Datafiniti · API Governance Rules

Datafiniti API Rules

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

5 Rules error 4 warn 1
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Rules

error
datafiniti-server-base
Servers must point at api.datafiniti.co with a /v4 base path.
$.servers[*].url
error
datafiniti-bearer-auth
Operations must use bearer auth except the auth endpoint.
$.components.securitySchemes.bearerAuth
error
datafiniti-search-method-post
Search endpoints must use POST.
$.paths[?(@property.match(/search$/))]
error
datafiniti-operation-tags
Every operation must declare a tag.
$.paths[*][*]
warn
datafiniti-num-records-min
SearchRequest num_records minimum must be 1.
$.components.schemas.SearchRequest.properties.num_records

Spectral Ruleset

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extends:
  - spectral:oas
rules:
  datafiniti-server-base:
    description: Servers must point at api.datafiniti.co with a /v4 base path.
    given: $.servers[*].url
    severity: error
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: "https://api\\.datafiniti\\.co/v4"
  datafiniti-bearer-auth:
    description: Operations must use bearer auth except the auth endpoint.
    given: $.components.securitySchemes.bearerAuth
    severity: error
    then:
      field: scheme
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: "^bearer$"
  datafiniti-search-method-post:
    description: Search endpoints must use POST.
    given: $.paths[?(@property.match(/search$/))]
    severity: error
    then:
      function: truthy
  datafiniti-operation-tags:
    description: Every operation must declare a tag.
    given: $.paths[*][*]
    severity: error
    then:
      field: tags
      function: truthy
  datafiniti-num-records-min:
    description: SearchRequest num_records minimum must be 1.
    given: $.components.schemas.SearchRequest.properties.num_records
    severity: warn
    then:
      field: minimum
      function: truthy

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