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Documentation for the csharp Generator

METADATA

PropertyValueNotes
generator namecsharppass this to the generate command after -g
generator stabilitySTABLE
generator typeCLIENT
generator languageC#
generator default templating enginemustache
helpTxtGenerates a C# client library (.NET Standard, .NET Core).

CONFIG OPTIONS

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

OptionDescriptionValuesDefault
allowUnicodeIdentifiersboolean, toggles whether unicode identifiers are allowed in names or not, default is falsefalse
apiNameMust be a valid C# class name. Only used in Generic Host library. Default: ApiApi
caseInsensitiveResponseHeadersMake API response's headers case-insensitivefalse
conditionalSerializationSerialize only those properties which are initialized by user, accepted values are true or false, default value is false.false
dateFormatThe default Date format (only generichost library supports this option).yyyy'-'MM'-'dd
dateTimeFormatThe default DateTime format (only generichost library supports this option).yyyy'-'MM'-'dd'T'HH':'mm':'ss'.'fffffffK
disallowAdditionalPropertiesIfNotPresentIf false, the 'additionalProperties' implementation (set to true by default) is compliant with the OAS and JSON schema specifications. If true (default), keep the old (incorrect) behaviour that 'additionalProperties' is set to false by default.
false
The 'additionalProperties' implementation is compliant with the OAS and JSON schema specifications.
true
Keep the old (incorrect) behaviour that 'additionalProperties' is set to false by default.
true
equatableOverrides Equals and GetHashCode methods.false
hideGenerationTimestampHides the generation timestamp when files are generated.true
interfacePrefixPrefix interfaces with a community standard or widely accepted prefix.I
libraryHTTP library template (sub-template) to use
generichost
HttpClient with Generic Host dependency injection (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/extensions/generic-host) (Experimental. Subject to breaking changes without notice.)
httpclient
HttpClient (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.net.http.httpclient) (Experimental. Subject to breaking changes without notice.)
unityWebRequest
UnityWebRequest (...) (Experimental. Subject to breaking changes without notice.)
restsharp
RestSharp (https://github.com/restsharp/RestSharp)
restsharp
licenseIdThe identifier of the licensenull
modelPropertyNamingNaming convention for the property: 'camelCase', 'PascalCase', 'snake_case' and 'original', which keeps the original namePascalCase
netCoreProjectFileUse the new format (.NET Core) for .NET project files (.csproj).false
nonPublicApiGenerates code with reduced access modifiers; allows embedding elsewhere without exposing non-public API calls to consumers.false
nullableReferenceTypesUse nullable annotations in the project. Only supported on C# 8 / ASP.NET Core 3.1 or newer. Starting in .NET 6.0 the default is true.false
optionalAssemblyInfoGenerate AssemblyInfo.cs.true
optionalEmitDefaultValuesSet DataMember's EmitDefaultValue.false
optionalMethodArgumentC# Optional method argument, e.g. void square(int x=10) (.net 4.0+ only).true
optionalProjectFileGenerate {PackageName}.csproj.true
packageGuidThe GUID that will be associated with the C# projectnull
packageNameC# package name (convention: Title.Case).Org.OpenAPITools
packageTagsTags to identify the packagenull
packageVersionC# package version.1.0.0
releaseNoteRelease note, default to 'Minor update'.Minor update
returnICollectionReturn ICollection<T> instead of the concrete type.false
sourceFoldersource folder for generated codesrc
targetFrameworkThe target .NET framework version. To target multiple frameworks, use ; as the separator, e.g. netstandard2.1;netcoreapp3.1
netstandard1.3
.NET Standard 1.3
netstandard1.4
.NET Standard 1.4
netstandard1.5
.NET Standard 1.5
netstandard1.6
.NET Standard 1.6
netstandard2.0
.NET Standard 2.0
netstandard2.1
.NET Standard 2.1
net47
.NET Framework 4.7
net48
.NET Framework 4.8
net6.0
.NET 6.0 (End of Support 12 November 2024)
net7.0
.NET 7.0
net8.0
.NET 8.0
net8.0
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
useOneOfDiscriminatorLookupUse the discriminator's mapping in oneOf to speed up the model lookup. IMPORTANT: Validation (e.g. one and only one match in oneOf's schemas) will be skipped.false
useSourceGenerationUse source generation where available (only generichost library supports this option).false
validatableGenerates self-validatable models.true
zeroBasedEnumsEnumerations with string values will start from 0 when true, 1 when false. If not set, enumerations with string values will start from 0 if the first value is 'unknown', case insensitive.null

