Canonical · OpenAPI Overlay 1.0.0
API Evangelist conversational phrasing for LXD external REST Auth Groups API
9 actions
9 updates
phrasing
extends
openapi/canonical-auth-groups-api-openapi.yml
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$.info
$.paths['/1.0/auth/groups'].get
$.paths['/1.0/auth/groups'].post
$.paths['/1.0/auth/groups/{groupName}'].get
$.paths['/1.0/auth/groups/{groupName}'].put
$.paths['/1.0/auth/groups/{groupName}'].post
$.paths['/1.0/auth/groups/{groupName}'].delete
$.paths['/1.0/auth/groups/{groupName}'].patch
$.paths['/1.0/auth/groups?recursion=1'].get
OpenAPI Overlay
# Generated by API Evangelist (build-phrasing.py). Our phrasing, not observed demand.
overlay: 1.0.0
info:
title: API Evangelist conversational phrasing for LXD external REST Auth Groups API
version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/canonical-auth-groups-api-openapi.yml
actions:
- target: $.info
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
generator: build-phrasing.py
label: Generated by API Evangelist
operations: 8
- target: $.paths['/1.0/auth/groups'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List authorization group URLs
effect: read
questions:
- Which authorization groups exist on my LXD server?
- How do I get links to every auth group?
instructions:
- text: List the URLs of all authorization groups.
- text: Show me the names of the LXD auth groups.
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/1.0/auth/groups'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Create an authorization group
effect: write
questions:
- How do I create a new group of permissions in LXD?
- Can I grant permissions at the moment I create an auth group?
instructions:
- text: Create authorization group {name}.
slots:
name: requestBody.name
- text: Create group {name} with permissions {permissions}.
slots:
name: requestBody.name
permissions: requestBody.permissions
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/1.0/auth/groups/{groupName}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get one authorization group
effect: read
questions:
- What permissions does a particular auth group hold?
- Who belongs to a given authorization group?
instructions:
- text: Show the details of authorization group {groupName}.
slots:
groupName: path.groupName
- text: Tell me which permissions the named auth group grants.
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/1.0/auth/groups/{groupName}'].put
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Replace an authorization group's permissions
effect: write
questions:
- Can I replace the entire permission list of an auth group?
- How do I overwrite a group's description and permissions together?
instructions:
- text: Replace the permissions of auth group {groupName} with {permissions}.
slots:
groupName: path.groupName
permissions: requestBody.permissions
- text: Overwrite the auth group description with {description}.
slots:
description: requestBody.description
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/1.0/auth/groups/{groupName}'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Rename an authorization group
effect: write
questions:
- How do I rename an authorization group?
- Can an auth group be renamed without losing its permissions?
instructions:
- text: Rename authorization group {groupName} to {name}.
slots:
groupName: path.groupName
name: requestBody.name
- text: Give the auth group the new name {name}.
slots:
name: requestBody.name
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/1.0/auth/groups/{groupName}'].delete
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Delete an authorization group
effect: destructive
questions:
- How do I remove an auth group I no longer need?
- Does deleting an authorization group revoke its permissions?
instructions:
- text: Delete authorization group {groupName}.
slots:
groupName: path.groupName
- text: Remove the named auth group from the server.
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/1.0/auth/groups/{groupName}'].patch
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Partially update an authorization group
effect: write
questions:
- Can I update just the description of an auth group?
- How do I change an auth group's editable fields without a full replace?
instructions:
- text: Patch the description of auth group {groupName} to {description}.
slots:
groupName: path.groupName
description: requestBody.description
- text: Partially update the group with permissions {permissions}.
slots:
permissions: requestBody.permissions
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/1.0/auth/groups?recursion=1'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List authorization groups with details
effect: read
questions:
- Can I list every auth group together with its permissions?
- How do I get full records of all authorization groups at once?
instructions:
- text: List all authorization groups with their full details.
- text: Give me every auth group's permissions and members.
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
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