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Complete API documentation for jsdoc-open-api.

jsdocOpenApi()

Main function to generate OpenAPI specification.

function jsdocOpenApi(options: Options): Promise<OpenAPIObject>;

Parameters:

  • options - Configuration options

Returns: Promise resolving to OpenAPI specification object

Example:

import jsdocOpenApi from "@visulima/jsdoc-open-api";

const spec = await jsdocOpenApi({
    definition: {
        openapi: "3.0.0",
        info: {
            title: "My API",
            version: "1.0.0",
        },
    },
    sources: ["./src/**/*.js"],
    output: "./swagger.json",
});

Options

Configuration options interface.

interface Options {
    definition: BaseDefinition;
    sources: string[];
    output?: string | false;
    verbose?: boolean;
}

definition

Base OpenAPI definition object.

interface BaseDefinition {
    openapi: string;
    info: InfoObject;
    servers?: ServerObject[];
    security?: SecurityRequirementObject[];
    tags?: TagObject[];
    externalDocs?: ExternalDocumentationObject;
    components?: ComponentsObject;
}

sources

Array of glob patterns for source files.

  • Type: string[]
  • Required: Yes

Example:

{
    sources: ["./src/routes/**/*.js", "./src/api/**/*.ts", "!./src/**/*.test.js"];
}

output

Output file path or false to skip file writing.

  • Type: string | false
  • Default: false

Example:

{
    output: "./public/swagger.json"; // Write to file
}

{
    output: false; // Don't write file
}

verbose

Enable verbose logging.

  • Type: boolean
  • Default: false

SwaggerCompilerPlugin

Webpack plugin for automatic generation.

class SwaggerCompilerPlugin {
    constructor(outputPath: string, sources: string[], definition: BaseDefinition, options?: { verbose?: boolean });
}

Parameters:

  • outputPath - Absolute path for output file
  • sources - Array of absolute source paths
  • definition - Base OpenAPI definition
  • options - Plugin options

Example:

import { SwaggerCompilerPlugin } from "@visulima/jsdoc-open-api";

const plugin = new SwaggerCompilerPlugin(
    "/path/to/output/swagger.json",
    ["/path/to/src/**/*.js"],
    {
        openapi: "3.0.0",
        info: {
            title: "My API",
            version: "1.0.0",
        },
    },
    { verbose: true },
);

// Add to webpack config
module.exports = {
    plugins: [plugin],
};

SpecBuilder

Low-level API for building specifications.

class SpecBuilder {
    constructor(definition: BaseDefinition);

    addPath(path: string, method: string, operation: OperationObject): void;
    addSchema(name: string, schema: SchemaObject): void;
    addSecurityScheme(name: string, scheme: SecuritySchemeObject): void;
    addTag(tag: TagObject): void;

    build(): OpenAPIObject;
}

Example:

import { SpecBuilder } from "@visulima/jsdoc-open-api";

const builder = new SpecBuilder({
    openapi: "3.0.0",
    info: {
        title: "My API",
        version: "1.0.0",
    },
});

builder.addPath("/users", "get", {
    summary: "Get users",
    responses: {
        200: { description: "Success" },
    },
});

const spec = builder.build();

parseFile()

Parse a single file for JSDoc comments.

function parseFile(filePath: string): Promise<ParsedComment[]>;

Parameters:

  • filePath - Absolute path to file

Returns: Array of parsed JSDoc comments

Example:

import { parseFile } from "@visulima/jsdoc-open-api";

const comments = await parseFile("./src/routes/users.js");
console.log(comments);

jsDocumentCommentsToOpenApi()

Convert JSDoc comments to OpenAPI paths.

function jsDocumentCommentsToOpenApi(comments: ParsedComment[]): OpenAPIObject;

Parameters:

  • comments - Array of parsed comments

Returns: OpenAPI object with paths

Type Definitions

OpenAPIObject

Complete OpenAPI specification.

interface OpenAPIObject {
    openapi: string;
    info: InfoObject;
    servers?: ServerObject[];
    paths?: PathsObject;
    components?: ComponentsObject;
    security?: SecurityRequirementObject[];
    tags?: TagObject[];
    externalDocs?: ExternalDocumentationObject;
}

InfoObject

API information.

interface InfoObject {
    title: string;
    version: string;
    description?: string;
    termsOfService?: string;
    contact?: ContactObject;
    license?: LicenseObject;
}

ServerObject

Server information.

interface ServerObject {
    url: string;
    description?: string;
    variables?: Record<string, ServerVariableObject>;
}

OperationObject

API operation (endpoint).

interface OperationObject {
    summary?: string;
    description?: string;
    operationId?: string;
    tags?: string[];
    parameters?: ParameterObject[];
    requestBody?: RequestBodyObject;
    responses: ResponsesObject;
    security?: SecurityRequirementObject[];
    deprecated?: boolean;
}
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