Gem

A package published to rubygems.org.

Programming LanguageRubyHTTPRESTAPI ClientsFrameworksLibrariesPackage Registry

Properties

Name Type Description
name string Canonical gem name.
version string Current latest version.
platform string Target platform for this version (e.g. ruby, java).
downloads integer All-time download count for the gem.
version_downloads integer Download count for the current version.
authors string
info string Short description / summary.
licenses array
metadata object
yanked boolean
sha string SHA-256 checksum of the .gem file.
project_uri string
gem_uri string
homepage_uri string
documentation_uri string
source_code_uri string
bug_tracker_uri string
changelog_uri string
funding_uri string
dependencies object
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JSON Schema

rubygems-registry-gem-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ruby/main/json-schema/rubygems-registry-gem-schema.json",
  "title": "Gem",
  "description": "A package published to rubygems.org.",
  "type": "object",
  "required": ["name", "version"],
  "properties": {
    "name": { "type": "string", "description": "Canonical gem name." },
    "version": { "type": "string", "description": "Current latest version." },
    "platform": { "type": "string", "description": "Target platform for this version (e.g. ruby, java)." },
    "downloads": { "type": "integer", "minimum": 0, "description": "All-time download count for the gem." },
    "version_downloads": { "type": "integer", "minimum": 0, "description": "Download count for the current version." },
    "authors": { "type": "string" },
    "info": { "type": "string", "description": "Short description / summary." },
    "licenses": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" } },
    "metadata": { "type": "object", "additionalProperties": { "type": "string" } },
    "yanked": { "type": "boolean" },
    "sha": { "type": "string", "description": "SHA-256 checksum of the .gem file." },
    "project_uri": { "type": "string", "format": "uri" },
    "gem_uri": { "type": "string", "format": "uri" },
    "homepage_uri": { "type": "string", "format": "uri" },
    "documentation_uri": { "type": "string", "format": "uri" },
    "source_code_uri": { "type": "string", "format": "uri" },
    "bug_tracker_uri": { "type": "string", "format": "uri" },
    "changelog_uri": { "type": "string", "format": "uri" },
    "funding_uri": { "type": "string", "format": "uri" },
    "dependencies": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "development": { "type": "array", "items": { "$ref": "#/$defs/Dependency" } },
        "runtime": { "type": "array", "items": { "$ref": "#/$defs/Dependency" } }
      }
    }
  },
  "$defs": {
    "Dependency": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": ["name", "requirements"],
      "properties": {
        "name": { "type": "string" },
        "requirements": { "type": "string", "description": "Version requirement string, e.g. >= 2.0, < 4." }
      }
    }
  }
}

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