OpenAPITools / OpenAPITools/openapi-generator
[REQ][JAVA] Add option to generate constructor with all required properties as arguments
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Description
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Constructing DTOs is error-prone when there are required arguments as only an empty constructor is generated, independent of required properties.
Describe the solution you'd like
Add an option to generate constructors with required parameters.
Describe alternatives you've considered
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by tracing the Java DTO generation path and how required properties are represented. The work is done when an explicit option generates DTO constructors accepting all required properties, with coverage for the resulting output.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100