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Amazon Detective API Rules

Spectral linting rules defining API design standards and conventions for Amazon Detective.

46 Rules error 18 warn 19 info 9
Generated by API Evangelist Written by API Evangelist tooling for Amazon Detective's APIs. It is a starting point, not a ruleset Amazon Detective publishes or enforces.
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Rules

warn
info-title-prefix
API title should start with "Amazon Detective"
$.info.title
error
info-description-required
API must have a description of at least 50 characters
$.info
error
info-version-required
API must have a version
$.info
warn
info-contact-required
API info should include contact information
$.info
warn
info-license-required
API info should include license information
$.info
error
openapi-version-3
Must use OpenAPI 3.x
$
error
servers-defined
At least one server must be defined
$
error
servers-https-only
All server URLs must use HTTPS
$.servers[*].url
warn
servers-description-required
Each server should have a description
$.servers[*]
info
paths-kebab-case
Path segments should use kebab-case or camelCase (AWS Detective uses camelCase in some paths)
$.paths
error
paths-no-trailing-slash
Paths must not end with a trailing slash
$.paths
error
operation-summary-required
All operations must have a summary
$.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch]
warn
operation-summary-prefix
Operation summaries should start with "Amazon Detective"
$.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch].summary
error
operation-description-required
All operations must have a description
$.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch]
error
operation-id-required
All operations must have an operationId
$.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch]
warn
operation-id-camel-case
OperationIds should use camelCase
$.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch].operationId
error
operation-tags-required
All operations must have at least one tag
$.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch]
warn
tags-global-defined
Global tags array should be defined
$
info
tag-description-required
Global tags should have descriptions
$.tags[*]
error
parameter-description-required
All parameters must have a description
$.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch].parameters[*]
error
parameter-schema-required
All parameters must have a schema
$.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch].parameters[*]
info
request-body-description
Request bodies should have a description
$.paths[*][post,put,patch].requestBody
warn
request-body-json-content
Request bodies should use application/json content type
$.paths[*][post,put,patch].requestBody.content
error
response-success-required
Operations must have at least one 2xx response
$.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch].responses
error
response-description-required
All responses must have a description
$.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch].responses[*]
info
response-error-400
Operations should include a 400 error response
$.paths[*][post,put,patch].responses
warn
response-error-500
Operations should include a 500 error response
$.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch].responses
warn
schema-description-required
Top-level schemas should have descriptions
$.components.schemas[*]
warn
schema-type-required
Schemas should have a type defined
$.components.schemas[*]
info
schema-property-pascal-case
Amazon Detective schema properties use PascalCase naming
$.components.schemas[*].properties
error
security-global-defined
Global security must be defined
$
error
security-schemes-defined
Security schemes must be defined in components
$.components
warn
security-scheme-description
Security schemes should have descriptions
$.components.securitySchemes[*]
error
get-no-request-body
GET operations must not have a request body
$.paths[*].get
info
delete-no-request-body-unless-needed
DELETE operations typically should not have a request body
$.paths[*].delete
info
post-should-have-request-body
POST operations should have a request body
$.paths[*].post
error
no-empty-descriptions
Descriptions must not be empty strings
$..description
info
operations-microcks-extension
Operations should have x-microcks-operation for mock support
$.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch]
info
external-docs-encouraged
API should reference external documentation
$
warn
servers-expected-domain
Server URLs should be on the amazonaws.com domain.
$.servers[*].url
warn
path-params-casing
Path parameters should be camelCase (the dominant convention in this API).
$.paths[*].parameters[?(@.in=='path')].name
warn
schema-names-casing
Component schema names should be PascalCase (the dominant convention in this API).
$.components.schemas
warn
schema-properties-casing
Schema properties should be PascalCase (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
warn
operation-documents-400
Operations should document a 400 response (documented on 100% of this API's operations).
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].responses
warn
operation-documents-500
Operations should document a 500 response (documented on 100% of this API's operations).
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].responses

