Crossplane · Schema
Crossplane CompositeResourceDefinition (XRD)
Schema for a Crossplane CompositeResourceDefinition that defines the API schema for composite resources and optional claims, extending the Kubernetes API with custom infrastructure abstractions.
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Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| apiVersion | string | API version for the Crossplane XRD resource. |
| kind | string | Resource kind identifier. |
| metadata | object | Standard Kubernetes object metadata. |
| spec | object | Specification for the CompositeResourceDefinition. |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "https://github.com/api-evangelist/crossplane/blob/main/xrd-schema.json",
"title": "Crossplane CompositeResourceDefinition (XRD)",
"description": "Schema for a Crossplane CompositeResourceDefinition that defines the API schema for composite resources and optional claims, extending the Kubernetes API with custom infrastructure abstractions.",
"type": "object",
"required": ["apiVersion", "kind", "metadata", "spec"],
"properties": {
"apiVersion": {
"type": "string",
"const": "apiextensions.crossplane.io/v1",
"description": "API version for the Crossplane XRD resource."
},
"kind": {
"type": "string",
"const": "CompositeResourceDefinition",
"description": "Resource kind identifier."
},
"metadata": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Standard Kubernetes object metadata.",
"required": ["name"],
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Name of the XRD, conventionally in the format 'xplural.group'.",
"pattern": "^x[a-z]+\\.[a-z]+(\\.[a-z]+)*$"
},
"labels": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Key-value pairs for organizing XRDs.",
"additionalProperties": { "type": "string" }
},
"annotations": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Non-identifying metadata.",
"additionalProperties": { "type": "string" }
}
}
},
"spec": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Specification for the CompositeResourceDefinition.",
"required": ["group", "names", "versions"],
"properties": {
"group": {
"type": "string",
"description": "API group for the composite resource, typically a domain name.",
"pattern": "^[a-z]+(\\.[a-z]+)+$"
},
"names": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Names to use for the composite resource type.",
"required": ["kind", "plural"],
"properties": {
"kind": {
"type": "string",
"description": "PascalCase singular kind for the composite resource.",
"pattern": "^X[A-Z][a-zA-Z]*$"
},
"plural": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Lowercase plural name for API discovery.",
"pattern": "^x[a-z]+$"
},
"singular": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Lowercase singular name."
},
"shortNames": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Short aliases for the composite resource.",
"items": { "type": "string" }
},
"listKind": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Name of the list kind."
},
"categories": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Categories the composite resource belongs to.",
"items": { "type": "string" }
}
}
},
"claimNames": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Names to use for the namespace-scoped claim resource. If omitted, no claim is generated.",
"required": ["kind", "plural"],
"properties": {
"kind": {
"type": "string",
"description": "PascalCase singular kind for the claim."
},
"plural": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Lowercase plural name for the claim."
},
"singular": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Lowercase singular name for the claim."
},
"shortNames": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Short aliases for the claim.",
"items": { "type": "string" }
},
"categories": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Categories the claim belongs to.",
"items": { "type": "string" }
}
}
},
"connectionSecretKeys": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Keys that the composite resource and its claims expect in their connection secrets.",
"items": { "type": "string" }
},
"defaultCompositeDeletePolicy": {
"type": "string",
"enum": ["Background", "Foreground"],
"description": "Default delete policy for composite resources."
},
"defaultCompositionRef": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Default Composition to use when none is specified.",
"required": ["name"],
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Name of the default Composition."
}
}
},
"defaultCompositionUpdatePolicy": {
"type": "string",
"enum": ["Automatic", "Manual"],
"description": "Default update policy for Composition revisions."
},
"enforcedCompositionRef": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Composition that must always be used, overriding user selection.",
"required": ["name"],
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Name of the enforced Composition."
}
}
},
"versions": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Versions of the composite resource API.",
"minItems": 1,
"items": {
"type": "object",
"required": ["name", "served", "referenceable", "schema"],
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Version name, e.g. 'v1alpha1', 'v1beta1', 'v1'."
},
"served": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Whether this version is served by the API server."
},
"referenceable": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Whether this version can be referenced by Compositions."
},
"deprecated": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Whether this version is deprecated."
},
"deprecationMessage": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Message shown when this deprecated version is used."
},
"schema": {
"type": "object",
"description": "OpenAPI v3 schema for the composite resource spec.",
"required": ["openAPIV3Schema"],
"properties": {
"openAPIV3Schema": {
"type": "object",
"description": "OpenAPI v3 schema definition for the composite resource.",
"properties": {
"type": {
"type": "string",
"const": "object"
},
"properties": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Properties of the composite resource spec."
},
"required": {
"type": "array",
"items": { "type": "string" }
},
"description": {
"type": "string"
}
}
}
}
},
"additionalPrinterColumns": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Additional columns to display in kubectl output.",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"required": ["name", "type", "jsonPath"],
"properties": {
"name": { "type": "string" },
"type": { "type": "string" },
"jsonPath": { "type": "string" },
"description": { "type": "string" }
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
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