schema_implementation_guide

An implementation guide for adding schema types to GoZod, a Go library that checks and parses data against defined structures. It explains strict type handling, shared parsing engines, immutable modifiers, file organization, and required helper packages.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it when building or reviewing GoZod schema types, implementing Parse and StrictParse methods, adding modifiers, writing tests, and connecting code to the library’s parsing engine.
Why use it?
It helps new schema code behave consistently, remain type-safe, and avoid duplicated parsing or validation logic. It also gives coding agents and contributors patterns to follow.

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.agents/rules/schema_implementation_guide.mdc · 645 lines

How it starts

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GoZod Schema Implementation Guide

A practical reference for building new schema types inside the GoZod code-base.
It targets Cursor AI and human contributors alike: every rule here exists to keep implementations consistent, type-safe and performant.

This guide is based on the latest patterns from string.go, object.go, and their test counterparts.


1 Core Principles

  1. Complete Strict Type Semantics – All methods require exact input types, zero automatic conversions. Both Parse(any) and StrictParse(T) must be implemented.
  2. Zero-overhead abstractions – primitives allocate nothing, composites allocate lazily.
  3. Unified architecture – every file follows the same 8-section layout so Cursor can pattern-match and extend it.
  4. Copy-on-Write modifiers – modifiers clone internals; the original instance is immutable.
  5. Engine-first architecture – All parsing must go through engine.ParsePrimitive or engine.ParseComplex.
  6. Mandatory helper packagesnever roll your own validation, parsing, coercion or error logic.

2 Type Classification Cheat-Sheet

Scenario Architecture Generic pattern Example
Native Go value (string / int…) Single generic + constraint ZodType[T Constraint] Constraint: T | *T Bool, String, Float
Requires value comparison (==) Comparable + dual generic ZodType[T comparable, R any] Enum, Literal
Composite / user struct / slice Dual generic ZodType[T any, R any] Struct, Slice, Map

Decision flow Native? → Comparable? → Composite.


3 Mandatory 5-Section File Layout

Every schema file must keep sections in this exact order for consistency:

  1. TYPE DEFINITIONS – Constraints, ZodTypeDef, ZodTypeInternals, public ZodType[T]
  2. CORE METHODSGetInternals, IsOptional, IsNilable, Parse, StrictParse, MustParse, MustStrictParse, Coerce
  3. MODIFIER METHODSOptional, Nilable, Default, Prefault, Overwrite, Transform, Pipe
  4. VALIDATION & REFINEMENT – Type-specific validations (Min, Max, Email, etc.), Refine, RefineAny, Check
  5. CONSTRUCTORSType(), TypePtr(), CoercedType(), constructor helpers

Read the full file on GitHub · 645 lines

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schema_implementation_guide is a cursor rule published in the GitHub repository kaptinlin/gozod (24 stars, last pushed 1mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 5,523 tokens to every session, about $0.0276 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.