OpenAPITools / OpenAPITools/openapi-generator

[REQ] Support for unknown type in typescript generators

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Description

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

API generator should allow config option to use unknown type instead any.
The main difference between unknown and any is that unknown is much less permissive than any: we have to do some form of checking before performing most operations on values of type unknown, whereas we don't have to do any checks before performing operations on values of type any.

Describe the solution you'd like

Add additional configuration param that when passed will use type unknown in place of any

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Research direction

No files or tests are named. Start by locating the TypeScript generator entry points, templates, and configuration handling for emitted any types; confirm how generator options are declared and tested. Done means an option consistently substitutes unknown for any in generated TypeScript output, with coverage for the new configuration behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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