XSLT · Schema

XSLT Transformation

JSON Schema for an XSLT transformation request, describing inputs, stylesheet, and output configuration.

Data TransformationStandardW3CXMLXSLTXPath

Properties

Name	Type	Description
id	string	Unique identifier for the transformation job.
stylesheet	object	The XSLT stylesheet to apply.
source	object	Source XML document to transform.
parameters	object	Key-value pairs of parameters to pass to the stylesheet.
output	object	Output configuration for the transformation result.
status	string	Status of the transformation job.
error	object	Error details if the transformation failed.
created	string	When the transformation was requested.
completed	string	When the transformation completed.

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JSON Schema

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://github.com/api-evangelist/xslt/blob/main/json-schema/xslt-transformation-schema.json",
  "title": "XSLT Transformation",
  "description": "JSON Schema for an XSLT transformation request, describing inputs, stylesheet, and output configuration.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique identifier for the transformation job.",
      "examples": ["txn-20260503-001"]
    },
    "stylesheet": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "The XSLT stylesheet to apply.",
      "properties": {
        "uri": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "uri",
          "description": "URI pointing to the XSLT stylesheet."
        },
        "inline": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Inline XSLT stylesheet content as a string."
        },
        "version": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": ["1.0", "2.0", "3.0"],
          "description": "XSLT version of the stylesheet."
        }
      }
    },
    "source": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Source XML document to transform.",
      "properties": {
        "uri": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "uri",
          "description": "URI of the source XML document."
        },
        "inline": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Inline XML content as a string."
        },
        "encoding": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Character encoding of the source document.",
          "default": "UTF-8"
        }
      }
    },
    "parameters": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Key-value pairs of parameters to pass to the stylesheet.",
      "additionalProperties": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "examples": [{"reportTitle": "Q1 2026", "includeFooter": "true"}]
    },
    "output": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Output configuration for the transformation result.",
      "properties": {
        "method": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": ["xml", "html", "xhtml", "text"],
          "description": "Serialization method for the output.",
          "default": "xml"
        },
        "encoding": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Character encoding of the output.",
          "default": "UTF-8"
        },
        "indent": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "Whether to indent the output.",
          "default": false
        },
        "omitXmlDeclaration": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "Whether to omit the XML declaration in the output.",
          "default": false
        }
      }
    },
    "status": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": ["pending", "running", "completed", "failed"],
      "description": "Status of the transformation job."
    },
    "error": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Error details if the transformation failed.",
      "properties": {
        "code": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Error code."
        },
        "message": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Human-readable error message."
        },
        "lineNumber": {
          "type": "integer",
          "description": "Line number in the source where the error occurred."
        }
      }
    },
    "created": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "When the transformation was requested."
    },
    "completed": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "When the transformation completed."
    }
  },
  "required": ["stylesheet", "source"]
}