swagger-parser

Swagger 2.0 and OpenAPI 3.0 parser/validator

Features

• Parses Swagger specs in JSON or YAML format
• Validates against the Swagger 2.0 schema or OpenAPI 3.0 Schema
• Resolves all $ref pointers, including external files and URLs
• Can bundle all your Swagger files into a single file that only has internal $ref pointers
• Can dereference all $ref pointers, giving you a normal JavaScript object that's easy to work with
• Tested in Node.js and all modern web browsers on Mac, Windows, and Linux
• Tested on over 1,500 real-world APIs from Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Spotify, etc.
• Supports circular references, nested references, back-references, and cross-references
• Maintains object reference equality — $ref pointers to the same value always resolve to the same object instance

Related Projects

• Swagger CLI
• Swagger Express Middleware

Example

SwaggerParser.validate(myAPI, (err, api) => {
  if (err) {
    console.error(err);
  }
  else {
    console.log("API name: %s, Version: %s", api.info.title, api.info.version);
  }
});

Or use async/await or Promise syntax instead. The following example is the same as above:

try {
  let api = await SwaggerParser.validate(myAPI);
  console.log("API name: %s, Version: %s", api.info.title, api.info.version);
}
catch(err) {
  console.error(err);
}

For more detailed examples, please see the API Documentation

Installation

Install using npm:

npm install @apidevtools/swagger-parser

Usage

When using Swagger Parser in Node.js apps, you'll probably want to use CommonJS syntax:

const SwaggerParser = require("@apidevtools/swagger-parser");

When using a transpiler such as Babel or TypeScript, or a bundler such as Webpack or Rollup, you can use ECMAScript modules syntax instead:

import SwaggerParser from "@apidevtools/swagger-parser";

Browser support

Swagger Parser supports recent versions of every major web browser. Older browsers may require Babel and/or polyfills.

To use Swagger Parser in a browser, you'll need to use a bundling tool such as Webpack, Rollup, Parcel, or Browserify. Some bundlers may require a bit of configuration, such as setting browser: true in rollup-plugin-resolve.

API Documentation

Full API documentation is available right here

Contributing

I welcome any contributions, enhancements, and bug-fixes. Open an issue on GitHub and submit a pull request.

Building/Testing

To build/test the project locally on your computer:

• Clone this repo
  git clone https://github.com/APIDevTools/swagger-parser.git

• Install dependencies
  npm install

• Run the build script
  npm run build

• Run the tests
  npm test

License

Swagger Parser is 100% free and open-source, under the MIT license. Use it however you want.

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Big Thanks To

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