What is swagger-typescript-api?
The swagger-typescript-api npm package is a tool that generates TypeScript API client code from Swagger/OpenAPI definitions. It helps developers to create strongly-typed API clients, reducing the risk of runtime errors and improving the development experience.
What are swagger-typescript-api's main functionalities?
Generate TypeScript API Client
This feature allows you to generate a TypeScript API client from a Swagger/OpenAPI definition. The `generateApi` function takes an object with configuration options such as the name of the output file, the URL of the Swagger definition, and the output directory.
const { generateApi } = require('swagger-typescript-api');
generateApi({
name: 'MyApi.ts',
url: 'http://api.example.com/swagger.json',
output: './src/api',
});
Custom Templates
This feature allows you to use custom templates for generating the TypeScript API client. By specifying the `templates` option, you can provide a path to your custom templates, giving you full control over the generated code's structure and style.
const { generateApi } = require('swagger-typescript-api');
generateApi({
name: 'MyApi.ts',
url: 'http://api.example.com/swagger.json',
output: './src/api',
templates: './my-custom-templates',
});
Generate API Client from Local File
This feature allows you to generate a TypeScript API client from a local Swagger/OpenAPI definition file. The `input` option specifies the path to the local Swagger file.
const { generateApi } = require('swagger-typescript-api');
generateApi({
name: 'MyApi.ts',
input: './swagger.json',
output: './src/api',
});
Other packages similar to swagger-typescript-api
swagger-codegen
The swagger-codegen package is a tool that generates client libraries, server stubs, and API documentation from Swagger/OpenAPI definitions. It supports multiple languages and frameworks. While it is similar to swagger-typescript-api, it is more mature and widely used but may not be as focused on TypeScript-specific features.
typescript-fetch
The typescript-fetch package is a TypeScript client generator for OpenAPI/Swagger definitions that uses the Fetch API. It is similar to swagger-typescript-api in that it generates TypeScript clients, but it specifically targets the Fetch API for making HTTP requests.
swagger-typescript-api


Generate api via swagger scheme.
Supports OA 3.0, 2.0, JSON, yaml
Generated api module use Fetch Api or Axios to make requests.
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π Usage
Usage: sta [options]
Usage: swagger-typescript-api [options]
Options:
-v, --version output the current version
-p, --path <string> path/url to swagger scheme
-o, --output <string> output path of typescript api file (default: "./")
-n, --name <string> name of output typescript api file (default: "Api.ts")
-t, --templates <string> path to folder containing templates
-d, --default-as-success use "default" response status code as success response too.
some swagger schemas use "default" response status code as success response type by default. (default: false)
-r, --responses generate additional information about request responses
also add typings for bad responses (default: false)
--union-enums generate all "enum" types as union types (T1 | T2 | TN) (default: false)
--add-readonly generate readonly properties (default: false)
--route-types generate type definitions for API routes (default: false)
--no-client do not generate an API class
--enum-names-as-values use values in 'x-enumNames' as enum values (not only as keys) (default: false)
--extract-request-params extract request params to data contract (Also combine path params and query params into one object) (default: false)
--extract-request-body extract request body type to data contract (default: false)
--extract-response-body extract response body type to data contract (default: false)
--extract-response-error extract response error type to data contract (default: false)
--modular generate separated files for http client, data contracts, and routes (default: false)
--js generate js api module with declaration file (default: false)
--module-name-index <number> determines which path index should be used for routes separation (example: GET:/fruites/getFruit -> index:0 -> moduleName -> fruites) (default: 0)
--module-name-first-tag splits routes based on the first tag (default: false)
--disableStrictSSL disabled strict SSL (default: false)
--disableProxy disabled proxy (default: false)
--axios generate axios http client (default: false)
--unwrap-response-data unwrap the data item from the response (default: false)
--disable-throw-on-error Do not throw an error when response.ok is not true (default: false)
--single-http-client Ability to send HttpClient instance to Api constructor (default: false)
--silent Output only errors to console (default: false)
--default-response <type> default type for empty response schema (default: "void")
--type-prefix <string> data contract name prefix (default: "")
--type-suffix <string> data contract name suffix (default: "")
--clean-output clean output folder before generate api. WARNING: May cause data loss (default: false)
--api-class-name <string> name of the api class
--patch fix up small errors in the swagger source definition (default: false)
-h, --help display help for command
Also you can use npx
:
npx swagger-typescript-api -p ./swagger.json -o ./src -n myApi.ts
You can use this package from nodejs:
const { generateApi } = require('swagger-typescript-api');
const path = require("path");
const fs = require("fs");
generateApi({
name: "MySuperbApi.ts",
output: path.resolve(process.cwd(), "./src/__generated__"),
url: 'http://api.com/swagger.json',
input: path.resolve(process.cwd(), './foo/swagger.json'),
spec: {
swagger: "2.0",
info: {
version: "1.0.0",
title: "Swagger Petstore",
},
},
templates: path.resolve(process.cwd(), './api-templates'),
httpClientType: "axios",
defaultResponseAsSuccess: false,
generateRouteTypes: false,
generateResponses: true,
toJS: false,
extractRequestParams: false,
extractRequestBody: false,
prettier: {
printWidth: 120,
tabWidth: 2,
trailingComma: "all",
parser: "typescript",
},
defaultResponseType: "void",
singleHttpClient: true,
cleanOutput: false,
enumNamesAsValues: false,
moduleNameFirstTag: false,
generateUnionEnums: false,
extraTemplates: [],
hooks: {
onCreateComponent: (component) => {},
onCreateRequestParams: (rawType) => {},
onCreateRoute: (routeData) => {},
onCreateRouteName: (routeNameInfo, rawRouteInfo) => {},
onFormatRouteName: (routeInfo, templateRouteName) => {},
onFormatTypeName: (typeName, rawTypeName) => {},
onInit: (configuration) => {},
onParseSchema: (originalSchema, parsedSchema) => {},
onPrepareConfig: (currentConfiguration) => {},
}
})
.then(({ files, configuration }) => {
files.forEach(({ content, name }) => {
fs.writeFile(path, content);
});
})
.catch(e => console.error(e))
π options
--templates
This option needed for cases when you don't want to use the default swagger-typescript-api
output structure
Templates:
How to use it:
- copy
swagger-typescript-api
templates into your place in project
- add
--templates PATH_TO_YOUR_TEMPLATES
option
- modify ETA templates as you like
NOTE:
Eta has special directive to render template in your Eta templates - includeFile(pathToTemplate, payload)
If you want to use some default templates from this tool you can use path prefixes: @base
, @default
, @modular
.
@base
- path to base templates
@default
- path to single api file templates
@modular
- path to multiple api files templates
Examples:
- includeFile("@base/data-contracts.eta", configuration)
- includeFile("@default/api.eta", configuration)
- includeFile("@default/procedure-call.eta", configuration)
- includeFile("@modular/api.eta", configuration)
- includeFile("@modular/procedure-call.eta", configuration)
- includeFile("@base/route-docs.eta", configuration)
- includeFile("@base/route-name.eta", configuration)
- includeFile("@base/route-type.eta", configuration)
- includeFile("@base/route-types.eta", configuration)
--module-name-index
This option should be used in cases when you have api with one global prefix like /api
Example:
GET:/api/fruits/getFruits
POST:/api/fruits/addFruits
GET:/api/vegetables/addVegetable
with --module-name-index 0
Api class will have one property api
When we change it to --module-name-index 1
then Api class have two properties fruits
and vegetables
--module-name-first-tag
This option will group your API operations based on their first tag - mirroring how the Swagger UI groups displayed operations
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Licensed under the MIT License.