OpenAPITools / OpenAPITools/openapi-generator

[REQ] Support for OpenAPI 3.0-style documented enums

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Description

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

With OpenAPI 3.0 there a pattern that allows to document integer-based enums without having to rely on x-enum-varnames and x-enum-descriptions: https://github.com/OAI/OpenAPI-Specification/issues/681#issuecomment-438503247

Describe the solution you'd like

It would be great to have this pattern supported. Currently, it doesn't generate anything.

Describe alternatives you've considered

We can keep using the old vendor extensions for now. But it would be great to support the new pattern as well.

Additional context

None that I can see.

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reading the OpenAPI 3.0 enum pattern described in the linked specification discussion and trace how openapi-generator currently handles documented integer enums and the legacy vendor extensions. Done means the pattern generates the expected enum documentation without requiring x-enum-varnames or x-enum-descriptions.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
java, openapi
Domain
api, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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