{"id":"naming-conventions","title":"Naming Conventions","description":"Standard casing and naming patterns used for different API elements.","standards":[{"id":"camel-case","name":"camelCase","title":"Camel Case","description":"First word lowercase, subsequent words capitalized. No separators between words. Used for JSON properties and query parameters in adidas, Microsoft, and Azure style guides.","usedFor":["JSON properties","Query parameters"],"sources":["adidas","Microsoft","Azure"],"examples":["firstName","orderNumber","createdAt","isActive","totalCount"]},{"id":"snake-case","name":"snake_case","title":"Snake Case","description":"All lowercase with underscores between words. Used for JSON properties and query parameters in Cloud Foundry and Monite style guides. Common in Python ecosystems.","usedFor":["JSON properties","Query parameters"],"sources":["Cloud Foundry","Monite"],"examples":["first_name","order_number","created_at","is_active","total_count"]},{"id":"kebab-case","name":"kebab-case","title":"Kebab Case (Spinal Case)","description":"All lowercase with hyphens between words. Used for URL path segments. Also known as spinal-case or lisp-case. Recommended for multi-word path segments.","usedFor":["URL path segments","Some headers"],"examples":["/user-profiles","/order-items","/system-settings"]},{"id":"pascal-case","name":"PascalCase","title":"Pascal Case (Upper Camel Case)","description":"Every word capitalized including first word. No separators. Used for schema names and type definitions in OpenAPI specifications.","usedFor":["Schema names","Type names","Class names"],"examples":["UserProfile","OrderItem","PaymentMethod","ApiResponse"]},{"id":"header-case","name":"Hyphenated-Pascal-Case","title":"HTTP Header Case","description":"Pascal case with hyphens between words. Traditional HTTP header naming convention. Each word starts with uppercase letter.","usedFor":["HTTP headers"],"examples":["Content-Type","X-Request-Id","Accept-Language","Cache-Control"]}],"links":{"self":{"href":"/v1/standards/naming-conventions"},"parent":{"href":"/v1/standards"}}}