# Metadata / Self-Description / Declarative Systems > Every term in this category is listed as one record, with its kind, its definition and its aliases, the principles whose relations name it, the principle or… Page: Ontology · Lexicon Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-category-metadata-self-description-declarative-systems Listed in [Ontology · Lexicon](https://banes-lab.com/api/pages/ontology/lexicon.md), after [Infrastructure Concerns](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon/lexicon-category-infrastructure-concerns.md) and before [Metaprogramming / Language-Oriented Architecture](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon/lexicon-category-metaprogramming-language-oriented-architecture.md). Every term in this category is listed as one record, with its kind, its definition and its aliases, the principles whose relations name it, the principle or contract that carries the same name where one exists, and the layer its category belongs to. A tag category also gives each term an example, which is the file the tag places or the rename from a refused word onto a covering tag. ### Client Generation - Kind: [capability](https://banes-lab.com/records/kind/capability.md) - Category: [Metadata / Self-Description / Declarative Systems](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon/lexicon-category-metadata-self-description-declarative-systems.md) - Layer: [Declarative Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/declarative-core.md) Details Definition The ability to generate client code automatically from an API's self-description. Referenced by [Self-Describing API](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/self-describing-api.md) Distinct from [HATEOAS-style Navigation](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/hateoas-style-navigation.md): Client generation builds client code from an API's self-description ahead of time, while hypermedia navigation follows the links each response returns. How it is checked Checked by [Self-Describing API](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/self-describing-api.md) Population The term's definition and every architecture edge that names the term Freshness A verdict stands until the definition, the term's kind or an edge that names it changes Refusal The resolution gate fails an edge that resolves to no term, and a definition that opens as another kind Observation The resolution validator's pass over every edge target and every definition opening Evidence Watched to fire and to accept: a suite plants a term no edge names, a dangling dependency and a second check home, and the bundled terms pass Authoritative side The term record, which every edge that names the term cites Depends on Not answered Shape it refuses Not answered ### Declaration Drift - Kind: [quality-attribute](https://banes-lab.com/records/kind/quality-attribute.md) - Category: [Metadata / Self-Description / Declarative Systems](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon/lexicon-category-metadata-self-description-declarative-systems.md) - Layer: [Declarative Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/declarative-core.md) Details Definition The degree to which a declared capability set drifts out of sync with the actual behavior. Referenced by [Capability Declaration](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/capability-declaration.md) How it is checked Checked by the tension resolution with capability-declaration Population The term's definition and every architecture edge that names the term Freshness A verdict stands until the definition, the term's kind or an edge that names it changes Refusal The resolution gate fails an edge that resolves to no term, and a definition that opens as another kind Observation The resolution validator's pass over every edge target and every definition opening Evidence Watched to fire and to accept: a suite plants a term no edge names, a dangling dependency and a second check home, and the bundled terms pass Authoritative side The term record, which every edge that names the term cites Depends on Not answered Shape it refuses Not answered ### Dynamic Complexity - Kind: [quality-attribute](https://banes-lab.com/records/kind/quality-attribute.md) - Category: [Metadata / Self-Description / Declarative Systems](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon/lexicon-category-metadata-self-description-declarative-systems.md) - Layer: [Declarative Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/declarative-core.md) Details Definition The degree to which interpreting declarative configuration at runtime adds hidden dynamic complexity. Referenced by [Declarative Configuration](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/declarative-configuration.md) How it is checked Checked by the tension resolution with declarative-configuration Population The term's definition and every architecture edge that names the term Freshness A verdict stands until the definition, the term's kind or an edge that names it changes Refusal The resolution gate fails an edge that resolves to no term, and a definition that opens as another kind Observation The resolution validator's pass over every edge target and every definition opening Evidence Watched to fire and to accept: a suite plants a term no edge names, a dangling dependency and a second check home, and the bundled terms pass Authoritative side The term record, which every edge that names the term cites Depends on Not answered Shape it refuses Not answered ### Dynamic Processing - Kind: [capability](https://banes-lab.com/records/kind/capability.md) - Category: [Metadata / Self-Description / Declarative Systems](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon/lexicon-category-metadata-self-description-declarative-systems.md) - Layer: [Declarative Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/declarative-core.md) Details Definition The ability to process data generically by reading its self-describing structure. Referenced by [Self-Describing Structures](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/self-describing-structures.md) How it is checked Checked by [Self-Describing Structures](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/self-describing-structures.md) Population The term's definition and every architecture edge that names the term Freshness A verdict stands until the definition, the term's kind or an edge that names it changes Refusal The resolution gate fails an edge that resolves to no term, and a definition that opens as another kind Observation The resolution validator's pass over every edge target and every definition opening Evidence Watched to fire and to accept: a suite plants a term no edge names, a dangling dependency and a second check home, and the bundled terms pass Authoritative side The term record, which every edge that names the term cites Depends on Not answered Shape it refuses Not answered ### Excessive Configuration - Kind: [anti-pattern](https://banes-lab.com/records/kind/anti-pattern.md) - Category: [Metadata / Self-Description / Declarative Systems](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon/lexicon-category-metadata-self-description-declarative-systems.md) - Layer: [Declarative Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/declarative-core.md) Details Definition Requiring explicit configuration for everything instead of relying on sensible conventions. Referenced by [Convention over Configuration](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/convention-over-configuration.md) How it is checked Checked by [Convention over Configuration](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/convention-over-configuration.md) Population The term's definition and every architecture edge that names the term Freshness A verdict stands until the definition, the term's kind or an edge that names it changes Refusal The resolution gate fails an edge that resolves to no term, and a definition that opens as another kind Observation The resolution validator's pass over every edge target and every definition opening Evidence Watched to fire and to accept: a suite plants a term no edge names, a dangling dependency and a second check home, and the bundled terms pass Authoritative side The term record, which every edge that names the term cites Depends on Not answered Shape it refuses Not answered ### Explicit Semantics - Kind: [constraint](https://banes-lab.com/records/kind/constraint.md) - Category: [Metadata / Self-Description / Declarative Systems](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon/lexicon-category-metadata-self-description-declarative-systems.md) - Layer: [Declarative Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/declarative-core.md) Details Definition The requirement that declarative configuration carry an explicit, defined meaning. Referenced by [Declarative Configuration](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/declarative-configuration.md) How it is checked Checked by [Declarative Configuration](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/declarative-configuration.md) Population The term's definition and every architecture edge that names the term Freshness A verdict stands until the definition, the term's kind or an edge that names it changes Refusal The resolution gate fails an edge that resolves to no term, and a definition that opens as another kind Observation The resolution validator's pass over every edge target and every definition opening Evidence Watched to fire and to accept: a suite plants a term no edge names, a dangling dependency and a second check home, and the bundled terms pass Authoritative side The term record, which every edge that names the term cites Depends on Not answered Shape it refuses Not answered ### Explicitness - Kind: [quality-attribute](https://banes-lab.com/records/kind/quality-attribute.md) - Category: [Metadata / Self-Description / Declarative Systems](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon/lexicon-category-metadata-self-description-declarative-systems.md) - Layer: [Declarative Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/declarative-core.md) Details Definition The degree to which relying on conventions reduces the explicitness of how a system is configured. Referenced by [Convention over Configuration](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/convention-over-configuration.md) How it is checked Checked by the tension resolution with convention-over-configuration Population The term's definition and every architecture edge that names the term Freshness A verdict stands until the definition, the term's kind or an edge that names it changes Refusal The resolution gate fails an edge that resolves to no term, and a definition that opens as another kind Observation The resolution validator's pass over every edge target and every definition opening Evidence Watched to fire and to accept: a suite plants a term no edge names, a dangling dependency and a second check home, and the bundled terms pass Authoritative side The term record, which every edge that names the term cites Depends on Not answered Shape it refuses Not