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title: Contributing to the API Specification Docs
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# Contributing to API specification docs
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The API v0 is described with the
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[OpenAPI 3 specification](https://spec.openapis.org/oas/v3.0.3).
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Swagger.io has
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[great docs](https://swagger.io/docs/specification/basic-structure/) that are
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helpful to understand the specification better.
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## Where you can find the spec file
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We auto-generate the documentation from `api_v0.yml` within the `/docs`
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directory. We use [ReDoc](https://github.com/Redocly/redoc) to turn the OpenAPI
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3 format into a readable and searchable HTML documentation.
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## Updating API docs
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Whenever you make changes to the API docs, make sure to bump the version at the
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top of `api_v0.yml`, in `info.version`.
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## Running and editing the docs locally
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If you want to browse the documentation locally you can use:
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```shell
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yarn api-docs:serve
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```
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This will let you browse the auto-generated version of the doc locally, and it
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will reload the documentation after every change of the specification file.
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## Linting and validation
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We use [spectral](https://github.com/stoplightio/spectral) and
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[ibm-openapi-validator](https://github.com/IBM/openapi-validator) to validate
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the spec file. The validation is performed as a `pre-commit` hook.
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You can also manually validate the document, running:
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```shell
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yarn api-docs:lint
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```
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If you have Visual Studio Code, we suggest you install the following extensions
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that enable validation and navigation within the spec file:
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- [OpenAPI (Swagger) editor](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=42Crunch.vscode-openapi)
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- [openapi-designer live preview](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=philosowaffle.openapi-designer)
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