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BNY Mellon — bny mellon rules

Spectral linting rules defining API design standards and conventions for BNY Mellon.

16 Rules error 10 warn 6
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Rule Categories

get info oauth2 openapi operation parameter paths response schema security 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
servers-https-only
All server URLs must use HTTPS
$.servers[*].url
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-id-camel-case
OperationIds should use camelCase
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].operationId
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
response-401-defined
Operations should define 401 response
$.paths[*][post,put,patch,delete]
error
security-schemes-defined
Security schemes must be defined
$.components
error
oauth2-required
BNY Mellon APIs must use OAuth2 authentication
$.components.securitySchemes[*]
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
warn
paths-kebab-case
Path segments should use kebab-case
$.paths

Spectral Ruleset

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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\\."
  servers-https-only:
    description: All server URLs must use HTTPS
    severity: error
    given: $.servers[*].url
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: "^https://"
  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-id-camel-case:
    description: OperationIds should use camelCase
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].operationId
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: "^[a-z][a-zA-Z0-9]*$"
  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
  response-401-defined:
    description: Operations should define 401 response
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths[*][post,put,patch,delete]
    then:
      field: responses.401
      function: truthy
  security-schemes-defined:
    description: Security schemes must be defined
    severity: error
    given: $.components
    then:
      field: securitySchemes
      function: truthy
  oauth2-required:
    description: BNY Mellon APIs must use OAuth2 authentication
    severity: error
    given: $.components.securitySchemes[*]
    then:
      field: type
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: "^oauth2$"
  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
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: "^(/[a-z0-9][a-z0-9-]*|/\\{[a-zA-Z]+\\})*/*$"

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