npm package: @kitiumai/schemas
Description: Enterprise-grade reusable schema definitions and validation utilities for SaaS applications. Provides comprehensive Zod schemas for users, organizations, authentication, products, billing, and APIs with full TypeScript support
Author: Kitium AI
Latest version: 2.0.0

# @kitiumai/schema

> **Enterprise-ready reusable schema definitions for Product SaaS applications**

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## What is @kitiumai/schema?

**@kitiumai/schema** is a comprehensive, enterprise-grade TypeScript library that provides reusable schema definitions for building robust Product SaaS applications. Built on top of Zod, it offers type-safe validation, middleware integration, and advanced features like internationalization, schema versioning, marketplace functionality, and observability.

### Key Features

✅ **Type-Safe Validation** - Full TypeScript support with inferred types from Zod schemas
✅ **Enterprise-Ready** - Designed for multi-tenant SaaS applications with RBAC, billing, and governance
✅ **Framework Agnostic** - Works with Express.js, Fastify, and other Node.js frameworks
✅ **Advanced Features** - i18n, versioning, marketplace, plugins, observability, and more
✅ **Zero Runtime Dependencies** - Only depends on Zod for core functionality
✅ **Comprehensive Coverage** - Covers core entities, auth, products, billing, and APIs
✅ **Extensible Architecture** - Plugin system for custom extensions and transformations
✅ **Production Tested** - 172+ comprehensive tests with 100% coverage

## Why Do You Need @kitiumai/schema?

### The Problem with Manual Schema Management

Traditional SaaS applications often suffer from:

- **Inconsistent Validation** - Different parts of the application validate the same data differently
- **Type Safety Gaps** - Manual type definitions that drift from runtime validation
- **Maintenance Burden** - Duplicate schema definitions across frontend, backend, and APIs
- **Poor Developer Experience** - Lack of auto-completion and compile-time error checking
- **Internationalization Challenges** - Hard-coded error messages that can't be localized
- **Versioning Complexity** - Difficulty managing schema evolution and migrations
- **Security Vulnerabilities** - Inadequate input sanitization and validation

### The @kitiumai/schema Solution

**@kitiumai/schema** solves these problems by providing:

- **Single Source of Truth** - Centralized schema definitions used across your entire application
- **TypeScript-First** - Automatic type inference from Zod schemas eliminates type drift
- **Framework Integration** - Seamless middleware for Express.js and Fastify
- **Advanced Features** - Built-in i18n, versioning, marketplace, and observability
- **Enterprise Features** - RBAC, billing, governance, and security utilities
- **Developer Productivity** - Rich IntelliSense, auto-completion, and compile-time validation
- **Production Reliability** - Comprehensive testing and enterprise-grade error handling

## Competitor Comparison

| Feature | @kitiumai/schema | Joi | Yup | Superstruct | tRPC |
|---------|------------------|-----|-----|-------------|------|
| **TypeScript Integration** | ✅ Native | ⚠️ Limited | ⚠️ Limited | ⚠️ Limited | ✅ Native |
| **Runtime Performance** | ✅ Excellent | ⚠️ Good | ⚠️ Good | ✅ Excellent | ✅ Excellent |
| **Bundle Size** | ✅ Minimal | ⚠️ Large | ⚠️ Large | ✅ Minimal | ⚠️ Large |
| **Framework Agnostic** | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
| **Middleware Support** | ✅ Express/Fastify | ⚠️ Limited | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
| **i18n Support** | ✅ Built-in | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
| **Schema Versioning** | ✅ Built-in | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
| **Marketplace** | ✅ Built-in | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
| **Observability** | ✅ Built-in | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
| **Plugin Ecosystem** | ✅ Built-in | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
| **Enterprise Features** | ✅ RBAC, Billing, Governance | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
| **Zero Dependencies** | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |

## Unique Selling Proposition (USP)

### 🎯 **TypeScript-First Enterprise SaaS Framework**

**@kitiumai/schema** is the only TypeScript library that provides a complete, enterprise-ready schema framework specifically designed for Product SaaS applications. While other validation libraries focus solely on data validation, @kitiumai/schema offers:

- **End-to-End Type Safety** - From database to frontend with zero type drift
- **SaaS-Specific Features** - Multi-tenancy, RBAC, billing, and governance built-in
- **Advanced Ecosystem** - i18n, versioning, marketplace, plugins, and observability
- **Framework Integration** - Seamless middleware for popular Node.js frameworks
- **Production-Ready** - Enterprise-grade error handling and comprehensive testing

