diff --git a/lib/model.js b/lib/model.js
index 00fba5a8..db03453d 100644
--- a/lib/model.js
+++ b/lib/model.js
@@ -254,6 +254,21 @@ Model.prototype.getTableName = function() {
   return this._getModel()._name;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Return the schema for this Model
+ */
+Model.prototype.getSchema = function() {
+  return this._schema;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Return the exported representation of the schema for this model
+ */
+Model.prototype.exportSchema = function() {
+  return this.getSchema().export();
+}
+
+
 
 Model.prototype.fetchIndexes = function() {
   var self = this;
@@ -263,7 +278,7 @@ Model.prototype.fetchIndexes = function() {
       var r = self._thinky.r;
       var query = new Query(self);
       r.table(self.getTableName()).indexList().do(function(indexes) {
-        return r.table(self.getTableName()).indexWait(r.args(indexes))  
+        return r.table(self.getTableName()).indexWait(r.args(indexes))
       }).run().then(function(indexes) {
         for(var i=0; i<indexes.length; i++) {
           self._getModel()._indexes[indexes[i].index] = true;
@@ -322,7 +337,7 @@ Model.prototype.ensureIndex = function(name, fn, opts) {
           })
         )
       ).run().then(function(result) {
-        self._getModel()._indexes[name] = true; 
+        self._getModel()._indexes[name] = true;
         self._indexWasCreated('local');
 
         resolve();
@@ -516,7 +531,7 @@ Model.prototype.belongsTo = function(joinedModel, fieldDoc, leftKey, rightKey, o
         })
       )
     )
-    
+
     if (self._getModel()._tableCreated === true) {
       query.run().then(function(result) {
         self._indexWasCreated('local');
@@ -585,7 +600,7 @@ Model.prototype.hasMany = function(joinedModel, fieldDoc, leftKey, rightKey, opt
     type: 'hasMany'
   };
   joinedModel._getModel()._localKeys[rightKey] = true;
-  
+
   options = options || {};
   if (options.init !== false) {
     var tableName = joinedModel.getTableName();
@@ -1120,7 +1135,7 @@ Model.prototype._parse = function(data) {
         }
       }, function(error) {
         var newError = new Error("The results could not be converted to instances of `"+self.getTableName()+"`\nDetailed error: "+error.message);
-      
+
         return reject(newError);
       });
 
diff --git a/lib/type/any.js b/lib/type/any.js
index c1f0a57c..aa5b3337 100644
--- a/lib/type/any.js
+++ b/lib/type/any.js
@@ -44,5 +44,6 @@ TypeAny.prototype.schema = function() {
 TypeAny.prototype.validate = function() {
   return this;
 }
+TypeAny.prototype.export = 'any';
 
 module.exports = TypeAny;
diff --git a/lib/type/array.js b/lib/type/array.js
index 26879544..3baf8efc 100644
--- a/lib/type/array.js
+++ b/lib/type/array.js
@@ -131,13 +131,13 @@ TypeArray.prototype.validate = function(array, prefix, options) {
   }
   else {
     if ((this._min !== -1) && (this._min > array.length)){
-      throw new Errors.ValidationError("Value for "+prefix+" must have at least "+this._min+" elements.") 
+      throw new Errors.ValidationError("Value for "+prefix+" must have at least "+this._min+" elements.")
     }
     if ((this._max !== -1) && (this._max < array.length)){
-      throw new Errors.ValidationError("Value for "+prefix+" must have at most "+this._max+" elements.") 
+      throw new Errors.ValidationError("Value for "+prefix+" must have at most "+this._max+" elements.")
     }
     if ((this._length !== -1) && (this._length !== array.length)){
-      throw new Errors.ValidationError("Value for "+prefix+" must be an array with "+this._length+" elements.") 
+      throw new Errors.ValidationError("Value for "+prefix+" must be an array with "+this._length+" elements.")
     }
 
     for(var i=0; i<array.length; i++) {
@@ -165,4 +165,9 @@ TypeArray.prototype._getDefaultFields = function(prefix, defaultFields, virtualF
 }
 
