Ford · API Governance Rules
Ford API Rules
Spectral linting rules defining API design standards and conventions for Ford.
48 Rules
error 46
warn 1
info 1
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Rule Categories
contact
info
mediatype
oauthflow
operation
operationid
path
requestbody
response
root
securityscheme
server
servers
tag
Rules
warn
operation-has-operationid
Every operation declares an operationId (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
error
operationid-casing-camel
operationIds are camel case (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].operationId
error
operation-has-summary
Every operation has a summary (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
error
operation-has-tags
Every operation is tagged (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
error
operation-has-success-response
Every operation declares a 2xx response (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].responses
error
root-security-declared
The contract declares security at the root (measured: 100% of this contract)
$
info
path-segment-casing-camel
Path segments are camel case (measured: 98% of this contract)
$.paths[*]~
error
path-no-trailing-slash
Paths carry no trailing slash (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.paths[*]~
error
path-params-in-braces
Path parameters use {braces}, not :colon (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.paths[*]~
error
servers-https
Servers are https (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.servers[*].url
error
info-has-description
The contract's info block carries a description (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.info
error
info-has-contact-or-terms
The contract's info block names a contact or terms of service (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.info
error
info-title-present
Info declares title (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.info
error
info-title-min-length
Info.title runs at least 21 characters (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.info.title
error
info-description-present
Info declares description (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.info
error
info-description-min-length
Info.description runs at least 235 characters (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.info.description
error
info-contact-present
Info declares contact (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.info
error
info-version-present
Info declares version (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.info
error
info-version-semver
info.version is numeric (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.info.version
error
contact-name-present
Contact declares name (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.info.contact
error
contact-url-present
Contact declares url (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.info.contact
error
contact-url-https
Contact.url is https (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.info.contact.url
error
server-url-present
Server declares url (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.servers[*]
error
server-url-https
Server.url is https (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.servers[*].url
error
server-description-present
Server declares description (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.servers[*]
error
server-description-min-length
Server.description runs at least 24 characters (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.servers[*].description
error
tag-name-present
Tag declares name (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.tags[*]
error
tag-name-casing-pascal
Tag.name is pascal case (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.tags[*].name
error
operation-tags-present
Operation declares tags (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.paths[*][get,put,post,delete,patch,options,head,trace]
error
operation-summary-present
Operation declares summary (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.paths[*][get,put,post,delete,patch,options,head,trace]
error
operation-summary-min-length
Operation.summary runs at least 18 characters (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.paths[*][get,put,post,delete,patch,options,head,trace].summary
error
operation-operationid-present
Operation declares operationId (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.paths[*][get,put,post,delete,patch,options,head,trace]
error
operation-operationid-casing-camel
Operation.operationId is camel case (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.paths[*][get,put,post,delete,patch,options,head,trace].operationId
error
operation-responses-present
Operation declares responses (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.paths[*][get,put,post,delete,patch,options,head,trace]
error
requestbody-content-present
RequestBody declares content (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.paths[*][get,put,post,delete,patch,options,head,trace].requestBody
error
requestbody-required-present
RequestBody declares required (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.paths[*][get,put,post,delete,patch,options,head,trace].requestBody
error
mediatype-schema-present
MediaType declares schema (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.paths[*][get,put,post,delete,patch,options,head,trace].responses[*].content[*]
error
response-description-present
Response declares description (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.paths[*][get,put,post,delete,patch,options,head,trace].responses[*]
error
response-content-present
Response declares content (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.paths[*][get,put,post,delete,patch,options,head,trace].responses[*]
error
securityscheme-type-present
SecurityScheme declares type (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.components.securitySchemes[*]
error
securityscheme-type-values
SecurityScheme.type is one of http, oauth2 (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.components.securitySchemes[*].type
error
securityscheme-scheme-values
SecurityScheme.scheme is one of bearer (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.components.securitySchemes[*].scheme
error
securityscheme-bearerformat-values
SecurityScheme.bearerFormat is one of JWT (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.components.securitySchemes[*].bearerFormat
error
oauthflow-authorizationurl-present
OAuthFlow declares authorizationUrl (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.components.securitySchemes[*].flows[*]
error
oauthflow-authorizationurl-https
OAuthFlow.authorizationUrl is https (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.components.securitySchemes[*].flows[*].authorizationUrl
error
oauthflow-tokenurl-present
OAuthFlow declares tokenUrl (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.components.securitySchemes[*].flows[*]
error
oauthflow-tokenurl-https
OAuthFlow.tokenUrl is https (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.components.securitySchemes[*].flows[*].tokenUrl
error
oauthflow-scopes-present
OAuthFlow declares scopes (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.components.securitySchemes[*].flows[*]
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