WebApiGenerator.OpenAPI 0.0.1-pre-8dcdc6d0

This is a prerelease version of WebApiGenerator.OpenAPI.
There is a newer version of this package available.
See the version list below for details.
dotnet add package WebApiGenerator.OpenAPI --version 0.0.1-pre-8dcdc6d0
                    
NuGet\Install-Package WebApiGenerator.OpenAPI -Version 0.0.1-pre-8dcdc6d0
                    
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package.
<PackageReference Include="WebApiGenerator.OpenAPI" Version="0.0.1-pre-8dcdc6d0" />
                    
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package.
<PackageVersion Include="WebApiGenerator.OpenAPI" Version="0.0.1-pre-8dcdc6d0" />
                    
Directory.Packages.props
<PackageReference Include="WebApiGenerator.OpenAPI" />
                    
Project file
For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package.
paket add WebApiGenerator.OpenAPI --version 0.0.1-pre-8dcdc6d0
                    
#r "nuget: WebApiGenerator.OpenAPI, 0.0.1-pre-8dcdc6d0"
                    
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package.
#:package WebApiGenerator.OpenAPI@0.0.1-pre-8dcdc6d0
                    
#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package.
#addin nuget:?package=WebApiGenerator.OpenAPI&version=0.0.1-pre-8dcdc6d0&prerelease
                    
Install as a Cake Addin
#tool nuget:?package=WebApiGenerator.OpenAPI&version=0.0.1-pre-8dcdc6d0&prerelease
                    
Install as a Cake Tool

OpenApi.WebApiGenerator

Generates scaffolding for Web APIs from OpenAPI specifications.

The generated functionality will route, serialize/deserialize and validate payloads according to the specification.

API frameworks supported:

.NET versions supported:

  • >=9.0

Installation

dotnet add package WebApiGenerator.OpenAPI

https://www.nuget.org/packages/WebApiGenerator.OpenAPI

Getting Started

  1. Add a reference to the generator in the project file where the API should exist:
<ItemGroup>
    <PackageReference Include="WebApiGenerator.OpenAPITest" Version="x.y.z" PrivateAssets="all" />
</ItemGroup>
  1. Add a reference to the OpenAPI specification:
<ItemGroup>
    <AdditionalFiles Include="OpenAPI.json"/>
</ItemGroup>
  1. Add references to Corvus.Json.ExtendedTypes and ParameterStyleParsers.OpenAPI.
<ItemGroup>
    <PackageReference Include="Corvus.Json.ExtendedTypes" Version="4.3.13" />
    <PackageReference Include="ParameterStyleParsers.OpenAPI" Version="1.1.0-pre-73b80428" />
</ItemGroup>
  1. Compile the project.

Implementing an API Operation

The generator generates stubbed partial classes for any operation handlers (Foo.Bar.Operation.Handler.cs) if there are none existing in the project and logs it with a compiler warning (AF1001). The classes should be copied into source control and implemented. This can be done by copying the content from the Solution Explorer in the IDE and manually create a proper file to paste it into:

  • JetBrains Rider: MyProject/Dependencies/.NET X.0/Source Generators/OpenAPI.Generator/Foo.Bar.Operation.Handler.cs
  • Visual Studio: MyProject/Dependencies/Analyzers/OpenAPI.Generator/OpenAPI.Generator.OpenApiGenerator/Foo.Bar.Operation.Handler.cs

It's also possible to let the compiler output all generated files to a directory automatically during compilation by adding these directives to the project:

<PropertyGroup>
    <EmitCompilerGeneratedFiles>true</EmitCompilerGeneratedFiles>
    <CompilerGeneratedFilesOutputPath>GeneratedFiles</CompilerGeneratedFilesOutputPath>
</PropertyGroup>

Make sure to not include the files outputted when compiling again:

<ItemGroup>
    <Compile Remove="$(CompilerGeneratedFilesOutputPath)/**" />
</ItemGroup>

To copy the operation handlers add the following target:

<Target Name="CopyMissingOperationHandlers" 
        AfterTargets="Build" 
        Condition="'$(EmitCompilerGeneratedFiles)'=='true'">
    <ItemGroup>
        <TextFiles Include="$(CompilerGeneratedFilesOutputPath)\**\Operation.Handler.g.cs" />
    </ItemGroup>
    <Copy
        SourceFiles="@(TextFiles)"
        DestinationFiles="@(TextFiles->'generated-api-handlers\%(RecursiveDir)%(Filename)%(Extension)')"
        ContinueOnError="true" />
</Target>

Exchange generated-api-handlers to any directory.

These handlers will not be generated in subsequent compilations as the generator will detect that they already exist, but the output directory should be cleaned before compiling to avoid the same files to be copied again (and overwrite any changes done):

<Target Name="CleanSourceGeneratedFiles"
        BeforeTargets="BeforeBuild"
        DependsOnTargets="$(BeforeBuildDependsOn)"
        Condition="'$(EmitCompilerGeneratedFiles)'=='true'">
    <RemoveDir Directories="$(CompilerGeneratedFilesOutputPath)" />
</Target>

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

Please make sure to update tests as appropriate.

License

MIT

There are no supported framework assets in this package.

Learn more about Target Frameworks and .NET Standard.

  • .NETStandard 2.0

    • No dependencies.

NuGet packages

This package is not used by any NuGet packages.

GitHub repositories

This package is not used by any popular GitHub repositories.

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## v0.0.1-pre-8dcdc6d0 (2025-11-12)