Zipkin · API Governance Rules
Zipkin API Rules
Spectral linting rules defining API design standards and conventions for Zipkin.
6 Rules
error 2
warn 4
Rule Categories
zipkin
Rules
warn
zipkin-summary-prefix
All operation summaries must start with "Zipkin"
$.paths.*[get,post,put,delete,patch].summary
error
zipkin-operation-id
Every operation must have an operationId
$.paths.*[get,post,put,delete,patch]
warn
zipkin-operation-tags
Every operation must have at least one tag
$.paths.*[get,post,put,delete,patch]
warn
zipkin-operation-description
Every operation must have a description
$.paths.*[get,post,put,delete,patch]
warn
zipkin-trace-id-pattern
traceId fields must use the hex pattern
$.components.schemas.Span.properties.traceId.pattern
error
zipkin-server-url
Servers must be defined
$.servers
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