adding enumeration to the namespace field; adding enums for deb/rpm

etc/scripts/purl_type_definition.py

@@ -254,3 +254,11 @@ class NamespaceDefinition(PurlComponentDefinition):
         ),
         title="Namespace requirement",
     )
+    known_values: Optional[list[str]] = Field(
+        None,
+        description=(
+            "Optional set of known values for this namespace. If provided, the namespace value"
+            " SHOULD be one of these."
+        ),
+        title="Known values",
+    )

schemas/purl-type-definition.schema.json

@@ -162,6 +162,15 @@
               "$ref": "#/definitions/prohibited_requirement"
             }
           ]
+        },
+        "known_values": {
+          "title": "Known values",
+          "description": "Optional set of known values for this namespace. If provided, the namespace value SHOULD be one of these.",
+          "type": "array",
+          "items": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "uniqueItems": true
         }
       },
       "allOf": [

types-doc/cpan-definition.md

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ The structure of a PURL for this package type is:
 
 - **Requirement:** Required
 - **Native Label:** CPAN ID of the author/publisher
-- **Note:** `It MUST be written uppercase and is required.`
+- **Note:** `It MUST be written uppercase and is required`
 
 ## Name definition
 

types/deb-definition.json

@@ -12,7 +12,11 @@
     "native_name": "vendor",
     "case_sensitive": false,
     "note": "The namespace is the \"vendor\" name such as \"debian\" or \"ubuntu\". It is not case sensitive and must be lowercased.",
-    "requirement": "required"
+    "requirement": "required",
+    "known_values": [
+      "debian",
+      "ubuntu"
+    ]
   },
   "name_definition": {
     "requirement": "required",

types/rpm-definition.json

@@ -12,7 +12,18 @@
     "case_sensitive": false,
     "native_name": "vendor",
     "note": "The namespace is the vendor such as Fedora or OpenSUSE. It is not case sensitive and must be lowercased.",
-    "requirement": "required"
+    "requirement": "required",
+    "known_values": [
+      "redhat",
+      "centos",
+      "fedora",
+      "almalinux",
+      "rockylinux",
+      "opensuse",
+      "oraclelinux",
+      "amazonlinux",
+      "azurelinux"
+    ]
   },
   "name_definition": {
     "requirement": "required",