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[BUG][JAVA][Spring HATEOAS] Generated collection has wrong type. LIst instead of CollectionModel

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Description

Description

I try to use Generator together with spring HATEOAS. It is generating me interface method with looks like this:

ResponseEntity<List<Item>> getItem();

Item class is generated correctly to support HATEOAS:

public class Item extends RepresentationModel<Item>

The problem is that method returns a List<Item> instead of : org.springframework.hateoas.CollectionModel<T> so finally Spring HATEOAS is not creating correct HAL response body.

Can I somehow force generator to use CollectionModel instead of List?

Documentation: 2.4.2. Collection resource representation mode

openapi-generator version

5.0.0

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No source file, test, OpenAPI declaration, or generation command is provided. Start by reproducing the generated Java interface with Spring HATEOAS and trace how collection response types are selected. Done means collection methods use Spring HATEOAS CollectionModel rather than List and produce the expected HAL response.

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Tech stack
java, spring
Domain
backend-api-design
Issue type
Bug
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4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
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Needs clarification
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