software.release.versioningScheme

software.release.versioningScheme

CodeTable

{
  "lexicon": 1,
  "id": "software.release.versioningScheme",
  "defs": {
    "main": {
      "type": "record",
      "key": "any",
      "description": "An independently published description of a versioning scheme. Projects may reference any publisher's scheme by URI and CID. Treat records as immutable; publish a new record when semantics change. Names are descriptive, not globally unique algorithm identifiers.",
      "record": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "name",
          "specification"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "name": {
            "type": "string",
            "minLength": 1,
            "description": "Human-readable name of the scheme, including its specification edition where applicable."
          },
          "description": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Summary of the scheme's syntax, ordering, and compatibility intent."
          },
          "specification": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "uri",
            "description": "Specification defining syntax, precedence, normalization, and compatibility semantics where applicable. Prefer a versioned or content-addressed URI. The scheme record's CID does not pin the contents of this external resource."
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

#mainrecordkey:any

An independently published description of a versioning scheme. Projects may reference any publisher's scheme by URI and CID. Treat records as immutable; publish a new record when semantics change. Names are descriptive, not globally unique algorithm identifiers.

namestringRequiredminLength:1

Human-readable name of the scheme, including its specification edition where applicable.

descriptionstringOptional

Summary of the scheme's syntax, ordering, and compatibility intent.

specificationstringuriRequired

Specification defining syntax, precedence, normalization, and compatibility semantics where applicable. Prefer a versioned or content-addressed URI. The scheme record's CID does not pin the contents of this external resource.