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SWAPI - Star Wars API API Rules

Spectral linting rules defining API design standards and conventions for SWAPI - Star Wars API.

39 Rules error 10 warn 24 info 5
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Rules

warn
info-title-swapi-prefix
API title MUST begin with "SWAPI".
$.info.title
warn
info-description-required
API description MUST be present and non-trivial.
$.info
error
info-version-required
API version MUST be defined.
$.info
info
info-contact-required
A contact block (community channel) MUST be defined.
$.info
warn
info-license-required
A license SHOULD be declared (SWAPI is open source).
$.info
warn
openapi-version-3-0-x
OpenAPI version MUST be 3.0.x.
$.openapi
error
servers-defined
At least one server entry MUST be defined.
$.servers
error
servers-https
Every server URL MUST use HTTPS.
$.servers[*].url
warn
servers-have-description
Each server entry SHOULD have a description.
$.servers[*]
error
paths-lowercase
Path segments MUST be lowercase.
$.paths.*~
info
paths-plural-resources
Top-level resource collections SHOULD use plural nouns (films, people, planets, species, starships, vehicles).
$.paths.*~
error
paths-no-query-string
Paths MUST NOT include query strings.
$.paths.*~
error
operation-operationid-required
Every operation MUST have an operationId.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete,head,options]
warn
operation-operationid-camelcase
operationId MUST be camelCase.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete,head,options].operationId
error
operation-summary-required
Every operation MUST have a summary.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete,head,options]
warn
operation-summary-title-case
Operation summaries SHOULD use Title Case.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete,head,options].summary
warn
operation-description-required
Every operation MUST have a description.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete,head,options]
error
operation-tags-required
Every operation MUST be tagged.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete,head,options]
warn
tag-global-defined
Tags MUST be defined at the document root.
$
warn
tag-description-required
Each global tag SHOULD have a description.
$.tags[*]
warn
tag-title-case
Tag names MUST use 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 (SWAPI convention is single-word lowercase, e.g. `search`, `page`, `id`).
$.paths[*][*].parameters[*].name
info
parameter-pagination-page
Pagination parameter MUST be named `page` (SWAPI convention).
$.paths[*][*].parameters[?(@.in=='query' && (@.name=='offset' || @.name=='limit' || @.name=='cursor'))]
error
response-success-required
Every operation MUST declare a 2xx response.
$.paths[*][*].responses
warn
response-404-required
GET operations on resource detail paths MUST declare a 404 response.
$.paths[?(@property.match(/\{id\}/))][get].responses
warn
response-description-required
Every response MUST have a description.
$.paths[*][*].responses[*]
warn
response-content-json
Responses with content SHOULD use application/json.
$.paths[*][*].responses[*].content
warn
schema-property-snake-case
Schema property names MUST be snake_case (the SWAPI wire format convention).
$.components.schemas[*].properties.*~
warn
schema-types-defined
Schema properties MUST declare a `type`.
$.components.schemas[*].properties[*]
info
schema-canonical-fields
Resource schemas MUST include `created`, `edited`, and `url` (SWAPI canonical envelope fields).
$.components.schemas[?(@property=='Film' || @property=='Person' || @property=='Planet' || @property=='Species' || @property=='Starship' || @property=='Vehicle')].properties
error
get-no-request-body
GET operations MUST NOT have a request body.
$.paths[*].get
warn
no-empty-descriptions
Descriptions MUST NOT be empty.
$..description
info
external-docs-encouraged
Top-level externalDocs SHOULD be defined.
$
warn
path-params-casing
Path parameters should be snake_case (the dominant convention in this API).
$.paths[*].parameters[?(@.in=='path')].name
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
error-schema-defined
A shared error schema (Error) should be defined for error payloads.
$.components.schemas

