JokeAPI API Rules

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# jokeapi — Spectral ruleset (strengthened)
# Plain Spectral. Existing hand-authored rules preserved; measured rules added
# from this provider's own OpenAPI conventions by strengthen_ruleset.py,
# then self-validated against the spec.
#
# Provenance:
#   - servers-https-only: 100% of servers already https (error)
#   - query-params-casing: snake @ 81% (n=21)
#   - operationid-casing: camel @ 90% (n=10)
#   - schema-names-casing: pascal @ 100% (n=15)
#   - schema-properties-casing: snake @ 86% (n=78)
#   - error-schema-defined: JokeError
#   - merge: kept 42 existing, added 4 measured, upgraded 0
#   - added: query-params-casing, schema-names-casing, schema-properties-casing, error-schema-defined
extends:
  - spectral:oas
rules:
  info-title-jokeapi:
    description: info.title MUST be "JokeAPI" (the canonical product name).
    message: '{{property}}: title should equal "JokeAPI"'
    severity: error
    given: $.info
    then:
      field: title
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^JokeAPI$
  info-description-required:
    description: info.description MUST be present with at least 80 characters.
    message: '{{property}}: description is missing or too short (<80 chars)'
    severity: error
    given: $.info
    then:
      field: description
      function: length
      functionOptions:
        min: 80
  info-version-required:
    description: info.version MUST be present and follow semver.
    message: '{{property}}: version is missing or not semver'
    severity: error
    given: $.info
    then:
      field: version
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^\d+\.\d+(\.\d+)?$
  info-license-mit:
    description: License MUST be declared as MIT (JokeAPI is MIT-licensed).
    message: '{{property}}: license.name should be "MIT"'
    severity: warn
    given: $.info.license
    then:
      field: name
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^MIT$
  info-contact-required:
    description: Contact information SHOULD be present.
    message: '{{property}}: contact block is missing'
    severity: info
    given: $.info
    then:
      field: contact
      function: truthy
  openapi-version-3-0:
    description: Use OpenAPI 3.0.x — Microcks and tooling compatibility.
    message: '{{property}}: openapi version should match 3.0.x'
    severity: warn
    given: $.openapi
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^3\.0\.
  servers-required:
    description: servers MUST be defined and non-empty.
    message: '{{property}}: at least one server entry is required'
    severity: error
    given: $
    then:
      field: servers
      function: truthy
  server-url-https:
    description: Every server URL MUST use HTTPS.
    message: '{{value}} must use https://'
    severity: error
    given: $.servers[*].url
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^https://
  server-canonical-host:
    description: At least one server URL SHOULD point at v2.jokeapi.dev.
    message: '{{property}}: no canonical v2.jokeapi.dev server entry found'
    severity: info
    given: $
    then:
      field: servers
      function: schema
      functionOptions:
        schema:
          type: array
          contains:
            type: object
            properties:
              url:
                type: string
                pattern: ^https://v2\.jokeapi\.dev
            required:
            - url
  path-kebab-case:
    description: Path segments MUST be lowercase kebab-case.
    message: '{{property}}: path segments must be lowercase kebab-case'
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths.*~
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^(/[a-z0-9-]+|/\{[a-zA-Z]+\})+$
  path-no-trailing-slash:
    description: Paths MUST NOT end with a trailing slash.
    message: '{{property}}: path must not end with /'
    severity: error
    given: $.paths.*~
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        notMatch: .+/$
  path-no-query-string:
    description: Paths MUST NOT contain a query string.
    message: '{{property}}: path must not contain ?'
    severity: error
    given: $.paths.*~
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        notMatch: \?
  operation-id-required:
    description: Every operation MUST have an operationId.
    message: '{{property}}: operationId is missing'
    severity: error
    given: $.paths.*[get,post,put,patch,delete]
    then:
      field: operationId
      function: truthy
  operation-id-camel-case:
    description: operationId MUST be camelCase.
