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The Type System Revolution: Stop wasting 70% of your time on types, focus on business logic
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# Schema-Driven Development



> The Type System Revolution: Stop wasting 70% of your time on types, focus on business logic



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[中文文档](./docs/zh-CN/README.md) | [日本語](./docs/ja/README.md)



## 🎯 The Problem



**Programming has only two essentials**: Data Types (50%) + Business Logic (50%)



**Reality**: We spend 70%+ time on types, only 30% on actual business logic.



**Why?** Because we define types in *code* (language-specific, scattered everywhere).



**Solution**: Define types in *data* (JSON Schema - language-agnostic, single source of truth).



## 💡 Core Philosophy



```

Schema = Contract = Test = Doc = Object

```



One JSON Schema file serves as:

- ✅ **API Contract**: Frontend/backend agreement

- ✅ **Automated Tests**: Modify schema = modify all tests

- ✅ **Type Definitions**: Auto-generate TypeScript/Rust/Python types

- ✅ **Documentation**: Always-correct API docs

- ✅ **Dynamic Objects**: JSON-as-Object pattern, natural field alignment



## 🚀 Quick Example



### Traditional Way (2.5 hours)



**TypeScript**:

```typescript

// Define types (30 min)

interface User {

  id: string;

  email: string;

  name: string;

}



// Write validation (30 min)

function validateUser(data: any): data is User {

  if (typeof data.id !== 'string') return false;

  if (typeof data.email !== 'string') return false;

  // ... 50 more lines

}



// Write docs (20 min)

// Write tests (40 min)

// Sync with backend (20 min)

// Business logic (30 min)

```



**Rust**:

```rust

// Duplicate everything in Rust (1 hour)

struct User { /* ... */ }

fn validate_user() { /* ... */ }

```



### Schema-DD Way (40 minutes)



**One Schema** (10 min):

```json

{

  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",

  "title": "User",

  "type": "object",

  "properties": {

    "id": {"type": "string"},

    "email": {"type": "string", "format": "email"},

    "name": {"type": "string", "minLength": 1}

  },

  "required": ["id", "email", "name"]

}

```



**Auto-Generated** (0 min):

- ✅ TypeScript types

- ✅ Rust validation

- ✅ Python Pydantic models

- ✅ Documentation

- ✅ Storybook stories

- ✅ Test cases



**Business Logic** (30 min):

```typescript

// Just focus on business logic!

function createUser(data: User) {

  // Your actual value-adding code here

}

```



**Result**: **4-5x faster**, focus on what matters!



## 🌟 Real-World Success Stories



### Case 1: Claude TUI RS (Streaming Events)



**Challenge**: Terminal UI with 14 streaming event types



**Solution**: JSON-as-Object Pattern + DynamicEvent API



**Results**:

- ✅ **40x faster** development (3 min vs 2 hours per event type)

- ✅ **100% doc accuracy** (schema auto-generates docs)

- ✅ **Zero type errors** (runtime validation + dynamic property access)

- ✅ **9 passing tests** (schema = tests)



[Details →](./case-studies/claude-tui-rs/)



### Case 2: UI Component Library ⭐ Killer App



**Challenge**: Cross-platform UI library, 50+ components, perfect frontend/backend alignment



**Solution**: Schema Registry + Component Library Pattern



**Results**:

- ✅ **4-6x faster** development (30 min vs 2-3 hours per component)

- ✅ **88% maintenance cost** reduction (5h vs 40h per month)

- ✅ **100% design system** consistency (enforced, can't violate)

- ✅ **Perfect cross-platform** sync (Web/Mobile/Backend same schema)



**Killer Features**:

- One Schema = Props + Validation + Docs + Storybook

- Add component: Write 10 lines JSON → auto-generate everything

- Design system enforcement: `$ref: colors.schema.json` → impossible to violate

- Frontend/backend alignment: Same schema, all platforms



[Details →](./case-studies/ui-component-library/)



## 📚 Documentation Structure



```

schema-driven-development/

├── README.md                          # You are here

├── SKILL.md                           # Core methodology (879 lines)

│

├── methodology/                       # Design patterns

│   ├── type-system-revolution.md     # ⭐ Why 70% time on types?

│   ├── json-as-object.md             # JSON = Object pattern

│   └── component-library-pattern.md  # Component killer app

│

├── references/                        # Language implementations

│   ├── quick-start.md                # 5-minute tutorial

│   ├── rust/

│   │   └── jsonschema-runtime.md     # Runtime validation

│   ├── typescript/

│   │   └── ajv-validation.md         # Frontend validation

│   ├── python/

│   └── swift/

│

├── examples/                          # Runnable examples

│   ├── schema-registry.rs            # Rust Registry (260 lines)

│   └── ci-cd-workflow.yml            # GitHub Actions (360 lines)

│

├── case-studies/                      # Real projects

│   ├── claude-tui-rs/                # Streaming events (40x)

│   └── ui-component-library/         # Components (4-6x)

│

└── docs/

    └── zh-CN/                         # Chinese documentation

