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Documentation for the objc Generator

METADATA​

PropertyValueNotes
generator nameobjcpass this to the generate command after -g
generator stabilitySTABLE
generator typeCLIENT
generator languageObjective-C
generator default templating enginemustache
helpTxtGenerates an Objective-C client library.

CONFIG OPTIONS​

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

OptionDescriptionValuesDefault
authorEmailEmail to use in the podspec file.team@openapitools.org
authorNameName to use in the podspec file.OpenAPI
classPrefixprefix for generated classes (convention: Abbreviation of pod name e.g. HN for HackerNews).`OAI
coreDataShould generate core data modelsfalse
gitRepoURLURL for the git repo where this podspec should point to.https://github.com/openapitools/openapi-generator
hideGenerationTimestampHides the generation timestamp when files are generated.true
podNamecocoapods package name (convention: CameCase).OpenAPIClient
podVersioncocoapods package version.1.0.0

IMPORT MAPPING​

Type/AliasImports

INSTANTIATION TYPES​

Type/AliasInstantiated By
arrayNSMutableArray
mapNSMutableDictionary

LANGUAGE PRIMITIVES​

  • BOOL
  • NSData
  • NSDate
  • NSNumber
  • NSObject
  • NSString
  • NSURL
  • bool

RESERVED WORDS​

  • _packed
  • authsettings
  • auto
  • bodyparam
  • break
  • case
  • cgfloat
  • char
  • class
  • const
  • continue
  • default
  • description
  • do
  • double
  • else
  • enum
  • extern
  • float
  • for
  • formparams
  • goto
  • headerparams
  • id
  • if
  • implementation
  • int
  • interface
  • localvarfiles
  • long
  • nonatomic
  • nsinteger
  • nsnumber
  • nsobject
  • pathparams
  • property
  • protocol
  • queryparams
  • readonly
  • readwrite
  • register
  • requestcontenttype
  • resourcepath
  • responsecontenttype
  • retain
  • return
  • short
  • signed
  • sizeof
  • static
  • strong
  • struct
  • switch
  • typedef
  • union
  • unsafe_unretained
  • unsigned
  • void
  • volatile
  • weak
  • while

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