OpenAPITools / OpenAPITools/openapi-generator
[REQ] supporting custom formats in generator
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Enhancement: Feature
- Dominant language
- Java
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Description
The specification says about format as follows
format – OpenAPI has its own predefined formats and also allows custom formats.
But how exactly a custom format can be used? I don't find any features in the tooling of OpenAPI to extend support for custom formats that we use in a spec.
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Research direction
The issue names no file, test, or entry point. Start by locating how the generator handles OpenAPI format values, then clarify how custom formats should be declared and propagated; the work is done when the extension path and its expected behavior are specified and verified.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java, openapi
- Domain
- api, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100