# harvested from https://github.com/istreamlabs/rest-api-lint/blob/98553242c3d8d4e64c628aa53ce33f9d27dde10b/isp-rules.yaml on 2026-10-09 — a Spectral ruleset published in the provider's own GitHub repository (istreamlabs/rest-api-lint); found by GitHub code search, fetched verbatim
x-method: harvested
x-stamped: 2026-10-09
x-source-url: https://github.com/istreamlabs/rest-api-lint/blob/98553242c3d8d4e64c628aa53ce33f9d27dde10b/isp-rules.yaml
formats:
  - "oas3"
extends: spectral:oas
functionsDir: isp-functions
functions:
  - contains
  - english
  - iso8601
  - noun
rules:
  # English recommendations for description fields
  english:
    severity: warn
    given: $..description
    then:
      function: english
  # Use JSON as much as possible
  json-responses:
    severity: error
    message: "{{description}}: {{error}}"
    given: $..responses.[?(@property == '200' || @ == '201' || @ == '202' || @ == '400' || @ == '401' || @ == '403' || @ == '404' || @ == '422' || @ == '500')].content
    then:
      function: contains
      functionOptions:
        match: "json"
  patch-request-content-type:
    severity: error
    description: "`PATCH` requests cannot use `application/json`"
    given: $.paths.*.[?(@property == 'patch')].requestBody.content[?(@property == 'application/json')]^
    then:
      function: falsy
  patch-prefer-merge:
    severity: warn
    description: Prefer `application/merge-patch+json` for `PATCH` requests
    given: $.paths.*.[?(@property == 'patch')].requestBody.content
    then:
      function: contains
      functionOptions:
        match: 'application/merge-patch\+json'
  # Reduce duplication in data structures
  # TODO... maybe detect similar strings in JSON paths?
  # Version the API
  server-version:
    severity: error
    description: Server URL must include version in the path (except localhost)
    given: $.servers.[*].url
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: "localhost|/v[0-9]+$"
  # Use ISO 8601 for dates
  iso8601:
    severity: warn
    given: $..parameters[?(@ != null)]
    then:
      function: iso8601
  # Auth? TODO
  # Resource plural nouns
  resource-nouns:
    severity: error
    given: $.paths.*~
    then:
      function: noun
  # DNS & URL friendliness
  dns-friendly:
    severity: error
    description: Identifier parameter missing DNS-friendly pattern, e.g. ^[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?$
    # 'upid_id' is specifically excluded since it is not an internally defined ID. It is the ID part of a UPID
    # which should allow any string value.
    given: $..parameters[?(@ != null && (@.name || '').toString().match(/^id[ -_A-Z]|[ -_]id$|[a-z0-9]Id$/) && (@.name || '').toString() !== 'upid_id')]
    then:
      # Currently this just checks for existence of any pattern, but it should
      # both catch small mistakes and not be too limited if params have
      # additional constraints (e.g. not limited to a specific pattern).
      field: schema.pattern
      function: truthy
  # Resources should have schemas with descriptions
  resource-schemas:
    severity: error
    given: $..['application/json']
    then:
      field: schema
      function: truthy
  schema-descriptions:
    severity: warn
    given: $..properties.*
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy
  # Resource field casing
  properties-lower-snake-case:
    severity: error
    given: $..properties[?(!@property.toString().startsWith("$"))]
    then:
      function: casing
      functionOptions:
        type: snake
  # Don't POST with identifier
  post-with-id:
    severity: error
    description: Use PUT/PATCH rather than POSTing with a user-supplied identifier
    given: $.paths.[?(@property.toString().match(/[ -_]id}$|[a-z]Id}$/))]
    then:
      field: post
      function: falsy
  # Listing should return a list & include pagination
  listing-returns-list:
    severity: warn
    message: Type "{{value}}" should be "array" when returning a list of resources
    given: $.paths.[?(!@property.toString().includes("}"))].get.responses.[?(@property.toString().startsWith("2"))].content.*.schema
    then:
      field: type
      function: enumeration
      functionOptions:
        values:
          - array
  # Create/update should either repond 204 or with a JSON body
  disallow-body:
    severity: error
    description: 204 response should have no body. Use e.g. 200 otherwise.
    given: $..responses.204
    then:
      field: content
      function: falsy
  # requiring a body fails for image/json and cannot because because of a spectral
  # bug that prevents image/jpeg with type:"string" from parsing.
  # TODO: Readd this if spectral ever fixes that bug.
  # require-body:
  #   severity: error
  #   description: 200 response must have a body. Use 201/204 otherwise.
  #   given: $..responses.200
  #   then:
  #     field: content
  #     function: truthy
  delete-response:
    severity: error
    description: Delete should return an HTTP 204
    given: $.paths.*[?(@property === 'delete')].responses
    then:
      field: "204"
      function: truthy
  # Errors must include a `detail` field
  error-detail:
    severity: error
    # 429 returns from the API Gateway, so we exclude it
    description: Errors must be problem+JSON or text/plain and include a "detail" field
    given: $..responses.[?((@property.toString().startsWith("4") || @property.toString() === "500") && @property.toString() != "429")]
    then:
      - field: content
        function: truthy
      - field: content.application/problem+json.schema
        function: truthy
      - field: content.application/problem+json.schema.properties.detail
        function: truthy
  # Header & parameter casing
  headers-hyphenated-pascal-case:
    severity: error
    given: "$..parameters[?(@ != null && @.in == 'header')].name"
    description: "'HTTP' headers MUST follow 'Hyphenated-Pascal-Case' notation"
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: "/^([A-Z][a-z0-9]-)*([A-Z][a-z0-9])+/"
  params-lower-snake-case:
    severity: error
    message: "`{{value}}` must follow `snake` notation"
    given: "$..parameters[?(@ != null && (@.in == 'query' || @ == 'path'))].name"
    then:
      function: casing
      functionOptions:
        type: snake
  # Parameter location constraints
  params-location:
    severity: error
    description: Required parameters must be in the URL path or header
    given: $..parameters[?(@ != null && @.in != 'path' && @.in != 'header')]
    then:
      field: required
      function: falsy
  # Date/time ranges
  # TODO