Apache OpenWhisk Rules API

The Rules API from Apache OpenWhisk — 2 operation(s) for rules.

Operations 5

GET /namespaces/{namespace}/rules Apache OpenWhisk List Rules #
GET /namespaces/{namespace}/rules/{ruleName} Apache OpenWhisk Get Rule #
PUT /namespaces/{namespace}/rules/{ruleName} Apache OpenWhisk Create or Update Rule #
POST /namespaces/{namespace}/rules/{ruleName} Apache OpenWhisk Update Rule Status #
DELETE /namespaces/{namespace}/rules/{ruleName} Apache OpenWhisk Delete Rule #

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OpenAPI Specification

apache-openwhisk-rules-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Apache OpenWhisk REST Actions Rules API
  description: Apache OpenWhisk is an open-source serverless cloud platform. The REST API provides endpoints for managing actions, triggers, rules, packages, and activations for serverless function development.
  version: 1.0.0
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
  contact:
    url: https://openwhisk.apache.org/
servers:
- url: https://{host}/api/v1
  description: Apache OpenWhisk API server
  variables:
    host:
      default: localhost:443
security:
- basicAuth: []
tags:
- name: Rules
paths:
  /namespaces/{namespace}/rules:
    get:
      operationId: listRules
      summary: Apache OpenWhisk List Rules
      description: List all rules in the namespace.
      tags:
      - Rules
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/namespace'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of rules
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Rule'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /namespaces/{namespace}/rules/{ruleName}:
    get:
      operationId: getRule
      summary: Apache OpenWhisk Get Rule
      description: Get a rule by name.
      tags:
      - Rules
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/namespace'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ruleName'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Rule details
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Rule'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    put:
      operationId: createOrUpdateRule
      summary: Apache OpenWhisk Create or Update Rule
      description: Create or update a rule linking a trigger to an action.
      tags:
      - Rules
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/namespace'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ruleName'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/RuleRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Rule created or updated
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Rule'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    post:
      operationId: updateRuleStatus
      summary: Apache OpenWhisk Update Rule Status
      description: Enable or disable a rule.
      tags:
      - Rules
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/namespace'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ruleName'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                status:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - active
                  - inactive
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Rule status updated
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    delete:
      operationId: deleteRule
      summary: Apache OpenWhisk Delete Rule
      description: Delete a rule.
      tags:
      - Rules
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/namespace'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ruleName'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Rule deleted
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  schemas:
    Rule:
      type: object
      properties:
        namespace:
          type: string
          example: guest
        name:
          type: string
          example: myRule
        version:
          type: string
          example: 0.0.1
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - active
          - inactive
          example: active
        trigger:
          type: string
          description: Fully qualified trigger name
          example: /guest/myTrigger
        action:
          type: string
          description: Fully qualified action name
          example: /guest/hello
        updated:
          type: integer
          example: 1718153645993
    RuleRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - trigger
      - action
      properties:
        trigger:
          type: string
          description: Trigger name to associate
          example: /guest/myTrigger
        action:
          type: string
          description: Action name to invoke
          example: /guest/hello
  parameters:
    namespace:
      name: namespace
      in: path
      required: true
      description: OpenWhisk namespace
      schema:
        type: string
        example: guest
    ruleName:
      name: ruleName
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Rule name
      schema:
        type: string
        example: myRule
  securitySchemes:
    basicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: HTTP Basic authentication using OpenWhisk credentials
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