University of Birmingham · API Governance Rules

University of Birmingham API Rules

Spectral linting rules defining API design standards and conventions for University of Birmingham.

5 Rules error 2 warn 2 info 1

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Rule Categories

uob

Rules

warn

uob-info-contact

API info should include a contact (Constructicon API lists a project contact email).

$.info

error

uob-construction-schema-required

Construction schema must keep id, construction_id and name as required fields.

$.components.schemas.Construction

error

uob-operationid-present

Every operation must declare an operationId (listConstructions, getConstruction).

$.paths[*][get,post,put,delete]

warn

uob-json-only

Responses are JSON; observed media type is application/json.

$.paths[*][get].responses[*].content

info

uob-no-auth

The English Constructicon API is open and requires no security scheme.

Spectral Ruleset

# authorship: generated by API Evangelist tooling from this repository's own OpenAPI.
# NOT authored or published by the University of Birmingham.
# x-method: derived
# x-source-url: openapi/university-of-birmingham-constructions-api-openapi.yml
# generated: 2026-08-30
formats:
  - oas3
rules:
  uob-info-contact:
    description: API info should include a contact (Constructicon API lists a project contact email).
    given: $.info
    severity: warn
    then:
      field: contact
      function: truthy
  uob-construction-schema-required:
    description: Construction schema must keep id, construction_id and name as required fields.
    given: $.components.schemas.Construction
    severity: error
    then:
      field: required
      function: truthy
  uob-operationid-present:
    description: Every operation must declare an operationId (listConstructions, getConstruction).
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,delete]
    severity: error
    then:
      field: operationId
      function: truthy
  uob-json-only:
    description: Responses are JSON; observed media type is application/json.
    given: $.paths[*][get].responses[*].content
    severity: warn
    then:
      field: application/json
      function: truthy
  uob-no-auth:
    description: The English Constructicon API is open and requires no security scheme.
    given: $
    severity: info
    then:
      field: security
      function: falsy

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