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Documentation for the aspnetcore Generator

METADATA​

PropertyValueNotes
generator nameaspnetcorepass this to the generate command after -g
generator stabilitySTABLE
generator typeSERVER
generator languageC#
generator default templating enginemustache
helpTxtGenerates an ASP.NET Core Web API server.

CONFIG OPTIONS​

These options may be applied as additional-properties (cli) or configOptions (plugins). Refer to configuration docs for more details.

OptionDescriptionValuesDefault
aspnetCoreVersionASP.NET Core version: 6.0, 5.0, 3.1, 3.0, 2.2, 2.1, 2.0 (deprecated)
2.0
ASP.NET Core 2.0
2.1
ASP.NET Core 2.1
2.2
ASP.NET Core 2.2
3.0
ASP.NET Core 3.0
3.1
ASP.NET Core 3.1
5.0
ASP.NET Core 5.0
6.0
ASP.NET Core 6.0
3.1
buildTargetTarget to build an application or library
program
Generate code for a standalone server
library
Generate code for a server abstract class library
program
classModifierClass Modifier for controller classes: Empty string or abstract.
compatibilityVersionASP.Net Core CompatibilityVersionVersion_2_2
enumNameSuffixSuffix that will be appended to all enum names.Enum
enumValueSuffixSuffix that will be appended to all enum values.Enum
generateBodyGenerates method body.true
isLibraryIs the build a libraryfalse
licenseNameThe name of the licenseNoLicense
licenseUrlThe URL of the licensehttp://localhost
modelClassModifierModel Class Modifier can be nothing or partialpartial
newtonsoftVersionVersion for Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.NewtonsoftJson for ASP.NET Core 3.0+3.0.0
nullableReferenceTypesUse nullable annotations in the project. Only supported on C# 8 / ASP.NET Core 3.1 or newer.false
operationIsAsyncSet methods to async or sync (default).false
operationModifierOperation Modifier can be virtual or abstract
virtual
Keep method virtual
abstract
Make method abstract
virtual
operationResultTaskSet methods result to Task<>.false
packageAuthorsSpecifies Authors property in the .NET Core project file.OpenAPI
packageCopyrightSpecifies an AssemblyCopyright for the .NET Framework global assembly attributes stored in the AssemblyInfo file.No Copyright
packageDescriptionSpecifies a AssemblyDescription for the .NET Framework global assembly attributes stored in the AssemblyInfo file.A library generated from a OpenAPI doc
packageGuidThe GUID that will be associated with the C# projectnull
packageNameC# package name (convention: Title.Case).Org.OpenAPITools
packageTitleSpecifies an AssemblyTitle for the .NET Framework global assembly attributes stored in the AssemblyInfo file.OpenAPI Library
packageVersionC# package version.1.0.0
pocoModelsBuild POCO Modelsfalse
returnICollectionReturn ICollection<T> instead of the concrete type.false
sortParamsByRequiredFlagSort method arguments to place required parameters before optional parameters.true
sourceFoldersource folder for generated codesrc
swashbuckleVersionSwashbuckle version: 3.0.0 (deprecated), 4.0.0 (deprecated), 5.0.0 (deprecated), 6.4.0
3.0.0
Swashbuckle 3.0.0
4.0.0
Swashbuckle 4.0.0
5.0.0
Swashbuckle 5.0.0
6.4.0
Swashbuckle 6.4.0
3.0.0
useCollectionDeserialize array types to Collection<T> instead of List<T>.false
useDateTimeForDateUse DateTime to model date properties even if DateOnly supported. (.net 6.0+ only)false
useDateTimeOffsetUse DateTimeOffset to model date-time propertiesfalse
useDefaultRoutingUse default routing for the ASP.NET Core version.true
useFrameworkReferenceUse frameworkReference for ASP.NET Core 3.0+ and PackageReference ASP.NET Core 2.2 or earlier.false
useNewtonsoftUses the Newtonsoft JSON library.true
useSeparateModelProjectCreate a separate project for modelsfalse
useSwashbuckleUses the Swashbuckle.AspNetCore NuGet package for documentation.true

IMPORT MAPPING​

Type/AliasImports

INSTANTIATION TYPES​

Type/AliasInstantiated By
arrayList
listList
mapDictionary

LANGUAGE PRIMITIVES​

  • Boolean
  • Collection
  • DateOnly
  • DateOnly?
  • DateTime
  • DateTime?
  • DateTimeOffset
  • DateTimeOffset?
  • Decimal
  • Dictionary
  • Double
  • Float
  • Guid
  • Guid?
  • ICollection
  • Int32
  • Int64
  • List
  • Object
  • String
  • System.IO.Stream
  • bool
  • bool?
  • byte[]
  • decimal
  • decimal?
  • double
  • double?
  • float
  • float?
  • int
  • int?
  • long
  • long?
  • string
  • uint
  • uint?
  • ulong
  • ulong?

