swagger-api / swagger-api/swagger-codegen

Option to turn off @javax.annotation.Generated date in Java Classes

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Description

Currently, every time we generate new classes, the following headers is added to the class:

@javax.annotation.Generated(value = "class io.swagger.codegen.languages.SpringMVCServerCodegen", date = "2016-05-11T11:35:54.190-04:00")

Git picks up the change in date, which adds a lot of noise every time the code is regenerated. Would be nice to have an option to turn this off.

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Start by locating where generated Java classes receive the @javax.annotation.Generated annotation and where generator options are defined. Trace how an option reaches the Java class templates, then verify that enabling it suppresses the date header without removing other generated metadata.

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Tech stack
java
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
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3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
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Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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