### 🚀 **Developer Productivity Multiplier**

- **Single Source of Truth** - Define once, use everywhere (API, database, frontend)
- **Auto-Generated Types** - No more manual type definitions
- **Rich IntelliSense** - Full auto-completion and inline documentation
- **Compile-Time Validation** - Catch errors before they reach production
- **Advanced DX Features** - Schema marketplace, documentation generation, testing utilities

## Installation

```bash
npm install @kitiumai/schema
# or
yarn add @kitiumai/schema
# or
pnpm add @kitiumai/schema
```

## Quick Start

```typescript
import { UserSchema, validate } from '@kitiumai/schema';

const userData = {
  id: '123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000',
  email: 'user@example.com',
  firstName: 'John',
  lastName: 'Doe',
  status: 'active',
  emailVerified: true,
  createdAt: new Date(),
  updatedAt: new Date(),
};

const result = validate(UserSchema, userData);
if (result.success) {
  console.log('Valid user:', result.data);
} else {
  console.error('Validation errors:', result.errors);
}
```

## All Exported APIs

### Core Schemas (`@kitiumai/schema/core`)

#### User Management
- `UserSchema` - Complete user schema with all fields
- `CreateUserSchema` - Schema for user creation
- `UpdateUserSchema` - Schema for user updates
- `UserProfileSchema` - User profile information
- `UserPreferencesSchema` - User preference settings

#### Organization Management
- `OrganizationSchema` - Complete organization schema
- `CreateOrganizationSchema` - Schema for organization creation
- `UpdateOrganizationSchema` - Schema for organization updates
- `OrganizationSettingsSchema` - Organization settings

#### Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
- `RoleSchema` - Role definitions
- `PermissionSchema` - Permission definitions
- `CreateRoleSchema` - Schema for role creation
- `UpdateRoleSchema` - Schema for role updates

#### Team Management
- `TeamSchema` - Team definitions
- `TeamMemberSchema` - Team member relationships
- `CreateTeamSchema` - Schema for team creation
- `UpdateTeamSchema` - Schema for team updates

### Authentication Schemas (`@kitiumai/schema/auth`)

#### Authentication
- `LoginCredentialsSchema` - Login request validation
- `RegisterInputSchema` - User registration
- `PasswordResetSchema` - Password reset requests
- `ChangePasswordSchema` - Password change requests

#### Tokens & Sessions
- `AuthTokenSchema` - Access/refresh token validation
- `SessionSchema` - User session management
- `MFASettingsSchema` - Multi-factor authentication settings
- `OAuthInputSchema` - OAuth provider integration

### Organization Schemas (`@kitiumai/schema/organization`)

#### Team Management
- `InviteMemberSchema` - Team member invitations
- `UpdateTeamMemberSchema` - Team member updates
- `TeamMemberRoleSchema` - Team member role assignments

#### Invitations
- `OrganizationInvitationSchema` - Organization invitations
- `AcceptInvitationSchema` - Invitation acceptance

### Product Schemas (`@kitiumai/schema/product`)

#### Features & Workspaces
- `FeatureSchema` - Feature flag management
- `WorkspaceSchema` - Project workspace definitions
- `WorkspaceMemberSchema` - Workspace member management
- `CreateWorkspaceSchema` - Workspace creation
- `UpdateWorkspaceSchema` - Workspace updates

#### Integrations
- `IntegrationSchema` - Third-party integrations
- `WebhookSchema` - Webhook configurations

### Billing Schemas (`@kitiumai/schema/billing`)

#### Subscriptions
- `SubscriptionSchema` - Subscription management
- `PlanSchema` - Subscription plans
- `CreateSubscriptionSchema` - Subscription creation

#### Payments
- `PaymentMethodSchema` - Payment method storage
- `PaymentSchema` - Payment transaction records
- `InvoiceSchema` - Invoice generation and management

### API Schemas (`@kitiumai/schema/api`)

#### Request/Response
- `APIRequestSchema` - Generic API request validation
- `APIResponseSchema` - Generic API response formatting
- `PaginationSchema` - Pagination parameters
- `SortingSchema` - Sorting parameters

#### Error Handling
- `APIErrorSchema` - Standardized API error responses
- `ValidationErrorSchema` - Validation error formatting

