# Swagger Code Generator [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/swagger-api/swagger-codegen.png)](https://travis-ci.org/swagger-api/swagger-codegen) ## Overview This is the swagger codegen project, which allows generation of client libraries automatically from a Swagger-compliant server. ## What's Swagger? The goal of Swagger™ is to define a standard, language-agnostic interface to REST APIs which allows both humans and computers to discover and understand the capabilities of the service without access to source code, documentation, or through network traffic inspection. When properly defined via Swagger, a consumer can understand and interact with the remote service with a minimal amount of implementation logic. Similar to what interfaces have done for lower-level programming, Swagger removes the guesswork in calling the service. Check out [Swagger-Spec](https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-spec) for additional information about the Swagger project, including additional libraries with support for other languages and more. ## Compatability The Swagger Specification has undergone 3 revisions since initial creation in 2010. The swagger-codegen project has the following compatibilies with the swagger specification: Swagger Codegen Version | Release Date | Swagger Spec compatibility | Notes ----------------------- | ------------ | -------------------------- | ----- 2.1.3-M1-SNAPSHOT | 2015-02-23 | 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 2.0 | [tag v2.1.0-M1](https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen) 2.0.17 | 2014-08-22 | 1.1, 1.2 | [tag v2.0.17](https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen/tree/v2.0.17) 1.0.4 | 2012-04-12 | 1.0, 1.1 | [tag v1.0.4](https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen/tree/swagger-codegen_2.9.1-1.1) ### Prerequisites You need the following installed and available in your $PATH: * [Java 7](http://java.oracle.com) * [Apache maven 3.0.3 or greater](http://maven.apache.org/) After cloning the project, you can build it from source with this command: ``` mvn package ``` ### To generate a sample client library You can build a client against the swagger sample [petstore](http://petstore.swagger.io) API as follows: ``` ./bin/java-petstore.sh ``` This will run the generator with this command: ``` java -jar modules/swagger-codegen-distribution/target/swagger-codegen-distribution-2.1.3-M1-SNAPSHOT.jar \ -i http://petstore.swagger.io/v2/swagger.json \ -l java \ -o samples/client/petstore/java ``` With a number of options. You can get the options with the -h flag: ``` usage: Codegen -a,--auth addes authorization headers when fetching the swagger definitions remotely. Pass in a URL-encoded string of name:header with a comma separating multiple values -d,--debug-info prints additional info for debugging -h,--help shows this message -i,--input-spec location of the swagger spec, as URL or file -l,--lang client language to generate. Available languages include: [android, async-scala, java, jaxrs, nodejs, objc, scalatra, scala, dynamic-html, html, swagger, tizen, php, ruby, python] -o,--output where to write the generated files -t,--template-dir folder containing the template files ``` You can then compile and run the client, as well as unit tests against it: ``` cd samples/client/petstore/java mvn package ``` Other languages have petstore samples, too: ``` ./bin/android-petstore.sh ./bin/java-petstore.sh ./bin/objc-petstore.sh ``` ### Generating libraries from your server It's just as easy--just use the `-i` flag to point to either a server or file. ### Modifying the client library format Don't like the default swagger client syntax? Want a different language supported? No problem! Swagger codegen processes mustache templates with the [jmustache](https://github.com/samskivert/jmustache) engine. You can modify our templates or make your own. You can look at `modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/${your-language}` for examples. To make your own templates, create your own files and use the `-t` flag to specify your tempalte folder. It actually is that easy. ### Making your own codegen modules If you're starting a project with a new language and don't see what you need, swagger-codegen can help you create a project to generate your own libraries: ``` java -cp modules/swagger-codegen-distribution/target/swagger-codegen-distribution-2.1.3-M1-SNAPSHOT.jar \ com.wordnik.swagger.codegen.MetaGenerator \ -o output/myLibrary -n myClientCodegen -p com.my.company.codegen ``` This will write, in the folder `output/myLibrary`, all the files you need to get