the purported JSON Schema spec. It is far too
> complex
> > with far too many options.
> >
> > Having written protocols using schemas, I can tell you for example that
> you
> > don't need maxOccurs or minOccurs, the only options that make sense 95%
> of
> > the time are one or none [0..], exactly one [1..1], at least one
> [1..MAXINT]
> > or any [0...MAXINT].
> >
>
> There is no maxOccurs, no minOccurs. Where on earth did you see that?
>

http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-zyp-json-schema-03

    5.13 <http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-zyp-json-schema-03#section-5.13>.
minItems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
<http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-zyp-json-schema-03#page-11>
     5.14 <http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-zyp-json-schema-03#section-5.14>.
maxItems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
<http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-zyp-json-schema-03#page-11>


5.13 <http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-zyp-json-schema-03#section-5.13>.
 minItems

   This attribute defines the minimum number of values in an array when
   the array is the instance value.
5.14 <http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-zyp-json-schema-03#section-5.14>.
 maxItems

   This attribute defines the maximum number of values in an array when
   the array is the instance value.


That would seem to be the same as the XML Schema constraints only someone
changed the name.

No, you decidedly DID NOT make even an ATTEMPT to read the proposed
> specifications. It's in the README.md on the main page, damnit!


I read the Internet draft. If you are refering to a different spec then we
have an even bigger problem.



> > The spec replicates XML Schema in JSON.
>
> Yet another proof of my statement above.
>
> Read what is proposed before making any comments, and if you have any
> _constructive_ criticism, I'd be glad to hear it.
>
> Not before.



I think that you folk are giving a good idea a bad name here.

You are producing the ADA of schema languages.


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