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Documentation for the perl Generator

METADATA​

PropertyValueNotes
generator nameperlpass this to the generate command after -g
generator stabilitySTABLE
generator typeCLIENT
generator languagePerl
generator default templating enginemustache
helpTxtGenerates a Perl client library.

CONFIG OPTIONS​

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

OptionDescriptionValuesDefault
ensureUniqueParamsWhether to ensure parameter names are unique in an operation (rename parameters that are not).true
hideGenerationTimestampHides the generation timestamp when files are generated.true
moduleNamePerl module name (convention: CamelCase or Long::Module).OpenAPIClient
moduleVersionPerl module version.1.0.0
prependFormOrBodyParametersAdd form or body parameters to the beginning of the parameter list.false
sortParamsByRequiredFlagSort method arguments to place required parameters before optional parameters.true

IMPORT MAPPING​

Type/AliasImports

INSTANTIATION TYPES​

Type/AliasInstantiated By

LANGUAGE PRIMITIVES​

  • ARRAY
  • DATE
  • DATE_TIME
  • HASH
  • boolean
  • double
  • int
  • object
  • string

RESERVED WORDS​

  • __end__
  • __file__
  • __line__
  • __package__
  • and
  • cmp
  • continue
  • core
  • do
  • else
  • elsif
  • eq
  • exp
  • for
  • foreach
  • ge
  • gt
  • if
  • le
  • lock
  • lt
  • m
  • ne
  • no
  • or
  • package
  • q
  • qq
  • qr
  • qw
  • qx
  • return
  • s
  • sub
  • tr
  • unless
  • until
  • while
  • xor
  • y

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