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Wiktionary API Rules

Spectral linting rules defining API design standards and conventions for Wiktionary.

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Rules

error
info-title-wiktionary-prefix
Info title must begin with "Wiktionary".
$.info
error
info-description-required
Info description must be present and at least 60 characters.
$.info
error
info-license-cc-by-sa
License must be CC BY-SA 4.0 — Wiktionary content is CC BY-SA.
$.info.license
warn
info-contact-required
Info contact block must include name and url.
$.info.contact
error
openapi-version-3
All Wiktionary specs must use OpenAPI 3.0.x.
$.openapi
error
servers-defined
At least one server must be defined.
$
error
servers-https-only
All server URLs must use HTTPS.
$.servers[*]
warn
servers-wikimedia-host
Server URLs must point to en.wiktionary.org.
$.servers[*]
warn
paths-kebab-case
Path segments should use lowercase kebab-case (allowing wikitext fragments).
$.paths.*~
error
paths-no-trailing-slash
Paths must not end with a trailing slash.
$.paths.*~
error
paths-no-query-strings
Paths must not contain query strings.
$.paths.*~
info
paths-v1-prefix-for-rest
REST endpoints (not /api.php) should be versioned with /v1/ or /page/ or /transform/.
$.paths.*~
error
operation-operationId-required
Every operation must have an operationId.
$.paths.*.[get,post,put,patch,delete]
warn
operation-operationId-camelcase
operationId must use camelCase.
$.paths.*.[get,post,put,patch,delete]
error
operation-summary-required
Every operation must have a summary.
$.paths.*.[get,post,put,patch,delete]
warn
operation-summary-wiktionary-prefix
Every operation summary must start with "Wiktionary".
$.paths.*.[get,post,put,patch,delete]
warn
operation-description-required
Every operation must have a description.
$.paths.*.[get,post,put,patch,delete]
error
operation-tags-required
Every operation must have at least one tag.
$.paths.*.[get,post,put,patch,delete]
info
operation-microcks-extension
Every operation should declare x-microcks-operation for mock-server compatibility.
$.paths.*.[get,post,put,patch,delete]
warn
tags-global-defined
Global tags array must be defined.
$
warn
tag-description-required
Every global tag must have a description.
$.tags[*]
info
tag-title-case
Global tag names should use Title Case (e.g. "Page Content", "Transform").
$.tags[*]
warn
parameter-description-required
Every parameter must have a description.
$.paths.*.[get,post,put,patch,delete].parameters[*]
warn
parameter-schema-required
Every parameter must have a schema with a type.
$.paths.*.[get,post,put,patch,delete].parameters[*]
info
parameter-name-snake-or-kebab
Parameter names should use snake_case or kebab-case (MediaWiki convention).
$.paths.*.[get,post,put,patch,delete].parameters[?(@.in=='query' || @.in=='path')]
warn
request-body-description
Request bodies should have a description.
$.paths.*.[post,put,patch].requestBody
info
request-body-json-content
Request bodies should support application/json.
$.paths.*.[post,put,patch].requestBody
error
response-2xx-required
Every operation must define at least one 2xx response.
$.paths.*.[get,post,put,patch,delete].responses
warn
response-200-description
2xx responses must have a description.
$.paths.*.[get,post,put,patch,delete].responses[?(@property.match(/^2/))]
info
response-404-on-page-endpoints
Page-content endpoints should document a 404 response.
$.paths[?(@property.match(/page|definition|file/))][get,post,put,patch,delete].responses
info
response-problem-details
Error responses (4xx, 5xx) should use application/problem+json (RFC 7807) on the REST APIs.
$.paths[?(@property.match(/page|transform|definition|file/))][get,post,put,patch,delete].responses[?(@property.match(/^[45]/))].content
warn
schema-title-required
Top-level schemas should have a title.
$.components.schemas.*
info
schema-description-required
Top-level schemas should have a description.
$.components.schemas.*
warn
schema-type-required
Top-level schemas must declare a type.
$.components.schemas.*
info
schema-property-snake-case
Schema property names should use snake_case to match MediaWiki JSON conventions.
$.components.schemas.*.properties.*~
warn
security-global-defined
Global security array must be present (empty {} is allowed for public read).
$
info
security-schemes-oauth2-bot
securitySchemes should include OAuth2 (and optionally botPassword) where authenticated access is supported.
$.components
error
get-no-request-body
GET operations must not have a request body.
$.paths.*.get
error
delete-no-request-body
DELETE operations must not have a request body.
$.paths.*.delete
warn
no-empty-descriptions
Descriptions must not be empty when present.
$..description
info
user-agent-rate-limit-note
The Wikimedia REST API requires a unique User-Agent or Api-User-Agent header. info.description should mention this requirement (rate-limit hint).
$.info
warn
servers-expected-domain
Server URLs should be on the wiktionary.org domain.
$.servers[*].url
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
operationid-casing
Operation IDs should be camelCase (the dominant convention in this API).
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].operationId
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 (ApiError) should be defined for error payloads.
$.components.schemas

