Field Types

Arche CMS provides 29 field types covering a wide range of content modeling needs.

Text & Rich Content

Field	Import	Description
text	@arche-cms/schema	Single-line text input
textarea	@arche-cms/schema	Multi-line text area
richText	@arche-cms/schema	Rich text editor (Tiptap-based)
markdown	@arche-cms/schema	Markdown editor
code	@arche-cms/schema	Code editor with syntax highlighting
slug	@arche-cms/schema	URL-friendly slug, auto-generated from a source field

Numeric & Boolean

Field	Import	Description
number	@arche-cms/schema	Numeric input (integer or float)
boolean	@arche-cms/schema	True/false toggle
checkbox	@arche-cms/schema	Single checkbox

Date & Time

Field	Import	Description
date	@arche-cms/schema	Date picker (YYYY-MM-DD)
datetime	@arche-cms/schema	Date and time picker

Media & Files

Field	Import	Description
media	@arche-cms/schema	Single media/file upload
upload	@arche-cms/schema	Multiple file upload

Choice Fields

Field	Import	Description
select	@arche-cms/schema	Single-select dropdown
multiSelect	@arche-cms/schema	Multi-select dropdown
radio	@arche-cms/schema	Radio button group

Relational

Field	Import	Description
relation	@arche-cms/schema	Reference to another collection

Structured

Field	Import	Description
componentField	@arche-cms/schema	Reusable component instance
dynamicZone	@arche-cms/schema	Dynamic zone (choose one of multiple components)
arrayField	@arche-cms/schema	Array of sub-fields
objectField	@arche-cms/schema	Grouped sub-fields
groupField	@arche-cms/schema	Named field group
tabsField	@arche-cms/schema	Tabbed interface for organizing fields
repeater	@arche-cms/schema	Repeatable set of fields

Utility

Field	Import	Description
email	@arche-cms/schema	Email input with validation
password	@arche-cms/schema	Password input
url	@arche-cms/schema	URL input with validation
json	@arche-cms/schema	JSON editor
color	@arche-cms/schema	Color picker

Validation

Each field supports validation options:

text("title", {
  validation: {
    required: true,
    minLength: 3,
    maxLength: 100,
    pattern: "^[a-zA-Z0-9 ]+$",
  },
});

number("age", {
  validation: {
    required: true,
    min: 0,
    max: 150,
  },
});

Complete Example

import {
  defineCollection,
  text,
  number,
  boolean,
  date,
  email,
  url,
  json,
  richText,
  markdown,
  code,
  color,
  media,
  upload,
  select,
  multiSelect,
  radio,
  checkbox,
  relation,
  componentField,
  dynamicZone,
  arrayField,
  objectField,
  groupField,
  tabsField,
  repeater,
  slug,
  password,
} from "@arche-cms/schema";

export default defineCollection({
  slug: "examples",
  labels: { singular: "Example", plural: "Examples" },
  fields: [
    text("title", { validation: { required: true } }),
    textarea("description"),
    number("order", { validation: { min: 0 } }),
    boolean("featured"),
    date("publishDate"),
    email("contactEmail"),
    url("website"),
    json("metadata"),
    richText("content"),
    markdown("readme"),
    code("snippet", { language: "typescript" }),
    color("accentColor"),
    media("coverImage"),
    upload("gallery"),
    select("status", { options: ["draft", "published", "archived"] }),
    multiSelect("tags", { options: ["news", "tech", "design"] }),
    radio("layout", { options: ["default", "full-width", "compact"] }),
    checkbox("showInMenu"),
    relation("author", { to: "users" }),
    componentField("seo", { component: "seo" }),
    dynamicZone("blocks", { components: ["hero", "cta", "faq"] }),
    arrayField("links", { fields: [text("label"), url("url")] }),
    objectField("settings", { fields: [text("theme"), boolean("darkMode")] }),
    groupField("social", { fields: [url("twitter"), url("github")] }),
    tabsField("details", { tabs: [{ label: "Content", fields: ["title", "body"] }] }),
    repeater("faq", { fields: [text("question"), textarea("answer")] }),
    slug("slug", { from: "title" }),
    password("secretKey"),
  ],
});