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Parameter Types

Requiring that all operational parameters type property meets the policy standards.

Rules

OpenAPI Schema Properties Allowed Integer Format Error

Schema integer properties should have a format property with int32 or int64 applied

OpenAPI Schema Properties Allowed Number Format Error

Schema integer properties should have a format property with int32 or int64 applied

OpenAPI Schema Properties Array Items Error

Schema properties that are of the type array must have an items property defined

OpenAPI Schema Properties Array Items Info

Schema properties that are of the type array must have an items property defined

OpenAPI Schema Properties Array Maxitems Error

Schema properties that are of the type array should have a max items property defined

OpenAPI Schema Properties Array Maxitems Info

Schema properties that are of the type array should have a max items property defined

OpenAPI Schema Properties Array Minitems Error

Schema properties that are of the type array should have a min items property defined

OpenAPI Schema Properties Array Minitems Info

Schema properties that are of the type array should have a min items property defined

OpenAPI Schema Properties Define Number Maximum Error

Schema properties that are of the type number should have a maximum property defined

OpenAPI Schema Properties Define Number Minimum Error

Schema properties that are of the type number should have a minimum property defined

OpenAPI Schema Properties String Maxlength Error

Schema properties that are of the string type have the max length applied defining the shape of the property

OpenAPI Schema Properties String Maxlength Info

Schema properties that are of the string type have the max length applied defining the shape of the property

OpenAPI Schema Properties String Minlength Error

Schema properties that are of the string type have the min length applied defining the shape of the property

OpenAPI Schema Properties String Minlength Info

Schema properties that are of the string type have the min length applied defining the shape of the property

Strategies

API Parameters Are Well-Defined and Consistent

All API parameters must have clear names, descriptions, types, and constraints following consistent casing and naming conventions, with reusable parameters centralized in OpenAPI components to redu...

Operations Must Be Useful and Consistent

All individual API operations must be useful and follow consistent Internet, industry, and enterprise standards, providing a simple and relevant HTTP API operation that does one thing and does it w...

Lifecycle

design_services Design Design

Design is where the human experience of an API is won or lost. I work design-first, shaping the paths, schema, errors, and naming in the contract before development begins, so that consistency is b...