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diff --git a/src/pybind/mgr/dashboard/api/doc.py b/src/pybind/mgr/dashboard/api/doc.py
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+from enum import Enum
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
+
+
+class SchemaType(Enum):
+    """
+    Representation of the type property of a schema object:
+    http://spec.openapis.org/oas/v3.0.3.html#schema-object
+    """
+    ARRAY = 'array'
+    BOOLEAN = 'boolean'
+    INTEGER = 'integer'
+    NUMBER = 'number'
+    OBJECT = 'object'
+    STRING = 'string'
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return str(self.value)
+
+
+class Schema:
+    """
+    Representation of a schema object:
+    http://spec.openapis.org/oas/v3.0.3.html#schema-object
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, schema_type: SchemaType = SchemaType.OBJECT,
+                 properties: Optional[Dict] = None, required: Optional[List] = None):
+        self._type = schema_type
+        self._properties = properties if properties else {}
+        self._required = required if required else []
+
+    def as_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        schema: Dict[str, Any] = {'type': str(self._type)}
+
+        if self._type == SchemaType.ARRAY:
+            items = Schema(properties=self._properties)
+            schema['items'] = items.as_dict()
+        else:
+            schema['properties'] = self._properties
+
+        if self._required:
+            schema['required'] = self._required
+
+        return schema
+
+
+class SchemaInput:
+    """
+    Simple DTO to transfer data in a structured manner for creating a schema object.
+    """
+    type: SchemaType
+    params: List[Any]