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[Perl] add support for `binary` (byte array)
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Description
Add support for binary parameter and response type in the Perl API client.
A good starting point is to look at how other languages make similar changes:
Ruby: https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen/pull/1934
Java: https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen/pull/1898
C#: https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen/pull/1864
PHP: https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen/pull/1891
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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 comparing the Perl API client with the Ruby, Java, C#, and PHP changes linked in the issue, then trace the Perl client templates and tests that handle parameter and response types. Done means binary byte-array parameters and responses are supported in the generated Perl API client, with coverage matching the analogous language changes.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- perl
- Domain
- api
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100