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Apache Software Foundation API Rules

Spectral linting rules defining API design standards and conventions for Apache Software Foundation.

18 Rules error 8 warn 7 info 3
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info no openapi operation paths response schema servers

Rules

error
info-title-required
Info title is required
$.info
warn
info-description-required
Info description is required and should be at least 30 characters
$.info
error
info-version-required
API version is required
$.info
warn
info-license-required
License information is required for ASF projects
$.info
error
openapi-version-3
Use OpenAPI 3.x
$
error
servers-required
Servers array is required
$
warn
servers-https
All server URLs should use HTTPS
$.servers[*].url
error
operation-summary-required
All operations must have a summary
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete,head,options]
warn
operation-description-required
All operations should have a description
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete,head,options]
error
operation-operationid-required
All operations must have an operationId
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete,head,options]
warn
operation-tags-required
All operations must have at least one tag
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete,head,options]
info
operation-summary-prefix
Operation summaries should start with "Apache Software Foundation"
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete,head,options].summary
error
response-success-required
Every operation should have at least one 2xx response
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete,head,options].responses
error
response-description-required
All responses must have a description
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete,head,options].responses[*]
warn
schema-type-required
All schema properties should have a type
$.components.schemas[*].properties[*]
info
schema-description-required
Top-level schemas should have descriptions
$.components.schemas[*]
info
paths-kebab-case
Path segments should use kebab-case
$.paths[*]~
warn
no-empty-descriptions
Descriptions should not be empty strings
$..description

Spectral Ruleset

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# Apache Software Foundation API Spectral Rules
rules:

  # INFO / METADATA
  info-title-required:
    description: Info title is required
    severity: error
    given: "$.info"
    then:
      field: title
      function: truthy

  info-description-required:
    description: Info description is required and should be at least 30 characters
    severity: warn
    given: "$.info"
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy

  info-version-required:
    description: API version is required
    severity: error
    given: "$.info"
    then:
      field: version
      function: truthy

  info-license-required:
    description: License information is required for ASF projects
    severity: warn
    given: "$.info"
    then:
      field: license
      function: truthy

  # OPENAPI VERSION
  openapi-version-3:
    description: Use OpenAPI 3.x
    severity: error
    given: "$"
    then:
      field: openapi
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: "^3\\."

  # SERVERS
  servers-required:
    description: Servers array is required
    severity: error
    given: "$"
    then:
      field: servers
      function: truthy

  servers-https:
    description: All server URLs should use HTTPS
    severity: warn
    given: "$.servers[*].url"
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: "^https://"

  # OPERATIONS
  operation-summary-required:
    description: All operations must have a summary
    severity: error
    given: "$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete,head,options]"
    then:
      field: summary
      function: truthy

  operation-description-required:
    description: All operations should have a description
    severity: warn
    given: "$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete,head,options]"
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy

  operation-operationid-required:
    description: All operations must have an operationId
    severity: error
    given: "$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete,head,options]"
    then:
      field: operationId
      function: truthy

  operation-tags-required:
    description: All operations must have at least one tag
    severity: warn
    given: "$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete,head,options]"
    then:
      field: tags
      function: truthy

  operation-summary-prefix:
    description: Operation summaries should start with "Apache Software Foundation"
    severity: info
    given: "$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete,head,options].summary"
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: "^Apache Software Foundation"

  # RESPONSES
  response-success-required:
    description: Every operation should have at least one 2xx response
    severity: error
    given: "$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete,head,options].responses"
    then:
      function: schema
      functionOptions:
        schema:
          anyOf:
            - required: ['200']
            - required: ['201']
            - required: ['204']

  response-description-required:
    description: All responses must have a description
    severity: error
    given: "$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete,head,options].responses[*]"
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy

  # SCHEMAS
  schema-type-required:
    description: All schema properties should have a type
    severity: warn
    given: "$.components.schemas[*].properties[*]"
    then:
      field: type
      function: truthy

  schema-description-required:
    description: Top-level schemas should have descriptions
    severity: info
    given: "$.components.schemas[*]"
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy

  # PATHS
  paths-kebab-case:
    description: Path segments should use kebab-case
    severity: info
    given: "$.paths[*]~"
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: "^(/[a-z0-9./_-]+)+$"

  # GENERAL QUALITY
  no-empty-descriptions:
    description: Descriptions should not be empty strings
    severity: warn
    given: "$..description"
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ".+"