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RestClient.Net.OpenApiGenerator

A code generator that creates strongly-typed C# extension methods on IHttpClientFactory from OpenAPI 3.x specifications.

Features

  • ✅ Parses OpenAPI 3.x documents (JSON and YAML)
  • ✅ Generates extension methods on IHttpClientFactory (not classes!)
  • ✅ Supports all HTTP methods: GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, PATCH
  • ✅ Generates model/DTO classes from OpenAPI schemas
  • ✅ Functional programming style with Result pattern
  • ✅ Handles path parameters, query parameters, and request bodies
  • ✅ 100% test coverage

Installation

Add the project reference to your project:

dotnet add reference path/to/RestClient.Net.OpenApiGenerator/RestClient.Net.OpenApiGenerator.csproj

Usage

Basic Example

using RestClient.Net.OpenApiGenerator;

// Load your OpenAPI specification
var openApiContent = File.ReadAllText("openapi.json");

// Generate code
var result = OpenApiCodeGenerator.Generate(
    openApiContent,
    @namespace: "MyApi.Client",
    className: "MyApiExtensions"
);

// Write generated files
File.WriteAllText("MyApiExtensions.cs", result.ExtensionMethodsCode);
File.WriteAllText("Models.cs", result.ModelsCode);

Generated Code Example

Given this OpenAPI specification:

{
  "openapi": "3.0.0",
  "info": {
    "title": "Users API",
    "version": "1.0.0"
  },
  "servers": [
    {
      "url": "https://api.example.com"
    }
  ],
  "paths": {
    "/users": {
      "get": {
        "operationId": "getUsers",
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "Success",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "type": "array",
                  "items": {
                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/User"
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "post": {
        "operationId": "createUser",
        "requestBody": {
          "content": {
            "application/json": {
              "schema": {
                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/User"
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "responses": {
          "201": {
            "description": "Created",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/User"
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "/users/{id}": {
      "get": {
        "operationId": "getUserById",
        "parameters": [
          {
            "name": "id",
            "in": "path",
            "required": true,
            "schema": {
              "type": "integer"
            }
          }
        ],
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "Success",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/User"
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "delete": {
        "operationId": "deleteUser",
        "parameters": [
          {
            "name": "id",
            "in": "path",
            "required": true,
            "schema": {
              "type": "integer"
            }
          }
        ],
        "responses": {
          "204": {
            "description": "No Content"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "components": {
    "schemas": {
      "User": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "integer"
          },
          "name": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "email": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

The generator produces extension methods like:

using System.Net.Http.Json;
using System.Text.Json;
using RestClient.Net;
using RestClient.Net.Utilities;
using Urls;

namespace MyApi.Client;

/// <summary>Extension methods for API operations.</summary>
public static class MyApiExtensions
{
    private static readonly AbsoluteUrl BaseUrl = "https://api.example.com".ToAbsoluteUrl();

    /// <summary>GetUsers operation.</summary>
#pragma warning disable CA2000
    public static Task<Result<List<User>, HttpError<string>>> GetUsers(
        this IHttpClientFactory httpClientFactory,
        CancellationToken ct = default
    ) =>
        httpClientFactory
            .CreateClient()
            .GetAsync(
                BaseUrl.WithRelativeUrl(new RelativeUrl("/users")),
                DeserializeJson<List<User>>,
                DeserializeError,
                ct
            );
#pragma warning restore CA2000

    /// <summary>GetUserById operation.</summary>
    public static Task<Result<User, HttpError<string>>> GetUserById(
        this IHttpClientFactory httpClientFactory,
        int id,
        CancellationToken ct
    ) =>
        httpClientFactory.CreateGet<User, string, int>(
            url: BaseUrl,
            getRelativeUrl: id => new RelativeUrl($"/users/{id}"),
            deserializeSuccess: DeserializeJson<User>,
            deserializeError: DeserializeError
        )(id, ct);

    /// <summary>CreateUser operation.</summary>
    public static Task<Result<User, HttpError<string>>> CreateUser(
        this IHttpClientFactory httpClientFactory,
        User body,
        CancellationToken ct
    ) =>
        httpClientFactory.CreatePost<User, string, User>(
            url: BaseUrl,
            getRelativeUrl: _ => new RelativeUrl("/users"),
            deserializeSuccess: DeserializeJson<User>,
            deserializeError: DeserializeError,
            deserializeRequest: CreateJsonContent
        )(body, ct);

    /// <summary>DeleteUser operation.</summary>
    public static Task<Result<Unit, HttpError<string>>> DeleteUser(
        this IHttpClientFactory httpClientFactory,
        int id,
        CancellationToken ct
    ) =>
        httpClientFactory.CreateDelete<Unit, string, int>(
            url: BaseUrl,
            getRelativeUrl: id => new RelativeUrl($"/users/{id}"),
            deserializeSuccess: static (_, _) => Task.FromResult(Unit.Value),
            deserializeError: DeserializeError
        )(id, ct);

    // Helper methods...
}

And model classes:

namespace MyApi.Client;

/// <summary>User.</summary>
public class User
{
    public int Id { get; set; }
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public string Email { get; set; }
}

Using the Generated Code

using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
using MyApi.Client;

// Setup
var services = new ServiceCollection();
services.AddHttpClient();
var provider = services.BuildServiceProvider();
var httpClientFactory = provider.GetRequiredService<IHttpClientFactory>();

// Use the generated extension methods
var usersResult = await httpClientFactory.GetUsers();
var userResult = await httpClientFactory.GetUserById(123, CancellationToken.None);

// Result pattern handling
usersResult.Match(
    success => Console.WriteLine($"Got {success.Count} users"),
    error => Console.WriteLine($"Error: {error.ErrorContent}")
);

Supported OpenAPI Features

HTTP Methods

  • ✅ GET (with and without path parameters)
  • ✅ POST (with request body)
  • ✅ PUT (with path parameters and request body)
  • ✅ DELETE (with path parameters)
  • ✅ PATCH (with path parameters and request body)

Data Types

  • ✅ integer (int)
  • ✅ integer with format int64 (long)
  • ✅ number (float)
  • ✅ number with format double (double)
  • ✅ string
  • ✅ boolean
  • ✅ arrays
  • ✅ object references ($ref)

Parameters

  • ✅ Path parameters
  • ⚠️ Query parameters (parsed but not yet fully implemented in URL generation)
  • ✅ Request body (JSON)

Schemas

  • ✅ Component schemas
  • ✅ Schema references ($ref)
  • ✅ Array types with item references

Architecture

The generator follows functional programming principles:

  1. No Exceptions in Generated Code: All operations return Result<TSuccess, HttpError<TError>>
  2. Immutable Data: Uses records for result types
  3. Pure Functions: Extension methods are stateless
  4. Composability: Generated methods can be easily composed with other functional operations

Testing

The project includes comprehensive tests covering all functionality:

dotnet test RestClient.Net.OpenApiGenerator.Tests/RestClient.Net.OpenApiGenerator.Tests.csproj

Test coverage includes:

  • ✅ All HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, PATCH)
  • ✅ Path parameters (single and multiple)
  • ✅ Request body handling
  • ✅ Response type mapping
  • ✅ Model generation
  • ✅ Error handling
  • ✅ Edge cases (no servers, invalid OpenAPI, etc.)

Dependencies

License

This project follows the same license as the parent RestClient.Net project.