# forum.barazo.topic.reply

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## Description

A reply to a forum topic or another reply, with threaded parent references and community attribution.

## Links

- [View on Lexicon Garden](https://lexicon.garden/lexicon/did:plc:7brt3r7rokkjqc4wjgeovnyx/forum.barazo.topic.reply)
- [Documentation](https://lexicon.garden/lexicon/did:plc:7brt3r7rokkjqc4wjgeovnyx/forum.barazo.topic.reply/docs)
- [Examples](https://lexicon.garden/lexicon/did:plc:7brt3r7rokkjqc4wjgeovnyx/forum.barazo.topic.reply/examples)

## Definitions

### `forum.barazo.topic.reply`

**Type**: `record`

Record containing a reply to a forum topic or another reply.

**Key**: `tid`

| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|----------|------|----------|-------------|
| `root` | `ref` → `com.atproto.repo.strongRef` | Yes | The original topic (AT URI of forum.barazo.topic.post). |
| `langs` | `array` | No | BCP 47 language tags indicating the primary language(s) of the content. |
| `facets` | `array` | No | Annotations of text (mentions, URLs, hashtags, etc). |
| `labels` | `union` | No | Self-label values for content maturity. |
| `parent` | `ref` → `com.atproto.repo.strongRef` | Yes | Direct parent (topic or reply). For top-level replies, parent == root. |
| `content` | `union` | Yes | Reply body content. Open union for extensible content formats. |
| `community` | `string` (did) | Yes | DID of the community where this reply was created. Immutable origin identifier. |
| `createdAt` | `string` (datetime) | Yes | Client-declared timestamp when this reply was originally created. |

## Raw Schema

```json
{
  "id": "forum.barazo.topic.reply",
  "defs": {
    "main": {
      "key": "tid",
      "type": "record",
      "record": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "content",
          "root",
          "parent",
          "community",
          "createdAt"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "root": {
            "ref": "com.atproto.repo.strongRef",
            "type": "ref",
            "description": "The original topic (AT URI of forum.barazo.topic.post)."
          },
          "langs": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "string",
              "format": "language"
            },
            "maxLength": 3,
            "description": "BCP 47 language tags indicating the primary language(s) of the content."
          },
          "facets": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "ref": "app.bsky.richtext.facet",
              "type": "ref"
            },
            "description": "Annotations of text (mentions, URLs, hashtags, etc)."
          },
          "labels": {
            "refs": [
              "com.atproto.label.defs#selfLabels"
            ],
            "type": "union",
            "description": "Self-label values for content maturity."
          },
          "parent": {
            "ref": "com.atproto.repo.strongRef",
            "type": "ref",
            "description": "Direct parent (topic or reply). For top-level replies, parent == root."
          },
          "content": {
            "refs": [
              "forum.barazo.richtext#markdown"
            ],
            "type": "union",
            "description": "Reply body content. Open union for extensible content formats."
          },
          "community": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "did",
            "description": "DID of the community where this reply was created. Immutable origin identifier."
          },
          "createdAt": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "datetime",
            "description": "Client-declared timestamp when this reply was originally created."
          }
        }
      },
      "description": "Record containing a reply to a forum topic or another reply."
    }
  },
  "$type": "com.atproto.lexicon.schema",
  "lexicon": 1,
  "description": "A reply to a forum topic or another reply, with threaded parent references and community attribution."
}
```