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JokeAPI API Rules

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

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Rules

error
info-title-jokeapi
info.title MUST be "JokeAPI" (the canonical product name).
$.info
error
info-description-required
info.description MUST be present with at least 80 characters.
$.info
error
info-version-required
info.version MUST be present and follow semver.
$.info
warn
info-license-mit
License MUST be declared as MIT (JokeAPI is MIT-licensed).
$.info.license
info
info-contact-required
Contact information SHOULD be present.
$.info
warn
openapi-version-3-0
Use OpenAPI 3.0.x — Microcks and tooling compatibility.
$.openapi
error
servers-required
servers MUST be defined and non-empty.
$
error
server-url-https
Every server URL MUST use HTTPS.
$.servers[*].url
info
server-canonical-host
At least one server URL SHOULD point at v2.jokeapi.dev.
$
warn
path-kebab-case
Path segments MUST be lowercase kebab-case.
$.paths.*~
error
path-no-trailing-slash
Paths MUST NOT end with a trailing slash.
$.paths.*~
error
path-no-query-string
Paths MUST NOT contain a query string.
$.paths.*~
error
operation-id-required
Every operation MUST have an operationId.
$.paths.*[get,post,put,patch,delete]
warn
operation-id-camel-case
operationId MUST be camelCase.
$.paths.*[get,post,put,patch,delete].operationId
error
operation-summary-required
Every operation MUST have a summary.
$.paths.*[get,post,put,patch,delete]
warn
operation-summary-jokeapi-prefix
Operation summary MUST start with "JokeAPI ".
$.paths.*[get,post,put,patch,delete].summary
warn
operation-description-required
Every operation MUST have a description of at least 30 characters.
$.paths.*[get,post,put,patch,delete]
error
operation-tags-required
Every operation MUST be tagged.
$.paths.*[get,post,put,patch,delete]
info
operation-microcks-extension
Every operation SHOULD declare an x-microcks-operation extension.
$.paths.*[get,post,put,patch,delete]
warn
tags-global-defined
Global tags array MUST be defined.
$
warn
tag-title-case
Tag names MUST be Title Case (e.g. "Jokes", "Metadata", "System").
$.tags[*].name
warn
tag-description-required
Every global tag MUST have a description.
$.tags[*]
warn
parameter-description-required
Every parameter MUST have a description.
$.paths.*.*.parameters[*]
error
parameter-schema-required
Every parameter MUST have a schema with type.
$.paths.*.*.parameters[*]
warn
parameter-camel-or-kebab-case
Parameter names follow JokeAPI's actual convention — camelCase (`blacklistFlags`, `idRange`) or kebab-case (`safe-mode`).
$.paths.*.*.parameters[*].name
info
parameter-format-enum
`format` parameter SHOULD declare its enum [json, xml, yaml, txt].
$.paths.*.*.parameters[?(@.name=='format')]
warn
request-body-json-content
Request bodies MUST advertise application/json content.
$.paths.*.*.requestBody.content
info
request-body-description
Request bodies SHOULD have a description.
$.paths.*.*.requestBody
error
response-2xx-required
Every operation MUST document at least one 2xx response.
$.paths.*[get,post,put,patch,delete].responses
info
response-429-documented
Operations SHOULD document a 429 response (JokeAPI rate-limits at 120 req/min).
$.paths.*[get,post,put,patch,delete].responses
error
response-description-required
Every response MUST have a description.
$.paths.*.*.responses.*
info
response-json-content
Responses SHOULD include application/json content.
$.paths.*.*.responses.*.content
warn
schema-description-required
Top-level component schemas MUST have a description.
$.components.schemas.*
error
schema-type-required
Top-level component schemas MUST declare a type.
$.components.schemas.*
info
schema-property-camel-case
Schema property names use the same casing as the live API (camelCase or single-word lowercase).
$.components.schemas.*.properties.*~
warn
schema-error-envelope
JokeAPI error responses follow the `{error, code, message, causedBy, timestamp}` envelope.
$.components.schemas.JokeError
warn
schema-timestamp-integer
`timestamp` properties MUST be `integer` (Unix epoch milliseconds).
$..properties.timestamp
warn
no-security-schemes
JokeAPI requires NO authentication — security schemes MUST NOT be declared.
$.components
error
get-no-request-body
GET operations MUST NOT have a request body.
$.paths.*.get
warn
post-has-request-body
POST operations SHOULD declare a request body.
$.paths.*.post
warn
no-empty-descriptions
Descriptions MUST NOT be empty whitespace.
$..description
info
examples-on-schemas
Schema properties SHOULD carry examples to power Microcks mocks.
$.components.schemas.*.properties.*

