The Odds API · API Governance Rules

The Odds API API Rules

Spectral linting rules defining API design standards and conventions for The Odds API.

10 Rules error 3 warn 6
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Rule Categories

odds

Rules

error
odds-api-key-required
All Odds API operations must require the apiKey parameter.
$.paths.*.*.parameters
warn
odds-api-summary-title-case
Operation summaries must use Title Case.
$.paths.*.*.summary
error
odds-api-summary-exists
All Odds API operations must have a summary.
$.paths.*.*
warn
odds-api-tags-exist
All operations must have at least one tag.
$.paths.*.*
error
odds-api-response-200
All operations must define a 200 response.
$.paths.*.*.responses
warn
odds-api-response-401
Operations should define a 401 Unauthorized response for API key errors.
$.paths.*.*.responses
warn
odds-api-server-https
Server URLs should use HTTPS.
$.servers[*].url
warn
odds-api-path-param-descriptions
Path parameters must have descriptions.
$.paths.*.*.parameters[*]
hint
odds-api-operation-id-camel-case
operationId should use camelCase.
$.paths.*.*.operationId
warn
odds-api-json-response
200 responses should return application/json.
$.paths.*.*.responses.200.content

Spectral Ruleset

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extends: spectral:oas
rules:

  # API key must be required on all operations
  odds-api-key-required:
    description: All Odds API operations must require the apiKey parameter.
    message: "Operation must include the apiKey query parameter."
    severity: error
    given: "$.paths.*.*.parameters"
    then:
      function: schema
      functionOptions:
        schema:
          type: array
          contains:
            type: object
            properties:
              name:
                const: apiKey

  # Summaries must use Title Case
  odds-api-summary-title-case:
    description: Operation summaries must use Title Case.
    message: "Summary should begin with a capital letter."
    severity: warn
    given: "$.paths.*.*.summary"
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: "^[A-Z]"

  # All operations must have summaries
  odds-api-summary-exists:
    description: All Odds API operations must have a summary.
    message: "Operation is missing a summary."
    severity: error
    given: "$.paths.*.*"
    then:
      function: truthy
      field: summary

  # All operations must have tags
  odds-api-tags-exist:
    description: All operations must have at least one tag.
    message: "Operation must include at least one tag."
    severity: warn
    given: "$.paths.*.*"
    then:
      function: truthy
      field: tags

  # 200 responses required
  odds-api-response-200:
    description: All operations must define a 200 response.
    message: "Operation must define a 200 response."
    severity: error
    given: "$.paths.*.*.responses"
    then:
      function: truthy
      field: "200"

  # 401 response required (api key protected)
  odds-api-response-401:
    description: Operations should define a 401 Unauthorized response for API key errors.
    message: "Consider defining a 401 response."
    severity: warn
    given: "$.paths.*.*.responses"
    then:
      function: truthy
      field: "401"

  # Server should use HTTPS
  odds-api-server-https:
    description: Server URLs should use HTTPS.
    message: "Server URL should use HTTPS."
    severity: warn
    given: "$.servers[*].url"
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: "^https://"

  # Path parameters must be described
  odds-api-path-param-descriptions:
    description: Path parameters must have descriptions.
    message: "Parameter is missing a description."
    severity: warn
    given: "$.paths.*.*.parameters[*]"
    then:
      function: truthy
      field: description

  # OperationId must be camelCase
  odds-api-operation-id-camel-case:
    description: operationId should use camelCase.
    message: "operationId '{{value}}' should use camelCase."
    severity: hint
    given: "$.paths.*.*.operationId"
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: "^[a-z][a-zA-Z0-9]*$"

  # Responses should include application/json
  odds-api-json-response:
    description: 200 responses should return application/json.
    message: "200 response should include application/json content type."
    severity: warn
    given: "$.paths.*.*.responses.200.content"
    then:
      function: truthy
      field: "application/json"

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