write-only-for-properties-schema-only

Overview

This rule belongs to the openapi-v3-standards-linting ruleset and states that:

A Schema Object in an OpenAPI 3.0.x document can be marked as write-only using the writeOnly attribute only if it is defining a schema property i.e. writeOnly is relevant only for Schema Object properties schema definitions.

Property	Value
Enabled	Yes
Maximum Severity	Warning
Message	Schema is marked as write-only but is not a property schema definition.
Code	OPENAPI3STANDARDS_L154
Type	Linting
Rule System	Semantic
Broad Category	Schemas
Products Impacted	API Transformer, Code Generation, Developer Experience Portal
Tags	openapi3 openapi standards semantic linting write only property schema

Suggested Fixes

• You can mark a property as write-only but not a root-level schema nor one nested directly under parameters, request body, responses, etc.
• Ensure that writeOnly attribute is being used in the Schema Object that is defining a property from the properties object.

For More Information

• https://github.com/OAI/OpenAPI-Specification/blob/main/versions/3.0.3.md#schema-object
• https://github.com/OAI/OpenAPI-Specification/blob/main/versions/3.0.3.md
• https://docs.apimatic.io/rulesets/overview/