 
+TypeArray.prototype.export = function() {
+  return '[' + util.result(this._schema.export, this._schema) + ']';
+}
+
+
 module.exports = TypeArray;
diff --git a/lib/type/boolean.js b/lib/type/boolean.js
index ca2ab133..88d9d0ee 100644
--- a/lib/type/boolean.js
+++ b/lib/type/boolean.js
@@ -103,4 +103,7 @@ TypeBoolean.prototype._getDefaultFields = function(prefix, defaultFields, virtua
 }
 
 
+TypeBoolean.prototype.export = 'boolean';
+
+
 module.exports = TypeBoolean;
diff --git a/lib/type/buffer.js b/lib/type/buffer.js
index 8156c70e..12061ed4 100644
--- a/lib/type/buffer.js
+++ b/lib/type/buffer.js
@@ -111,4 +111,7 @@ TypeBuffer.prototype._getDefaultFields = function(prefix, defaultFields, virtual
 }
 
 
+TypeBuffer.prototype.export = 'buffer';
+
+
 module.exports = TypeBuffer;
diff --git a/lib/type/date.js b/lib/type/date.js
index 50895f55..37a61e79 100644
--- a/lib/type/date.js
+++ b/lib/type/date.js
@@ -136,10 +136,10 @@ TypeDate.prototype.validate = function(date, prefix, options) {
   // We check for min/max only if we could create a javascript date from the value
   if (jsDate !== undefined) {
     if ((this._min instanceof Date) && (this._min > jsDate)){
-      throw new Errors.ValidationError("Value for "+prefix+" must be after "+this._min+".") 
+      throw new Errors.ValidationError("Value for "+prefix+" must be after "+this._min+".")
     }
     if ((this._max instanceof Date) && (this._max < jsDate)){
-      throw new Errors.ValidationError("Value for "+prefix+" must be before "+this._max+".") 
+      throw new Errors.ValidationError("Value for "+prefix+" must be before "+this._max+".")
     }
   }
 }
@@ -155,4 +155,7 @@ TypeDate.prototype._getDefaultFields = function(prefix, defaultFields, virtualFi
 }
 
 
+TypeDate.prototype.export = 'date';
+
+
 module.exports = TypeDate;
diff --git a/lib/type/number.js b/lib/type/number.js
index 9e308b03..d6158a58 100644
--- a/lib/type/number.js
+++ b/lib/type/number.js
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ TypeNumber.prototype.validate = function(number, prefix, options) {
   options = util.mergeOptions(this._options, options);
 
   if (util.validateIfUndefined(number, prefix, "number", options)) return;
-  
+
   if ((typeof this._validator === "function") && (this._validator(number) === false)) {
     throw new Errors.ValidationError("Validator for the field "+prefix+" returned `false`.");
   }
@@ -122,13 +122,13 @@ TypeNumber.prototype.validate = function(number, prefix, options) {
   }
   else {
     if ((this._min !== -1) && (this._min > number)){
-      throw new Errors.ValidationError("Value for "+prefix+" must be greater than "+this._min+".") 
+      throw new Errors.ValidationError("Value for "+prefix+" must be greater than "+this._min+".")
     }
     if ((this._max !== -1) && (this._max < number)){
-      throw new Errors.ValidationError("Value for "+prefix+" must be less than "+this._max+".") 
+      throw new Errors.ValidationError("Value for "+prefix+" must be less than "+this._max+".")
     }
     if ((this._integer === true) && (number%1 !== 0)){
-      throw new Errors.ValidationError("Value for "+prefix+" must be an integer.") 
+      throw new Errors.ValidationError("Value for "+prefix+" must be an integer.")
     }
   }
 }
@@ -144,4 +144,7 @@ TypeNumber.prototype._getDefaultFields = function(prefix, defaultFields, virtual
 }
 
 
+TypeNumber.prototype.export = 'number';
+
+
 module.exports = TypeNumber;
diff --git a/lib/type/object.js b/lib/type/object.js
index b55beb39..6b918414 100644
--- a/lib/type/object.js
+++ b/lib/type/object.js
@@ -177,5 +177,20 @@ TypeObject.prototype._getDefaultFields = function(prefix, defaultFields, virtual
   }
 }
 
