Document Require Component Section
document-require-component-section
info
experience: consistencyexperience: governance
spec: document
{{description}}: {{error}}
The API contract MUST include a ‘components’ section.
Rule definition
The full Spotlight rule — drop it into a ruleset (.spotlight.yaml / .spectral.yaml) and run it with any Spotlight tool.
document-require-component-section:
title: Document Require Component Section
reference: https://spotlight-rules.com/spec/rules/openapi/document-require-component-section/
description: The API contract MUST include a 'components' section.
message: "{{description}}: {{error}}"
severity: info
given: $
then:
field: components
function: truthy
formats:
- oas3
tags:
- format:openapi
- spec:document
- experience:consistency
- experience:governance
prompt: "You are editing an OpenAPI document to satisfy the Spotlight API
governance rule 'document-require-component-section' (Document Require
Component Section). Requirement: The API contract MUST include a
'components' section. To fix: Ensure `components` is present and non-empty
at each matching location. 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 'document-require-component-section' (Document Require Component Section). Requirement: The API contract MUST include a 'components' section. To fix: Ensure `components` is present and non-empty at each matching location. 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.
| Artifact | OpenAPI |
|---|---|
| Applies at (given) | $ |
| Severity | info — educational by default; raise to warn/error to enforce |
| Reference | https://spotlight-rules.com/spec/rules/openapi/document-require-component-section/ |