Automatically build JSON schema for the device type library with each release

[jeremystretch]

NetBox version

v3.2.9

Feature type

New functionality

Proposed functionality

Implement a mechanism for generating JSON schema for device type and related definitions. This could be a Django management command (e.g. manage.py buildschema), the output of which would be included with each NetBox release.

Use case

The NetBox devicetype library includes JSON schema for validating device and module type definitions. These definitions must be kept up-to-date with NetBox itself, which is currently a manual process. Generating the schema automatically and publishing it with each NetBox release will remove this administrative burden.

Additionally, once we implement #4347, schema can be generated for all relevant models as an additional resource.

Database changes

No response

External dependencies

No response

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[ryanmerolle]

This could be a good candidate for 3.6

[danner26]

I agree this would be great!