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Punchh API Rules
Spectral linting rules defining API design standards and conventions for Punchh.
37 Rules
error 3
warn 23
info 11
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Written by API Evangelist tooling for Punchh's APIs. It is a starting point, not a ruleset Punchh publishes or enforces.
Rule Categories
info
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openapi
operation
parameter
path
query
request
response
schema
security
server
servers
tag
tags
Rules
warn
info-title-prefix
API title should be prefixed with "PAR Punchh".
$.info.title
warn
info-description-required
Info object must have a meaningful description.
$.info
error
info-version-required
Info object must declare a version.
$.info
info
info-contact-required
Info object should include contact details.
$.info
warn
openapi-version-3
Specs must target OpenAPI 3.0.x.
$.openapi
error
servers-defined
Servers must be defined.
$
warn
server-https
Server URLs must use HTTPS.
$.servers[*].url
info
server-description
Each server should have a description.
$.servers[*]
warn
path-no-trailing-slash
Paths must not end with a trailing slash.
$.paths[*]~
info
path-snake-case-segments
Static path segments use snake_case (matching Punchh path style).
$.paths[*]~
error
operation-operationId-required
Every operation must have an operationId.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch]
warn
operation-operationId-camel-case
operationId should be camelCase.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch].operationId
warn
operation-summary-required
Every operation must have a summary.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch]
info
operation-summary-title-case
Operation summaries should be Title Case.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch].summary
warn
operation-description-required
Every operation must have a description.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch]
warn
operation-tags-required
Every operation must be tagged.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch]
info
operation-microcks-extension
Each operation should carry an x-microcks-operation extension for mocking.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch]
info
tags-global-defined
A global tags array should be defined.
$
info
tag-description
Each global tag should have a description.
$.tags[*]
info
tag-title-case
Tag names should be Title Case.
$.tags[*].name
warn
parameter-description-required
Every parameter must have a description.
$.paths[*][*].parameters[*]
warn
parameter-snake-case
Parameter names should be snake_case.
$.paths[*][*].parameters[*].name
warn
parameter-schema-type
Every parameter must declare a schema type.
$.paths[*][*].parameters[*].schema
info
request-body-json
Request bodies should offer application/json content.
$.paths[*][post,put,patch].requestBody.content
warn
response-success-defined
Each operation must define a 2xx success response.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch].responses
info
response-unauthorized
Authenticated operations should document a 401 response.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch].responses
warn
response-description-required
Every response must have a description.
$.paths[*][*].responses[*]
warn
schema-property-snake-case
Schema property names should be snake_case.
$.components.schemas[*].properties[*]~
warn
schema-type-defined
Component schemas should declare a type.
$.components.schemas[*]
warn
security-schemes-defined
Security schemes must be defined in components.
$.components
info
security-scheme-description
Each security scheme should be described.
$.components.securitySchemes[*]
warn
servers-expected-domain
Server URLs should be on the punchh.com domain.
$.servers[*].url
warn
query-params-casing
Query parameters should be snake_case (the dominant convention in this API).
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].parameters[?(@.in=='query')]
warn
schema-names-casing
Component schema names should be PascalCase (the dominant convention in this API).
$.components.schemas
warn
schema-properties-casing
Schema properties should be snake_case (the dominant convention in this API).
$.components.schemas[*].properties
warn
operation-security-required
Every operation should declare its security requirements.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
warn
no-empty-descriptions
Descriptions must not be empty strings.
$..description
Spectral Ruleset
# authorship: generated by API Evangelist tooling. Stamped 2026-08-18
# on the file's own generator header (roadmap#64). An unmarked file is
# NOT assumed to be ours -- absence of evidence was never stamped.
x-method: generated
# punchh — 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)
# - servers-expected-domain: 4/4 servers on punchh.com
# - query-params-casing: snake @ 100% (n=9)
# - operationid-casing: camel @ 100% (n=17)
# - schema-names-casing: pascal @ 100% (n=15)
# - schema-properties-casing: snake @ 100% (n=68)
# - operation-security-required: 17/17 ops declare per-op security
# - operation-documents-401: 94% adherence
# - pagination params observed: ['page', 'per_page']
# - merge: kept 31 existing, added 6 measured, upgraded 0
# - added: servers-expected-domain, query-params-casing, schema-names-casing, schema-properties-casing, operation-security-required, no-empty-descriptions
extends:
- spectral:oas
rules:
info-title-prefix:
description: API title should be prefixed with "PAR Punchh".
severity: warn
given: $.info.title
then:
function: pattern
functionOptions:
match: ^PAR Punchh
info-description-required:
description: Info object must have a meaningful description.
severity: warn
given: $.info
then:
field: description
function: truthy
info-version-required:
description: Info object must declare a version.
