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swagger-codegen contains a template-driven engine to generate documentation, API clients and server stubs in different languages by parsing your OpenAPI / Swagger definition.

55 mentions on Hacker News by 24 people: 12 stories, 43 comments · first 2012-08-28 · latest 2025-09-13

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  1. My servers are Java, my clients are Python. I use the Spring & Python generators in https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen
    comment by RadiozRadioz · 2025-09-13 · in Oq: Terminal OpenAPI Spec Viewer
  2. …code generators or it builds a proprietary code generator from scratch? Swagger Codegen: https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen OpenAPI Generator: https://github.com/OpenAPITools/openapi-generator AutoRest:…
    comment by mattzzz · 2021-09-17 · in Adopting the OpenAPI schema to generate Plaid’s SDKs
  3. …at OpenAPI Generator ( https://github.com/openapitools/openapi-generator ) or Swagger Codegen ( https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen ) - especially if the API provider has an official OpenAPI/Swagger specification. (If not you…
    comment by alexpeattie · 2020-05-23 · in Ask HN: Best practices (and examples) for designing client libraries for APIs?
  4. …stubs and API clients as code in various languages once you're ready to break out of the mock API. https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen That's the route I'd go personally as this tooling is available for free, is fairly mature,…
    comment by tedmiston · 2019-01-22 · in Mock API?
  5. …it is also broken under 3.7. [2] [0]: https://github.com/kubernetes-client/python/issues/558 [1]: https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen/pull/8401 [2]: It bit me.
    comment by OJFord · 2018-12-18 · in Reasons Python Sucks
  6. …code with far greater comfort, and it seems to support multiple Typescript clients already. [0] https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen [1] https://github.com/RSuter/NSwag
    comment by ThePadawan · 2018-10-25 · in gRPC-Web is going GA
  7. …Python, which swagger codegen supports client generation for but not yet server generation (but see https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen/issues/7451 ). Admittedly, gRPC doesn't support asyncio either (…
    comment by philwelch · 2018-10-25 · in gRPC-Web is going GA
  8. …the real ones returned by the backend) with i.e. joi [2]. [0]: https://github.com/nock/nock [1]: https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen [2]: https://github.com/hapijs/joi
    comment by littlecranky67 · 2018-08-24 · in Why use GraphQL, good and bad reasons
  9. …- https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-parser/blob/master/RE... And basically everything else. https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen/blob/master/R...
    comment by scarface74 · 2018-05-09 · in Everything old is new again: Microservices
  10. …I recommend they look at the swagger-codegen[0] api stub templates. There clients as well. [0]: https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen/tree/master/m... > At some point, you write a library right? Normally a flask-ext forms around a…
    comment by oneweekwonder · 2018-04-27 · in Flask 1.0 Released
  11. …[1]: https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-editor/tree/2.x [3]: https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen/
    comment by oneweekwonder · 2018-04-13 · in EdgeDB: A New Beginning
  12. …), you can autogenerate Rust client and server stubs using the standard Swagger code generators ( https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen/ ). In case you're not familiar with Swagger/OpenAPI, it's a format for specifying (generally…
    comment by maffydub · 2018-03-09 · in Writing a Microservice in Rust
  13. Hi, for any feedback on the Go server stub generator, please let us know via https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen/issues/new . Also worth sharing with you that the Go client generator in the latest master (2.3.0) has been…
    comment by wing328hk · 2017-10-07 · in AutoRest: OpenAPI Specification code generator
  14. It's fairly easy to modify for your needs though, have a look at the templates: https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen/tree/master/m... You can create a copy of that template directory, adjust them and pass it as a parameter to…
    comment by elcapitan · 2017-10-06 · in AutoRest: OpenAPI Specification code generator
  15. …generators (C# Nancy, Python Flask, etc). For a full list, please refer to the project README. [1] https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen Discloure: I'm a top contributor to the project.
    comment by wing328hk · 2017-06-26 · in pREST – A fully RESTful API from any existing PostgreSQL database writting in Go
  16. …to generate API documentations. If you need help using the generator, please open a a ticket via https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen/issues/new [1] https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen
    comment by wing328hk · 2017-05-17 · in Ask HN: What tools do you use for Developer Portals / API Docs?
  17. …but we usually do it with reasons based on feedback from developers. Please share with us more via https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen/issues/new so that we can further improve the output. You may find Swagger Codegen a huge…
    comment by wing328hk · 2017-04-05 · in Problems with Swagger
  18. …the others (e.g. Ruby, PHP, C#). For the issues with Qt5 C++ generator, please open an issue via http://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen/issues/new so that the community can help work on it. > Mustache is fine for doing a little view…
    comment by wing328hk · 2017-04-05 · in Problems with Swagger
  19. …looked into the infrastructure of the codegen project, I found... mustache. Check it out yourself: https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen/tree/master/m... Mustache is fine for doing a little view rendering, but for language…
    comment by mr_tristan · 2017-04-04 · in Problems with Swagger
  20. …OpenAPI 3.0 so eventually Swagger Codegen will support Swagger 1.2, 2.0 and OpenAPI 3.0. [1] https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen [2] https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-parser
    comment by wing328hk · 2017-03-22 · in A Visual Guide to What's New in Swagger 3.0
  21. …server stubs as well as API documentations. [1] https://github.com/OAI/OpenAPI-Specification [2] https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen Disclosure: I'm a top contributor to Swagger Codegen.
    comment by wing328hk · 2017-03-10 · in Django REST framework 3.6 released
  22. …please give Swagger Codegen [1] a try and the latest master supports both Swift 2.x and 3. [1]: https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen Disclaimer: I'm a top contributor to the project.
    comment by wing328hk · 2017-02-27 · in Show HN: Swift SOAP Client library through code generation
  23. …PHP, etc), server stubs (e.g. C# NancyFx, PHP Lumen, Python Flask, etc) and API documentations. [1] https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen
    comment by wing328hk · 2017-02-23 · in API Design Guide
  24. …generate API clients in Java, C#, Javascript, Typescript, Ruby, ObjC, Swift and more. [1]: https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen Disclosure: I'm a top contributor to Swagger Codegen
    comment by wing328hk · 2016-10-12 · in Ask HN: Back-end team does not document their APIs. How do I convince them?
