TU Dresden · API Governance Rules

TU Dresden API Rules

Spectral linting rules defining API design standards and conventions for TU Dresden.

7 Rules error 4 warn 2
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Rules

error
tu-dresden-info-title
API must declare a title (LOD API).
$.info
error
tu-dresden-info-version
API must declare a version.
$.info
error
tu-dresden-server-defined
A server URL should be defined (https://data.slub-dresden.de).
$.servers
warn
tu-dresden-operation-tags
Every operation should carry at least one tag (source, authority_search, search and access, reconcile, explorative search).
$.paths[*][get,post]
error
tu-dresden-operation-operationId
Every operation must declare a unique operationId.
$.paths[*][get,post]
hint
tu-dresden-format-param
Search and access operations expose a 'format' query parameter for content negotiation (nt, rdf, ttl, nq, jsonl, json).
$.paths[*][get].parameters[?(@.name=='format')]
warn
tu-dresden-200-response
Every operation should document a 200 Success response.
$.paths[*][get,post].responses

Spectral Ruleset

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formats: [oas3]
rules:
  tu-dresden-info-title:
    description: API must declare a title (LOD API).
    severity: error
    given: $.info
    then:
      field: title
      function: truthy
  tu-dresden-info-version:
    description: API must declare a version.
    severity: error
    given: $.info
    then:
      field: version
      function: truthy
  tu-dresden-server-defined:
    description: A server URL should be defined (https://data.slub-dresden.de).
    severity: error
    given: $.servers
    then:
      function: truthy
  tu-dresden-operation-tags:
    description: Every operation should carry at least one tag (source, authority_search, search and access, reconcile, explorative search).
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths[*][get,post]
    then:
      field: tags
      function: truthy
  tu-dresden-operation-operationId:
    description: Every operation must declare a unique operationId.
    severity: error
    given: $.paths[*][get,post]
    then:
      field: operationId
      function: truthy
  tu-dresden-format-param:
    description: Search and access operations expose a 'format' query parameter for content negotiation (nt, rdf, ttl, nq, jsonl, json).
    severity: hint
    given: $.paths[*][get].parameters[?(@.name=='format')]
    then:
      field: schema.type
      function: truthy
  tu-dresden-200-response:
    description: Every operation should document a 200 Success response.
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths[*][get,post].responses
    then:
      field: "200"
      function: truthy

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