openapi-plugin

openapi-plugin

This library was generated with Nx.

The openapi-plugin can create api clients based on local or remote schema files. The source files must be .yaml or .json and must adhere to the OpenAPI Specification 3.0.0

Usage

Generating a new client

To build a new client in the clients folder:

• Run nx g client
• Follow the prompts to name and provide a source file

To build with flags (without needing to prompt): Run nx g client with optional flags:

• --name Name of the api client.
• --schemaPath Path to the schema. If using the --remote flag then you must specify a valid remote URL. If not you must specify a local file.
• --remote Specify whether you would like to fetch remotely.
• --configPath path to the redocly config file responsible for authentication when fetching a schema remotely. For more information: https://openapi-ts.dev/cli#auth.
• --skipValidate If passed, this will skip schema pre-validation. Only do this if you have good reason to - not validating the schema beforehand may produce unpredictable results (either things may not generate at all or they may generate something that is incorrect).

Do not edit the files in the /generated folder after generating a client. These files are generated using the OpenAPI Schema and editing them may put you at risk of no longer conforming to the specifications of the API you are using!

Regenerating types for an existing client

To regenerate an existing client run the same generator command again (as above). If the client already exists in the Nx project, after confirmation it will have its types file regenerated from either the existing schema or a newly provided one.

Development

Building

Run nx build @aligent/openapi-plugin to build the library.

Running unit tests

Run nx test @aligent/openapi-plugin to execute the unit tests.

Details

The plugin was created following the standards for Nx custom plugins. It contains a single generator.ts file which is responsible for the main logic behind generating the client. For more information on client generation check Nx plugin documentation

Normally, plugin generator take pre-defined files specified in the /files directory and automatically use that a basis for writing to a Tree object (the data structure Nx uses to generate files). Since we are using openapi-typescript to generate files in real time, we can't simply create a pre-defined template. Instead we must write to the tree ourselves. We do this by taking the output of the Typescript generation and calling a built in write process, to write the returned generated code into a file whilst the generator runs.

The flow for the generator is as follows:

graph LR;
  R[Recieve path arguments from Nx cli]-->GL[Get local schema from filesystem];
  R-->GR[Get remote schema from url];
  GL-->G[Generate TS];
  GR-->G;
  G-->W[Write generated .ts file to tree];
  W-->NX[Nx generator uses tree to build directory];
  NX-->C[Cleanup];

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What gets generated?

The generator will generate two main things:

A types file that will contain several typescript interfaces depending on the OpenAPI schema specification it was passed:

• paths: Defines the routes that the API has as well as what parameters you can pass into them and what you should expect in return. More information
• operations: The defined operations that can be performed on a given path. More information.
• components: A way of avoid duplication when paths or operations contain the same structure in their responses. Components define a structure that is used multiple time throughout the API. More information.

A client file that will contain some commented, boilerplate code to help you get started.