### Common Types (`@kitiumai/schema/common`)

#### Base Types
- `UUID` - Universally unique identifier
- `Email` - Email address validation
- `URL` - URL validation
- `Timestamp` - ISO timestamp
- `DataClassification` - Data classification levels
- `PIIClassification` - PII classification types

#### Utility Types
- `AuditStamp` - Audit trail information
- `Address` - Physical address structure
- `ContactInfo` - Contact information
- `Metadata` - Generic metadata container

### Validators (`@kitiumai/schema/validators`)

#### Core Validation
- `validate<T>(schema, data)` - Validate data against schema
- `validateAsync<T>(schema, data)` - Async validation
- `safeParse<T>(schema, data)` - Safe parsing without throwing

#### Types
- `ValidationResult<T>` - Validation result type
- `ValidationErrorDetail` - Individual validation error

### Middleware (`@kitiumai/schema/middleware`)

#### Express.js Middleware
- `validateBody(schema, options?)` - Validate request body
- `validateQuery(schema, options?)` - Validate query parameters
- `validateParams(schema, options?)` - Validate route parameters
- `validateHeaders(schema, options?)` - Validate request headers

#### Fastify Middleware
- `createValidationPlugin(options)` - Fastify validation plugin

#### Utilities
- `createBatchValidator(schema)` - Batch validation
- `createTypeGuard<T>(schema)` - TypeScript type guards
- `extendSchema(base, extensions)` - Schema extension
- `withConditionalValidation(schema, condition, validator)` - Conditional validation
- `withCrossFieldValidation(schema, validator)` - Cross-field validation

### Integrations (`@kitiumai/schema/integrations`)

#### Framework Adapters
- `createExpressMiddleware(schema)` - Express middleware factory
- `createFastifyPlugin(schema)` - Fastify plugin factory

#### OpenAPI/JSON Schema
- `toJsonSchema(zodSchema)` - Convert to JSON Schema
- `toOpenApiSchema(zodSchema)` - Convert to OpenAPI Schema
- `toGraphQLType(zodSchema, typeName)` - Convert to GraphQL type
- `fromJsonSchema(jsonSchema)` - Convert from JSON Schema

### Versioning (`@kitiumai/schema/versioning`)

#### Registry Management
- `createSchemaRegistry(name, currentVersion)` - Create schema registry
- `registerSchemaVersion<T>(registryName, version, schema, options?)` - Register version
- `registerMigration(registryName, fromVersion, toVersion, migration)` - Register migration
- `migrateData(registryName, data, fromVersion, toVersion)` - Migrate data

#### Version Queries
- `getCurrentSchema(registryName)` - Get current schema version
- `getSchemaVersion(registryName, version)` - Get specific version
- `getAvailableVersions(registryName)` - List available versions
- `isSupportedVersion(registryName, version)` - Check version support
- `getDeprecationWarning(registryName, version)` - Get deprecation warnings

#### Types
- `SchemaVersion<T>` - Schema version definition
- `SchemaMigration` - Migration definition
- `SchemaRegistry` - Registry container
- `DeprecationWarning` - Deprecation information

### Performance (`@kitiumai/schema/performance`)

#### Caching
- `getCachedSchema(key)` - Retrieve cached schema
- `cacheSchema(key, schema)` - Cache schema
- `removeCachedSchema(key)` - Remove from cache
- `clearSchemaCache()` - Clear all caches
- `getSchemaCacheStats()` - Get cache statistics
- `memoizeSchemaValidator<T>(schema)` - Memoized validation

### Security (`@kitiumai/schema/security`)

#### Password Security
- `PasswordStrength` - Password strength enum
- `analyzePasswordStrength(password)` - Analyze password strength
- `EnhancedPasswordSchema` - Enhanced password validation

#### Input Sanitization
- `sanitizeData(data)` - Sanitize input data
- `validateEmailSecurity(email)` - Email security validation
- `validateAgainstCommonAttacks(input)` - Common attack detection
- `createSecureStringSchema(options)` - Secure string schema

#### Rate Limiting
- `RateLimiter` - Rate limiting class

### Testing (`@kitiumai/schema/testing`)

#### Test Data Generation
- `TestDataFactory<T>` - Test data factory type
- `createTestDataFactory<T>(config)` - Create test data factory
- `generateTestData(schema, overrides?)` - Generate test data

