diff --git a/src/gmconfig_schema_helpers.erl b/src/gmconfig_schema_helpers.erl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc1f9b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gmconfig_schema_helpers.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+-module(gmconfig_schema_helpers).
+
+-export(
+   [
+     schema_init/0
+   ]).
+
+-export(
+   [
+     pos_int/1
+   , pos_int/2
+   , non_neg_int/0
+   , non_neg_int/1
+   , non_neg_int/2
+   , int/1
+   , int/2
+   , num/2
+   , bool/1
+   , bool/2
+   , str/1
+   , str/2
+   , obj/1
+   , obj/2
+   , array/1
+   , array/2
+   , key_value_pattern/1
+   , key_value_pattern/2
+   ]).
+
+-define(KEY_VALUE_PATTERN, <<"^[a-zA-Z0-9\\-_\\.]+\\h*:\\h*[0-9]+(\\h*,\\h*[a-zA-Z_]+\\h*:\\h*[0-9]+)*">>).
+
+schema_init() ->
+    #{'$schema' => <<"http://json-schema.org/draft-04/schema#">> }.
+
+pos_int(Def) when is_integer(Def) ->
+    #{type => integer, minimum => 1, default => Def};
+pos_int(Opts) when is_map(Opts) ->
+    Opts#{type => integer, minimum => 1}.
+
+pos_int(Def, Descr) when is_integer(Def) -> int(#{minimum => 1, default => Def}, Descr);
+pos_int(Opts, Descr) when is_map(Opts) ->
+    int(Opts#{minimum => 1}, Descr).
+
+non_neg_int() -> #{type => integer, minimum => 0}.
+
+non_neg_int(Def) when is_integer(Def) -> #{type => integer, default => Def,
+                                           minimum => 0};
+non_neg_int(Opts) when is_map(Opts) ->
+    int(Opts#{minimum => 0}).
+
+non_neg_int(Def, Descr) when is_integer(Def) -> int(#{minimum => 0, default => Def}, Descr);
+non_neg_int(Opts, Descr) when is_map(Opts) ->
+    int(Opts#{minimum => 0}, Descr).
+
+int(Opts) when is_map(Opts) ->
+    Opts#{type => integer}.
+int(Def, Descr) when is_integer(Def) -> int(#{default => Def}, Descr);
+int(Opts, Descr) -> Opts#{type => integer, description => Descr}.
+
+%% num(Opts) when is_map(Opts) ->
+%%     Opts#{type => number}.
+num(Opts, Descr) -> Opts#{type => number, description => Descr}.
+
+bool(B) when is_boolean(B) ->
+    #{type => boolean, default => B}.
+bool(B, Descr) when is_boolean(B) ->
+    #{type => boolean, default => B, description => Descr};
+bool(Opts, Descr) -> Opts#{type => boolean , description => Descr}.
+
+str(Opts) -> Opts#{type => string}.
+str(Opts, Descr) -> Opts#{type => string, description => Descr}.
+
+obj(Props) -> #{type => object, additionalProperties => false, properties => Props}.
+
+obj(Descr, Props) when is_binary(Descr) ->
+    obj(#{description => Descr}, Props);
+obj(Opts, Props) ->
+    Def = #{additionalProperties => false},
+    maps:merge(Def, Opts#{type => object, properties => Props}).
+
+array(Items) -> #{type => array, items => Items}.
+array(Opts, Items) -> Opts#{type => array, items => Items}.
+
+key_value_pattern(Def) when is_binary(Def) ->
+    str(#{default => Def, pattern => ?KEY_VALUE_PATTERN}).
+
+key_value_pattern(Def, Descr) when is_binary(Def) ->
+    str(#{default => Def, pattern => ?KEY_VALUE_PATTERN, description => Descr}).
diff --git a/src/gmconfig_schema_utils.erl b/src/gmconfig_schema_utils.erl
index 105c589..a33c68a 100644
--- a/src/gmconfig_schema_utils.erl
+++ b/src/gmconfig_schema_utils.erl
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ expand_schema(S, S0) when is_map(S) ->
     %% https://json-schema.org/understanding-json-schema/structuring#dollarref
     %% When $id is used in a subschema, it indicates an embedded schema.
     %% The identifier for the embedded schema is the value of $id
-    %%resolved against the Base URI of the schema it appears in.
+    %% resolved against the Base URI of the schema it appears in.
     %% A schema document that includes embedded schemas is called a
     %% Compound Schema Document. Each schema with an $id in a
     %% Compound Schema Document is called a Schema Resource.