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Enhancement: Feature
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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

openapi Golang generate []byte

api.yaml file

randomByteArray:
              type: string
              format: byte

the type of randomByteArray in generated code is *string instead of []byte

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Research direction

Start with the api.yaml example containing randomByteArray and run the Go generator to reproduce the generated *string type. Trace the OpenAPI byte-format mapping used for Go output; done means the generated field is []byte and the relevant generation test passes.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go, openapi
Domain
api, tooling
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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