+TypeObject.prototype.export = function() {
+  if (Object.keys(this._schema).length > 0) {
+    var exported = {};
+    util.loopKeys(this._schema, function(_schema, key) {
+      var type = _schema[key];
+      if (type.export != null) {
+        exported[key] = util.result(type.export, type);
+      }
+    });
+    return exported;
+  } else {
+    return 'object';
+  }
+}
+
 
 module.exports = TypeObject;
diff --git a/lib/type/point.js b/lib/type/point.js
index aabab3ed..b3253545 100644
--- a/lib/type/point.js
+++ b/lib/type/point.js
@@ -136,4 +136,7 @@ TypePoint.prototype._getDefaultFields = function(prefix, defaultFields, virtualF
   }
 }
 
+
+TypePoint.prototype.export = 'point';
+
 module.exports = TypePoint;
diff --git a/lib/type/string.js b/lib/type/string.js
index b4616add..e3e38a8e 100644
--- a/lib/type/string.js
+++ b/lib/type/string.js
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ TypeString.prototype.default = function(fnOrValue) {
 /**
  * Set a custom validator that will be called with the string. The validator
  * should return a boolean whether the field is valid or not.
- * @param {function} fn 
+ * @param {function} fn
  * @return {TypeString}
  */
 TypeString.prototype.validator = function(fn) {
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ TypeString.prototype.validator = function(fn) {
 /**
  * Set the valid values for this field. The arguments must be strings
  * or an array of strings.
- * @param {...string|Array.<string>} fn 
+ * @param {...string|Array.<string>} fn
  * @return {TypeString}
  */
 TypeString.prototype.enum = function() {
@@ -320,28 +320,28 @@ TypeString.prototype.validate = function(str, prefix, options) {
   }
   else {
     if ((this._min !== -1) && (this._min > str.length)){
-      throw new Errors.ValidationError("Value for "+prefix+" must be longer than "+this._min+".") 
+      throw new Errors.ValidationError("Value for "+prefix+" must be longer than "+this._min+".")
     }
     if ((this._max !== -1) && (this._max < str.length)){
-      throw new Errors.ValidationError("Value for "+prefix+" must be shorter than "+this._max+".") 
+      throw new Errors.ValidationError("Value for "+prefix+" must be shorter than "+this._max+".")
     }
     if ((this._length !== -1) && (this._length !== str.length)){
-      throw new Errors.ValidationError("Value for "+prefix+" must be a string with "+this._length+" characters.") 
+      throw new Errors.ValidationError("Value for "+prefix+" must be a string with "+this._length+" characters.")
     }
     if ((this._regex instanceof RegExp) && (this._regex.test(str) === false)) {
-      throw new Errors.ValidationError("Value for "+prefix+" must match the regex.") 
+      throw new Errors.ValidationError("Value for "+prefix+" must match the regex.")
     }
     if ((this._alphanum === true) && (validator.isAlphanumeric(str) === false)) {
-      throw new Errors.ValidationError("Value for "+prefix+" must be an alphanumeric string.") 
+      throw new Errors.ValidationError("Value for "+prefix+" must be an alphanumeric string.")
     }
     if ((this._email === true) && (validator.isEmail(str) === false)) {
-      throw new Errors.ValidationError("Value for "+prefix+" must be a valid email.") 
+      throw new Errors.ValidationError("Value for "+prefix+" must be a valid email.")
     }
     if ((this._lowercase === true) && (validator.isLowercase(str) === false)) {
-      throw new Errors.ValidationError("Value for "+prefix+" must be a lowercase string.") 
+      throw new Errors.ValidationError("Value for "+prefix+" must be a lowercase string.")
     }
     if ((this._uppercase === true) && (validator.isUppercase(str) === false)) {
-      throw new Errors.ValidationError("Value for "+prefix+" must be a uppercase string.") 
+      throw new Errors.ValidationError("Value for "+prefix+" must be a uppercase string.")
     }
     if ((this._enum !== undefined) && (this._enum[str] !== true)) {
       var validValues = Object.keys(this._enum);
@@ -386,5 +386,7 @@ TypeString.prototype._getDefaultFields = function(prefix, defaultFields, virtual
   return this;
 }
 
