SchemaBuilder

The SchemaBuilder class in the linkml package provides a way of programmatically constructing schemas following a Builder pattern.

class linkml.utils.schema_builder.SchemaBuilder(name: str | None = None, id: str | None = None, schema: SchemaDefinition = None, **_kwargs)

Builder class for SchemaDefinitions.

Example

>>> from linkml.utils.schema_builder import SchemaBuilder
>>> sb = SchemaBuilder('test-schema')
>>> sb.add_class('Person', slots=['name', 'age'])
>>> sb.add_class('Organization', slots=['name', 'employees'])
>>> sb.add_slot('name',description='Name of the person or organization')
>>> sb.add_slot('age',description='Age of the person', range='integer')
>>> schema = sb.schema
>>> print()

Most builder methods accepts either a string, an instance of a metamodel element, or a dictionary. If a string is provided, then a new element is created with this as the name.

This follows the standard Builder pattern, so the results of a build operation are a builder, allowing chaining. For example:

>>> sb = SchemaBuilder('test-schema').add_class('Person', slots=['name', 'age'])

add_class(cls: ClassDefinition | Dict | str, slots: Dict | List[str | SlotDefinition] = None, slot_usage: Dict[str, SlotDefinition] | Dict[str, Any] | List[SlotDefinition] = None, replace_if_present=False, use_attributes=False, **kwargs) → SchemaBuilder

Adds a class to the schema.

Parameters:

• cls – name, dict object, or ClassDefinition object to add

• slots – slot of slot names or slot objects.

• slot_usage – slots keyed by slot name

• replace_if_present – if True, replace existing class if present

• kwargs – additional ClassDefinition properties

• use_attributes – if True, add slots as attributes

Returns:

builder

Raises:

ValueError – if class already exists and replace_if_present=False

add_defaults() → SchemaBuilder

Sets defaults, including:

• default_range

• default imports to include linkml:types

• default prefixes

Returns:

builder

add_enum(enum_def: EnumDefinition | dict | str, permissible_values: List[str | PermissibleValue] = None, replace_if_present=False, **kwargs) → SchemaBuilder

Adds an enum to the schema

Parameters:

• enum_def –

• permissible_values –

• replace_if_present –

• kwargs –

Returns:

builder

Raises:

ValueError – if enum already exists and replace_if_present=False

add_prefix(prefix: str, url: str, replace_if_present=False) → SchemaBuilder

Adds a prefix for use with CURIEs

Parameters:

• prefix –

• url –

• replace_if_present –

Returns:

builder

Raises:

ValueError – if prefix already exists and replace_if_present=False

add_slot(slot: SlotDefinition | Dict | str, class_name: str = None, replace_if_present=False, **kwargs) → SchemaBuilder

Adds the slot to the schema.

Parameters:

• slot – name, dict object, or SlotDefinition object to add

• class_name – if specified, this will become a valid slot for this class

• replace_if_present – if True, replace existing slot if present

• kwargs – additional properties

Returns:

builder

Raises:

ValueError – if slot already exists and replace_if_present=False

add_type(type: TypeDefinition | Dict | str, typeof: str = None, uri: str = None, replace_if_present=False, **kwargs) → SchemaBuilder

Adds the type to the schema

Parameters:

• type –

• typeof – if specified, the parent type

• uri – if specified, the URI or curie of the type

• replace_if_present –

• kwargs –

Returns:

builder

Raises:

ValueError – if type already exists and replace_if_present=False

as_dict() → Dict

Returns the schema as a dictionary.

Compaction is performed to eliminate redundant keys

Returns:

dictionary representation

id: str | None = None

Initialized id for the schema.

name: str | None = None

Initialized name for the schema.

schema: SchemaDefinition = None

generated SchemaDefinition object.

set_slot(slot_name: str, **kwargs) → SchemaBuilder

Set details of the slot

Parameters:

• slot_name –

• kwargs –

Returns:

builder