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Crossplane API Rules

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

7 Rules error 5 warn 2

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Rule Categories

crossplane

Rules

error

crossplane-info-contact

API info object should reference Crossplane community contact.

$.info.contact

warn

crossplane-server-kubernetes

Server URL should reference the Kubernetes API server.

$.servers[*].url

error

crossplane-required-paths

API must define core Crossplane API extension paths.

$.paths

error

crossplane-pkg-paths

API must define package management paths under pkg.crossplane.io.

$.paths

error

crossplane-operation-id

All operations must define an operationId.

$.paths.*.*

warn

crossplane-operation-id-prefix

Operation IDs should start with a verb (list, get, create, replace, delete, patch).

$.paths.*.*.operationId

error

crossplane-tags

All operations must define tags.

$.paths.*.*

Spectral Ruleset

extends: ["spectral:oas"]
documentationUrl: https://docs.crossplane.io/latest/api/
rules:
  crossplane-info-contact:
    description: API info object should reference Crossplane community contact.
    given: "$.info.contact"
    severity: error
    then:
      field: url
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: "(crossplane|slack)"
  crossplane-server-kubernetes:
    description: Server URL should reference the Kubernetes API server.
    given: "$.servers[*].url"
    severity: warn
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: "kubernetes"
  crossplane-required-paths:
    description: API must define core Crossplane API extension paths.
    given: "$.paths"
    severity: error
    then:
      function: schema
      functionOptions:
        schema:
          type: object
          required:
            - /apis/apiextensions.crossplane.io/v1/compositions
            - /apis/apiextensions.crossplane.io/v1/compositeresourcedefinitions
  crossplane-pkg-paths:
    description: API must define package management paths under pkg.crossplane.io.
    given: "$.paths"
    severity: error
    then:
      function: schema
      functionOptions:
        schema:
          type: object
          required:
            - /apis/pkg.crossplane.io/v1/providers
  crossplane-operation-id:
    description: All operations must define an operationId.
    given: "$.paths.*.*"
    severity: error
    then:
      field: operationId
      function: truthy
  crossplane-operation-id-prefix:
    description: Operation IDs should start with a verb (list, get, create, replace, delete, patch).
    given: "$.paths.*.*.operationId"
    severity: warn
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: "^(list|get|create|replace|delete|patch)"
  crossplane-tags:
    description: All operations must define tags.
    given: "$.paths.*.*"
    severity: error
    then:
      field: tags
      function: truthy

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