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schema-review

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Stub skill for reviewing Magic Modules schemas. Currently covers Enum vs. String trade-offs.

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Source SKILL.md: https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/magic-modules/blob/HEAD/.agents/skills/utils/schema-review/SKILL.md

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schema-review

Note to AI Agents: You MUST read the YAML frontmatter above first. Only read the rest of this file if the description matches your current roadblock or required task.

Prerequisites

  • You must be in the magic-modules root directory.
  • You must be reviewing or adding a field.

Execution Steps

1. Enum vs. String Trade-off

When adding a field that is defined as an Enum in the API, you must decide between Enum and String in Magic Modules.

The Trade-off:

  • Prefer Enum when you want strict, plan-time validation of values to fail fast.
  • Prefer String (with allowed values documented) when the API is dynamic or likely to add values. This prevents Terraform from crashing with a validation error for users when the API updates before the provider catches up.

[!NOTE] This skill is a stub and will be expanded over time with more schema review checklist items (such as api_name overrides, array flattening, output-only fields, etc.).

2. Verification & Handoff

Instructions on how the agent should verify the command succeeded, and what workflow or rule it should return to next.

  • Proceed with your field addition or PR review based on this stylistic choice.
  • Reference the modernization_roadmap.md for upcoming expansions to this checklist.