answered ### Hardcoded Behavior - Kind: [anti-pattern](https://banes-lab.com/records/kind/anti-pattern.md) - Category: [Metadata / Self-Description / Declarative Systems](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon/lexicon-category-metadata-self-description-declarative-systems.md) - Layer: [Declarative Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/declarative-core.md) Details Definition Hardcoding behavior in code instead of driving it from declarative metadata. Referenced by [Metadata-Driven Design](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/metadata-driven-design.md) How it is checked Checked by [Metadata-Driven Design](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/metadata-driven-design.md) Population The term's definition and every architecture edge that names the term Freshness A verdict stands until the definition, the term's kind or an edge that names it changes Refusal The resolution gate fails an edge that resolves to no term, and a definition that opens as another kind Observation The resolution validator's pass over every edge target and every definition opening Evidence Watched to fire and to accept: a suite plants a term no edge names, a dangling dependency and a second check home, and the bundled terms pass Authoritative side The term record, which every edge that names the term cites Depends on Not answered Shape it refuses Not answered ### Hardcoded Registration - Kind: [anti-pattern](https://banes-lab.com/records/kind/anti-pattern.md) - Category: [Metadata / Self-Description / Declarative Systems](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon/lexicon-category-metadata-self-description-declarative-systems.md) - Layer: [Declarative Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/declarative-core.md) Details Definition Registering components with hardcoded wiring instead of declaring them in a manifest. Referenced by [Manifest-Based Design](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/manifest-based-design.md) How it is checked Checked by [Manifest-Based Design](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/manifest-based-design.md) Population The term's definition and every architecture edge that names the term Freshness A verdict stands until the definition, the term's kind or an edge that names it changes Refusal The resolution gate fails an edge that resolves to no term, and a definition that opens as another kind Observation The resolution validator's pass over every edge target and every definition opening Evidence Watched to fire and to accept: a suite plants a term no edge names, a dangling dependency and a second check home, and the bundled terms pass Authoritative side The term record, which every edge that names the term cites Depends on Not answered Shape it refuses Not answered ### HATEOAS-style Navigation - Kind: [capability](https://banes-lab.com/records/kind/capability.md) - Category: [Metadata / Self-Description / Declarative Systems](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon/lexicon-category-metadata-self-description-declarative-systems.md) - Layer: [Declarative Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/declarative-core.md) Details Definition The ability for clients to navigate an API by following links it returns in its responses. Referenced by [Self-Describing API](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/self-describing-api.md) How it is checked Checked by [Self-Describing API](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/self-describing-api.md) Population The term's definition and every architecture edge that names the term Freshness A verdict stands until the definition, the term's kind or an edge that names it changes Refusal The resolution gate fails an edge that resolves to no term, and a definition that opens as another kind Observation The resolution validator's pass over every edge target and every definition opening Evidence Watched to fire and to accept: a suite plants a term no edge names, a dangling dependency and a second check home, and the bundled terms pass Authoritative side The term record, which every edge that names the term cites Depends on Not answered Shape it refuses Not answered ### Hidden Runtime Behavior - Kind: [anti-pattern](https://banes-lab.com/records/kind/anti-pattern.md) - Category: [Metadata / Self-Description / Declarative Systems](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon/lexicon-category-metadata-self-description-declarative-systems.md) - Layer: [Declarative Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/declarative-core.md) Details Definition Behavior that is opaque at runtime because the system does not describe its own structure. Referenced by [Self-Describing Architecture](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/self-describing-architecture.md) How it is checked Checked by [Self-Describing Architecture](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/self-describing-architecture.md) Population The term's definition and every architecture edge that names the term Freshness A verdict stands until the definition, the term's kind or an edge that names it changes Refusal The resolution gate fails an edge that resolves to no term, and a definition that opens as another kind Observation The resolution validator's pass over every edge target and every definition opening Evidence Watched to fire and to accept: a suite plants a term no edge names, a dangling dependency and a second check home, and the bundled terms pass Authoritative side The term record, which every edge that names the term cites