#### Validation Testing
- `ValidationTestCase<T>` - Test case definition
- `runValidationTests<T>(schema, testCases)` - Run validation tests
- `validateTestData<T>(data, schema)` - Validate test data

#### Schema Testing
- `createSchemaSnapshot(schema)` - Create schema snapshot
- `compareSchemas(schema1, schema2)` - Compare schemas
- `benchmarkValidation(schema, iterations?)` - Performance benchmarking

### Observability (`@kitiumai/schema/observability`)

#### Metrics
- `ValidationMetrics` - Validation metrics
- `ValidationEvent` - Individual validation events
- `recordValidationEvent(event)` - Record validation event
- `getSchemaMetrics(schemaName)` - Get schema metrics
- `getAllValidationMetrics()` - Get all metrics
- `createMonitoredValidator<T>(schema, schemaName, options?)` - Monitored validator

#### Tracing
- `TraceContext` - Trace context
- `Span` - Tracing span
- `startTrace(traceId, sampled?)` - Start trace
- `startSpan(name, parentId?, attributes?)` - Start span
- `endSpan(spanId)` - End span
- `getCurrentTraceContext()` - Get current context

### Multi-Format Support (`@kitiumai/schema/formats`)

#### Schema Conversion
- `JsonSchema` - JSON Schema type
- `OpenApiSchema` - OpenAPI Schema type
- `toJsonSchema(schema)` - Convert to JSON Schema
- `toOpenApiSchema(schema)` - Convert to OpenAPI Schema
- `toGraphQLType(schema, typeName)` - Convert to GraphQL
- `fromJsonSchema(jsonSchema)` - Convert from JSON Schema
- `generateSchemaDocumentation(schema, options?)` - Generate documentation
- `checkSchemaCompatibility(schema1, schema2)` - Check compatibility

### Governance (`@kitiumai/schema/governance`)

#### Change Management
- `ChangeRequestStatus` - Change request status enum
- `SchemaChangeRequest` - Change request definition
- `createSchemaChangeRequest(...)` - Create change request
- `submitChangeRequestForReview(requestId)` - Submit for review
- `approveSchemaChange(requestId, approvedBy)` - Approve change
- `rejectSchemaChange(requestId, reviewedBy, reason)` - Reject change

#### Policy Management
- `GovernancePolicy` - Governance policy
- `setSchemaGovernancePolicy(schemaName, policy)` - Set policy
- `getSchemaGovernancePolicy(schemaName)` - Get policy
- `schemaChangeRequiresApproval(schemaName, changeType)` - Check approval requirement

### Documentation (`@kitiumai/schema/documentation`)

#### Schema Documentation
- `SchemaDocumentation` - Documentation structure
- `FieldDocumentation` - Field documentation
- `SchemaExample` - Usage examples
- `ValidationRule` - Validation rules

#### Documentation Management
- `generateSchemaDocumentation(schema, options?)` - Generate docs
- `addSchemaExample(schemaName, example)` - Add example
- `addSchemaValidationRule(schemaName, rule)` - Add validation rule
- `getSchemaDocumentation(schemaName)` - Get documentation
- `exportDocumentationAsMarkdown(schemaName)` - Export as Markdown
- `exportDocumentationAsHtml(schemaName)` - Export as HTML

### Plugin Ecosystem (`@kitiumai/schema/plugins`)

#### Plugin System
- `PluginHook` - Available plugin hooks
- `PluginContext` - Plugin execution context
- `Plugin` - Plugin definition
- `registerPlugin(plugin)` - Register plugin
- `unregisterPlugin(pluginName)` - Unregister plugin
- `executePluginHook(hook, context)` - Execute plugin hook
- `createPluginValidator<T>(schema, plugins?)` - Plugin-enhanced validator

#### Plugin Hooks
- `beforeValidate` - Pre-validation hook
- `afterValidate` - Post-validation hook
- `beforeTransform` - Pre-transformation hook
- `afterTransform` - Post-transformation hook

### Internationalization (`@kitiumai/schema/i18n`)

#### Locale Management
- `Locale` - Supported locale type
- `registerLocale(translations)` - Register locale
- `setLocale(locale)` - Set current locale
- `getLocale()` - Get current locale
- `getAvailableLocales()` - List available locales

#### Translation
- `translate(key, params?)` - Translate message
- `translateValidationErrors(errors, locale?)` - Translate validation errors
- `createLocalizedValidator<T>(schema, locale?)` - Localized validator

