Ballerina · API Governance Rules

Ballerina API Rules

Spectral linting rules defining API design standards and conventions for Ballerina.

11 Rules error 7 warn 3 info 1
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Rule Categories

get info openapi operation parameter paths response schema

Rules

error
info-title-required
Info must have a title
$.info
error
info-version-required
Info must have a version
$.info
error
openapi-version-3
Must use OpenAPI 3.x
$
error
operation-summary-required
Every operation must have a summary
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
error
operation-id-required
Every operation must have an operationId
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
warn
operation-tags-required
Every operation must have tags
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
error
response-description-required
Every response must have a description
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].responses[*]
warn
parameter-description-required
All parameters must have descriptions
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].parameters[*]
warn
schema-type-defined
All schemas should have a type
$.components.schemas[*]
error
get-no-request-body
GET operations must not have a request body
$.paths[*].get
info
paths-kebab-case
Path segments should use kebab-case or snake_case
$.paths

Spectral Ruleset

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rules:
  info-title-required:
    description: Info must have a title
    severity: error
    given: $.info
    then:
      field: title
      function: truthy
  info-version-required:
    description: Info must have a version
    severity: error
    given: $.info
    then:
      field: version
      function: truthy
  openapi-version-3:
    description: Must use OpenAPI 3.x
    severity: error
    given: $
    then:
      field: openapi
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: "^3\\."
  operation-summary-required:
    description: Every operation must have a summary
    severity: error
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
    then:
      field: summary
      function: truthy
  operation-id-required:
    description: Every operation must have an operationId
    severity: error
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
    then:
      field: operationId
      function: truthy
  operation-tags-required:
    description: Every operation must have tags
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
    then:
      field: tags
      function: truthy
  response-description-required:
    description: Every response must have a description
    severity: error
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].responses[*]
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy
  parameter-description-required:
    description: All parameters must have descriptions
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].parameters[*]
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy
  schema-type-defined:
    description: All schemas should have a type
    severity: warn
    given: $.components.schemas[*]
    then:
      field: type
      function: truthy
  get-no-request-body:
    description: GET operations must not have a request body
    severity: error
    given: $.paths[*].get
    then:
      field: requestBody
      function: falsy
  paths-kebab-case:
    description: Path segments should use kebab-case or snake_case
    severity: info
    given: $.paths
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: "^/[a-z0-9/_{}.-]*$"