docker-compose/compose/config/schema.json

{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-04/schema#",

  "type": "object",

  "patternProperties": {
    "^[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+$": {
      "$ref": "#/definitions/service"
    }
  },

  "definitions": {
    "service": {
      "type": "object",

      "properties": {
        "build": {"type": "string"},
        "cap_add": {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "string"}, "uniqueItems": true},
        "cap_drop": {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "string"}, "uniqueItems": true},
        "command": {"$ref": "#/definitions/string_or_list"},
        "container_name": {"type": "string"},
        "cpu_shares": {"type": "string"},
        "cpuset": {"type": "string"},
        "detach": {"type": "boolean"},
        "devices": {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "string"}, "uniqueItems": true},
        "dns": {"$ref": "#/definitions/string_or_list"},
        "dns_search": {"$ref": "#/definitions/string_or_list"},
        "dockerfile": {"type": "string"},
        "domainname": {"type": "string"},
        "entrypoint": {"type": "string"},
        "env_file": {"$ref": "#/definitions/string_or_list"},

        "environment": {
          "oneOf": [
            {"type": "object"},
            {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "string"}, "uniqueItems": true}
          ]
        },

        "expose": {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "string"}, "uniqueItems": true},

        "extends": {
          "type": "object",

          "properties": {
            "service": {"type": "string"},
            "file": {"type": "string"}
          },
          "required": ["service"],
          "additionalProperties": false
        },

        "extra_hosts": {"$ref": "#/definitions/list_or_dict"},
        "external_links": {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "string"}, "uniqueItems": true},
        "hostname": {"type": "string"},
        "image": {"type": "string"},
        "labels": {"$ref": "#/definitions/list_or_dict"},
        "links": {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "string"}, "uniqueItems": true},

        "log_driver": {"type": "string"},
        "log_opt": {"type": "object"},

        "mac_address": {"type": "string"},
        "mem_limit": {
          "oneOf": [
            {"type": "number"},
            {"type": "string"}
          ]
        },
        "memswap_limit": {
          "oneOf": [
            {"type": "number"},
            {"type": "string"}
          ]
        },
        "name": {"type": "string"},
        "net": {"type": "string"},
        "pid": {"type": "string"},

        "ports": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "oneOf": [
              {
                "type": "string",
                "format": "ports"
              },
              {
                "type": "number",
                "format": "ports"
              }
            ]
          },
          "uniqueItems": true
        },

        "privileged": {"type": "string"},
        "read_only": {"type": "boolean"},
        "restart": {"type": "string"},
        "security_opt": {"type": "string"},
        "stdin_open": {"type": "string"},
        "tty": {"type": "string"},
        "user": {"type": "string"},
        "volumes": {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "string"}, "uniqueItems": true},
        "volumes_from": {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "string"}, "uniqueItems": true},
        "working_dir": {"type": "string"}
      },

      "anyOf": [
        {
          "required": ["build"],
          "not": {"required": ["image"]}
        },
        {
          "required": ["image"],
          "not": {"anyOf": [
            {"required": ["build"]},
            {"required": ["dockerfile"]}
          ]}
        },
        {
          "required": ["extends"],
          "not": {"required": ["build", "image"]}
        }
      ],

      "dependencies": {
        "memswap_limit": ["mem_limit"]
      },
      "additionalProperties": false
    },

    "string_or_list": {
      "oneOf": [
        {"type": "string"},
        {"$ref": "#/definitions/list_of_strings"}
      ]
    },

    "list_of_strings": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {"type": "string"},
      "uniqueItems": true
    },

    "list_or_dict": {
      "oneOf": [
        {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "string"}, "uniqueItems": true},
        {"type": "object"}
      ]
    }

  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}