+TypeString.prototype.export = 'string';
+
 
 module.exports = TypeString;
diff --git a/lib/util.js b/lib/util.js
index 6c64e69e..846e5bd9 100644
--- a/lib/util.js
+++ b/lib/util.js
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ util.tryCatch = tryCatch;
  * - doc {Document} the document that triggered the hooks
  * - fn {Function} the main function
  * - fnArgs {Array} arguments for `fn`
- * @return {Promise=} 
+ * @return {Promise=}
  */
 function hook(options) {
   var preHooks = options.preHooks;
@@ -331,4 +331,13 @@ function toArray(args) {
 }
 util.toArray = toArray;
 
+function result(obj, receiver) {
+  if (typeof obj === 'function') {
+    return obj.call(receiver);
+  } else {
+    return obj;
+  }
+}
+util.result = result;
+
 module.exports = util;
diff --git a/test/schema.js b/test/schema.js
index 84cacf57..0f35e67a 100644
--- a/test/schema.js
+++ b/test/schema.js
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ describe('Chainable types', function(){
   // These tests are mostly for new validators like `min`/`max`/`alphanum`/etc.
   it('General - chainable types in nested schemas', function(){
     var name = util.s8();
-    var Model = thinky.createModel(name, 
+    var Model = thinky.createModel(name,
      {id: type.string(),
       objectArray: [{ myAttribute: thinky.type.object() }]})
     var doc = new Model({ id: util.s8(), objectArray : {} })
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ describe('Chainable types', function(){
       var doc = new Model({ id: 'a'});
       doc.validate();
     }, function(error) {
-      return (error instanceof Errors.ValidationError) && (error.message === "Value for [id] must be longer than 2."); 
+      return (error instanceof Errors.ValidationError) && (error.message === "Value for [id] must be longer than 2.");
     });
   });
   it('String - min - good', function(){
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ describe('Chainable types', function(){
       var doc = new Model({ id: 'abcdefgh'});
       doc.validate();
     }, function(error) {
-      return (error instanceof Errors.ValidationError) && (error.message === "Value for [id] must be shorter than 5."); 
+      return (error instanceof Errors.ValidationError) && (error.message === "Value for [id] must be shorter than 5.");
     });
   });
   it('String - max - good', function(){
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ describe('Chainable types', function(){
       var doc = new Model({ id: 'abcdef'});
       doc.validate();
     }, function(error) {
-      return (error instanceof Errors.ValidationError) && (error.message === "Value for [id] must be a string with 5 characters."); 
+      return (error instanceof Errors.ValidationError) && (error.message === "Value for [id] must be a string with 5 characters.");
     });
   });
   it('String - length - too short', function(){
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ describe('Chainable types', function(){
       var doc = new Model({ id: 'abc'});
       doc.validate();
     }, function(error) {
-      return (error instanceof Errors.ValidationError) && (error.message === "Value for [id] must be a string with 5 characters."); 
+      return (error instanceof Errors.ValidationError) && (error.message === "Value for [id] must be a string with 5 characters.");
     });
   });
   it('String - length - good', function(){
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ describe('Chainable types', function(){
       var doc = new Model({ id: 'bar'});
       doc.validate();
     }, function(error) {
-      return (error instanceof Errors.ValidationError) && (error.message === "Value for [id] must match the regex."); 
+      return (error instanceof Errors.ValidationError) && (error.message === "Value for [id] must match the regex.");
     });
   });
   it('String - regex - good', function(){
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ describe('Chainable types', function(){
       var doc = new Model({ id: 'bar'});
       doc.validate();
     }, function(error) {
-      return (error instanceof Errors.ValidationError) && (error.message === "Value for [id] must match the regex."); 
+      return (error instanceof Errors.ValidationError) && (error.message === "Value for [id] must match the regex.");
     });
   });
   it('String - regex with flags - good', function(){
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ describe('Chainable types', function(){
       var doc = new Model({ id: 'élégant'});
       doc.validate();
     }, function(error) {
-      return (error instanceof Errors.ValidationError) && (error.message === "Value for [id] must be an alphanumeric string."); 
+      return (error instanceof Errors.ValidationError) && (error.message === "Value for [id] must be an alphanumeric string.");
     });
   });
   it('String - alphanum - match', function(){
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ describe('Chainable types', function(){
       var doc = new Model({ id: 'fooATbar.com'});
       doc.validate();
     }, function(error) {
-      return (error instanceof Errors.ValidationError) && (error.message === "Value for [id] must be a valid email."); 
+      return (error instanceof Errors.ValidationError) && (error.message === "Value for [id] must be a valid email.");
     });
   });
   it('String - email - match', function(){
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ describe('Chainable types', function(){
       var doc = new Model({ id: 'fooBar'});
       doc.validate();
     }, function(error) {
-      return (error instanceof Errors.ValidationError) && (error.message === "Value for [id] must be a lowercase string."); 
+      return (error instanceof Errors.ValidationError) && (error.message === "Value for [id] must be a lowercase string.");
     });
   });
   it('String - lowercase - match', function(){
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ describe('Chainable types', function(){
       var doc = new Model({ id: 'fooBar'});
       doc.validate();
     }, function(error) {
-      return (error instanceof Errors.ValidationError) && (error.message === "Value for [id] must be a uppercase string."); 
+      return (error instanceof Errors.ValidationError) && (error.message === "Value for [id] must be a uppercase string.");
     });
   });
   it('String - uppercase - match', function(){
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ describe('Chainable types', function(){
       var doc = new Model({ id: 'fooBar'});
       doc.validate();
     }, function(error) {
-      return (error instanceof Errors.ValidationError) && (error.message === "Validator for the field [id] returned `false`."); 
+      return (error instanceof Errors.ValidationError) && (error.message === "Validator for the field [id] returned `false`.");
     });
   });
   it('String - validator - return true', function(){
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ describe('Chainable types', function(){
       var doc = new Model({ id: 'fooBar'});
       doc.validate();
     }, function(error) {
-      return (error instanceof Errors.ValidationError) && (error.message === "Not good"); 
+      return (error instanceof Errors.ValidationError) && (error.message === "Not good");
     });
   });
   it('String - enum - unknown value - 1', function(){
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ describe('Chainable types', function(){
       var doc = new Model({ id: 'buzz'});
       doc.validate();
     }, function(error) {
-      return (error instanceof Errors.ValidationError) && (error.message === "The field [id] must be one of these values: foo, bar."); 
+      return (error instanceof Errors.ValidationError) && (error.message === "The field [id] must be one of these values: foo, bar.");
     });
   });
   it('String - enum - unknown value - 2', function(){
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ describe('Chainable types', function(){
       var doc = new Model({ id: 'buzz'});
       doc.validate();
     }, function(error) {
-      return (error instanceof Errors.ValidationError) && (error.message === "The field [id] must be one of these values: foo, bar."); 
+      return (error instanceof Errors.ValidationError) && (error.message === "The field [id] must be one of these values: foo, bar.");
     });
   });
   it('String - enum - unknown value - 3', function(){
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ describe('Chainable types', function(){
       var doc = new Model({ id: 'buzz'});
       doc.validate();
     }, function(error) {
-      return (error instanceof Errors.ValidationError) && (error.message === "The field [id] must be one of these values: foo."); 
+      return (error instanceof Errors.ValidationError) && (error.message === "The field [id] must be one of these values: foo.");
     });
   });
   it('String - enum - unknown value - 4', function(){
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ describe('Chainable types', function(){
       var doc = new Model({ id: 'buzz'});
       doc.validate();
     }, function(error) {
-      return (error instanceof Errors.ValidationError) && (error.message === "The field [id] must be one of these values: foo."); 
+      return (error instanceof Errors.ValidationError) && (error.message === "The field [id] must be one of these values: foo.");
     });
   });
 
