From 8c35b9cd177fdc2feb87ed8d6465f49c312946c6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chris Markiewicz <effigies@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 2 May 2023 07:53:20 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] ENH: Define a Delimiter field for column descriptions

---
 src/common-principles.md         | 1 +
 src/schema/objects/metadata.yaml | 7 +++++++
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/common-principles.md b/src/common-principles.md
index 0285a3704d..6156cf0f65 100644
--- a/src/common-principles.md
+++ b/src/common-principles.md
@@ -466,6 +466,7 @@ and a guide for using macros can be found at
         ),
         "Levels": "RECOMMENDED",
         "Units": "RECOMMENDED",
+        "Delimiter": "OPTIONAL",
         "TermURL": "RECOMMENDED",
         "HED": "OPTIONAL",
    }
diff --git a/src/schema/objects/metadata.yaml b/src/schema/objects/metadata.yaml
index c7ac94a6a5..e0086b6f1d 100644
--- a/src/schema/objects/metadata.yaml
+++ b/src/schema/objects/metadata.yaml
@@ -574,6 +574,13 @@ DelayTime:
     This field is mutually exclusive with `"VolumeTiming"`.
   type: number
   unit: s
+Delimiter:
+  name: Delimiter
+  display_name: Delimiter
+  description: |
+    If a column may be interpreted as a list of values, the character that
+    separates one value from the next.
+  type: string
 Density:
   name: Density
   display_name: Density