Ballerina · API Governance Rules

Ballerina API Rules

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

19 Rules error 8 warn 9 info 2
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Rule Categories

get info no openapi operation operationid parameter path paths query response schema servers

Rules

error
info-title-required
Info must have a title
$.info
error
info-version-required
Info must have a version
$.info
error
openapi-version-3
Must use OpenAPI 3.x
$
error
operation-summary-required
Every operation must have a summary
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
error
operation-id-required
Every operation must have an operationId
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
warn
operation-tags-required
Every operation must have tags
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
error
response-description-required
Every response must have a description
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].responses[*]
warn
parameter-description-required
All parameters must have descriptions
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].parameters[*]
warn
schema-type-defined
All schemas should have a type
$.components.schemas[*]
error
get-no-request-body
GET operations must not have a request body
$.paths[*].get
info
paths-kebab-case
Path segments should use kebab-case or snake_case
$.paths
error
servers-https-only
Server URLs must use HTTPS.
$.servers[*].url
warn
servers-expected-domain
Server URLs should be on the ballerina.io domain.
$.servers[*].url
warn
path-params-casing
Path parameters should be snake_case (the dominant convention in this API).
$.paths[*].parameters[?(@.in=='path')].name
warn
query-params-casing
Query parameters should be snake_case (the dominant convention in this API).
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].parameters[?(@.in=='query')]
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
no-empty-descriptions
Descriptions must not be empty strings.
$..description

Spectral Ruleset

Raw ↑ 
# ballerina — 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 ballerina.io
#   - path-params-casing: snake @ 100% (n=16)
#   - query-params-casing: snake @ 100% (n=11)
#   - operationid-casing: camel @ 100% (n=9)
#   - schema-names-casing: pascal @ 100% (n=10)
#   - schema-properties-casing: snake @ 81% (n=64)
#   - pagination params observed: ['limit', 'offset']
#   - merge: kept 11 existing, added 8 measured, upgraded 0
#   - added: servers-https-only, servers-expected-domain, path-params-casing, query-params-casing, operationid-casing, schema-names-casing, schema-properties-casing, no-empty-descriptions
extends:
  - spectral:oas
rules:
  info-title-required:
    description: Info must have a title
    severity: error
    given: $.info
    then:
      field: title
      function: truthy
  info-version-required:
    description: Info must have a version
    severity: error
    given: $.info
    then:
      field: version
      function: truthy
  openapi-version-3:
    description: Must use OpenAPI 3.x
    severity: error
    given: $
    then:
      field: openapi
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^3\.
  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-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 tags
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
    then:
      field: tags
      function: truthy
  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
  parameter-description-required:
    description: All parameters must have descriptions
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].parameters[*]
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy
  schema-type-defined:
    description: All schemas should have a type
    severity: warn
    given: $.components.schemas[*]
    then:
      field: type
      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
  paths-kebab-case:
    description: Path segments should use kebab-case or snake_case
    severity: info
    given: $.paths
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^/[a-z0-9/_{}.-]*$
  servers-https-only:
    description: Server URLs must use HTTPS.
    severity: error
    given: $.servers[*].url
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^https://
  servers-expected-domain:
    description: Server URLs should be on the ballerina.io domain.
    severity: warn
    given: $.servers[*].url
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ballerina\.io
  path-params-casing:
    description: Path parameters should be snake_case (the dominant convention in this API).
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths[*].parameters[?(@.in=='path')].name
    then:
      function: casing
      functionOptions:
        type: snake
  query-params-casing:
    description: Query parameters should be snake_case (the dominant convention in this API).
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].parameters[?(@.in=='query')]
    then:
      field: name
      function: casing
      functionOptions:
        type: snake
  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
  no-empty-descriptions:
    description: Descriptions must not be empty strings.
    severity: warn
    given: $..description
    then:
      function: truthy