stateDataMeta.js

/**
 * This is a variation of stateDataMeta, closer to JSON Schema spec and using JSON Ref.
 */
var stateDataMetaRef = {
    'type': 'object',
    'id': 'stateDataMetaRef',
    'properties': {
        'stateDataSchema': { // Not sure whether data source is the best name here.
            'extends': {'$ref': 'stateDataSchema'},
            'required': true
        },
        'title': 'State data',
        'postcode': {
            'type': 'scalar', // Does this make sense in the context of JSON Schema?
            'title': 'State code',
            'extends': {'$ref': '#stateDataSchema.postcode'},
        },
        'ppexpend_series': {
            'type': 'series',
            'granularity': 'year',
            'title': 'Per Pupil Expenditure',
            'source': 'National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, School Year 2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2007-2008 (http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/)',
            'description': 'Statewide per-pupil expenditure equals the total amount of revenue paid out by school systems in the state divided by total school enrollment. It includes funds from federal, state, and local sources and funds spent on day to day operating expenses, such as teacher salaries. It does not include capital expenses, such as school construction.',
            'extends': {
                '2008': {'$ref': '#stateDataSchema.ppexpend08'},
                '2007': {'$ref': '#stateDataSchema.ppexpend07'},
                '2006': {'$ref': '#stateDataSchema.ppexpend06'},
                '2004': {'$ref': '#stateDataSchema.ppexpend04'},
            }
        }
    }
}