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ describe('Chainable types', function(){
       var doc = new Model({ id: 1});
       doc.validate();
     }, function(error) {
-      return (error instanceof Errors.ValidationError) && (error.message === "Value for [id] must be greater than 2."); 
+      return (error instanceof Errors.ValidationError) && (error.message === "Value for [id] must be greater than 2.");
     });
   });
   it('Number - min - good', function(){
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ describe('Chainable types', function(){
       var doc = new Model({ id: 8});
       doc.validate();
     }, function(error) {
-      return (error instanceof Errors.ValidationError) && (error.message === "Value for [id] must be less than 5."); 
+      return (error instanceof Errors.ValidationError) && (error.message === "Value for [id] must be less than 5.");
     });
   });
   it('Number - max - good', function(){
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ describe('Chainable types', function(){
       var doc = new Model({ id: 3.14});
       doc.validate();
     }, function(error) {
-      return (error instanceof Errors.ValidationError) && (error.message === "Value for [id] must be an integer."); 
+      return (error instanceof Errors.ValidationError) && (error.message === "Value for [id] must be an integer.");
     });
   });
   it('Number - integer - good', function(){
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ describe('Chainable types', function(){
       var doc = new Model({ id: 2});
       doc.validate();
     }, function(error) {
-      return (error instanceof Errors.ValidationError) && (error.message === "Validator for the field [id] returned `false`."); 
+      return (error instanceof Errors.ValidationError) && (error.message === "Validator for the field [id] returned `false`.");
     });
   });
   it('Number - validator - return true', function(){
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ describe('Chainable types', function(){
       var doc = new Model({ id: 4});
       doc.validate();
     }, function(error) {
-      return (error instanceof Errors.ValidationError) && (error.message === "Not good"); 
+      return (error instanceof Errors.ValidationError) && (error.message === "Not good");
     });
   });
 
