{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ansible-roles/refs/heads/main/json-schema/ansible-roles-collection-schema.json",
  "title": "Collection",
  "description": "An Ansible collection — a distributable package containing roles, modules, plugins, and documentation.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "namespace": {"type": "string", "description": "The Galaxy namespace for this collection.", "example": "community"},
    "name": {"type": "string", "description": "The collection name.", "example": "general"},
    "version": {"type": "string", "description": "The current latest version of the collection.", "example": "8.6.0"},
    "description": {"type": "string", "description": "Short description of what the collection provides.", "example": "A collection of general-purpose Ansible modules and roles."},
    "download_count": {"type": "integer", "description": "Total download count for this collection.", "example": 5000000},
    "certified": {"type": "boolean", "description": "Whether this collection is Red Hat certified.", "example": false},
    "license": {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "string"}, "description": "List of SPDX license identifiers.", "example": ["GPL-3.0-or-later"]},
    "tags": {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "string"}, "description": "Tags categorizing the collection content.", "example": ["networking", "cloud", "linux"]},
    "requires_ansible": {"type": "string", "description": "Minimum Ansible version required.", "example": ">=2.14.0"},
    "repository": {"type": "string", "format": "uri", "description": "Source code repository URL.", "example": "https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general"},
    "documentation": {"type": "string", "format": "uri", "description": "Link to collection documentation.", "example": "https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/general/"},
    "created_at": {"type": "string", "format": "date-time", "description": "When this collection was first published.", "example": "2020-01-01T00:00:00Z"},
    "updated_at": {"type": "string", "format": "date-time", "description": "When this collection was last updated.", "example": "2026-04-01T00:00:00Z"}
  },
  "required": ["namespace", "name", "version"]
}