OpenAPITools / OpenAPITools/openapi-generator

[REQ] enable codegen to use shared code for shared definition files

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Enhancement: Feature
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Description

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

when generating python code, i ant reuse shared definitions from imported files,
instead the code has to be duplicated in multiple modules

Describe the solution you'd like

the code-generator can be infomed of modules implementing the definitions of some shared files

Describe alternatives you've considered

doesn't apply

Additional context

i created this issue for tracking, i will update with some reasonably sized examples as soon as they are created (hopefully today, else tommorow morning)

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Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points and is explicitly a tracking request awaiting examples. Start by locating the code-generation handling for imported or shared definition files and the Python generator; done means allowing configured modules to provide shared definitions without duplicating them across generated modules.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java, openapi, python
Domain
api, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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