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# boolean-parameter-prefixes
Enforces specific and consistent naming for request parameters with `boolean` type.
When this rule is enabled, the `name` fields of all `boolean` parameters in your API must contain one of the configured prefixes.
| OAS | Compatibility |
| --- | ------------- |
| 2.0 | ✅ |
| 3.0 | ✅ |
| 3.1 | ✅ |
```mermaid
flowchart TD
root ==> Paths --> PathItem --> Operation --> Parameter --enforces names for boolean types--> Schema
PathItem --> Parameter
NamedParameter --> Parameter
root ==> components
subgraph components
NamedParameter
end
style Parameter fill:#codaf9,stroke:#0044d4,stroke-width:5px
style Schema fill:#codaf9,stroke:#0044d4,stroke-width:5px
```
## API design principles
Consistency in API design makes APIs easier to use.
Being able to identity boolean types from their names is possible when they use consistent prefixes, such as `is` or `has`.
If you saw an API with these parameters, you could identify the boolean parameters by their names:
- orderNumber
- amount
- hasPaid
- shippingService
- isFulfilled
- customerReference
The nuance of being able to identify the boolean parameters helps developers produce and consume APIs.
## Configuration
| Option | Type | Description |
| -------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| severity | string | Possible values: `off`, `warn`, `error`. Default `off`. |
| prefixes | [string] | List of allowed boolean parameter prefixes. Default values are `is` and `has`. |
An example configuration:
```yaml
rules:
boolean-parameter-prefixes: error
```
The following example configures prefixes:
```yaml
rules:
boolean-parameter-prefixes:
severity: error
prefixes: ["can", "is", "has"]
```
## Examples
Given the configuration with the prefixes `can`, `is`, and `has`, the following example shows an error.
Example of **incorrect** boolean parameter prefixes:
```yaml
schema:
type: object
properties:
belongsToUser:
type: boolean
default: false
```
Example of **correct** boolean parameter prefixes:
```yaml
schema:
type: object
properties:
isUser:
type: boolean
default: false
```
## Related rules
- [configurable rules](./configurable-rules.md)
- [no-invalid-parameter-examples](./no-invalid-parameter-examples.md)
- [parameter-description](./parameter-description.md)
- [operation-parameters-unique](./operation-parameters-unique.md)
## Resources
- [Rule source for OAS 2.0](https://github.com/Redocly/redocly-cli/blob/main/packages/core/src/rules/oas2/boolean-parameter-prefixes.ts)
- [Rule source for OAS 3.0 and 3.1](https://github.com/Redocly/redocly-cli/blob/main/packages/core/src/rules/oas3/boolean-parameter-prefixes.ts)
- [OpenAPI Parameter](https://redocly.com/docs/openapi-visual-reference/parameter/) docs