#### Formatting
- `formatDate(date, locale?)` - Format dates
- `formatNumber(value, locale?)` - Format numbers
- `formatCurrency(amount, currency, locale?)` - Format currency

#### Types
- `LocaleTranslations` - Translation dictionary
- `ValidationErrorTranslation` - Error translation structure

### Schema Marketplace (`@kitiumai/schema/marketplace`)

#### Schema Publishing
- `SchemaCategory` - Schema categories
- `MarketplaceSchema` - Marketplace schema definition
- `publishSchema(schemaData)` - Publish schema
- `getMarketplaceSchema(schemaId)` - Get published schema
- `updateMarketplaceSchema(schemaId, updates)` - Update schema
- `deleteMarketplaceSchema(schemaId)` - Delete schema

#### Discovery & Search
- `SearchFilters` - Search filter options
- `searchMarketplaceSchemas(filters)` - Search schemas
- `getPopularSchemas(limit?)` - Get popular schemas
- `getTopRatedSchemas(limit?)` - Get top-rated schemas
- `getSchemasByCategory(category)` - Get by category
- `getSchemasByAuthor(author)` - Get by author

#### Reviews & Ratings
- `SchemaReview` - Review structure
- `addSchemaReview(review)` - Add review
- `getSchemaReviews(schemaId)` - Get reviews
- `downloadSchema(schemaId, userId)` - Download schema
- `getUserDownloads(userId)` - Get user downloads

#### Analytics
- `getCategoryStats()` - Category statistics
- `getMarketplaceStats()` - Marketplace statistics

## Examples

### Basic Validation

```typescript
import { UserSchema, validate } from '@kitiumai/schema';

const userData = {
  email: 'user@example.com',
  firstName: 'John',
  lastName: 'Doe',
};

const result = validate(UserSchema, userData);
if (result.success) {
  // TypeScript knows result.data is a valid User
  console.log('User created:', result.data);
} else {
  console.error('Validation failed:', result.errors);
}
```

### Express Middleware

```typescript
import express from 'express';
import { validateBody, validateQuery, UserSchema } from '@kitiumai/schema';

const app = express();

app.post('/users',
  validateBody(UserSchema),
  validateQuery(z.object({ invite: z.boolean().optional() })),
  (req, res) => {
    // req.body is fully typed and validated
    // req.query.invite is also validated
    res.json({ user: req.body, invited: req.query.invite });
  }
);
```

### Schema Versioning

```typescript
import { createSchemaRegistry, registerSchemaVersion } from '@kitiumai/schema/versioning';

const registry = createSchemaRegistry('User', '1.0.0');

// Register version 1.0.0
registerSchemaVersion('User', '1.0.0', UserV1Schema);

// Register version 2.0.0 with migration
registerSchemaVersion('User', '2.0.0', UserV2Schema, {
  deprecated: false,
  changeLog: 'Added profile picture field'
});

// Migrate data between versions
const migratedData = migrateData('User', oldUserData, '1.0.0', '2.0.0');
```

### Internationalization

```typescript
import { setLocale, translate, createLocalizedValidator } from '@kitiumai/schema/i18n';

// Set locale to Spanish
setLocale('es');

// Create localized validator
const localizedValidator = createLocalizedValidator(UserSchema);

// Validation errors will be in Spanish
const result = localizedValidator(userData);
```

### Plugin System

```typescript
import { registerPlugin, createPluginValidator } from '@kitiumai/schema/plugins';

const auditPlugin = {
  name: 'audit',
  hooks: {
    afterValidate: async (context) => {
      console.log('Validation completed for:', context.schemaName);
      return context;
    }
  }
};

registerPlugin(auditPlugin);

// Create validator with plugins
const validator = createPluginValidator(UserSchema, ['audit']);
```

### Schema Marketplace

```typescript
import { publishSchema, searchMarketplaceSchemas } from '@kitiumai/schema/marketplace';

// Publish a schema
const publishedSchema = publishSchema({
  name: 'CustomUser',
  description: 'Extended user schema with custom fields',
  schema: CustomUserSchema,
  category: 'user-management',
  author: 'mycompany',
  version: '1.0.0'
});

// Search for schemas
const results = searchMarketplaceSchemas({
  category: 'user-management',
  query: 'extended'
});
```

## Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see our [Contributing Guide](../CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.

## License

MIT © [KitiumAI](https://kitium.ai)