diff --git a/src/oas.md b/src/oas.md index e5c0bf7a86..a607281f6c 100644 --- a/src/oas.md +++ b/src/oas.md @@ -1230,6 +1230,24 @@ In some cases, such as inserting `/` into path parameter values, doing so is [ex See [Appendix E](#appendix-e-percent-encoding-and-form-media-types) for a thorough discussion of percent-encoding options, compatibility, and OAS-defined delimiters that are not allowed by RFC3986, and [Appendix C](#appendix-c-using-rfc6570-based-serialization) for guidance on using RFC6570 implementations. +##### Serialization and Examples + +The rules in this section apply to both the Parameter and [Header](#header-object) Objects, both of which use the same mechanisms. + +When showing serialized examples using the `example` field or [Example Objects](#example-object), in most cases the value to show is just the value, with all relevant percent-encoding or other encoding/escaping applied, and also including any delimiters produced by the `style` and `explode` configuration. + +In cases where the name is an inherent part of constructing the serialization, such as the `name=value` pairs produced by `style: "form"` or the combination of `style: "simple", explode: true`, the name and any delimiter between the name and value MUST be included. + +The `matrix` and `label` styles produce a leading delimiter which is always a valid part of the serialization and MUST be included. +The RFC6570 operators corresponding to `style: "form"` produce a leading delimiter of either `?` or `&` depending on the exact syntax used. +As the suitability of either delimiter depends on where in the query string the parameter occurs, as well as whether it is in a URI or in `application/x-www-form-urlencoded` content, this leading delimiter MUST NOT be included in examples of individual parameters or media type documents. +For `in: "cookie", style: "form"`, neither the `&` nor `?` delimiters are ever correct; see [Appendix D: Serializing Headers and Cookies](#appendix-d-serializing-headers-and-cookies) for more details. + +For headers, the header name MUST NOT be included as part of the serialization, as it is never part of the RFC6570-derived result. +However, names produced by `style: "simple", explode: "true"` are included as they appear within the header value, not as separate headers. + +The following section illustrates these rules. + ##### Style Examples Assume a parameter named `color` has one of the following values: @@ -1240,13 +1258,12 @@ Assume a parameter named `color` has one of the following values: object -> { "R": 100, "G": 200, "B": 150 } ``` -The following table shows examples, as would be shown with the `example` or `examples` keywords, of the different serializations for each value. +The following table shows serialized examples, as would be shown with the `example` or `examples` keywords, of the different serializations for each value. -* The value _empty_ denotes the empty string, and is unrelated to the `allowEmptyValue` field -* The behavior of combinations marked _n/a_ is undefined -* The `undefined` column replaces the `empty` column in previous versions of this specification in order to better align with [RFC6570](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6570.html#section-2.3) terminology, which describes certain values including but not limited to `null` as "undefined" values with special handling; notably, the empty string is _not_ undefined -* For `form` and the non-RFC6570 query string styles `spaceDelimited`, `pipeDelimited`, and `deepObject`, each example is shown prefixed with `?` as if it were the only query parameter; see [Appendix C](#appendix-c-using-rfc6570-based-serialization) for more information on constructing query strings from multiple parameters, and [Appendix D](#appendix-d-serializing-headers-and-cookies) for warnings regarding `form` and cookie parameters -* Note that the `?` prefix is not appropriate for serializing `application/x-www-form-urlencoded` HTTP message bodies, and MUST be stripped or (if constructing the string manually) not added when used in that context; see the [Encoding Object](#encoding-object) for more information +* The value _empty_ denotes the empty string, and is unrelated to the `allowEmptyValue` field. +* The behavior of combinations marked _n/a_ is undefined. +* The `undefined` column replaces the `empty` column in previous versions of this specification in order to better align with [RFC6570](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6570.html#section-2.3) terminology, which describes certain values including but not limited to `null` as "undefined" values with special handling; notably, the empty string is _not_ undefined. +* For `form` and the non-RFC6570 query string styles `spaceDelimited`, `pipeDelimited`, and `deepObject`, see [Appendix C](#appendix-c-using-rfc6570-based-serialization) for more information on constructing query strings from multiple parameters, and [Appendix D](#appendix-d-serializing-headers-and-cookies) for warnings regarding `form` and cookie parameters. * The examples are percent-encoded as required by RFC6570 and RFC3986; see [Appendix E](#appendix-e-percent-encoding-and-form-media-types) for a thorough discussion of percent-encoding concerns, including why unencoded `|` (`%7C`), `[` (`%5B`), and `]` (`%5D`) seem to work in some environments despite not being compliant. | [`style`](#style-values) | `explode` | `undefined` | `string` | `array` | `object` | @@ -1257,14 +1274,14 @@ The following table shows examples, as would be shown with the `example` or `exa | label | true | . | .blue | .blue.black.brown | .R=100.G=200.B=150 | | simple | false | _empty_ | blue | blue,black,brown | R,100,G,200,B,150 | | simple | true | _empty_ | blue | blue,black,brown | R=100,G=200,B=150 | -| form | false | ?color= | ?color=blue | ?color=blue,black,brown | ?color=R,100,G,200,B,150 | -| form | true | ?color= | ?color=blue | ?color=blue&color=black&color=brown | ?R=100&G=200&B=150 | -| spaceDelimited | false | _n/a_ | _n/a_ | ?color=blue%20black%20brown | ?color=R%20100%20G%20200%20B%20150 | +| form | false | color= | color=blue | color=blue,black,brown | color=R,100,G,200,B,150 | +| form | true | color= | color=blue | color=blue&color=black&color=brown | R=100&G=200&B=150 | +| spaceDelimited | false | _n/a_ | _n/a_ | color=blue%20black%20brown | color=R%20100%20G%20200%20B%20150 | | spaceDelimited | true | _n/a_ | _n/a_ | _n/a_ | _n/a_ | -| pipeDelimited | false | _n/a_ | _n/a_ | ?color=blue%7Cblack%7Cbrown | ?color=R%7C100%7CG%7C200%7CB%7C150 | +| pipeDelimited | false | _n/a_ | _n/a_ | color=blue%7Cblack%7Cbrown | color=R%7C100%7CG%7C200%7CB%7C150 | | pipeDelimited | true | _n/a_ | _n/a_ | _n/a_ | _n/a_ | | deepObject | false | _n/a_ | _n/a_ | _n/a_ | _n/a_ | -| deepObject | true | _n/a_ | _n/a_ | _n/a_ | ?color%5BR%5D=100&color%5BG%5D=200&color%5BB%5D=150 | +| deepObject | true | _n/a_ | _n/a_ | _n/a_ | color%5BR%5D=100&color%5BG%5D=200&color%5BB%5D=150 | ##### Parameter Object Examples