Any

Describes any value. No validation is applied at run-time, and its type is resolved as unknown by default:

import { any } from 'dynamodb-toolbox/schema/any'

const metadataSchema = any()

type Metadata = FormattedValue<typeof metadataSchema>
// => unknown

Properties

.required()

string | undefined

Tags schema values as required (within items or maps). Possible values are:

• 'atLeastOnce' (default): Required (starting value)
• 'always': Always required (including updates)
• 'never': Optional

// Equivalent
const metadataSchema = any()
const metadataSchema = any().required()
const metadataSchema = any({ required: 'atLeastOnce' })

// shorthand for `.required('never')`
const metadataSchema = any().optional()
const metadataSchema = any({ required: 'never' })

.hidden()

boolean | undefined

Omits schema values during formatting:

const metadataSchema = any().hidden()
const metadataSchema = any({ hidden: true })

.key()

boolean | undefined

Tags schema values as a primary key attribute or linked to a primary key attribute:

// Note: The method also sets the `required` property to 'always'
// (it is often the case in practice, you can still use `.optional()` if needed)
const metadataSchema = any().key()
const metadataSchema = any({
  key: true,
  required: 'always'
})

.savedAs(...)

string

Renames schema values during the transformation step (within items or maps):

const metadataSchema = any().savedAs('meta')
const metadataSchema = any({ savedAs: 'meta' })

.castAs<TYPE>()

(TypeScript only)

Overrides the resolved type of valid values:

const metadataSchema = any().castAs<{ foo: 'bar' }>()

.transform(...)

Transformer<unknown>

Allows modifying schema values during the transformation step:

const jsonStringify = {
  encode: JSON.stringify,
  decode: JSON.parse
}

// JSON stringifies the value
const stringifiedSchema = any().transform(jsonStringify)
const stringifiedSchema = any({ transform: jsonStringify })

DynamoDB-Toolbox exposes on-the-shelf transformers (including jsonStringify), so feel free to use them!

.default(...)

ValueOrGetter<unknown>

Specifies default values. See Defaults and Links for more details:

Examples

Put

const metadataSchema = any().default({ any: 'value' })
// 👇 Similar to
const metadataSchema = any().putDefault({ any: 'value' })
// 👇 ...or
const metadataSchema = any({ putDefault: { any: 'value' } })

// 🙌 Getters also work!
const metadataSchema = any().default(() => ({
  any: 'value'
}))

Key

const metadataSchema = any().key().default('myKey')
// 👇 Similar to
const metadataSchema = any().key().keyDefault('myKey')
// 👇 ...or
const metadataSchema = any({
  key: true,
  required: 'always',
  keyDefault: 'myKey'
})

Update

const metadataSchema = any().updateDefault({
  updated: true
})
// 👇 Similar to
const metadataSchema = any({
  updateDefault: { updated: true }
})

.link<Schema>(...)

Link<SCHEMA, unknown>

Similar to .default(...) but allows deriving the default value from other attributes. See Defaults and Links for more details:

const pokemonSchema = item({
  pokeTypes: string()
}).and(prevSchema => ({
  metadata: any().link<typeof prevSchema>(
    // 🙌 Correctly typed!
    item => item.pokeTypes.join('#')
  )
}))

.validate(...)

Validator<unknown>

Adds custom validation. See Custom Validation for more details:

Examples

const metadataSchema = any().validate(
  input => typeof input === 'object'
)
// 👇 Similar to
const metadataSchema = any().putValidate(
  input => typeof input === 'object'
)
// 👇 ...or
const metadataSchema = any({
  putValidator: input => typeof input === 'object'
})