cff_schema: Inspect CFF schema values

In cffr: Generate Citation File Format ('CFF') Metadata

Inspect CFF schema values

Description

Helper functions with valid values for different keys and definition fields. See the following guide: Citation File Format schema guide.

• cff_schema_keys() provides the valid high-level keys of the Citation File Format.

• cff_schema_keys_license() provides valid SPDX license identifier(s) for the CITATION.cff file.

• cff_schema_definitions_person() and cff_schema_definitions_entity() return the valid fields to include when defining a person or entity.

• cff_schema_definitions_refs() provides the valid keys to use in the preferred-citation and references keys.

Usage

cff_schema_keys(sorted = FALSE)

cff_schema_keys_license()

cff_schema_definitions_person()

cff_schema_definitions_entity()

cff_schema_definitions_refs()

Arguments

sorted

A logical value. If TRUE, arrange the keys alphabetically.

Value

A character vector with the names of valid keys for Citation File Format version 1.2.0.

Source

Citation File Format schema guide.

Examples

cff_schema_keys(sorted = TRUE)
# Valid license keys.
head(cff_schema_keys_license(), 20)
cff_schema_definitions_person()
cff_schema_definitions_entity()
cff_schema_definitions_refs()

cffr documentation built on Aug. 24, 2026, 5:11 p.m.