{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "#/components/schemas/Category",
  "title": "Category",
  "type": "object",
  "description": "A category resource for organizing products in a hierarchical structure.",
  "required": [
    "id",
    "version",
    "name",
    "slug",
    "ancestors",
    "orderHint"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "System-generated unique identifier."
    },
    "version": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Current version for optimistic concurrency control."
    },
    "key": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "User-defined unique identifier."
    },
    "name": {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/LocalizedString"
    },
    "slug": {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/LocalizedString"
    },
    "description": {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/LocalizedString"
    },
    "parent": {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Reference"
    },
    "ancestors": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Reference"
      },
      "description": "Ordered list of ancestor category references from root to immediate parent."
    },
    "orderHint": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Decimal string between 0 and 1 for ordering within siblings."
    },
    "metaTitle": {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/LocalizedString"
    },
    "metaDescription": {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/LocalizedString"
    },
    "createdAt": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "ISO 8601 timestamp when the category was created."
    },
    "lastModifiedAt": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "ISO 8601 timestamp when the category was last modified."
    }
  }
}