  25. …to generator.swagger.io. Please give it a try. For any issue/question, please log a ticket via https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen/issues/new
    comment by wing328hk · 2016-07-19 · in Swagger-codegen 2.2.0 Released
  26. …OpenAPI/Swagger spec, you can generate NancyFx server stub using Swagger Codegen. Please refer to https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen/wiki/Server-s... for more information.
    comment by wing328hk · 2016-07-18 · in Nancy – A lightweight web framework for .NET
  27. …API client (lang: go), there are about 40 PRs (enhancements, bug fixes)[1] to Go API client since https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen/pull/1747 was merged into master. Please pull the latest master to give it another try and see…
    comment by wing328hk · 2016-06-30 · in Goa: Design-First API Generation
  28. …for go/node). - Go - This thread on the PR adding go client generation is a good introduction - https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen/pull/1747 , basically the generator currently only supports very simplistic datatypes and will…
    comment by templaedhel · 2016-06-29 · in Goa: Design-First API Generation
  29. …in Slate since the format seems to be similar. Actually I opened an issue in swagger-codegen repo ( https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen/issues/1387 ) and we talked about it. The reason that I created a separate project is that…
    comment by buremba · 2016-06-25 · in Ask HN: What is your go-to example for a good REST API?
  30. The latest version of Swagger Codegen ( https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen ) also automatically generates documentation (markdown) for API clients/libraries, e.g. installation, getting start, doc for API endpoints and models.…
    comment by wing328hk · 2016-06-25 · in Ask HN: What is your go-to example for a good REST API?
  31. My team has been using Swagger Codegen ( https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen ) since stable version 2.1.5 to generate C#, Ruby and PHP API clients and the experience is pretty good so far.
    comment by gchan1979 · 2016-06-13 · in Ask HN: Do you use(which?) automatic rest api client/server/docs generators?
  32. …What do you think about automatic generation of client-code in various languages? Swagger-Codegen ( https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen ) is a pretty mature, free and open-source project for generating API clients (e.g. ObjC,…
    comment by wing328hk · 2016-04-28 · in Why isn't your API specification public?
  33. Per the SDKs ... If you've a Swagger/OpenAPI spec, you can use Swagger Codegen ( https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen ), a free and open-source project, to generate API clients (SDKs) in C#, Ruby, PHP, Java, ObjC, etc. Here is an…
    comment by wing328hk · 2016-04-28 · in Why isn't your API specification public?
  34. Have you tried using Swagger-Codegen ( https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen ) to generate API clients, documentation (markdown) and test spec? Disclosure: I'm a top contributor to Swagger-Codegen
    comment by wing328hk · 2016-04-10 · in Facebook quietly deprecated their Python/Ruby libraries for Instagram API
  35. You may want to take a look at Swagger-Codegen ( https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen ) as well to generate ASP.NET 5 server stub or C# API client given a Swagger/OpenAPI spec. Disclosure: I'm a top contributor to swagger-codegen
    comment by wing328hk · 2016-03-22 · in Almost everyone is doing the API economy wrong
  36. If you've a Swagger/OpenAPI spec, you can use Swagger Codegen ( https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen ) to generate API clients (SDKs) in C#, Ruby, PHP, Java, ObjC, etc. Here is an example: https://github.com/wing328/petstore-php…
    comment by wing328hk · 2016-03-22 · in Almost everyone is doing the API economy wrong
  37. https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen#companiesproj... shows some companies using OpenAPI/Swagger and Swagger Codegen "for the win" - automatically generate API client and server stub given an OpenAPI/Swagger spec. (We obtained…
    comment by wing328hk · 2016-02-22 · in Microservices, the Unix Philosophy, and the Richardson Maturity Model
  38. For generating API client or server side code, please try https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen and open a ticket via https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen/issues if you need any assistance. Disclaimer: top contributor to…
    comment by wing328hk · 2016-02-22 · in Microservices, the Unix Philosophy, and the Richardson Maturity Model
  39. …around it is pretty half-assed. Having a machine-readable spec is a game changer, though. [1]: https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen/wiki/Creating...
    comment by matt_kantor · 2015-01-19 · in Ask HN: What's the best way to write an API spec?
  40. …to enable wrappers for Go, Scala, Flash, Java, Objc, PHP, Python, Python3, Ruby, Node, and more. https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen
    comment by kevinconroy · 2014-12-15 · in An experimental, automatically generated set of AWS clients in Go
  41. https://github.com/wordnik/swagger-codegen does javascript, scala, java, objective-c, php, python (3), ruby, android, and even flash Also has the benefit of a commercial backer ( https://helloreverb.com ) and a real app depending on it
    comment by fehguy · 2014-01-04 · in Show HN: Given an API, Generate client libraries in Node, Python, PHP, Ruby
  42. https://github.com/wordnik/swagger-codegen
    comment by matt_kantor · 2014-01-03 · in Show HN: Given an API, Generate client libraries in Node, Python, PHP, Ruby
  43. Generating a server stub was done long ago, in swagger, which is completely OSS: https://github.com/wordnik/swagger-codegen#to-build-a-server... And it's based on an intuitive JSON structure.
    comment by fehguy · 2013-07-15 · in Apiary.io – REST tools for API documentation and testing