jsonschema: Add caching, documentation, and version pinning support

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Implements Priority 1 improvements from Go Fan module review for jsonschema/v5.

Changes

Schema compilation caching

• Added sync.Once to compile schema once per process instead of per validation
• Performance: first validation ~0.03s, subsequent ~0.00s (was ~0.44s each)
• New getOrCompileSchema() handles thread-safe lazy initialization

var (
    schemaOnce   sync.Once
    cachedSchema *jsonschema.Schema
    schemaErr    error
)

func getOrCompileSchema() (*jsonschema.Schema, error) {
    schemaOnce.Do(func() {
        // Compile schema once, cache result
        cachedSchema, schemaErr = compiler.Compile(schemaID)
    })
    return cachedSchema, schemaErr
}

Documentation of Draft 7 workarounds

• Documented why fetchAndFixSchema() transforms negative lookahead patterns
• Draft 7 ECMA-262 regex doesn't support (?!...) in all implementations
• Explained semantic equivalence: pattern: "^(?!stdio$|http$).*" → not: { enum: ["stdio", "http"] }
• Added TODO to investigate if v6 library or newer drafts eliminate need for workarounds

Schema URL configuration

• Extracted hardcoded URL to schemaURL constant
• Documented version pinning strategies (commit SHA, tag, go:embed)
• Single location for production deployments to pin schema version

// Currently uses main branch for latest schema
// For production: pin to commit SHA or version tag
schemaURL = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/githubnext/gh-aw/main/docs/public/schemas/mcp-gateway-config.schema.json"

Code quality

• Eliminated variable shadowing in error handling (fetchErr, parseErr, addErr)
• Added tests: TestSchemaCaching, TestSchemaURLConfiguration

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Original prompt

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This section details on the original issue you should resolve

<issue_title>[go-fan] Go Module Review: jsonschema/v5 - v6 Upgrade & Performance Optimizations</issue_title>
<issue_description># 🐹 Go Fan Report: jsonschema/v5

Module Overview

github.com/santhosh-tekuri/jsonschema is a comprehensive JSONSchema validation library for Go that supports multiple draft specifications (draft-4 through draft/2020-12). It provides schema compilation, validation, and rich error formatting capabilities.

Repository: https://github.com/santhosh-tekuri/jsonschema
Stars: 1,193 ⭐
Current Version: v5.3.1
Latest Version: v6.0.2 (major upgrade available!)
Last Updated: 2026-01-22T02:59:27Z (updated today! 🔥)

Current Usage in gh-aw-mcpg

The module is used exclusively for MCP Gateway configuration validation in internal/config/validation_schema.go.

Files Using This Module

• internal/config/validation_schema.go - Schema compilation and validation logic
• internal/config/validation_schema_test.go - Comprehensive test suite (21 test cases)

Key APIs Used

1. jsonschema.NewCompiler() - Create schema compiler
2. Compiler.Draft = jsonschema.Draft7 - Set JSON Schema draft version
3. Compiler.AddResource() - Register schema resources
4. Compiler.Compile() - Compile schema
5. Schema.Validate() - Validate configuration data
6. ValidationError - Detailed error type with nested causes

Current Pattern

// 1. Fetch and modify remote schema (workaround for Draft 7 regex limitations)
schemaJSON, err := fetchAndFixSchema(schemaURL)

// 2. Create compiler and set Draft 7
compiler := jsonschema.NewCompiler()
compiler.Draft = jsonschema.Draft7

// 3. Register schema resources (handles $id references)
compiler.AddResource(schemaURL, strings.NewReader(string(schemaJSON)))
compiler.AddResource(schemaID, strings.NewReader(string(schemaJSON)))

// 4. Compile and validate
schema, err := compiler.Compile(schemaID)
err = schema.Validate(configObj)

// 5. Custom error formatting with context
if ve, ok := err.(*jsonschema.ValidationError); ok {
    formatValidationErrorRecursive(ve, &sb, 0)
}

Research Findings

Recent Updates

v6.0.0 (June 2024) - Major Release

• ✨ Mixed dialect support - validate schemas with different draft versions
• ✨ Custom $vocabulary support - extend JSON Schema with custom keywords
• ✨ semver format validator - useful for version validation
• ✨ Localization support for ValidationError
• ✨ Enhanced CLI with stdin, --insecure, --cacert, --quiet flags
• ⚠️ Breaking changes - see migration guide

v6.0.2 (May 2025) - Latest

• Added OutputError.String() method for better error formatting
• Exported Types.Add() method
• Bug fixes in numeric validation

Best Practices from Repository

1. Schema Caching: Compile schemas once, reuse for multiple validations
2. Custom Loaders: Use HTTP loaders with caching for remote schemas
3. Output Formats: Leverage built-in formats (basic, detailed, flag)
4. Format Validators: Register custom validators for domain-specific validation
5. Draft Selection: Explicitly set compiler.Draft for consistent behavior

Improvement Opportunities

🏃 Quick Wins

1. Add Schema Compiler Reuse

Problem: Creates a new compiler for every validation call

Solution: Compile schema once, cache for reuse

var (
    configSchemaOnce sync.Once
    configSchema     *jsonschema.Schema
    schemaErr        error
)

func getConfigSchema() (*jsonschema.Schema, error) {
    configSchemaOnce.Do(func() {
        compiler := jsonschema.NewCompiler()
        compiler.Draft = jsonschema.Draft7
        // ... setup
        configSchema, schemaErr = compiler.Compile(schemaID)
    })
    return configSchema, schemaErr
}

Impact: ⚡ Performance improvement - avoid recompiling schema on every validation

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2. Document Regex Workaround

Problem: Schema modification code lacks clear documentation

Solution: Add comprehensive comments

// fetchAndFixSchema fetches the JSON schema and applies workarounds for
// Draft 7 limitations. Specifically:
//
// 1. Negative lookahead patterns (?!...) are not supported in Draft 7
// 2. We replace pattern-based exclusions with "not" + "enum" constraints
// 3. This maintains semantic equivalence while using Draft 7 features
//
// TODO: Investigate if v6 or Draft 2019-09+ eliminates this workaround

Impact: 📖 Better code maintainability and future developer onboarding

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3. Add Schema Version Locking

Problem: Fetches schema from remote URL without version control

Solution: Pin schema version or embed it

// Option 1: Versioned URL
const schemaURL = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/githubnext/gh-aw/v1.2.3/docs/public/schemas/mcp-gateway-config.schema.json"

// Option 2: Embed schema
//go...

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