Stacklok · API Governance Rules
Stacklok API Rules
Spectral linting rules defining API design standards and conventions for Stacklok.
61 Rules
error 45
warn 11
info 5
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Rule Categories
contact
header
info
license
mediatype
operation
operationid
parameter
path
property
requestbody
response
schema
securityscheme
tag
write
Rules
error
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-description
Every operation has a description (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]
warn
operation-has-success-response
Every operation declares a 2xx response (measured: 98% of this contract)
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].responses
info
operation-declares-4xx
Every operation declares at least one 4xx response (measured: 81% of this contract)
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].responses
warn
path-segment-casing-kebab
Path segments are kebab case (measured: 93% 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[*]~
info
write-declares-request-body
POST and PUT declare a request body (measured: 82% of this contract)
$.paths[*][post,put]
warn
response-media-type
Responses are served as application/json (measured: 97% of this contract)
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].responses[*].content
info
property-name-casing-snake
Schema property names are snake case (measured: 88% of this contract)
$.components.schemas[*].properties[*]~
error
info-has-description
The contract's info block carries a description (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 17 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 32 characters (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.info.description
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-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
license-name-present
License declares name (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.info.license
error
license-url-present
License declares url (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.info.license
error
tag-name-present
Tag declares name (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.tags[*]
info
tag-name-casing-pascal
Tag.name is pascal case (measured: 87% 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]
warn
operation-summary-min-length
Operation.summary runs at least 12 characters (measured: 98% of this contract)
$.paths[*][get,put,post,delete,patch,options,head,trace].summary
error
operation-description-present
Operation declares description (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.paths[*][get,put,post,delete,patch,options,head,trace]
warn
operation-description-min-length
Operation.description runs at least 22 characters (measured: 95% of this contract)
$.paths[*][get,put,post,delete,patch,options,head,trace].description
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
parameter-name-present
Parameter declares name (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.paths[*][get,put,post,delete,patch,options,head,trace].parameters[*]
warn
parameter-name-casing-camel
Parameter.name is camel case (measured: 95% of this contract)
$.paths[*][get,put,post,delete,patch,options,head,trace].parameters[*].name
error
parameter-in-present
Parameter declares in (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.paths[*][get,put,post,delete,patch,options,head,trace].parameters[*]
error
parameter-in-values
Parameter.in is one of path, query (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.paths[*][get,put,post,delete,patch,options,head,trace].parameters[*].in
error
parameter-description-present
Parameter declares description (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.paths[*][get,put,post,delete,patch,options,head,trace].parameters[*]
warn
parameter-description-min-length
Parameter.description runs at least 10 characters (measured: 98% of this contract)
$.paths[*][get,put,post,delete,patch,options,head,trace].parameters[*].description
error
parameter-schema-present
Parameter declares schema (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.paths[*][get,put,post,delete,patch,options,head,trace].parameters[*]
warn
requestbody-description-present
RequestBody declares description (measured: 95% of this contract)
$.paths[*][get,put,post,delete,patch,options,head,trace].requestBody
error
requestbody-content-present
RequestBody declares content (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.paths[*][get,put,post,delete,patch,options,head,trace].requestBody
warn
requestbody-required-present
RequestBody declares required (measured: 91% 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-description-min-length
Response.description runs at least 2 characters (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.paths[*][get,put,post,delete,patch,options,head,trace].responses[*].description
warn
response-content-present
Response declares content (measured: 97% of this contract)
$.paths[*][get,put,post,delete,patch,options,head,trace].responses[*]
error
header-description-present
Header declares description (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.paths[*][get,put,post,delete,patch,options,head,trace].responses[*].headers[*]
error
header-schema-present
Header declares schema (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.paths[*][get,put,post,delete,patch,options,head,trace].responses[*].headers[*]
error
schema-type-present
Schema declares type (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.components.schemas[*]
error
schema-type-values
Schema.type is one of object, string (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.components.schemas[*].type
warn
schema-description-min-length
Schema.description runs at least 21 characters (measured: 95% of this contract)
$.components.schemas[*].description
info
schema-properties-present
Schema declares properties (measured: 89% of this contract)
$.components.schemas[*]
error
securityscheme-type-present
SecurityScheme declares type (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.components.securitySchemes[*]
error
securityscheme-type-values
SecurityScheme.type is one of apiKey (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.components.securitySchemes[*].type
error
securityscheme-description-present
SecurityScheme declares description (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.components.securitySchemes[*]
error
securityscheme-name-present
SecurityScheme declares name (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.components.securitySchemes[*]
error
securityscheme-name-casing-pascal
SecurityScheme.name is pascal case (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.components.securitySchemes[*].name
error
securityscheme-in-present
SecurityScheme declares in (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.components.securitySchemes[*]
error
securityscheme-in-values
SecurityScheme.in is one of header (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.components.securitySchemes[*].in
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