Depends on Not answered Shape it refuses Not answered ### Implicit Capability - Kind: [anti-pattern](https://banes-lab.com/records/kind/anti-pattern.md) - Category: [Metadata / Self-Description / Declarative Systems](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon/lexicon-category-metadata-self-description-declarative-systems.md) - Layer: [Declarative Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/declarative-core.md) Details Definition Leaving what a component can do implicit and undiscoverable instead of declaring it. Referenced by [Capability Declaration](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/capability-declaration.md) How it is checked Checked by [Capability Declaration](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/capability-declaration.md) Population The term's definition and every architecture edge that names the term Freshness A verdict stands until the definition, the term's kind or an edge that names it changes Refusal The resolution gate fails an edge that resolves to no term, and a definition that opens as another kind Observation The resolution validator's pass over every edge target and every definition opening Evidence Watched to fire and to accept: a suite plants a term no edge names, a dangling dependency and a second check home, and the bundled terms pass Authoritative side The term record, which every edge that names the term cites Depends on Not answered Shape it refuses Not answered ### Manifest - Kind: [artifact](https://banes-lab.com/records/kind/artifact.md) - Category: [Metadata / Self-Description / Declarative Systems](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon/lexicon-category-metadata-self-description-declarative-systems.md) - Layer: [Declarative Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/declarative-core.md) Details Definition A declarative document listing a component's capabilities and metadata. Referenced by [Capability Declaration](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/capability-declaration.md) How it is checked Checked by [Capability Declaration](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/capability-declaration.md) Population The term's definition and every architecture edge that names the term Freshness A verdict stands until the definition, the term's kind or an edge that names it changes Refusal The resolution gate fails an edge that resolves to no term, and a definition that opens as another kind Observation The resolution validator's pass over every edge target and every definition opening Evidence Watched to fire and to accept: a suite plants a term no edge names, a dangling dependency and a second check home, and the bundled terms pass Authoritative side The term record, which every edge that names the term cites Depends on Not answered Shape it refuses Not answered ### Manifest Drift - Kind: [quality-attribute](https://banes-lab.com/records/kind/quality-attribute.md) - Category: [Metadata / Self-Description / Declarative Systems](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon/lexicon-category-metadata-self-description-declarative-systems.md) - Layer: [Declarative Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/declarative-core.md) Details Definition The degree to which a manifest drifts out of sync with the components it declares. Referenced by [Manifest-Based Design](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/manifest-based-design.md) How it is checked Checked by the tension resolution with manifest-based-design Population The term's definition and every architecture edge that names the term Freshness A verdict stands until the definition, the term's kind or an edge that names it changes Refusal The resolution gate fails an edge that resolves to no term, and a definition that opens as another kind Observation The resolution validator's pass over every edge target and every definition opening Evidence Watched to fire and to accept: a suite plants a term no edge names, a dangling dependency and a second check home, and the bundled terms pass Authoritative side The term record, which every edge that names the term cites Depends on Not answered Shape it refuses Not answered ### Manifest Schema - Kind: [artifact](https://banes-lab.com/records/kind/artifact.md) - Category: [Metadata / Self-Description / Declarative Systems](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon/lexicon-category-metadata-self-description-declarative-systems.md) - Layer: [Declarative Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/declarative-core.md) Details Definition A formal definition of the structure a manifest must follow. Referenced by [Manifest-Based Design](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/manifest-based-design.md) How it is checked Checked by [Manifest-Based Design](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/manifest-based-design.md) Population The term's definition and every architecture edge that names the term Freshness A verdict stands until the definition, the term's kind or an edge that names it changes Refusal The resolution gate fails an edge that resolves to no term, and a definition that opens as another kind Observation The resolution validator's pass over every edge target and every definition opening Evidence Watched to fire and to accept: a suite plants a term no edge names, a dangling dependency and a second check home, and the bundled terms pass Authoritative side The term record, which every edge that names the term cites Depends on Not answered Shape it refuses Not answered ### Metadata Drift - Kind: [quality-attribute](https://banes-lab.com/records/kind/quality-attribute.md) - Category: [Metadata / Self-Description / Declarative Systems](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon/lexicon-category-metadata-self-description-declarative-systems.md) - Layer: [Declarative Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/declarative-core.md) Details Definition The degree to which self-describing metadata drifts out of sync with the actual system. Referenced by [Self-Describing Architecture](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/self-describing-architecture.md) How it is checked Checked by the tension resolution with self-describing-architecture Population The term's definition and every architecture edge that names the term Freshness A verdict stands until the definition, the term's kind or an edge that names it changes Refusal The resolution gate fails an edge that resolves to no term, and a definition that opens as another kind Observation The resolution validator's pass over every edge target and every definition opening Evidence Watched to fire and to accept: a suite plants a term no edge names, a dangling dependency and a second check home, and the bundled terms pass Authoritative side The term record, which every edge that names the term cites Depends on Not answered Shape it refuses Not answered ### Metadata Schema - Kind: [artifact](https://banes-lab.com/records/kind/artifact.md) - Category: [Metadata / Self-Description / Declarative Systems](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon/lexicon-category-metadata-self-description-declarative-systems.md) - Layer: [Declarative Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/declarative-core.md) Details Definition A formal definition of the metadata fields that drive a system's behavior. Referenced by [Metadata-Driven Design](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/metadata-driven-design.md) How it is checked Checked by [Metadata-Driven Design](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/metadata-driven-design.md) Population The term's definition and every architecture edge that names the term Freshness A verdict stands until the definition, the term's kind or an edge that names it changes Refusal The resolution gate fails an edge that resolves to no term, and a definition that opens as another kind Observation The resolution validator's pass over every edge target and every definition opening Evidence Watched to fire and to accept: a suite plants a term no edge names, a dangling dependency and a second check home, and the bundled terms pass Authoritative side The term record, which every edge that names the term cites Depends on Not answered Shape it refuses Not answered ### Opaque API - Kind: [anti-pattern](https://banes-lab.com/records/kind/anti-pattern.md) - Category: [Metadata / Self-Description / Declarative Systems](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon/lexicon-category-metadata-self-description-declarative-systems.md) - Layer: [Declarative Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/declarative-core.md) Details Definition An API that does not describe itself, so clients must rely on external, out-of-band documentation. Referenced by [Self-Describing API](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/self-describing-api.md) How it is checked Checked by [Self-Describing API](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/self-describing-api.md) Population The term's definition and every architecture edge that names the term Freshness A verdict stands until the definition, the term's kind or an edge that names it changes Refusal The resolution gate fails an edge that resolves to no term, and a definition that opens as another kind Observation The resolution validator's pass over every edge target and every definition opening Evidence Watched to fire and to accept: a suite plants a term no edge names, a dangling dependency and a second check home, and the bundled terms pass Authoritative side The term record, which every edge that names the term cites Depends on Not answered Shape it refuses Not answered ### Opaque Binary/Untyped Structures - Kind: [anti-pattern](https://banes-lab.com/records/kind/anti-pattern.md) - Category: [Metadata / Self-Description / Declarative Systems](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon/lexicon-category-metadata-self-description-declarative-systems.md) - Layer: [Declarative Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/declarative-core.md) Details Definition Using opaque binary or untyped data that carries no description of its own structure. Referenced by [Self-Describing Structures](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/self-describing-structures.md) How it is checked Checked by [Self-Describing Structures](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/self-describing-structures.md) Population The term's definition and every architecture edge that names the term Freshness A verdict stands until the definition, the term's kind or an edge that names it changes Refusal The resolution gate fails an edge that resolves to no term, and a definition that opens as another kind Observation The resolution validator's pass over every edge target and every definition opening Evidence Watched to fire and to accept: a suite plants a term no edge names, a dangling dependency and a second check home, and the bundled terms pass Authoritative side The term record, which every edge that names the term cites Depends on Not answered Shape it refuses Not answered ### Payload Verbosity - Kind: [quality-attribute](https://banes-lab.com/records/kind/quality-attribute.md) - Category: [Metadata / Self-Description / Declarative Systems](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon/lexicon-category-metadata-self-description-declarative-systems.md) - Layer: [Declarative Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/declarative-core.md) Details Definition The degree to which embedding self-description in responses enlarges their payloads. Referenced by [Self-Describing API](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/self-describing-api.md) How it is checked Checked by the tension resolution with self-describing-api Population The term's definition and every architecture edge that names the term Freshness A verdict stands until the definition, the term's kind or an edge that names it changes Refusal The resolution gate fails an edge that resolves to no term, and a definition that opens as another kind Observation The resolution validator's pass over every edge target and every definition opening Evidence Watched to fire and to accept: a suite plants a term no edge names, a dangling dependency and a second check home, and the bundled terms pass Authoritative side The term record, which every edge that names the term cites Depends on Not answered Shape it refuses Not answered ### Plugin Loading - Kind: [capability](https://banes-lab.com/records/kind/capability.md) - Category: [Metadata / Self-Description / Declarative Systems](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon/lexicon-category-metadata-self-description-declarative-systems.md) - Layer: [Declarative Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/declarative-core.md) Details Definition The ability to discover and load plugins declared in manifests at runtime. Referenced by [Manifest-Based Design](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/manifest-based-design.md) How it is checked Checked by [Manifest-Based Design](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/manifest-based-design.md) Population The term's definition and every architecture edge that names the term Freshness A verdict stands until the definition, the term's kind or an edge that names it changes Refusal The resolution gate fails an edge that resolves to no term, and a definition that opens as another kind Observation The resolution validator's pass over every edge target and every definition opening Evidence Watched to fire and to accept: a suite plants a term no edge names, a dangling dependency and a second check home, and the bundled terms pass Authoritative side The term record, which every edge that names the term cites Depends on Not answered Shape it refuses Not answered ### Reduced Boilerplate - Kind: [capability](https://banes-lab.com/records/kind/capability.md) - Category: [Metadata / Self-Description / Declarative Systems](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon/lexicon-category-metadata-self-description-declarative-systems.md) - Layer: [Declarative Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/declarative-core.md) Details Definition The ability to avoid repetitive boilerplate by relying on conventions. Referenced by [Convention over Configuration](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/convention-over-configuration.md) How it is checked Checked by [Convention over Configuration](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/convention-over-configuration.md) Population The term's definition and every architecture edge that names the term Freshness A verdict stands until the definition, the term's kind or an edge that names it changes Refusal The resolution gate fails an edge that resolves to no term, and a definition that opens as another kind Observation The resolution validator's pass over every edge target and every definition opening Evidence Watched to fire and to accept: a suite plants a term no edge names, a dangling dependency and a second check home, and the bundled terms pass Authoritative side The term record, which every edge that names the term cites Depends on Not answered Shape it refuses Not answered ### Runtime Configuration without Code Change - Kind: [capability](https://banes-lab.com/records/kind/capability.md) - Category: [Metadata / Self-Description / Declarative Systems](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon/lexicon-category-metadata-self-description-declarative-systems.md) - Layer: [Declarative Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/declarative-core.md) Details Definition The ability to change a system's behavior by editing configuration rather than code. Referenced by [Declarative Configuration](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/declarative-configuration.md) How it is checked Checked by [Declarative Configuration](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/declarative-configuration.md) Population The term's definition and every architecture edge that names the term Freshness A verdict stands until the definition, the term's kind or an edge that names it changes Refusal The resolution gate fails an edge that resolves to no term, and a definition that opens as another kind Observation The resolution validator's pass over every edge target and every definition opening Evidence Watched to fire and to accept: a suite plants a term no edge names, a dangling dependency and a second check home, and the bundled terms pass Authoritative side The term record, which every edge that names the term cites Depends on Not answered Shape it refuses Not answered ### Self-Description - Kind: [quality-attribute](https://banes-lab.com/records/kind/quality-attribute.md) - Category: [Metadata / Self-Description / Declarative Systems](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon/lexicon-category-metadata-self-description-declarative-systems.md) - Layer: [Declarative Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/declarative-core.md) Details Definition The degree to which a component exposes its own capabilities and structure for inspection. Referenced by [Capability Declaration](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/capability-declaration.md) How it is checked Checked by [Capability Declaration](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/capability-declaration.md) Population The term's definition and every architecture edge that names the term Freshness A verdict stands until the definition, the term's kind or an edge that names it changes Refusal The resolution gate fails an edge that resolves to no term, and a definition that opens as another kind Observation The resolution validator's pass over every edge target and every definition opening Evidence Watched to fire and to accept: a suite plants a term no edge names, a dangling dependency and a second check home, and the bundled terms pass Authoritative side The term record, which every edge that names the term cites Depends on Not answered Shape it refuses Not answered ### Size Overhead - Kind: [quality-attribute](https://banes-lab.com/records/kind/quality-attribute.md) - Category: [Metadata / Self-Description / Declarative Systems](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon/lexicon-category-metadata-self-description-declarative-systems.md) - Layer: [Declarative Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/declarative-core.md) Details Definition The degree to which embedding structural descriptions in data increases its size. Referenced by [Self-Describing Structures](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/self-describing-structures.md) How it is checked Checked by the tension resolution with self-describing-structures Population The term's definition and every architecture edge that names the term Freshness A verdict stands until the definition, the term's kind or an edge that names it changes Refusal The resolution gate fails an edge that resolves to no term, and a definition that opens as another kind Observation The resolution validator's pass over every edge target and every definition opening Evidence Watched to fire and to accept: a suite plants a term no edge names, a dangling dependency and a second check home, and the bundled terms pass Authoritative side The term record, which every edge that names the term cites Depends on Not answered Shape it refuses Not answered ### Stable Conventions - Kind: [constraint](https://banes-lab.com/records/kind/constraint.md) - Category: [Metadata / Self-Description / Declarative Systems](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon/lexicon-category-metadata-self-description-declarative-systems.md) - Layer: [Declarative Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/declarative-core.md) Details Definition The requirement that the conventions a system relies on stay stable and well-known. Referenced by [Convention over Configuration](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/convention-over-configuration.md) How it is checked Checked by [Convention over Configuration](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/convention-over-configuration.md) Population The term's definition and every architecture edge that names the term Freshness A verdict stands until the definition, the term's kind or an edge that names it changes Refusal The resolution gate fails an edge that resolves to no term, and a definition that opens as another kind Observation The resolution validator's pass over every edge target and every definition opening Evidence Watched to fire and to accept: a suite plants a term no edge names, a dangling dependency and a second check home, and the bundled terms pass Authoritative side The term record, which every edge that names the term cites Depends on Not answered Shape it refuses Not answered ## Links to - [capability](https://banes-lab.com/records/kind/capability.md) - [Declarative Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/declarative-core.md) - [Self-Describing API](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/self-describing-api.md) - [HATEOAS-style Navigation](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/hateoas-style-navigation.md) - [quality-attribute](https://banes-lab.com/records/kind/quality-attribute.md) - [Capability Declaration](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/capability-declaration.md) - [Declarative Configuration](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/declarative-configuration.md) - [Self-Describing Structures](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/self-describing-structures.md) - [anti-pattern](https://banes-lab.com/records/kind/anti-pattern.md) - [Convention over Configuration](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/convention-over-configuration.md) - [constraint](https://banes-lab.com/records/kind/constraint.md) - [Metadata-Driven Design](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/metadata-driven-design.md) - [Manifest-Based Design](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/manifest-based-design.md) - [Self-Describing Architecture](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/self-describing-architecture.md) - [artifact](https://banes-lab.com/records/kind/artifact.md)