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Academy Software Foundation API Rules

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

25 Rules error 14 warn 8 info 3
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Rules

error
info-title-required
Info title must be present and start with "Academy Software Foundation"
$.info
error
info-description-required
Info description must be present and be descriptive
$.info
error
info-version-required
Info version must be present
$.info
error
openapi-version-3
Must use OpenAPI 3.0.x
$
error
servers-required
At least one server must be defined
$
warn
servers-description-required
Servers should have descriptions
$.servers[*]
warn
paths-kebab-case
Path segments should use kebab-case or snake_case
$.paths
error
operation-summary-required
Every operation must have a summary
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
warn
operation-summary-prefix
Operation summaries should start with the provider name
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
error
operation-description-required
Every operation must have a description
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
error
operation-id-required
Every operation must have an operationId
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
error
operation-tags-required
Every operation must have at least one tag
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
error
parameter-description-required
Path and query parameters must have descriptions
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].parameters[*]
info
parameter-example-recommended
Parameters should have example values
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].parameters[*]
error
response-success-required
Every operation must have a 2xx success response
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].responses
error
response-description-required
Every response must have a description
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].responses[*]
warn
schema-description-recommended
Component schemas should have descriptions
$.components.schemas[*]
info
schema-property-description-recommended
Schema properties should have descriptions
$.components.schemas[*].properties[*]
error
get-no-request-body
GET operations must not have request bodies
$.paths[*].get
warn
delete-no-request-body
DELETE operations should not have request bodies
$.paths[*].delete
error
no-empty-descriptions
Descriptions must not be empty
$..description
warn
operationid-casing
Operation IDs should be camelCase (the dominant convention in this API).
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].operationId
warn
schema-names-casing
Component schema names should be PascalCase (the dominant convention in this API).
$.components.schemas
info
schema-properties-casing
Schema properties should be snake_case (the dominant convention in this API).
$.components.schemas[*].properties
warn
error-schema-defined
A shared error schema (ErrorResponse) should be defined for error payloads.
$.components.schemas

Spectral Ruleset

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# authorship: generated by API Evangelist tooling. Stamped 2026-08-18
# on the file's own generator header (roadmap#64). An unmarked file is
# NOT assumed to be ours -- absence of evidence was never stamped.
x-method: generated
# academy-software-foundation — Spectral ruleset (strengthened)
# Plain Spectral. Existing hand-authored rules preserved; measured rules added
# from this provider's own OpenAPI conventions by strengthen_ruleset.py,
# then self-validated against the spec.
#
# Provenance:
#   - path-params-casing: snake @ 100% (n=4)
#   - operationid-casing: camel @ 100% (n=6)
#   - schema-names-casing: pascal @ 100% (n=10)
#   - schema-properties-casing: snake @ 63% (n=41)
#   - error-schema-defined: ErrorResponse
#   - merge: kept 21 existing, added 4 measured, upgraded 0
#   - added: operationid-casing, schema-names-casing, schema-properties-casing, error-schema-defined
extends:
  - spectral:oas
rules:
  info-title-required:
    description: Info title must be present and start with "Academy Software Foundation"
    severity: error
    given: $.info
    then:
      field: title
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^Academy Software Foundation
  info-description-required:
    description: Info description must be present and be descriptive
    severity: error
    given: $.info
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy
  info-version-required:
    description: Info version must be present
    severity: error
    given: $.info
    then:
      field: version
      function: truthy
  openapi-version-3:
    description: Must use OpenAPI 3.0.x
    severity: error
    given: $
    then:
      field: openapi
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^3\.0\.
  servers-required:
    description: At least one server must be defined
    severity: error
    given: $
    then:
      field: servers
      function: truthy
  servers-description-required:
    description: Servers should have descriptions
    severity: warn
    given: $.servers[*]
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy
  paths-kebab-case:
    description: Path segments should use kebab-case or snake_case
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths
    then:
      field: '@key'
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^(\/[a-z0-9_\-\{\}]*)*$
  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-summary-prefix:
    description: Operation summaries should start with the provider name
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
    then:
      field: summary
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^Academy Software Foundation
  operation-description-required:
    description: Every operation must have a description
    severity: error
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
    then:
      field: description
      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 at least one tag
    severity: error
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
    then:
      field: tags
      function: truthy
  parameter-description-required:
    description: Path and query parameters must have descriptions
    severity: error
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].parameters[*]
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy
  parameter-example-recommended:
    description: Parameters should have example values
    severity: info
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].parameters[*]
    then:
      field: example
      function: truthy
  response-success-required:
    description: Every operation must have a 2xx success response
    severity: error
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].responses
    then:
      function: schema
      functionOptions:
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - required:
            - '200'
          - required:
            - '201'
          - required:
            - '204'
  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
  schema-description-recommended:
    description: Component schemas should have descriptions
    severity: warn
    given: $.components.schemas[*]
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy
  schema-property-description-recommended:
    description: Schema properties should have descriptions
    severity: info
    given: $.components.schemas[*].properties[*]
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy
  get-no-request-body:
    description: GET operations must not have request bodies
    severity: error
    given: $.paths[*].get
    then:
      field: requestBody
      function: falsy
  delete-no-request-body:
    description: DELETE operations should not have request bodies
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths[*].delete
    then:
      field: requestBody
      function: falsy
  no-empty-descriptions:
    description: Descriptions must not be empty
    severity: error
    given: $..description
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: .+
  operationid-casing:
    description: Operation IDs should be camelCase (the dominant convention in this API).
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].operationId
    then:
      function: casing
      functionOptions:
        type: camel
  schema-names-casing:
    description: Component schema names should be PascalCase (the dominant convention in this API).
    severity: warn
    given: $.components.schemas
    then:
      field: '@key'
      function: casing
      functionOptions:
        type: pascal
  schema-properties-casing:
    description: Schema properties should be snake_case (the dominant convention in this API).
    severity: info
    given: $.components.schemas[*].properties
    then:
      field: '@key'
      function: casing
      functionOptions:
        type: snake
  error-schema-defined:
    description: A shared error schema (ErrorResponse) should be defined for error payloads.
    severity: warn
    given: $.components.schemas
    then:
      field: ErrorResponse
      function: truthy

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