{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://memlnaut/schemas/mode.schema.json",
  "title": "MEMLNaut Mode Schema",
  "description": "Meta-schema for one MEMLNaut mode: parameter contract, ML config, and UI hints. The schemas/modes/*.json files it validates are the canonical contract — codegen/generate.ts emits the C++ headers (nisps/modes/generated/) and TypeScript modules (manifold/src/modes/generated/) from them. Provenance notes and judgement calls live in schemas/modes/params_notes.md.",
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "mode_id",
    "engine_id",
    "ml",
    "params",
    "voice_spaces",
    "ui"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "$schema": { "type": "string" },
    "_note": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Free-text note from the schema author (e.g. about ranges that were guessed)."
    },
    "mode_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^[a-z][a-z0-9_]*$",
      "description": "snake_case identifier for the mode. Must be unique."
    },
    "engine_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^[a-z][a-z0-9_]*$",
      "description": "snake_case identifier for the audio engine the mode uses."
    },
    "ml": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
        "input_channels",
        "input_size",
        "hidden_layers",
        "output_size",
        "default_spread"
      ],
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "properties": {
        "input_channels": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "string",
            "pattern": "^[a-z][a-z0-9_]*$"
          },
          "minItems": 1,
          "description": "Names of abstract input channels (e.g. joy_x, midi_velocity, audio_pitch)."
        },
        "input_size": { "type": "integer", "minimum": 1 },
        "hidden_layers": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": { "type": "integer", "minimum": 1 },
          "minItems": 1
        },
        "output_size": { "type": "integer", "minimum": 1 },
        "default_spread": { "type": "number", "minimum": 0.0, "maximum": 1.0 }
      }
    },
    "params": {
      "type": "array",
      "minItems": 1,
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": ["name", "label", "min", "max", "default", "curve", "group"],
        "additionalProperties": false,
        "properties": {
          "name": {
            "type": "string",
            "pattern": "^[a-z][a-z0-9_]*$",
            "description": "snake_case identifier; unique within this mode."
          },
          "label": { "type": "string" },
          "min": { "type": "number" },
          "max": { "type": "number" },
          "default": { "type": "number" },
          "curve": {
            "type": "string",
            "enum": ["linear", "exp", "log", "square", "sqrt", "sigmoid", "cubic"]
          },
          "group": { "type": "string" },
          "_note": { "type": "string" }
        }
      }
    },
    "voice_spaces": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": { "type": "string" },
      "description": "Names of C++ voice space lambdas the mode supports. May be empty for engines with no voice spaces (e.g. sequencers)."
    },
    "ui": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": ["primary_input", "show_voice_space_selector", "show_synth_visualizer"],
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "properties": {
        "primary_input": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": ["xy_pad", "joystick", "sliders", "audio_in", "midi_in", "none"]
        },
        "show_voice_space_selector": { "type": "boolean" },
        "show_synth_visualizer": { "type": "boolean" }
      }
    }
  }
}