Generating a Schema for a Simple Type

This example shows how to extend schema generation to cover a specific type that isn’t defined by the type’s properties. This is useful for many of the scalar-like value types, such as bool, int, DateTime, or TimeSpan.

A generator is the appropriate tool for this job.

For this example, we will be implementing a custom generator that handles the TimeSpan type by creating a schema that expects a duration-formatted string.

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// Generators must implement ISchemaGenerator
class TimeSpanSchemaGenerator : ISchemaGenerator
{
 public bool Handles(Type type)
 {
 return type == typeof(TimeSpan);
 }

 public void AddConstraints(SchemaGeneratorContextBase context)
 {
 context.Intents.Add(new TypeIntent(SchemaValueType.String));
 context.Intents.Add(new FormatIntent(Formats.Duration));
 }
}

Once the generator is complete, we must register an instance:

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GeneratorRegistry.Register(new TimeSpanSchemaGenerator());

All done. Generation can now handle TimeSpans.