Channel Parameter Require Examples

channel-parameter-require-examples

info experience: documentationexperience: usability spec: channelsspec: parametersspec: schemas

Parameter must have examples

Parameter must have examples.

Rule definition

The full Spotlight rule — drop it into a ruleset (.spotlight.yaml / .spectral.yaml) and run it with any Spotlight tool.

channel-parameter-require-examples:
  title: Channel Parameter Require Examples
  reference: https://spotlight-rules.com/spec/rules/openapi/channel-parameter-require-examples/
  description: Parameter must have examples.
  message: Parameter must have examples
  severity: info
  given: $.channels.*.parameters.*.schema
  then:
    field: examples
    function: truthy
  formats:
    - aas2
  tags:
    - format:openapi
    - spec:channels
    - spec:parameters
    - spec:schemas
    - experience:documentation
    - experience:usability
  prompt: "You are editing an OpenAPI document to satisfy the Spotlight API
    governance rule 'channel-parameter-require-examples' (Channel Parameter
    Require Examples). Requirement: Parameter must have examples. To fix: Ensure
    `examples` is present and non-empty at each matching location. This rule is
    evaluated at the JSONPath `$.channels.*.parameters.*.schema` — inspect every
    location it matches and correct only what violates the rule. Make the
    smallest change that satisfies the rule, leave all unrelated content, key
    order, comments, and formatting unchanged, and keep the document valid
    OpenAPI. Return only the complete corrected document, with no commentary."
AI fix prompt — send this to Claude, Gemini, or ChatGPT with your artifact to auto-fix this rule
You are editing an OpenAPI document to satisfy the Spotlight API governance rule 'channel-parameter-require-examples' (Channel Parameter Require Examples). Requirement: Parameter must have examples. To fix: Ensure `examples` is present and non-empty at each matching location. This rule is evaluated at the JSONPath `$.channels.*.parameters.*.schema` — inspect every location it matches and correct only what violates the rule. Make the smallest change that satisfies the rule, leave all unrelated content, key order, comments, and formatting unchanged, and keep the document valid OpenAPI. Return only the complete corrected document, with no commentary.
ArtifactOpenAPI
Applies at (given)$.channels.*.parameters.*.schema
Severityinfo — educational by default; raise to warn/error to enforce
Referencehttps://spotlight-rules.com/spec/rules/openapi/channel-parameter-require-examples/