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buildpack.toml

Schema for the buildpack.toml descriptor required at the root of every Cloud Native Buildpack as defined by the Buildpack API (currently 0.12). Drives detect, build, order resolution, and image labeling.

Properties

Name Type Description
api string Buildpack API version this buildpack targets (e.g. 0.12).
buildpack object
order array Composite buildpack ordering groups.
targets array OS/arch/distro targets this buildpack supports (Buildpack API >= 0.12).
stacks array Deprecated. Use targets. Stacks this buildpack supports (e.g. io.buildpacks.stacks.bionic).
metadata object Free-form buildpack-specific metadata table.
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JSON Schema

buildpacks-buildpack-toml-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/buildpacks-io/main/json-schema/buildpacks-buildpack-toml-schema.json",
  "title": "buildpack.toml",
  "description": "Schema for the buildpack.toml descriptor required at the root of every Cloud Native Buildpack as defined by the Buildpack API (currently 0.12). Drives detect, build, order resolution, and image labeling.",
  "type": "object",
  "required": ["api", "buildpack"],
  "properties": {
    "api": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Buildpack API version this buildpack targets (e.g. 0.12).",
      "pattern": "^[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+$"
    },
    "buildpack": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": ["id", "version"],
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Reverse-DNS unique id, e.g. paketo-buildpacks/nodejs."
        },
        "version": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Semantic version of the buildpack."
        },
        "name": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "homepage": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "uri"
        },
        "description": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "keywords": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {"type": "string"}
        },
        "clear-env": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "If true, the lifecycle clears the user-provided environment before invoking detect/build."
        },
        "sbom-formats": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "string",
            "enum": [
              "application/vnd.cyclonedx+json",
              "application/spdx+json",
              "application/vnd.syft+json"
            ]
          },
          "description": "SBOM media types this buildpack can emit (CycloneDX, SPDX, Syft)."
        },
        "exec-env": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {"type": "string", "enum": ["production", "test", "development"]}
        },
        "licenses": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "type": {"type": "string"},
              "uri": {"type": "string", "format": "uri"}
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "order": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Composite buildpack ordering groups.",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "group": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "object",
              "required": ["id"],
              "properties": {
                "id": {"type": "string"},
                "version": {"type": "string"},
                "optional": {"type": "boolean"},
                "exec-env": {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "string"}}
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "targets": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "OS/arch/distro targets this buildpack supports (Buildpack API >= 0.12).",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "os": {"type": "string"},
          "arch": {"type": "string"},
          "variant": {"type": "string"},
          "distros": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "name": {"type": "string"},
                "version": {"type": "string"}
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "stacks": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Deprecated. Use targets. Stacks this buildpack supports (e.g. io.buildpacks.stacks.bionic).",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {"type": "string"},
          "mixins": {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "string"}}
        }
      }
    },
    "metadata": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Free-form buildpack-specific metadata table.",
      "additionalProperties": true
    }
  }
}

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