Barclays · API Governance Rules

Barclays API Rules

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

7 Rules error 5 warn 1 info 1

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Rules

error

barclays-api-has-documentation

All Barclays API entries must have a Documentation property.

$.apis[*]

error

barclays-api-has-description

All Barclays API entries must have a description.

$.apis[*]

error

barclays-api-has-name

All Barclays API entries must have a name.

$.apis[*]

error

barclays-api-has-human-url

All Barclays API entries must have a humanURL.

$.apis[*]

warn

barclays-api-has-tags

All Barclays API entries must have tags.

$.apis[*]

info

barclays-open-banking-has-psd2-tag

Barclays Open Banking APIs should be tagged with Open Banking or PSD2.

$.apis[?(@.name =~ /Open Banking|Account|Payment|Confirmation/i)]

error

barclays-apis-json-has-description

Barclays APIs.json must have a description.

Spectral Ruleset

rules:
  barclays-api-has-documentation:
    description: All Barclays API entries must have a Documentation property.
    message: "{{description}}"
    severity: error
    given: "$.apis[*]"
    then:
      field: properties
      function: schema
      functionOptions:
        schema:
          type: array
          contains:
            type: object
            properties:
              type:
                const: Documentation
            required:
              - type

  barclays-api-has-description:
    description: All Barclays API entries must have a description.
    message: "{{description}}"
    severity: error
    given: "$.apis[*]"
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy

  barclays-api-has-name:
    description: All Barclays API entries must have a name.
    message: "{{description}}"
    severity: error
    given: "$.apis[*]"
    then:
      field: name
      function: truthy

  barclays-api-has-human-url:
    description: All Barclays API entries must have a humanURL.
    message: "{{description}}"
    severity: error
    given: "$.apis[*]"
    then:
      field: humanURL
      function: truthy

  barclays-api-has-tags:
    description: All Barclays API entries must have tags.
    message: "{{description}}"
    severity: warn
    given: "$.apis[*]"
    then:
      field: tags
      function: truthy

  barclays-open-banking-has-psd2-tag:
    description: Barclays Open Banking APIs should be tagged with Open Banking or PSD2.
    message: "{{description}}"
    severity: info
    given: "$.apis[?(@.name =~ /Open Banking|Account|Payment|Confirmation/i)]"
    then:
      field: tags
      function: schema
      functionOptions:
        schema:
          type: array
          contains:
            type: string
            pattern: "Open Banking|PSD2"

  barclays-apis-json-has-description:
    description: Barclays APIs.json must have a description.
    message: "{{description}}"
    severity: error
    given: "$"
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy

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