Standard Identifiers¶

These are identifiers to use to match conditions on when and refer to as a subject. See the specification on how and where to use these identifiers.

A Standard Identifier is an array of strings that reference a standard or part of a standard.

HTTP¶

[http, transaction] - generally refers to a transaction where there is a request and a response

Request¶

Used for defining requirements around HTTP responses.

[http, request, method] - generally refers to HTTP methods
[http, request, method, METHOD_NAME] - refers to specific HTTP methods

Variables
- METHOD_NAME - valid HTTP method
[http, request, header] - generally refers to HTTP request headers
[http, request, header, HEADER_NAME] - refers to specific HTTP request headers

Variables
- HEADER_NAME - valid HTTP header
[http, request, body] - generally refers to the HTTP request body

Response¶

Used for defining requirements around HTTP responses.

[http, response, header, HEADER_NAME] - refers to a specific HTTP response header

Variables
- HEADER_NAME - valid HTTP header
[http, response, status_code] - generally refers to the HTTP status code
[http, response, status_code, STATUS_CODE] - refers to a specific HTTP status code

Variables
- STATUS_CODE
  
  Values
  - success - any 2xx HTTP status code
  - redirect - any 3xx HTTP status code
  - client_error - any 4xx HTTP status code
  - server_error - any 5xx HTTP status code
  - Valid HTTP status code - refer to HTTP specification for valid HTTP status codes
[http, response, body] - generally refers to the HTTP response body

Message¶

A message is a way to reference either a request or response. Instead of writing two different requirements around a request or response header, you can use this to write one.

[http, message, header, HEADER_NAME] - refers to a specific HTTP message header
[http, message, body]