Propsec

Schema enforcement for Obsidian properties.

Define schemas based on templates or invariants in your vault, add custom reusable types, and more.

Usage

First, define a schema:

Once saved, violating notes such as this one...

...will be caught by the validation:

Why

Obsidian properties are freeform. Over time, things can break: you change the structure, use an old field, etc. This plugin validates notes against schemas you define. Your notes are untouched, but your vault's consistency becomes easier to manage.

Setup

1. Open plugin settings
2. Create a schema: click + Add Schema
3. Set a query to target notes
4. Add fields: name, type, required/optional
5. Violations appear in the status bar/sidebar

Schema definition

The query field allows schema matching based on file paths and/or tags:

You can also narrow which notes a schema applies to with properties:

• File name matches: Filter by file name (regex)
• Modified after / Modified before: Filter by modification date
• Created after / Created before: Filter by creation date
• Has property / Missing property: Filter by property existence
• Property conditions: Filter by property values (property-operator-value list)

Field types

Primitives

string, number, boolean, date, array, object, null, unknown

Custom types

Define reusable types in settings. A custom type is a named group of fields. Use them when multiple schemas share the same structure or you need nested validation.

Union types

Add multiple field entries with the same name but different types. For example, two entries for status with types string and null creates string | null.

Field flags

Fields can be flagged to be required (key is required) xor warn (soft requirement). There is also a unique constraint that prevents duplicate values on that field.

Finally, there are cross-field constraints (compare this field's value to another field) and conditional validation (only validate this field when another field matches a condition).

Constraints

Each field type supports optional constraints:

Installation

Copy to .obsidian/plugins/ or install via BRAT.