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[BUG] [QthttpEngine-server] content-type header missing for text/plain responses

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Description

Bug Report Checklist
  • [x ] Have you provided a full/minimal spec to reproduce the issue?
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Description

responses that have as return body "text/plain" have the content-type field not set. that cause malfunctions (eg openapi-generator qt-client wont parse the body in that case)

contrary respones with return body "application/json" have content-type and length filed set.

At any rate, the behaviour is not consistent

openapi-generator version

5.4.0

Generation Details

default config

Steps to reproduce

any response that was body-type "text/plain" shall do

Suggest a fix

insert content type for "text/plain" type responses

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Research direction

Start with the QthttpEngine-server generated response handling and reproduce the difference between text/plain and application/json responses using the issue's minimal case. Done means text/plain responses include a content-type header consistently, with behavior verified against the reported client parsing problem.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
api, backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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