Debian · API Governance Rules

Debian — sources api rules

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

5 Rules warn 5

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Rule Categories

debian

Rules

warn

debian-info-license

API info should declare the license used for served content.

$.info

warn

debian-sources-base-url

Servers should reference sources.debian.org.

$.servers[*].url

warn

debian-list-resource

API should expose /list as a primary path for package discovery.

$.paths

warn

debian-ping-resource

API should expose /ping/ for health checks.

$.paths

warn

debian-operation-tags

Operations should be tagged Sources, Copyright, or Patches.

$.paths[*][*]

Spectral Ruleset

extends:
  - spectral:oas
rules:
  debian-info-license:
    description: API info should declare the license used for served content.
    given: $.info
    severity: warn
    then:
      field: license
      function: truthy
  debian-sources-base-url:
    description: Servers should reference sources.debian.org.
    given: $.servers[*].url
    severity: warn
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: "sources\\.debian\\.org"
  debian-list-resource:
    description: API should expose /list as a primary path for package discovery.
    given: $.paths
    severity: warn
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: "/list"
  debian-ping-resource:
    description: API should expose /ping/ for health checks.
    given: $.paths
    severity: warn
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: "/ping"
  debian-operation-tags:
    description: Operations should be tagged Sources, Copyright, or Patches.
    given: $.paths[*][*]
    severity: warn
    then:
      field: tags
      function: truthy

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