    message: '{{value}}: operationId must be camelCase'
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths.*[get,post,put,patch,delete].operationId
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^[a-z][a-zA-Z0-9]+$
  operation-summary-required:
    description: Every operation MUST have a summary.
    message: '{{property}}: summary is missing'
    severity: error
    given: $.paths.*[get,post,put,patch,delete]
    then:
      field: summary
      function: truthy
  operation-summary-jokeapi-prefix:
    description: Operation summary MUST start with "JokeAPI ".
    message: '{{value}}: summary must start with "JokeAPI "'
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths.*[get,post,put,patch,delete].summary
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: '^JokeAPI '
  operation-description-required:
    description: Every operation MUST have a description of at least 30 characters.
    message: '{{property}}: description is missing or too short'
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths.*[get,post,put,patch,delete]
    then:
      field: description
      function: length
      functionOptions:
        min: 30
  operation-tags-required:
    description: Every operation MUST be tagged.
    message: '{{property}}: tags array is missing or empty'
    severity: error
    given: $.paths.*[get,post,put,patch,delete]
    then:
      field: tags
      function: truthy
  operation-microcks-extension:
    description: Every operation SHOULD declare an x-microcks-operation extension.
    message: '{{property}}: x-microcks-operation is missing'
    severity: info
    given: $.paths.*[get,post,put,patch,delete]
    then:
      field: x-microcks-operation
      function: truthy
  tags-global-defined:
    description: Global tags array MUST be defined.
    message: '{{property}}: global tags array is missing'
    severity: warn
    given: $
    then:
      field: tags
      function: truthy
  tag-title-case:
    description: Tag names MUST be Title Case (e.g. "Jokes", "Metadata", "System").
    message: '{{value}}: tag name must be Title Case'
    severity: warn
    given: $.tags[*].name
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^[A-Z][a-zA-Z]*( [A-Z][a-zA-Z]*)*$
  tag-description-required:
    description: Every global tag MUST have a description.
    message: '{{property}}: tag description is missing'
    severity: warn
    given: $.tags[*]
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy
  parameter-description-required:
    description: Every parameter MUST have a description.
    message: '{{property}}: parameter description is missing'
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths.*.*.parameters[*]
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy
  parameter-schema-required:
    description: Every parameter MUST have a schema with type.
    message: '{{property}}: parameter schema/type is missing'
    severity: error
    given: $.paths.*.*.parameters[*]
    then:
      field: schema
      function: truthy
  parameter-camel-or-kebab-case:
    description: Parameter names follow JokeAPI's actual convention — camelCase (`blacklistFlags`, `idRange`)
      or kebab-case (`safe-mode`).
    message: '{{value}}: parameter name must be camelCase or kebab-case'
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths.*.*.parameters[*].name
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^[a-z][a-zA-Z0-9-]*$
  parameter-format-enum:
    description: '`format` parameter SHOULD declare its enum [json, xml, yaml, txt].'
    message: '{{property}}: format parameter should enumerate json/xml/yaml/txt'
    severity: info
    given: $.paths.*.*.parameters[?(@.name=='format')]
    then:
      field: schema.enum
      function: truthy
  request-body-json-content:
    description: Request bodies MUST advertise application/json content.
    message: '{{property}}: request body must include application/json'
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths.*.*.requestBody.content
    then:
      field: application/json
      function: truthy
  request-body-description:
    description: Request bodies SHOULD have a description.
    message: '{{property}}: requestBody description is missing'
    severity: info
    given: $.paths.*.*.requestBody
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy
  response-2xx-required:
    description: Every operation MUST document at least one 2xx response.
    message: '{{property}}: no 2xx response defined'
    severity: error
    given: $.paths.*[get,post,put,patch,delete].responses
    then:
      function: schema
      functionOptions:
        schema:
          type: object
          patternProperties:
            ^2\d\d$:
              type: object
          minProperties: 1
  response-429-documented:
    description: Operations SHOULD document a 429 response (JokeAPI rate-limits at 120 req/min).
