spec
Ensures that your API document conforms to the OpenAPI specification.
| OAS | Compatibility |
|---|---|
| 2.0 | ✅ |
| 3.0 | ✅ |
| 3.1 | ✅ |
The default setting for this rule (in the recommended and minimal configuration) is error.
This is an essential rule that should not be turned off except in rare and special cases.
API design principles
It's important to conform to the specification so that tools work with your API document. Doing so makes writing and maintenance of API descriptions easier.
Configuration
| Option | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| severity | string | Possible values: off, warn, error. Default error (in recommended configuration). |
An example configuration:
rules: spec: error
Examples
Given this configuration:
rules: spec: error
Example of an incorrect spec:
openapi: 3.0.0 info: version: 1.0.0 paths: {}
Example of a correct spec:
openapi: 3.0.0 info: title: Ultra API version: 1.0.0 paths: {}