started, including a README.md. Once modified and compiled, you can load your library with the codegen and generate clients with your own, custom-rolled logic. ### Where is Javascript??? See our [javascript library](http://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-js)--it's completely dynamic and doesn't require static code generation. There is a third-party component called [swagger-js-codegen](https://github.com/wcandillon/swagger-js-codegen) that can generate angularjs or nodejs source code from a swagger specification. #### Generating a client from flat files (i.e. no remote server calls) If you don't want to call your server, you can save the swagger spec files into a directory and pass an argument to the code generator like this: ``` -i ./modules/swagger-codegen/src/test/resources/2_0/petstore.json ``` Great for creating libraries on your ci server, from the [Swagger Editor](http://editor.swagger.io)... or while coding on an airplane. ### Customizing the generator There are different aspects of customizing the code generator beyond just creating or modifying templates. Each language has a supporting configuration file to handle different type mappings, etc: ``` $ ls -1 modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/com/wordnik/swagger/codegen/languages/ AndroidClientCodegen.java JavaClientCodegen.java JaxRSServerCodegen.java NodeJSServerCodegen.java ObjcClientCodegen.java PhpClientCodegen.java PythonClientCodegen.java ScalaClientCodegen.java ScalatraServerCodegen.java StaticDocCodegen.java StaticHtmlGenerator.java SwaggerGenerator.java TizenClientCodegen.java ``` Each of these files creates reasonable defaults so you can get running quickly. But if you want to configure package names, prefixes, model folders, etc., you may want to extend these. To change, for example, the prefix for the Objective-C generated files, simply subclass the ObjcClientCodegen.java: ``` package com.mycompany.swagger.codegen; import com.wordnik.swagger.codegen.languages.*; public class MyObjcCodegen extends ObjcClientCodegen { static { PREFIX = "HELO"; } } ``` and specify the `classname` when running the generator: ``` -l com.mycompany.swagger.codegen.MyObjcCodegen ``` Your subclass will now be loaded and overrides the `PREFIX` value in the superclass. ### Validating your swagger spec You have options. The easiest is to use our [online validator](https://github.com/swagger-api/validator-badge) which not only will let you validate your spec, but with the debug flag, you can see what's wrong with your spec. For example: http://online.swagger.io/validator/debug?url=http://petstore.swagger.io/v2/swagger.json ### Generating dynamic html api documentation To do so, just use the `-l dynamic-html` flag when reading a spec file. This creates HTML documentation that is available as a single-page application with AJAX. To view the documentation: ``` cd samples/dynamic-html/ npm install node . ``` Which launches a node.js server so the AJAX calls have a place to go. ### Generating static html api documentation To do so, just use the `-l html` flag when reading a spec file. This creates a single, simple HTML file with embedded css so you can ship it as an email attachment, or load it from your filesystem: ``` cd samples/html/ open index.html ``` ### To build a server stub You can also use the codegen to generate a server for a couple different frameworks. Take a look here: ### node.js ``` java -jar modules/swagger-codegen-distribution/target/swagger-codegen-distribution-2.1.3-M1-SNAPSHOT.jar \ -i http://petstore.swagger.io/v2/swagger.json \ -l nodejs \ -o samples/server/petstore/nodejs ``` ### rails-grape #### Not yet migrated to this branch ### scala scalatra ``` java -jar modules/swagger-codegen-distribution/target/swagger-codegen-distribution-2.1.3-M1-SNAPSHOT.jar \ -i http://petstore.swagger.io/v2/swagger.json \ -l scalatra \ -o samples/server/petstore/scalatra ``` ### java jax-rs ``` java -jar modules/swagger-codegen-distribution/target/swagger-codegen-distribution-2.1.3-M1-SNAPSHOT.jar \ -i http://petstore.swagger.io/v2/swagger.json \ -l jaxrs \ -o samples/server/petstore/jaxrs ``` ### To build the codegen library This will create the swagger-codegen library from source. ``` mvn package ``` Note! The templates are included in the library generated. If you want to modify the templates, you'll need to either repackage the library OR specify a path to your scripts License ------- Copyright 2015 Reverb Technologies, Inc. Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at [apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0) Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.