RESERVED WORDS​

  • Client
  • Configuration
  • Environment
  • OperatingSystem
  • TimeZone
  • Version
  • abstract
  • as
  • async
  • await
  • base
  • bool
  • break
  • byte
  • case
  • catch
  • char
  • checked
  • class
  • client
  • const
  • continue
  • decimal
  • default
  • delegate
  • do
  • double
  • dynamic
  • else
  • enum
  • event
  • explicit
  • extern
  • false
  • finally
  • fixed
  • float
  • for
  • foreach
  • goto
  • if
  • implicit
  • in
  • int
  • interface
  • internal
  • is
  • localVarFileParams
  • localVarFormParams
  • localVarHeaderParams
  • localVarHttpContentType
  • localVarHttpContentTypes
  • localVarHttpHeaderAccept
  • localVarHttpHeaderAccepts
  • localVarPath
  • localVarPathParams
  • localVarPostBody
  • localVarQueryParams
  • localVarResponse
  • localVarStatusCode
  • lock
  • long
  • namespace
  • new
  • null
  • object
  • operator
  • out
  • override
  • parameter
  • params
  • private
  • protected
  • public
  • readonly
  • ref
  • return
  • sbyte
  • sealed
  • short
  • sizeof
  • stackalloc
  • static
  • string
  • struct
  • switch
  • system
  • this
  • throw
  • true
  • try
  • typeof
  • uint
  • ulong
  • unchecked
  • unsafe
  • ushort
  • using
  • var
  • virtual
  • void
  • volatile
  • while
  • yield

FEATURE SET​

Client Modification Feature​

NameSupportedDefined By
BasePath✗ToolingExtension
Authorizations✗ToolingExtension
UserAgent✗ToolingExtension
MockServer✗ToolingExtension

Data Type Feature​

NameSupportedDefined By
Custom✗OAS2,OAS3
Int32✓OAS2,OAS3
Int64✓OAS2,OAS3
Float✓OAS2,OAS3
Double✓OAS2,OAS3
Decimal✓ToolingExtension
String✓OAS2,OAS3
Byte✓OAS2,OAS3
Binary✓OAS2,OAS3
Boolean✓OAS2,OAS3
Date✓OAS2,OAS3
DateTime✓OAS2,OAS3
Password✓OAS2,OAS3
File✓OAS2
Uuid✗
Array✓OAS2,OAS3
Null✗OAS3
AnyType✗OAS2,OAS3
Object✓OAS2,OAS3
Maps✓ToolingExtension
CollectionFormat✓OAS2
CollectionFormatMulti✓OAS2
Enum✓OAS2,OAS3
ArrayOfEnum✓ToolingExtension
ArrayOfModel✓ToolingExtension
ArrayOfCollectionOfPrimitives✓ToolingExtension
ArrayOfCollectionOfModel✓ToolingExtension
ArrayOfCollectionOfEnum✓ToolingExtension
MapOfEnum✓ToolingExtension
MapOfModel✓ToolingExtension
MapOfCollectionOfPrimitives✓ToolingExtension
MapOfCollectionOfModel✓ToolingExtension
MapOfCollectionOfEnum✓ToolingExtension

Documentation Feature​

NameSupportedDefined By
Readme✓ToolingExtension
Model✓ToolingExtension
Api✓ToolingExtension

Global Feature​

NameSupportedDefined By
Host✓OAS2,OAS3
BasePath✓OAS2,OAS3
Info✓OAS2,OAS3
Schemes✗OAS2,OAS3
PartialSchemes✓OAS2,OAS3
Consumes✓OAS2
Produces✓OAS2
ExternalDocumentation✓OAS2,OAS3
Examples✓OAS2,OAS3
XMLStructureDefinitions✗OAS2,OAS3
MultiServer✗OAS3
ParameterizedServer✗OAS3
ParameterStyling✗OAS3
Callbacks✗OAS3
LinkObjects✗OAS3

Parameter Feature​

NameSupportedDefined By
Path✓OAS2,OAS3
Query✓OAS2,OAS3
Header✓OAS2,OAS3
Body✓OAS2
FormUnencoded✓OAS2
FormMultipart✓OAS2
Cookie✓OAS3

Schema Support Feature​

NameSupportedDefined By
Simple✓OAS2,OAS3
Composite✓OAS2,OAS3
Polymorphism✓OAS2,OAS3
Union✗OAS3
allOf✗OAS2,OAS3
anyOf✗OAS3
oneOf✗OAS3
not✗OAS3

Security Feature​

NameSupportedDefined By
BasicAuth✓OAS2,OAS3
ApiKey✓OAS2,OAS3
OpenIDConnect✗OAS3
BearerToken✓OAS3
OAuth2_Implicit✗OAS2,OAS3
OAuth2_Password✗OAS2,OAS3
OAuth2_ClientCredentials✗OAS2,OAS3
OAuth2_AuthorizationCode✗OAS2,OAS3
SignatureAuth✗OAS3
AWSV4Signature✗ToolingExtension

Wire Format Feature​

NameSupportedDefined By
JSON✓OAS2,OAS3
XML✓OAS2,OAS3
PROTOBUF✗ToolingExtension
Custom✗OAS2,OAS3