Permission.json

{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-04/schema#",
  "id": "Permission.json",
  "title": "Permissions Definition Schema",
  "description": "Permission entity",
  "type": "object",
  "additionalProperties" : false,
  "properties": {
    "permissionName": {
      "description": "Permission ID (usually module.service.method or similar)",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "replaces": {
      "description": "previously used names for this permission",
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "displayName": {
      "description": "Human readable name for permission",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "description": {
      "description": "Description for permission",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "subPermissions": {
      "description": "Sub permissions",
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "visible" : {
      "description": "Whether to show the permission in UI",
      "type" : "boolean"
    }
  },
  "required" : [ "permissionName"]
}