OpenAPITools / OpenAPITools/openapi-generator

[REQ] Is there a way to prevent user from being able to push body boolean attribut = null

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Description

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

I've described in my openApi that a boolean field is optional, and the default value is false, because most ppl do not need to care about this argument.
I've defined a default value, and it worked great until a customer sent an explicit null value.

Can I do anything so that the request with null value will be either rejected or the default value will be injected with default value ?
I'm using java code behind and would like to avoid having to do manual boolean check on everything, any chance to generate primitve boolean otherwise ?

Also, can I do anything to prevent null objects in array attribut, without having to check manual in my code ?
Either by removing null value, or throwing an error when user try to push a null item in an array ?

For both I've tried to use openApi "nullable: false" but doesnt seems help.

Describe the solution you'd like

Allow to use primitive boolean for some boolean flag, or take into account nullable: false by injecting default value or throwing a validation exception

Describe alternatives you've considered

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by examining how OpenAPI nullable and default values are handled for generated Java booleans and array items; done would mean an agreed behavior for rejecting nulls or applying defaults without manual checks.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java, openapi
Domain
api, backend
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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