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Multiple representations question

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enhancement help wanted
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Description

Hello,
I'm evaluating flask-smorest to see if it can fit our needs. I would like to set several representations (json,csv,xml, etc.) So far, it looks like json is the core representation. If I override the response decorator to handle my logic of fetching the correct representation, How can I adapt the representations so that it appears correctly in the doc as well (redoc or swagger).
I guess to have to understand the whole swagger specs to adapt it accordingly, correct?

If it is not there yet, I think it would be nice feature to have a way to register representations at blueprint level or resource level depending on the context.

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No implementation file or test is named. Start by tracing the response decorator and the Swagger/OpenAPI documentation path, then examine how blueprint- or resource-level registration could cover JSON, CSV, and XML. Done means the supported representations are configurable and appear correctly in generated Redoc or Swagger documentation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
flask, openapi, python
Domain
api, documentation
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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