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# Any

Property Type: `any`

An `any` property can store any user-defined object data. When defined, a json schema can be attached that will validate the\
input. This is very handy for storing legacy data, rapid prototyping, and for non-access controlled adhoc data.

### Property Options

| Name          | Type    | Default | Description                                                                                                                          |
| ------------- | ------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| serializeData | Boolean | true    | If true, property will be serialized and stored as a string. Note, when serialized, property cannot be used in query or aggregation. |
| maxSize       | Integer | 0       | The maximum object size in bytes. Set to 0 for no maximum size.                                                                      |

**Base property options not available:**

* array
* uniqueValues
* indexed
* unique

### Property Validators

**Required**\
name: `required`

**JSON Schema**\
name: `json`\
defintion:

| Option | Type        | Description                                                                                             |
| ------ | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| schema | JSON Schema | A valid JSON Schema for validating the input against. See <http://json-schema.org/learn/> for examples. |