Spectral Ruleset

Raw ↑
# swapi — 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)
#   - path-params-casing: snake @ 100% (n=6)
#   - query-params-casing: snake @ 100% (n=12)
#   - operationid-casing: camel @ 100% (n=12)
#   - schema-names-casing: pascal @ 100% (n=14)
#   - schema-properties-casing: snake @ 99% (n=97)
#   - error-schema-defined: Error
#   - operation-documents-404: 100% adherence
#   - pagination params observed: ['page']
#   - merge: kept 34 existing, added 5 measured, upgraded 0
#   - added: path-params-casing, query-params-casing, schema-names-casing, schema-properties-casing, error-schema-defined
extends:
  - spectral:oas
rules:
  info-title-swapi-prefix:
    description: API title MUST begin with "SWAPI".
    message: '{{property}} must start with ''SWAPI'' (e.g. ''SWAPI - Star Wars API'').'
    severity: warn
    given: $.info.title
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^SWAPI
  info-description-required:
    description: API description MUST be present and non-trivial.
    message: '{{property}} description is required (min 30 chars).'
    severity: warn
    given: $.info
    then:
    - field: description
      function: truthy
    - field: description
      function: length
      functionOptions:
        min: 30
  info-version-required:
    description: API version MUST be defined.
    severity: error
    given: $.info
    then:
      field: version
      function: truthy
  info-contact-required:
    description: A contact block (community channel) MUST be defined.
    severity: info
    given: $.info
    then:
      field: contact
      function: truthy
  info-license-required:
    description: A license SHOULD be declared (SWAPI is open source).
    severity: warn
    given: $.info
    then:
      field: license
      function: truthy
  openapi-version-3-0-x:
    description: OpenAPI version MUST be 3.0.x.
    severity: warn
    given: $.openapi
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^3\.0\.
  servers-defined:
    description: At least one server entry MUST be defined.
    severity: error
    given: $.servers
    then:
      function: truthy
  servers-https:
    description: Every server URL MUST use HTTPS.
    severity: error
    given: $.servers[*].url
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^https://
  servers-have-description:
    description: Each server entry SHOULD have a description.
    severity: warn
    given: $.servers[*]
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy
  paths-lowercase:
    description: Path segments MUST be lowercase.
    severity: error
    given: $.paths.*~
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^/[a-z0-9/{}_-]*$
  paths-plural-resources:
    description: Top-level resource collections SHOULD use plural nouns (films, people, planets, species,
      starships, vehicles).
    severity: info
    given: $.paths.*~
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^/(films|people|planets|species|starships|vehicles)(/|/\{id\}/)?$
  paths-no-query-string:
    description: Paths MUST NOT include query strings.
    severity: error
    given: $.paths.*~
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        notMatch: \?
  operation-operationid-required:
    description: Every operation MUST have an operationId.
    severity: error
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete,head,options]
    then:
      field: operationId
      function: truthy
  operation-operationid-camelcase:
    description: operationId MUST be camelCase.
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete,head,options].operationId
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^[a-z][a-zA-Z0-9]*$
  operation-summary-required:
    description: Every operation MUST have a summary.
    severity: error
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete,head,options]
    then:
      field: summary
      function: truthy
  operation-summary-title-case:
    description: Operation summaries SHOULD use Title Case.
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete,head,options].summary
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^[A-Z][A-Za-z0-9 -]*$
  operation-description-required:
    description: Every operation MUST have a description.
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete,head,options]
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy
  operation-tags-required:
    description: Every operation MUST be tagged.
    severity: error
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete,head,options]
    then:
      field: tags
      function: truthy
  tag-global-defined:
    description: Tags MUST be defined at the document root.
    severity: warn
    given: $
    then:
      field: tags
      function: truthy
  tag-description-required:
    description: Each global tag SHOULD have a description.
    severity: warn
    given: $.tags[*]
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy
  tag-title-case:
    description: Tag names MUST use Title Case.
    severity: warn
    given: $.tags[*].name
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^[A-Z][A-Za-z ]*$
  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 (SWAPI convention is single-word lowercase, e.g.
      `search`, `page`, `id`).
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths[*][*].parameters[*].name
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^[a-z][a-z0-9_]*$
  parameter-pagination-page:
    description: Pagination parameter MUST be named `page` (SWAPI convention).
    severity: info
    given: $.paths[*][*].parameters[?(@.in=='query' && (@.name=='offset' || @.name=='limit' || @.name=='cursor'))]
    then:
      function: falsy
  response-success-required:
    description: Every operation MUST declare a 2xx response.
    severity: error
    given: $.paths[*][*].responses
    then:
      field: '200'
      function: truthy
  response-404-required:
    description: GET operations on resource detail paths MUST declare a 404 response.
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths[?(@property.match(/\{id\}/))][get].responses
    then:
      field: '404'
      function: truthy
  response-description-required:
    description: Every response MUST have a description.
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths[*][*].responses[*]
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy
  response-content-json:
    description: Responses with content SHOULD use application/json.
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths[*][*].responses[*].content
    then:
      field: application/json
      function: truthy
  schema-property-snake-case:
    description: Schema property names MUST be snake_case (the SWAPI wire format convention).
    severity: warn
    given: $.components.schemas[*].properties.*~
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^[a-z][a-z0-9_]*$|^[A-Z]+$
  schema-types-defined:
    description: Schema properties MUST declare a `type`.
    severity: warn
    given: $.components.schemas[*].properties[*]
    then:
      field: type
      function: truthy
  schema-canonical-fields:
    description: Resource schemas MUST include `created`, `edited`, and `url` (SWAPI canonical envelope
      fields).
    severity: info
    given: $.components.schemas[?(@property=='Film' || @property=='Person' || @property=='Planet' || @property=='Species'
      || @property=='Starship' || @property=='Vehicle')].properties
    then:
    - field: created
      function: truthy
    - field: edited
      function: truthy
    - field: url
      function: truthy
  get-no-request-body:
    description: GET operations MUST NOT have a request body.
    severity: error
    given: $.paths[*].get
    then:
      field: requestBody
      function: falsy
  no-empty-descriptions:
    description: Descriptions MUST NOT be empty.
    severity: warn
    given: $..description
    then:
      function: truthy
  external-docs-encouraged:
    description: Top-level externalDocs SHOULD be defined.
    severity: info
    given: $
    then:
      field: externalDocs
      function: truthy
  path-params-casing:
    description: Path parameters should be snake_case (the dominant convention in this API).
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths[*].parameters[?(@.in=='path')].name
    then:
      function: casing
      functionOptions:
        type: snake
  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
  error-schema-defined:
    description: A shared error schema (Error) should be defined for error payloads.
    severity: warn
    given: $.components.schemas
    then:
      field: Error
      function: truthy