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Documentation for the powershell Generator

METADATA​

PropertyValueNotes
generator namepowershellpass this to the generate command after -g
generator stabilitySTABLE
generator typeCLIENT
generator languagePowerShell
generator default templating enginemustache
helpTxtGenerates a PowerShell API client (beta)

CONFIG OPTIONS​

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

OptionDescriptionValuesDefault
apiNamePrefixPrefix that will be appended to all PS objects. Default: empty string. e.g. Pet => PSPet.null
commonVerbsPS common verb mappings. e.g. Delete=Remove:Patch=Update to map Delete with Remove and Patch with Update accordingly.null
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
discardReadOnlySet discardReadonly to true to generate the Initialize cmdlet without readonly parametersnull
iconUriA URL to an icon representing the generated PowerShell modulenull
licenseUriA URL to the license for the generated PowerShell modulenull
modelsCmdletVerbVerb to be used when generating the Models cmdlets in the examples.Initialize
packageGuidGUID for PowerShell module (e.g. a27b908d-2a20-467f-bc32-af6f3a654ac5). A random GUID will be generated by default.null
packageNameClient package name (e.g. PSTwitter).PSOpenAPITools
packageVersionPackage version (e.g. 0.1.2).0.1.2
powershellGalleryUrlURL to the module in PowerShell Gallery (e.g. https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/PSTwitter/).null
projectUriA URL to the main website for this projectnull
releaseNotesRelease notes of the generated PowerShell modulenull
skipVerbParsingSet skipVerbParsing to not try get powershell verbs of operation namesnull
tagsTags applied to the generated PowerShell module. These help with module discovery in online galleriesnull
useClassNameInModelsExamplesUse classname instead of name when generating the Models cmdlets in the examples.true
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.null

IMPORT MAPPING​

Type/AliasImports

INSTANTIATION TYPES​

Type/AliasInstantiated By

LANGUAGE PRIMITIVES​

  • Boolean
  • Byte
  • Byte[]
  • Char
  • Decimal
  • Double
  • Guid
  • Int16
  • Int32
  • Int64
  • ProgressRecord
  • SByte
  • SecureString
  • Single
  • String
  • System.DateTime
  • System.IO.FileInfo
  • TimeSpan
  • UInt16
  • UInt32
  • UInt64
  • Uri
  • Version
  • XmlDocument

RESERVED WORDS​

  • args
  • begin
  • break
  • catch
  • consolefilename
  • continue
  • data
  • do
  • dynamicparam
  • else
  • elseif
  • end
  • error
  • event
  • eventargs
  • eventsubscriber
  • executioncontext
  • exit
  • false
  • filter
  • finally
  • for
  • foreach
  • from
  • function
  • home
  • host
  • if
  • in
  • input
  • lastexitcode
  • local
  • matches
  • myinvocation
  • nestedpromptlevel
  • null
  • param
  • pid
  • private
  • process
  • profile
  • pscmdlet
  • pscommandpath
  • psculture
  • psdebugcontext
  • pshome
  • psitem
  • psscriptroot
  • pssenderinfo
  • psuiculture
  • psversiontable
  • return
  • sender
  • shellid
  • stacktrace
  • switch
  • this
  • throw
  • trap
  • true
  • try
  • until
  • where
  • 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