```



## 🎓 Learning Path



### Beginner (30 minutes)

1. Read [Quick Start](./references/quick-start.md) (5 min)

2. Understand [Core Concept](./SKILL.md#core-concept) (10 min)

3. Try [First Example](./examples/user-api/) (15 min)



### Intermediate (2 hours)

1. Study [JSON-as-Object Pattern](./methodology/json-as-object.md)

2. Implement [Schema Registry](./examples/schema-registry.rs)

3. Setup [CI/CD Automation](./examples/ci-cd-workflow.yml)



### Advanced (1 day)

1. Analyze [Claude TUI RS](./case-studies/claude-tui-rs/) (how 40x achieved)

2. Study [Component Library](./case-studies/ui-component-library/)

3. Design team collaboration workflow



## 💡 The Type System Revolution



### Why 70% Time on Types?



**Traditional Programming**:

```

Time Breakdown:

  - Define types: 30-40%

  - Write validation: 20-30%

  - Sync types (frontend/backend): 10-15%

  - Type-related total: 60-85%

  - Business logic: 15-40% ← Real value!

```



**Schema-DD**:

```

Time Breakdown:

  - Define schema: 10 min

  - Auto-generate types: 0 min

  - Auto-validation: 0 min

  - Business logic: 30 min ← 75% of time!

```



**Revolutionary Change**:

```

From "types in code"     → "types in data"

From "70% on types"      → "25% on types, 75% on logic"

From "frontend/backend   → "single source of truth,

      out of sync"           perfect sync"

```



[Read full analysis →](./methodology/type-system-revolution.md)



## 🔧 Tech Stack



### Backend (Rust)

- `jsonschema` - JSON Schema validation (10-100x faster than Python)

- `serde_json` - JSON processing

- `axum` - Web framework

- `lazy_static` - Global variables



### Frontend (TypeScript)

- `ajv` - JSON Schema validation

- `json-schema-to-typescript` - Type generation



### CI/CD

- GitHub Actions

- `ajv-cli` - Schema validation

- `spectral` - Schema linting

- `specmatic` - Contract testing



### Documentation

- `json-schema-to-markdown`

- Swagger UI / ReDoc

- OpenAPI Generator



## 🎯 Use Cases



### Perfect For

- ✅ REST API development

- ✅ Microservices architecture

- ✅ Frontend/backend separation

- ✅ Multi-team collaboration

- ✅ UI component libraries

- ✅ Low-code platforms

- ✅ Enterprise applications



### Not For

- ❌ Monolithic apps (too heavy)

- ❌ Quick prototypes (initial overhead)

- ❌ Non-API projects

- ❌ Fully dynamic APIs



## 🤝 Contributing



We welcome contributions!



- Report bugs

- Suggest improvements

- Share your success stories

- Contribute language examples (Go, Java, C#, etc.)

- Add real-world case studies



See [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md)



## 📄 License



MIT License



## 🎉 Why Schema-DD?



### Traditional Pain Points

- ❌ Frontend/backend API contracts out of sync

- ❌ Manually writing repetitive validation tests

- ❌ Outdated API documentation

- ❌ Type definitions scattered everywhere

- ❌ Difficult version evolution



### Schema-DD Solutions

- ✅ **Single Source of Truth**: One schema rules them all

- ✅ **TDD 2.0**: Modify schema = modify all tests

- ✅ **Runtime Validation**: Rust 10-100x faster than Python

- ✅ **Full Automation**: CI/CD handles everything

- ✅ **Cross-Language**: Perfect frontend/backend sync



### Efficiency Gains

- **Development Speed**: 4-10x improvement

- **Documentation Accuracy**: 100% (auto-generated)

- **Error Rate**: 100x reduction

- **Maintenance Cost**: 80-90% reduction



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**Get Started**: [Quick Start Guide](./references/quick-start.md)



**Deep Dive**: [Full Methodology (SKILL.md)](./SKILL.md)



**Real Examples**: [Case Studies](./case-studies/)



**Language References**: [References](./references/)



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