Spectral Ruleset

Raw ↑ 
# 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
# amazon-detective — 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:
#   - servers-https-only: 100% of servers already https (error)
#   - servers-expected-domain: 1/1 servers on amazonaws.com
#   - path-params-casing: camel @ 100% (n=3)
#   - operationid-casing: camel @ 100% (n=29)
#   - schema-names-casing: pascal @ 100% (n=55)
#   - schema-properties-casing: pascal @ 100% (n=136)
#   - security: global (root) — NOT emitting operation-security-required
#   - error-schema-defined: ErrorResponse
#   - operation-documents-400: 100% adherence
#   - operation-documents-500: 100% adherence
#   - merge: kept 39 existing, added 7 measured, upgraded 0
#   - added: servers-expected-domain, path-params-casing, schema-names-casing, schema-properties-casing, error-schema-defined, operation-documents-400, operation-documents-500
extends:
  - spectral:oas
rules:
  info-title-prefix:
    description: API title should start with "Amazon Detective"
    severity: warn
    given: $.info.title
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^Amazon Detective
  info-description-required:
    description: API must have a description of at least 50 characters
    severity: error
    given: $.info
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy
  info-version-required:
    description: API must have a version
    severity: error
    given: $.info
    then:
      field: version
      function: truthy
  info-contact-required:
    description: API info should include contact information
    severity: warn
    given: $.info
    then:
      field: contact
      function: truthy
  info-license-required:
    description: API info should include license information
    severity: warn
    given: $.info
    then:
      field: license
      function: truthy
  openapi-version-3:
    description: Must use OpenAPI 3.x
    severity: error
    given: $
    then:
      field: openapi
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^3\.
  servers-defined:
    description: At least one server must be defined
    severity: error
    given: $
    then:
      field: servers
      function: truthy
  servers-https-only:
    description: All server URLs must use HTTPS
    severity: error
    given: $.servers[*].url
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^https://
  servers-description-required:
    description: Each server should have a description
    severity: warn
    given: $.servers[*]
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy
  paths-kebab-case:
    description: Path segments should use kebab-case or camelCase (AWS Detective uses camelCase in some
      paths)
    severity: info
    given: $.paths
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^(/[a-z][a-zA-Z0-9/-]*)+$
  paths-no-trailing-slash:
    description: Paths must not end with a trailing slash
    severity: error
    given: $.paths
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        notMatch: /$
  operation-summary-required:
    description: All operations must have a summary
    severity: error
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch]
    then:
      field: summary
      function: truthy
  operation-summary-prefix:
    description: Operation summaries should start with "Amazon Detective"
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch].summary
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^Amazon Detective
  operation-description-required:
    description: All operations must have a description
    severity: error
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch]
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy
  operation-id-required:
    description: All operations must have an operationId
    severity: error
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch]
    then:
      field: operationId
      function: truthy
  operation-id-camel-case:
    description: OperationIds should use camelCase
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch].operationId
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^[a-z][a-zA-Z0-9]*$
  operation-tags-required:
    description: All operations must have at least one tag
    severity: error
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch]
    then:
      field: tags
      function: truthy
  tags-global-defined:
    description: Global tags array should be defined
    severity: warn
    given: $
    then:
      field: tags
      function: truthy
  tag-description-required:
    description: Global tags should have descriptions
    severity: info
    given: $.tags[*]
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy
  parameter-description-required:
    description: All parameters must have a description
    severity: error
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch].parameters[*]
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy
  parameter-schema-required:
    description: All parameters must have a schema
    severity: error
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch].parameters[*]
    then:
      field: schema
      function: truthy
  request-body-description:
    description: Request bodies should have a description
    severity: info
    given: $.paths[*][post,put,patch].requestBody
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy
  request-body-json-content:
    description: Request bodies should use application/json content type
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths[*][post,put,patch].requestBody.content
    then:
      function: schema
      functionOptions:
        schema:
          type: object
          minProperties: 1
  response-success-required:
    description: Operations must have at least one 2xx response
    severity: error
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch].responses
    then:
      function: schema
      functionOptions:
        schema:
          type: object
          anyOf:
          - required:
            - '200'
          - required:
            - '201'
          - required:
            - '204'
  response-description-required:
    description: All responses must have a description
    severity: error
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch].responses[*]
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy
  response-error-400:
    description: Operations should include a 400 error response
    severity: info
    given: $.paths[*][post,put,patch].responses
    then:
      function: schema
      functionOptions:
        schema:
          type: object
          required:
          - '400'
  response-error-500:
    description: Operations should include a 500 error response
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch].responses
    then:
      function: schema
      functionOptions:
        schema:
          type: object
          required:
          - '500'
  schema-description-required:
    description: Top-level schemas should have descriptions
    severity: warn
    given: $.components.schemas[*]
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy
  schema-type-required:
    description: Schemas should have a type defined
    severity: warn
    given: $.components.schemas[*]
    then:
      field: type
      function: truthy
  schema-property-pascal-case:
    description: Amazon Detective schema properties use PascalCase naming
    severity: info
    given: $.components.schemas[*].properties
    then:
      function: schema
      functionOptions:
        schema:
          type: object
  security-global-defined:
    description: Global security must be defined
    severity: error
    given: $
    then:
      field: security
      function: truthy
  security-schemes-defined:
    description: Security schemes must be defined in components
    severity: error
    given: $.components
    then:
      field: securitySchemes
      function: truthy
  security-scheme-description:
    description: Security schemes should have descriptions
    severity: warn
    given: $.components.securitySchemes[*]
    then:
      field: description
      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
  delete-no-request-body-unless-needed:
    description: DELETE operations typically should not have a request body
    severity: info
    given: $.paths[*].delete
    then:
      field: requestBody
      function: falsy
  post-should-have-request-body:
    description: POST operations should have a request body
    severity: info
    given: $.paths[*].post
    then:
      field: requestBody
      function: truthy
  no-empty-descriptions:
    description: Descriptions must not be empty strings
    severity: error
    given: $..description
    then:
      function: truthy
  operations-microcks-extension:
    description: Operations should have x-microcks-operation for mock support
    severity: info
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch]
    then:
      field: x-microcks-operation
      function: truthy
  external-docs-encouraged:
    description: API should reference external documentation
    severity: info
    given: $
    then:
      field: externalDocs
      function: truthy
  servers-expected-domain:
    description: Server URLs should be on the amazonaws.com domain.
    severity: warn
    given: $.servers[*].url
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: amazonaws\.com
  path-params-casing:
    description: Path parameters should be camelCase (the dominant convention in this API).
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths[*].parameters[?(@.in=='path')].name
    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 PascalCase (the dominant convention in this API).
    severity: warn
    given: $.components.schemas[*].properties
    then:
      field: '@key'
      function: casing
      functionOptions:
        type: pascal
  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
  operation-documents-400:
    description: Operations should document a 400 response (documented on 100% of this API's operations).
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].responses
    then:
      field: '400'
      function: truthy
  operation-documents-500:
    description: Operations should document a 500 response (documented on 100% of this API's operations).
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].responses
    then:
      field: '500'
      function: truthy

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