Schema JSON Structure Property Require Type

schema-json-structure-property-require-type

info experience: data-modeling spec: schemas

Property should declare a type.

Properties should declare a type.

Rule definition

The full Spotlight rule — drop it into a ruleset (.spotlight.yaml / .spectral.yaml) and run it with any Spotlight tool.

schema-json-structure-property-require-type:
  title: Schema JSON Structure Property Require Type
  reference: https://spotlight-rules.com/spec/rules/json-structure/schema-json-structure-property-require-type/
  description: Properties should declare a type.
  message: Property should declare a type.
  given: $.properties[*]
  severity: info
  then:
    field: type
    function: truthy
  tags:
    - format:json-structure
    - spec:schemas
    - experience:data-modeling
  prompt: "You are editing a JSON Structure document to satisfy the Spotlight API
    governance rule 'schema-json-structure-property-require-type' (Schema JSON
    Structure Property Require Type). Requirement: Properties should declare a
    type. To fix: Ensure `type` is present and non-empty at each matching
    location. This rule is evaluated at the JSONPath `$.properties[*]` — inspect
    every location it matches and correct only what violates the rule. Make the
    smallest change that satisfies the rule, leave all unrelated content, key
    order, comments, and formatting unchanged, and keep the document valid JSON
    Structure. Return only the complete corrected document, with no commentary."
AI fix prompt — send this to Claude, Gemini, or ChatGPT with your artifact to auto-fix this rule
You are editing a JSON Structure document to satisfy the Spotlight API governance rule 'schema-json-structure-property-require-type' (Schema JSON Structure Property Require Type). Requirement: Properties should declare a type. To fix: Ensure `type` is present and non-empty at each matching location. This rule is evaluated at the JSONPath `$.properties[*]` — inspect every location it matches and correct only what violates the rule. Make the smallest change that satisfies the rule, leave all unrelated content, key order, comments, and formatting unchanged, and keep the document valid JSON Structure. Return only the complete corrected document, with no commentary.
ArtifactJSON Structure
Applies at (given)$.properties[*]
Severityinfo — educational by default; raise to warn/error to enforce
Referencehttps://spotlight-rules.com/spec/rules/json-structure/schema-json-structure-property-require-type/