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ describe('Chainable types', function(){
       var doc = new Model({ id: true});
       doc.validate();
     }, function(error) {
-      return (error instanceof Errors.ValidationError) && (error.message === "Validator for the field [id] returned `false`."); 
+      return (error instanceof Errors.ValidationError) && (error.message === "Validator for the field [id] returned `false`.");
     });
   });
   it('Boolean - validator - return true', function(){
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ describe('Chainable types', function(){
       var doc = new Model({ id: true});
       doc.validate();
     }, function(error) {
-      return (error instanceof Errors.ValidationError) && (error.message === "Not good"); 
+      return (error instanceof Errors.ValidationError) && (error.message === "Not good");
     });
   });
 
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ describe('Chainable types', function(){
       var doc = new Model({ id: valueDate});
       doc.validate();
     }, function(error) {
-      return (error instanceof Errors.ValidationError) && ((error.message.match("Value for .id. must be after")) !== null); 
+      return (error instanceof Errors.ValidationError) && ((error.message.match("Value for .id. must be after")) !== null);
     });
   });
   it('Date - min - good', function(){
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ describe('Chainable types', function(){
       var doc = new Model({ id: valueDate});
       doc.validate();
     }, function(error) {
-      return (error instanceof Errors.ValidationError) && ((error.message.match("Value for .id. must be before")) !== null); 
+      return (error instanceof Errors.ValidationError) && ((error.message.match("Value for .id. must be before")) !== null);
     });
   });
   it('Date - max - good', function(){
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ describe('Chainable types', function(){
       var doc = new Model({ id: new Date()});
       doc.validate();
     }, function(error) {
-      return (error instanceof Errors.ValidationError) && (error.message === "Validator for the field [id] returned `false`."); 
+      return (error instanceof Errors.ValidationError) && (error.message === "Validator for the field [id] returned `false`.");
     });
   });
   it('Date - validator - return true', function(){
@@ -892,7 +892,7 @@ describe('Chainable types', function(){
       var doc = new Model({ id: new Date()});
       doc.validate();
     }, function(error) {
-      return (error instanceof Errors.ValidationError) && (error.message === "Not good"); 
+      return (error instanceof Errors.ValidationError) && (error.message === "Not good");
     });
   });
 
@@ -1377,7 +1377,7 @@ describe('generateDefault', function(){
         schema: {
           field: {_type: Number, default: defaultValue}
         },
-        default: defaultArray 
+        default: defaultArray
       }
     }, {init: false})
 
@@ -1400,11 +1400,11 @@ describe('generateDefault', function(){
         _type: Array,
         schema: {
           field: {
-            _type: Object, 
+            _type: Object,
             schema: {value: {_type: Number, default: defaultValue} }
           }
         },
-        default: defaultArray 
+        default: defaultArray
       }
     }, {init: false})
 
@@ -1432,7 +1432,7 @@ describe('generateDefault', function(){
             field: {_type: Number, default: defaultValue}
           }
         },
-        default: defaultArray 
+        default: defaultArray
       }
     }, {init: false})
 