severity: error
given: $.info
then:
field: version
function: truthy
info-contact-required:
description: Info object should include contact details.
severity: info
given: $.info
then:
field: contact
function: truthy
openapi-version-3:
description: Specs must target OpenAPI 3.0.x.
severity: warn
given: $.openapi
then:
function: pattern
functionOptions:
match: ^3\.0\.
servers-defined:
description: Servers must be defined.
severity: error
given: $
then:
field: servers
function: truthy
server-https:
description: Server URLs must use HTTPS.
severity: warn
given: $.servers[*].url
then:
function: pattern
functionOptions:
match: ^https://
server-description:
description: Each server should have a description.
severity: info
given: $.servers[*]
then:
field: description
function: truthy
path-no-trailing-slash:
description: Paths must not end with a trailing slash.
severity: warn
given: $.paths[*]~
then:
function: pattern
functionOptions:
notMatch: .+/$
path-snake-case-segments:
description: Static path segments use snake_case (matching Punchh path style).
severity: info
given: $.paths[*]~
then:
function: pattern
functionOptions:
match: ^(/[a-z0-9_{}]+)+$
operation-operationId-required:
description: Every operation must have an operationId.
severity: error
given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch]
then:
field: operationId
function: truthy
operation-operationId-camel-case:
description: operationId should be camelCase.
severity: warn
given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch].operationId
then:
function: pattern
functionOptions:
match: ^[a-z][a-zA-Z0-9]*$
operation-summary-required:
description: Every operation must have a summary.
severity: warn
given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch]
then:
field: summary
function: truthy
operation-summary-title-case:
description: Operation summaries should be Title Case.
severity: info
given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch].summary
then:
function: pattern
functionOptions:
match: ^[A-Z]
operation-description-required:
description: Every operation must have a description.
severity: warn
given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch]
then:
field: description
function: truthy
operation-tags-required:
description: Every operation must be tagged.
severity: warn
given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch]
then:
field: tags
function: truthy
operation-microcks-extension:
description: Each operation should carry an x-microcks-operation extension for mocking.
severity: info
given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch]
then:
field: x-microcks-operation
function: truthy
tags-global-defined:
description: A global tags array should be defined.
severity: info
given: $
then:
field: tags
function: truthy
tag-description:
description: Each global tag should have a description.
severity: info
given: $.tags[*]
then:
field: description
function: truthy
tag-title-case:
description: Tag names should be Title Case.
severity: info
given: $.tags[*].name
then:
function: pattern
functionOptions:
match: ^[A-Z]
parameter-description-required:
description: Every parameter must have a description.
severity: warn
given: $.paths[*][*].parameters[*]
then:
field: description
function: truthy
parameter-snake-case:
description: Parameter names should be snake_case.
severity: warn
given: $.paths[*][*].parameters[*].name
then:
function: pattern
functionOptions:
match: ^[a-z][a-z0-9_]*$
parameter-schema-type:
description: Every parameter must declare a schema type.
severity: warn
given: $.paths[*][*].parameters[*].schema
then:
field: type
function: truthy
request-body-json:
description: Request bodies should offer application/json content.
severity: info
given: $.paths[*][post,put,patch].requestBody.content
then:
field: application/json
function: truthy
response-success-defined:
description: Each operation must define a 2xx success response.
severity: warn
given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch].responses
then:
field: '200'
function: truthy
response-unauthorized:
description: Authenticated operations should document a 401 response.
severity: info
given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch].responses
then:
field: '401'
function: truthy
response-description-required:
description: Every response must have a description.
severity: warn
given: $.paths[*][*].responses[*]
then:
field: description
function: truthy
schema-property-snake-case:
description: Schema property names should be snake_case.
severity: warn
given: $.components.schemas[*].properties[*]~
then:
function: pattern
functionOptions:
match: ^[a-z][a-z0-9_]*$
schema-type-defined:
description: Component schemas should declare a type.
severity: warn
given: $.components.schemas[*]
then:
field: type
function: truthy
security-schemes-defined:
description: Security schemes must be defined in components.
severity: warn
given: $.components
then:
field: securitySchemes
function: truthy
security-scheme-description:
description: Each security scheme should be described.
severity: info
given: $.components.securitySchemes[*]
then:
field: description
function: truthy
servers-expected-domain:
description: Server URLs should be on the punchh.com domain.
severity: warn
given: $.servers[*].url
then:
function: pattern
functionOptions:
match: punchh\.com
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: warn
given: $.components.schemas[*].properties
then:
field: '@key'
function: casing
functionOptions:
type: snake
operation-security-required:
description: Every operation should declare its security requirements.
severity: warn
given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
then:
field: security
function: truthy
no-empty-descriptions:
description: Descriptions must not be empty strings.
severity: warn
given: $..description
then:
function: truthy
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