Complete reference for the .laizy schema language — models, fields, types, and constraints.

Schema Syntax

Laizy schemas use a block-style syntax inspired by Prisma. Schema files use the .laizy extension and live in your laizy/ directory by convention.

Models

A model defines a content type. Each model becomes a database collection, a TypeScript interface, and a section in the dashboard.

model BlogPost {
  title: String { required: true }
  content: String { required: true }
  slug: String { unique: true }
}

Model names must be PascalCase and unique within a schema file.

Fields

Each field has a name, a type, and optional constraints inside curly braces.

fieldName: FieldType { constraint: value }

Field names must be camelCase. Fields without constraints don't need curly braces:

model Author {
  name: String { required: true }
  bio: String
}

Field Types

Type	TypeScript Equivalent	Description
`String`	`string`	Text content of any length
`Int`	`number`	Whole numbers (no decimals)
`Float`	`number`	Decimal numbers
`Boolean`	`boolean`	`true` or `false`
`DateTime`	`Date`	ISO 8601 timestamps

Constraints

Constraints control validation and behavior for each field.

`required`

Makes the field mandatory when creating content.

title: String { required: true }

`unique`

Enforces uniqueness across all content entries of this model.

slug: String { unique: true }
email: String { required: true  unique: true }

`default`

Sets a default value when the field is not provided.

status: String { default: "draft" }
viewCount: Int { default: 0 }
published: Boolean { default: false }

`maxLength`

Limits the character count for String fields.

title: String { maxLength: 200 }
excerpt: String { maxLength: 500 }

Multiple constraints

Constraints can be combined on a single field. Each constraint goes on its own line inside the curly braces:

model Product {
  name: String {
    required: true
    maxLength: 200
  }

  sku: String {
    required: true
    unique: true
    maxLength: 50
  }

  price: Float {
    required: true
  }

  inStock: Boolean {
    default: true
  }
}

Complete example

Here's a full schema with multiple models and relationships:

model BlogPost {
  title: String {
    required: true
    maxLength: 200
  }

  content: String {
    required: true
  }

  slug: String {
    required: true
    unique: true
  }

  status: String {
    default: "draft"
  }
}

model Author {
  name: String {
    required: true
    maxLength: 100
  }

  email: String {
    required: true
    unique: true
  }

  bio: String
}

model HeroSection {
  badge: String
  headline: String
  subheading: String
  ctaPrimary: String
  ctaSecondary: String
}

File location

By default, the CLI looks for schema files at laizy/schema.laizy. You can change this in your ~/.laizyrc configuration:

{
  "schemaPath": "content/schema.laizy"
}

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