@@ -1771,7 +1771,7 @@ describe('validate', function(){
 
     doc = new Model({
       id: str,
-      field: null 
+      field: null
     })
 
     assert.throws(function() {
@@ -1791,7 +1791,7 @@ describe('validate', function(){
 
     doc = new Model({
       id: str,
-      field: null 
+      field: null
     })
 
     doc.validate();
@@ -1838,7 +1838,7 @@ describe('validate', function(){
 
     var Model = thinky.createModel(name, {
       id: String,
-      field: Number 
+      field: Number
     }, {init: false, enforce_type: 'loose'})
 
     doc = new Model({
@@ -1895,7 +1895,7 @@ describe('validate', function(){
 
     var Model = thinky.createModel(name, {
       id: String,
-      field: Boolean 
+      field: Boolean
     }, {init: false, enforce_type: 'loose'})
 
     doc = new Model({
@@ -1932,7 +1932,7 @@ describe('validate', function(){
 
     var Model = thinky.createModel(name, {
       id: String,
-      field: Date 
+      field: Date
     }, {init: false, enforce_type: 'strict'})
 
     doc = new Model({
@@ -1948,7 +1948,7 @@ describe('validate', function(){
 
     var Model = thinky.createModel(name, {
       id: String,
-      field: Date 
+      field: Date
     }, {init: false, enforce_type: 'strict'})
 
     doc = new Model({
@@ -1988,7 +1988,7 @@ describe('validate', function(){
 
     var Model = thinky.createModel(name, {
       id: String,
-      field: Date 
+      field: Date
     }, {init: false, enforce_type: 'loose'})
 
     doc = new Model({
@@ -2020,7 +2020,7 @@ describe('validate', function(){
 
     var Model = thinky.createModel(name, {
       id: String,
-      field: Date 
+      field: Date
     }, {init: false, enforce_type: 'strict'})
 
     doc = new Model({
@@ -2036,7 +2036,7 @@ describe('validate', function(){
 
     var Model = thinky.createModel(name, {
       id: String,
-      field: Date 
+      field: Date
     }, {init: false, enforce_type: 'strict'})
 
     doc = new Model({
@@ -2055,7 +2055,7 @@ describe('validate', function(){
 
     var Model = thinky.createModel(name, {
       id: String,
-      field: Date 
+      field: Date
     }, {init: false, enforce_type: 'strict'})
 
     doc = new Model({
@@ -2074,7 +2074,7 @@ describe('validate', function(){
 
     var Model = thinky.createModel(name, {
       id: String,
-      field: Date 
+      field: Date
     }, {init: false})
 
     doc = new Model({
@@ -2089,7 +2089,7 @@ describe('validate', function(){
 
     var Model = thinky.createModel(name, {
       id: String,
-      field: Date 
+      field: Date
     }, {init: false, enforce_missing: true})
 
     doc = new Model({
@@ -2107,7 +2107,7 @@ describe('validate', function(){
 
     var Model = thinky.createModel(name, {
       id: String,
-      field: Date 
+      field: Date
     }, {init: false, enforce_missing: false})
 
     doc = new Model({
@@ -2276,7 +2276,7 @@ describe('validate', function(){
 
     var Model = thinky.createModel(name, {
       id: String,
-      field: [Number] 
+      field: [Number]
     }, {init: false, enforce_missing: true})
 
     doc = new Model({
@@ -2295,7 +2295,7 @@ describe('validate', function(){
 
     var Model = thinky.createModel(name, {
       id: String,
-      field: [Number] 
+      field: [Number]
     }, {init: false, enforce_missing: true})
 
     doc = new Model({
@@ -2314,7 +2314,7 @@ describe('validate', function(){
 
     var Model = thinky.createModel(name, {
       id: String,
-      field: [Number] 
+      field: [Number]
     }, {init: false, enforce_missing: false})
 
     doc = new Model({
@@ -2329,7 +2329,7 @@ describe('validate', function(){
 
     var Model = thinky.createModel(name, {
       id: String,
-      field: [Number] 
+      field: [Number]
     }, {init: false, enforce_type: 'loose'})
 
