{ "$schema": "../json-schema/style-guide-rule-schema.json", "id": "gitlab-summary-verbs", "guide": "style-guides:gitlab", "level": "SHOULD", "title": "Start Operation Summaries With an Action Verb Aligned to the HTTP Method", "summary": "REST API operation summaries should begin with an action verb that matches the HTTP method: Get, List, Create, Update, Delete. Summaries are limited to 120 characters.", "category": "Documentation", "rationale": "Verb-led summaries scan readably in generated documentation and SDK method lists; pairing verb to method removes ambiguity about what the operation does.", "appliesTo": ["REST"], "sourceUrl": "https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/development/api_styleguide.html", "examples": [ { "kind": "good", "language": "yaml", "snippet": "summary: List Issues for the Authenticated User" }, { "kind": "bad", "language": "yaml", "snippet": "summary: returns a paginated array of issue records for the currently authenticated user, optionally filtered..." } ], "spectralRule": { "given": "$.paths[*][*].summary", "then": { "function": "pattern", "functionOptions": { "match": "^(Get|List|Create|Update|Delete|Replace|Patch|Search|Cancel|Approve|Reject) " } }, "severity": "warn" }, "tags": ["Documentation", "GitLab"] }