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Default values in Effect Schema for validation and JSON Schema generation - Effect Community

Effect Community•2w ago•

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Default values in Effect Schema for validation and JSON Schema generation

If I want my schema to be used for both validation and also produce a JSON Schema, is it the appropriate way of defining default values?

const defaultPort = 54321

const port = Schema.Number.annotate({
  default: defaultPort,
  description: "Port to use for the API URL.",
}).pipe(Schema.withDecodingDefaultKey(() => defaultPort))

const defaultPort = 54321

const port = Schema.Number.annotate({
  default: defaultPort,
  description: "Port to use for the API URL.",
}).pipe(Schema.withDecodingDefaultKey(() => defaultPort))