     doc = new Model({
@@ -2349,7 +2349,7 @@ describe('validate', function(){
 
     var Model = thinky.createModel(name, {
       id: String,
-      field: [Number] 
+      field: [Number]
     }, {init: false, enforce_type: 'loose'})
 
     doc = new Model({
@@ -2369,7 +2369,7 @@ describe('validate', function(){
 
     var Model = thinky.createModel(name, {
       id: String,
-      field: [Number] 
+      field: [Number]
     }, {init: false, enforce_type: 'none'})
 
     doc = new Model({
@@ -2384,7 +2384,7 @@ describe('validate', function(){
 
     var Model = thinky.createModel(name, {
       id: String,
-      field: [Number] 
+      field: [Number]
     }, {init: false, enforce_type: 'strict'})
 
     doc = new Model({
@@ -2404,7 +2404,7 @@ describe('validate', function(){
 
     var Model = thinky.createModel(name, {
       id: String,
-      field: [Number] 
+      field: [Number]
     }, {init: false, enforce_type: 'loose'})
 
     doc = new Model({
@@ -2424,7 +2424,7 @@ describe('validate', function(){
 
     var Model = thinky.createModel(name, {
       id: String,
-      field: [Number] 
+      field: [Number]
     }, {init: false, enforce_type: 'none'})
 
     doc = new Model({
@@ -2440,7 +2440,7 @@ describe('validate', function(){
 
     var Model = thinky.createModel(name, {
       id: String,
-      field: [Number] 
+      field: [Number]
     }, {init: false, enforce_type: 'strict'})
 
     doc = new Model({
@@ -2460,7 +2460,7 @@ describe('validate', function(){
 
     var Model = thinky.createModel(name, {
       id: String,
-      field: [Number] 
+      field: [Number]
     }, {init: false, enforce_type: 'strict'})
 
     doc = new Model({
@@ -2480,7 +2480,7 @@ describe('validate', function(){
 
     var Model = thinky.createModel(name, {
       id: String,
-      field: [Number] 
+      field: [Number]
     }, {init: false, enforce_type: 'loose'})
 
     doc = new Model({
@@ -2502,7 +2502,7 @@ describe('validate', function(){
 
     var Model = thinky.createModel(name, {
       id: String,
-      field: [Number] 
+      field: [Number]
     }, {init: false, enforce_type: 'loose'})
 
     doc = new Model({
@@ -2880,7 +2880,7 @@ describe('validate', function(){
       bar: "keep"
     })
     doc.validate();
-    
+
     assert.equal(false, doc.foo.hasOwnProperty('buzz'));
     assert.deepEqual(doc, {
       id: str,
@@ -2895,7 +2895,7 @@ describe('validate', function(){
     var Model = thinky.createModel(name, {
       id: String,
       foo: type.object().schema({
-        fizz: type.string() 
+        fizz: type.string()
       }).removeExtra()
     }, {init: false})
 
@@ -2938,7 +2938,7 @@ describe('validate', function(){
     doc.validateAll();
 
     assert.deepEqual(doc, {id: value.id, otherDoc: {id: otherDoc.id, otherId: otherDoc.otherId}});
-     
+
   });
 
   it('Test option validate="oncreate"', function(){
@@ -3681,3 +3681,32 @@ describe('_validator', function(){
     doc.validate();
   });
 });
+
+describe('export', function() {
+  it('should export the schema', function() {
+    var Model = thinky.createModel(util.s8(), {
+      any: thinky.type.any(),
+      array: [ thinky.type.string() ],
+      boolean: thinky.type.boolean(),
+      buffer: thinky.type.buffer(),
+      date: thinky.type.date(),
+      number: thinky.type.number(),
+      object: thinky.type.object(),
+      point: thinky.type.point(),
+      string: thinky.type.string(),
+      virtual: thinky.type.virtual()
+    }, {init: false});
+    var exported = Model.getSchema().export();
+    assert.deepEqual(exported, {
+      any: 'any',
+      array: '[string]',
+      boolean: 'boolean',
+      buffer: 'buffer',
+      date: 'date',
+      number: 'number',
+      object: 'object',
+      point: 'point',
+      string: 'string'
+    });
+  });
+})