    message: '{{property}}: 429 response is missing — JokeAPI is rate-limited'
    severity: info
    given: $.paths.*[get,post,put,patch,delete].responses
    then:
      field: '429'
      function: truthy
  response-description-required:
    description: Every response MUST have a description.
    message: '{{property}}: response description is missing'
    severity: error
    given: $.paths.*.*.responses.*
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy
  response-json-content:
    description: Responses SHOULD include application/json content.
    message: '{{property}}: response missing application/json content'
    severity: info
    given: $.paths.*.*.responses.*.content
    then:
      field: application/json
      function: truthy
  schema-description-required:
    description: Top-level component schemas MUST have a description.
    message: '{{property}}: schema description is missing'
    severity: warn
    given: $.components.schemas.*
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy
  schema-type-required:
    description: Top-level component schemas MUST declare a type.
    message: '{{property}}: schema type is missing'
    severity: error
    given: $.components.schemas.*
    then:
      field: type
      function: truthy
  schema-property-camel-case:
    description: Schema property names use the same casing as the live API (camelCase or single-word lowercase).
    message: '{{value}}: schema property must be camelCase or single-word lowercase'
    severity: info
    given: $.components.schemas.*.properties.*~
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^[a-z][a-zA-Z0-9]*$
  schema-error-envelope:
    description: JokeAPI error responses follow the `{error, code, message, causedBy, timestamp}` envelope.
    message: '{{property}}: JokeError schema must include all canonical envelope fields'
    severity: warn
    given: $.components.schemas.JokeError
    then:
      field: required
      function: schema
      functionOptions:
        schema:
          type: array
          contains:
            type: string
            enum:
            - error
            - code
            - message
            - causedBy
            - timestamp
  schema-timestamp-integer:
    description: '`timestamp` properties MUST be `integer` (Unix epoch milliseconds).'
    message: '{{property}}: timestamp must be type integer'
    severity: warn
    given: $..properties.timestamp
    then:
      field: type
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^integer$
  no-security-schemes:
    description: JokeAPI requires NO authentication — security schemes MUST NOT be declared.
    message: '{{property}}: JokeAPI is open; do not declare securitySchemes'
    severity: warn
    given: $.components
    then:
      field: securitySchemes
      function: falsy
  get-no-request-body:
    description: GET operations MUST NOT have a request body.
    message: '{{property}}: GET operation must not declare a requestBody'
    severity: error
    given: $.paths.*.get
    then:
      field: requestBody
      function: falsy
  post-has-request-body:
    description: POST operations SHOULD declare a request body.
    message: '{{property}}: POST operation should declare a requestBody'
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths.*.post
    then:
      field: requestBody
      function: truthy
  no-empty-descriptions:
    description: Descriptions MUST NOT be empty whitespace.
    message: '{{property}}: description is empty'
    severity: warn
    given: $..description
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        notMatch: ^\s*$
  examples-on-schemas:
    description: Schema properties SHOULD carry examples to power Microcks mocks.
    message: '{{property}}: property has no example value'
    severity: info
    given: $.components.schemas.*.properties.*
    then:
      field: example
      function: truthy
  query-params-casing:
    description: Query parameters should be snake_case (the dominant convention in this API).
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].parameters[?(@.in=='query')]
    then:
      field: name
      function: casing
      functionOptions:
        type: snake
  schema-names-casing:
    description: Component schema names should be PascalCase (the dominant convention in this API).
    severity: warn
    given: $.components.schemas
    then:
      field: '@key'
      function: casing
      functionOptions:
        type: pascal
  schema-properties-casing:
    description: Schema properties should be snake_case (the dominant convention in this API).
    severity: info
    given: $.components.schemas[*].properties
    then:
      field: '@key'
      function: casing
      functionOptions:
        type: snake
  error-schema-defined:
    description: A shared error schema (JokeError) should be defined for error payloads.
    severity: warn
    given: $.components.schemas
    then:
      field: JokeError
      function: truthy