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
  • base
  • bool
  • break
  • byte
  • case
  • catch
  • char
  • checked
  • class
  • client
  • const
  • continue
  • decimal
  • default
  • delegate
  • do
  • double
  • 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
  • virtual
  • void
  • volatile
  • while

FEATURE SET

Client Modification Feature

NameSupportedDefined By
BasePathToolingExtension
AuthorizationsToolingExtension
UserAgentToolingExtension
MockServerToolingExtension

Data Type Feature

NameSupportedDefined By
CustomOAS2,OAS3
Int32OAS2,OAS3
Int64OAS2,OAS3
FloatOAS2,OAS3
DoubleOAS2,OAS3
DecimalToolingExtension
StringOAS2,OAS3
ByteOAS2,OAS3
BinaryOAS2,OAS3
BooleanOAS2,OAS3
DateOAS2,OAS3
DateTimeOAS2,OAS3
PasswordOAS2,OAS3
FileOAS2
Uuid
ArrayOAS2,OAS3
NullOAS3
AnyTypeOAS2,OAS3
ObjectOAS2,OAS3
MapsToolingExtension
CollectionFormatOAS2
CollectionFormatMultiOAS2
EnumOAS2,OAS3
ArrayOfEnumToolingExtension
ArrayOfModelToolingExtension
ArrayOfCollectionOfPrimitivesToolingExtension
ArrayOfCollectionOfModelToolingExtension
ArrayOfCollectionOfEnumToolingExtension
MapOfEnumToolingExtension
MapOfModelToolingExtension
MapOfCollectionOfPrimitivesToolingExtension
MapOfCollectionOfModelToolingExtension
MapOfCollectionOfEnumToolingExtension

Documentation Feature

NameSupportedDefined By
ReadmeToolingExtension
ModelToolingExtension
ApiToolingExtension

Global Feature

NameSupportedDefined By
HostOAS2,OAS3
BasePathOAS2,OAS3
InfoOAS2,OAS3
SchemesOAS2,OAS3
PartialSchemesOAS2,OAS3
ConsumesOAS2
ProducesOAS2
ExternalDocumentationOAS2,OAS3
ExamplesOAS2,OAS3
XMLStructureDefinitionsOAS2,OAS3
MultiServerOAS3
ParameterizedServerOAS3
ParameterStylingOAS3
CallbacksOAS3
LinkObjectsOAS3

Parameter Feature

NameSupportedDefined By
PathOAS2,OAS3
QueryOAS2,OAS3
HeaderOAS2,OAS3
BodyOAS2
FormUnencodedOAS2
FormMultipartOAS2
CookieOAS3

Schema Support Feature

NameSupportedDefined By
SimpleOAS2,OAS3
CompositeOAS2,OAS3
PolymorphismOAS2,OAS3
UnionOAS3
allOfOAS2,OAS3
anyOfOAS3
oneOfOAS3
notOAS3

Security Feature

NameSupportedDefined By
BasicAuthOAS2,OAS3
ApiKeyOAS2,OAS3
OpenIDConnectOAS3
BearerTokenOAS3
OAuth2_ImplicitOAS2,OAS3
OAuth2_PasswordOAS2,OAS3
OAuth2_ClientCredentialsOAS2,OAS3
OAuth2_AuthorizationCodeOAS2,OAS3
SignatureAuthOAS3
AWSV4SignatureToolingExtension

Wire Format Feature

NameSupportedDefined By
JSONOAS2,OAS3
XMLOAS2,OAS3
PROTOBUFToolingExtension
CustomOAS2,OAS3