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TypeORM: Add support for complete TypeORM column type to OpenAPI data type conversion
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Description
Currently @loopback/typeorm supports only number, string, and boolean. Other TypeORM column types like int, text, etc should be supported. The complete list can be found at https://github.com/typeorm/typeorm/blob/master/docs/entities.md#column-types.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the TypeORM-to-OpenAPI conversion in @loopback/typeorm and review the TypeORM column types listed in the linked documentation. Compare the currently supported number, string, and boolean mappings with the remaining types; done means the supported types convert correctly and are covered by tests.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- api
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100