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Text Variable

Text content. Plain string or rich TextRun[]. Insert it inline as '{{<id>}}' inside any string (rich text is flattened to plain text there), or reference it whole as 'var:<id>' in a field that accepts string or TextRun[] (the rich runs are kept).

Metadata

Definition: #/$defs/TextVariable
Form: object
Source: spec/schemas/opf.schema.json

Field index

Field	Type	Req.	Description
type	const	yes	Variable kind. One of color, text, number, date, image, url or list. `type` · Allowed values `"text"`
value	string \| array<ref:TextRun>	—	Text this variable resolves to: a plain string, or TextRun[] for rich text.
required	boolean	—	Whether the variable must be filled. Defaults to true: a variable with no 'value' is unfilled, and an unfilled required variable is an error in a normal deck and expected in a template. Set false for an optional slot: an unfilled optional variable resolves to empty text (inline tokens) or the field that references it is omitted.
label	string	—	Optional short human label for forms and fill panels.
description	string	—	Optional prose describing what the variable is for, surfaced by pickers, fill forms and agents.
example	string \| array<ref:TextRun>	—	Illustrative text shown in fill forms and used when a template is previewed with examples. Never written to output.

`type`

typeconstrequiredyesdefault—

Variable kind. One of color, text, number, date, image, url or list.

type · Allowed values: "text"

Field fragment · type.json

{
  "type": "text"
}

`value`

typestring | array<ref:TextRun>requirednodefault—

Text this variable resolves to: a plain string, or TextRun[] for rich text.

`required`

typebooleanrequirednodefaulttrue

Whether the variable must be filled. Defaults to true: a variable with no 'value' is unfilled, and an unfilled required variable is an error in a normal deck and expected in a template. Set false for an optional slot: an unfilled optional variable resolves to empty text (inline tokens) or the field that references it is omitted.

`label`

typestringrequirednodefault—

Optional short human label for forms and fill panels.

`description`

typestringrequirednodefault—

Optional prose describing what the variable is for, surfaced by pickers, fill forms and agents.

`example`

typestring | array<ref:TextRun>requirednodefault—

Illustrative text shown in fill forms and used when a template is previewed with examples. Never written to output.

Complete definition constraints

Exact schema constraints

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "type"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "const": "text",
      "description": "Variable kind. One of color, text, number, date, image, url or list."
    },
    "value": {
      "oneOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "$ref": "#/$defs/TextRun"
          }
        }
      ],
      "description": "Text this variable resolves to: a plain string, or TextRun[] for rich text."
    },
    "required": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "default": true,
      "description": "Whether the variable must be filled. Defaults to true: a variable with no 'value' is unfilled, and an unfilled required variable is an error in a normal deck and expected in a template. Set false for an optional slot: an unfilled optional variable resolves to empty text (inline tokens) or the field that references it is omitted."
    },
    "label": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional short human label for forms and fill panels."
    },
    "description": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional prose describing what the variable is for, surfaced by pickers, fill forms and agents."
    },
    "example": {
      "oneOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "$ref": "#/$defs/TextRun"
          }
        }
      ],
      "description": "Illustrative text shown in fill forms and used when a template is previewed with examples. Never written to output."
    }
  },
  "description": "Text content. Plain string or rich TextRun[]. Insert it inline as '{{<id>}}' inside any string (rich text is flattened to plain text there), or reference it whole as 'var:<id>' in a field that accepts string or TextRun[] (the rich runs are kept)."
}