Spectral Ruleset

Raw ↑
# wiktionary — 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)
#   - servers-expected-domain: 3/3 servers on wiktionary.org
#   - path-params-casing: snake @ 100% (n=17)
#   - query-params-casing: snake @ 100% (n=50)
#   - operationid-casing: camel @ 100% (n=24)
#   - schema-names-casing: pascal @ 100% (n=35)
#   - schema-properties-casing: snake @ 96% (n=138)
#   - security: global (root) — NOT emitting operation-security-required
#   - error-schema-defined: ApiError
#   - pagination params observed: ['limit', 'page']
#   - merge: kept 41 existing, added 6 measured, upgraded 0
#   - added: servers-expected-domain, query-params-casing, operationid-casing, schema-names-casing, schema-properties-casing, error-schema-defined
extends:
  - spectral:oas
rules:
  info-title-wiktionary-prefix:
    description: Info title must begin with "Wiktionary".
    message: '{{property}} must start with "Wiktionary".'
    severity: error
    given: $.info
    then:
      field: title
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^Wiktionary
  info-description-required:
    description: Info description must be present and at least 60 characters.
    message: Info description must be at least 60 characters.
    severity: error
    given: $.info
    then:
      field: description
      function: length
      functionOptions:
        min: 60
  info-license-cc-by-sa:
    description: License must be CC BY-SA 4.0 — Wiktionary content is CC BY-SA.
    message: License name should be "CC BY-SA 4.0".
    severity: error
    given: $.info.license
    then:
      field: name
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^CC BY-SA
  info-contact-required:
    description: Info contact block must include name and url.
    severity: warn
    given: $.info.contact
    then:
    - field: name
      function: truthy
    - field: url
      function: truthy
  openapi-version-3:
    description: All Wiktionary specs must use OpenAPI 3.0.x.
    message: OpenAPI version must be 3.0.x.
    severity: error
    given: $.openapi
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^3\.0\.
  servers-defined:
    description: At least one server must be defined.
    severity: error
    given: $
    then:
      field: servers
      function: truthy
  servers-https-only:
    description: All server URLs must use HTTPS.
    severity: error
    given: $.servers[*]
    then:
      field: url
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^https://
  servers-wikimedia-host:
    description: Server URLs must point to en.wiktionary.org.
    severity: warn
    given: $.servers[*]
    then:
      field: url
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: en\.wiktionary\.org
  paths-kebab-case:
    description: Path segments should use lowercase kebab-case (allowing wikitext fragments).
    message: Path segments should be lowercase with hyphens or underscores.
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths.*~
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^/[a-z0-9_/{}.-]+$
  paths-no-trailing-slash:
    description: Paths must not end with a trailing slash.
    severity: error
    given: $.paths.*~
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        notMatch: /$
  paths-no-query-strings:
    description: Paths must not contain query strings.
    severity: error
    given: $.paths.*~
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        notMatch: \?
  paths-v1-prefix-for-rest:
    description: REST endpoints (not /api.php) should be versioned with /v1/ or /page/ or /transform/.
    severity: info
    given: $.paths.*~
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^/(v[0-9]+|page|transform|api\.php)
  operation-operationId-required:
    description: Every operation must have an operationId.
    severity: error
    given: $.paths.*.[get,post,put,patch,delete]
    then:
      field: operationId
      function: truthy
  operation-operationId-camelcase:
    description: operationId must use camelCase.
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths.*.[get,post,put,patch,delete]
    then:
      field: operationId
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^[a-z][a-zA-Z0-9]*$
  operation-summary-required:
    description: Every operation must have a summary.
    severity: error
    given: $.paths.*.[get,post,put,patch,delete]
    then:
      field: summary
      function: truthy
  operation-summary-wiktionary-prefix:
    description: Every operation summary must start with "Wiktionary".
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths.*.[get,post,put,patch,delete]
    then:
      field: summary
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: '^Wiktionary '
  operation-description-required:
    description: Every operation must have a description.
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths.*.[get,post,put,patch,delete]
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy
  operation-tags-required:
    description: Every operation must have at least one tag.
    severity: error
    given: $.paths.*.[get,post,put,patch,delete]
    then:
      field: tags
      function: schema
      functionOptions:
        schema:
          type: array
          minItems: 1
  operation-microcks-extension:
    description: Every operation should declare x-microcks-operation for mock-server compatibility.
    severity: info
    given: $.paths.*.[get,post,put,patch,delete]
    then:
      field: x-microcks-operation
      function: truthy
  tags-global-defined:
    description: Global tags array must be defined.
    severity: warn
    given: $
    then:
      field: tags
      function: truthy
  tag-description-required:
    description: Every global tag must have a description.
    severity: warn