Spectral Ruleset

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extends:
  - spectral:oas

# JokeAPI Spectral ruleset.
#
# Enforces the documentation conventions observed across the JokeAPI v2 surface:
#   - operation summaries title-cased and prefixed with "JokeAPI"
#   - kebab-case paths, no trailing slash
#   - camelCase query parameters (JokeAPI uses `blacklistFlags`, `idRange`, `safe-mode`)
#   - JSON-first responses with at least 200, 400, and 429 documented
#   - response envelopes always carry `error`, `timestamp`, and either a payload
#     field (`joke`, `categories`, `flags`, ...) or a `message` + `code` pair
#
# Severity guide:
#   error — would break clients or tooling (missing operationId, no servers, GET with body)
#   warn  — JokeAPI consistency rules (summary prefix, kebab-case, doc coverage)
#   info  — opinionated best practices (examples, x-microcks-operation, external docs)

rules:

  # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # INFO / METADATA
  # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  info-title-jokeapi:
    description: info.title MUST be "JokeAPI" (the canonical product name).
    message: '{{property}}: title should equal "JokeAPI"'
    severity: error
    given: $.info
    then:
      field: title
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: "^JokeAPI$"

  info-description-required:
    description: info.description MUST be present with at least 80 characters.
    message: '{{property}}: description is missing or too short (<80 chars)'
    severity: error
    given: $.info
    then:
      field: description
      function: length
      functionOptions:
        min: 80

  info-version-required:
    description: info.version MUST be present and follow semver.
    message: '{{property}}: version is missing or not semver'
    severity: error
    given: $.info
    then:
      field: version
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: "^\\d+\\.\\d+(\\.\\d+)?$"

  info-license-mit:
    description: License MUST be declared as MIT (JokeAPI is MIT-licensed).
    message: '{{property}}: license.name should be "MIT"'
    severity: warn
    given: $.info.license
    then:
      field: name
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: "^MIT$"

  info-contact-required:
    description: Contact information SHOULD be present.
    message: '{{property}}: contact block is missing'
    severity: info
    given: $.info
    then:
      field: contact
      function: truthy

  # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # OPENAPI VERSION
  # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  openapi-version-3-0:
    description: Use OpenAPI 3.0.x — Microcks and tooling compatibility.
    message: '{{property}}: openapi version should match 3.0.x'
    severity: warn
    given: $.openapi
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: "^3\\.0\\."

  # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # SERVERS
  # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  servers-required:
    description: servers MUST be defined and non-empty.
    message: '{{property}}: at least one server entry is required'
    severity: error
    given: $
    then:
      field: servers
      function: truthy

  server-url-https:
    description: Every server URL MUST use HTTPS.
    message: '{{value}} must use https://'
    severity: error
    given: $.servers[*].url
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: "^https://"

  server-canonical-host:
    description: At least one server URL SHOULD point at v2.jokeapi.dev.
    message: '{{property}}: no canonical v2.jokeapi.dev server entry found'
    severity: info
    given: $
    then:
      field: servers
      function: schema
      functionOptions:
        schema:
          type: array
          contains:
            type: object
            properties:
              url:
                type: string
                pattern: "^https://v2\\.jokeapi\\.dev"
            required: [url]

  # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # PATHS — NAMING
  # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  path-kebab-case:
    description: Path segments MUST be lowercase kebab-case.
    message: '{{property}}: path segments must be lowercase kebab-case'
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths.*~
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: "^(/[a-z0-9-]+|/\\{[a-zA-Z]+\\})+$"

  path-no-trailing-slash:
    description: Paths MUST NOT end with a trailing slash.
    message: '{{property}}: path must not end with /'
    severity: error
    given: $.paths.*~
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        notMatch: ".+/$"

  path-no-query-string:
    description: Paths MUST NOT contain a query string.
    message: '{{property}}: path must not contain ?'
    severity: error
    given: $.paths.*~
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        notMatch: "\\?"

  # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # OPERATIONS
  # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  operation-id-required:
    description: Every operation MUST have an operationId.
    message: '{{property}}: operationId is missing'
    severity: error
    given: $.paths.*[get,post,put,patch,delete]
    then:
      field: operationId
      function: truthy

  operation-id-camel-case:
    description: operationId MUST be camelCase.
    message: '{{value}}: operationId must be camelCase'
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths.*[get,post,put,patch,delete].operationId
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: "^[a-z][a-zA-Z0-9]+$"

  operation-summary-required:
    description: Every operation MUST have a summary.
    message: '{{property}}: summary is missing'
    severity: error
    given: $.paths.*[get,post,put,patch,delete]
    then:
      field: summary
      function: truthy

  operation-summary-jokeapi-prefix:
    description: Operation summary MUST start with "JokeAPI ".
    message: '{{value}}: summary must start with "JokeAPI "'
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths.*[get,post,put,patch,delete].summary
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: "^JokeAPI "

  operation-description-required:
    description: Every operation MUST have a description of at least 30 characters.
    message: '{{property}}: description is missing or too short'
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths.*[get,post,put,patch,delete]
    then:
      field: description
      function: length
      functionOptions:
        min: 30

  operation-tags-required:
    description: Every operation MUST be tagged.
    message: '{{property}}: tags array is missing or empty'
    severity: error
    given: $.paths.*[get,post,put,patch,delete]
    then:
      field: tags
      function: truthy

  operation-microcks-extension:
    description: Every operation SHOULD declare an x-microcks-operation extension.
    message: '{{property}}: x-microcks-operation is missing'
    severity: info
    given: $.paths.*[get,post,put,patch,delete]
    then:
      field: x-microcks-operation
      function: truthy

  # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # TAGS
  # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  tags-global-defined:
    description: Global tags array MUST be defined.
    message: '{{property}}: global tags array is missing'
    severity: warn
    given: $
    then:
      field: tags
      function: truthy

  tag-title-case:
    description: Tag names MUST be Title Case (e.g. "Jokes", "Metadata", "System").
    message: '{{value}}: tag name must be Title Case'
    severity: warn
    given: $.tags[*].name
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: "^[A-Z][a-zA-Z]*( [A-Z][a-zA-Z]*)*$"

  tag-description-required:
    description: Every global tag MUST have a description.
    message: '{{property}}: tag description is missing'
    severity: warn
    given: $.tags[*]
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy

  # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # PARAMETERS
  # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  parameter-description-required:
    description: Every parameter MUST have a description.
    message: '{{property}}: parameter description is missing'
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths.*.*.parameters[*]
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy

  parameter-schema-required:
    description: Every parameter MUST have a schema with type.
    message: '{{property}}: parameter schema/type is missing'
    severity: error
    given: $.paths.*.*.parameters[*]
    then:
      field: schema
      function: truthy

  parameter-camel-or-kebab-case:
    description: Parameter names follow JokeAPI's actual convention — camelCase (`blacklistFlags`, `idRange`) or kebab-case (`safe-mode`).
    message: '{{value}}: parameter name must be camelCase or kebab-case'
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths.*.*.parameters[*].name
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: "^[a-z][a-zA-Z0-9-]*$"

  parameter-format-enum:
    description: '`format` parameter SHOULD declare its enum [json, xml, yaml, txt].'
    message: '{{property}}: format parameter should enumerate json/xml/yaml/txt'
    severity: info
    given: $.paths.*.*.parameters[?(@.name=='format')]
    then:
      field: schema.enum
      function: truthy

  # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # REQUEST BODIES
  # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  request-body-json-content:
    description: Request bodies MUST advertise application/json content.
    message: '{{property}}: request body must include application/json'
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths.*.*.requestBody.content
    then:
      field: application/json
      function: truthy

  request-body-description:
    description: Request bodies SHOULD have a description.
    message: '{{property}}: requestBody description is missing'
    severity: info
    given: $.paths.*.*.requestBody
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy

  # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # RESPONSES
  # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  response-2xx-required:
    description: Every operation MUST document at least one 2xx response.
    message: '{{property}}: no 2xx response defined'
    severity: error
    given: $.paths.*[get,post,put,patch,delete].responses
    then:
      function: schema
      functionOptions:
        schema:
          type: object
          patternProperties:
            "^2\\d\\d$":
              type: object
          minProperties: 1

  response-429-documented:
    description: Operations SHOULD document a 429 response (JokeAPI rate-limits at 120 req/min).
    message: '{{property}}: 429 response is missing — JokeAPI is rate-limited'
    severity: info
    given: $.paths.*[get,post,put,patch,delete].responses
    then:
      field: "429"
      function: truthy

  response-description-required:
    description: Every response MUST have a description.
    message: '{{property}}: response description is missing'
    severity: error
    given: $.paths.*.*.responses.*
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy

  response-json-content:
    description: Responses SHOULD include application/json content.
    message: '{{property}}: response missing application/json content'
    severity: info
    given: $.paths.*.*.responses.*.content
    then:
      field: application/json
      function: truthy

  # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # SCHEMAS
  # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  schema-description-required:
    description: Top-level component schemas MUST have a description.
    message: '{{property}}: schema description is missing'
    severity: warn
    given: $.components.schemas.*
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy

  schema-type-required:
    description: Top-level component schemas MUST declare a type.
    message: '{{property}}: schema type is missing'
    severity: error
    given: $.components.schemas.*
    then:
      field: type
      function: truthy

  schema-property-camel-case:
    description: Schema property names use the same casing as the live API (camelCase or single-word lowercase).
    message: '{{value}}: schema property must be camelCase or single-word lowercase'
    severity: info
    given: $.components.schemas.*.properties.*~
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: "^[a-z][a-zA-Z0-9]*$"

  schema-error-envelope:
    description: JokeAPI error responses follow the `{error, code, message, causedBy, timestamp}` envelope.
    message: '{{property}}: JokeError schema must include all canonical envelope fields'
    severity: warn
    given: $.components.schemas.JokeError
    then:
      field: required
      function: schema
      functionOptions:
        schema:
          type: array
          contains:
            type: string
            enum: [error, code, message, causedBy, timestamp]

  schema-timestamp-integer:
    description: '`timestamp` properties MUST be `integer` (Unix epoch milliseconds).'
    message: '{{property}}: timestamp must be type integer'
    severity: warn
    given: $..properties.timestamp
    then:
      field: type
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: "^integer$"

  # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # SECURITY
  # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  no-security-schemes:
    description: JokeAPI requires NO authentication — security schemes MUST NOT be declared.
    message: '{{property}}: JokeAPI is open; do not declare securitySchemes'
    severity: warn
    given: $.components
    then:
      field: securitySchemes
      function: falsy

  # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # HTTP METHOD CONVENTIONS
  # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  get-no-request-body:
    description: GET operations MUST NOT have a request body.
    message: '{{property}}: GET operation must not declare a requestBody'
    severity: error
    given: $.paths.*.get
    then:
      field: requestBody
      function: falsy

  post-has-request-body:
    description: POST operations SHOULD declare a request body.
    message: '{{property}}: POST operation should declare a requestBody'
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths.*.post
    then:
      field: requestBody
      function: truthy

  # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # GENERAL QUALITY
  # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  no-empty-descriptions:
    description: Descriptions MUST NOT be empty whitespace.
    message: '{{property}}: description is empty'
    severity: warn
    given: $..description
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        notMatch: "^\\s*$"

  examples-on-schemas:
    description: Schema properties SHOULD carry examples to power Microcks mocks.
    message: '{{property}}: property has no example value'
    severity: info
    given: $.components.schemas.*.properties.*
    then:
      field: example
      function: truthy