    given: $.tags[*]
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy
  tag-title-case:
    description: Global tag names should use Title Case (e.g. "Page Content", "Transform").
    severity: info
    given: $.tags[*]
    then:
      field: name
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^[A-Z][A-Za-z0-9 ]+$
  parameter-description-required:
    description: Every parameter must have a description.
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths.*.[get,post,put,patch,delete].parameters[*]
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy
  parameter-schema-required:
    description: Every parameter must have a schema with a type.
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths.*.[get,post,put,patch,delete].parameters[*]
    then:
      field: schema
      function: truthy
  parameter-name-snake-or-kebab:
    description: Parameter names should use snake_case or kebab-case (MediaWiki convention).
    severity: info
    given: $.paths.*.[get,post,put,patch,delete].parameters[?(@.in=='query' || @.in=='path')]
    then:
      field: name
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^[a-z][a-z0-9_-]*$
  request-body-description:
    description: Request bodies should have a description.
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths.*.[post,put,patch].requestBody
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy
  request-body-json-content:
    description: Request bodies should support application/json.
    severity: info
    given: $.paths.*.[post,put,patch].requestBody
    then:
      field: content
      function: truthy
  response-2xx-required:
    description: Every operation must define at least one 2xx response.
    severity: error
    given: $.paths.*.[get,post,put,patch,delete].responses
    then:
      function: schema
      functionOptions:
        schema:
          type: object
          patternProperties:
            ^2\d\d$: {}
          required: []
  response-200-description:
    description: 2xx responses must have a description.
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths.*.[get,post,put,patch,delete].responses[?(@property.match(/^2/))]
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy
  response-404-on-page-endpoints:
    description: Page-content endpoints should document a 404 response.
    severity: info
    given: $.paths[?(@property.match(/page|definition|file/))][get,post,put,patch,delete].responses
    then:
      function: schema
      functionOptions:
        schema:
          type: object
          patternProperties:
            ^404$: {}
  response-problem-details:
    description: Error responses (4xx, 5xx) should use application/problem+json (RFC 7807) on the REST
      APIs.
    severity: info
    given: $.paths[?(@property.match(/page|transform|definition|file/))][get,post,put,patch,delete].responses[?(@property.match(/^[45]/))].content
    then:
      field: application/problem+json
      function: truthy
  schema-title-required:
    description: Top-level schemas should have a title.
    severity: warn
    given: $.components.schemas.*
    then:
      field: title
      function: truthy
  schema-description-required:
    description: Top-level schemas should have a description.
    severity: info
    given: $.components.schemas.*
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy
  schema-type-required:
    description: Top-level schemas must declare a type.
    severity: warn
    given: $.components.schemas.*
    then:
      field: type
      function: truthy
  schema-property-snake-case:
    description: Schema property names should use snake_case to match MediaWiki JSON conventions.
    severity: info
    given: $.components.schemas.*.properties.*~
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^([a-z][a-z0-9_]*|\*)$
  security-global-defined:
    description: Global security array must be present (empty {} is allowed for public read).
    severity: warn
    given: $
    then:
      field: security
      function: truthy
  security-schemes-oauth2-bot:
    description: securitySchemes should include OAuth2 (and optionally botPassword) where authenticated
      access is supported.
    severity: info
    given: $.components
    then:
      field: securitySchemes
      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
  delete-no-request-body:
    description: DELETE operations must not have a request body.
    severity: error
    given: $.paths.*.delete
    then:
      field: requestBody
      function: falsy
  no-empty-descriptions:
    description: Descriptions must not be empty when present.
    severity: warn
    given: $..description
    then:
      function: truthy
  user-agent-rate-limit-note:
    description: The Wikimedia REST API requires a unique User-Agent or Api-User-Agent header. info.description
      should mention this requirement (rate-limit hint).
    severity: info
    given: $.info
    then:
      field: description
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: (User-Agent|rate|req/s|200)
  servers-expected-domain:
    description: Server URLs should be on the wiktionary.org domain.
    severity: warn
    given: $.servers[*].url
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: wiktionary\.org
  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
  operationid-casing:
    description: Operation IDs should be camelCase (the dominant convention in this API).
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].operationId
    then:
      function: casing
      functionOptions:
        type: camel
  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 (ApiError) should be defined for error payloads.
    severity: warn
    given: $.components.schemas
    then:
      field: ApiError
      function: truthy