—=head1 NAME
Mojolicious::Plugin::OpenAPI::Guides::Tutorial - Mojolicious <3 Open API (Swagger)
=head1 OVERVIEW
This guide will give you an introduction to how to use
L<Mojolicious::Plugin::OpenAPI>.
You can also have a look at
which includes reasons for why you want to use Open API - also known as
L<Swagger|Swagger2>.
=head1 TUTORIAL
=head2 Specification
This plugin reads an L<OpenAPI specification|https://openapis.org/specification>
and generate routes and input/output rules from it. See L<JSON::Validator> for
L<supported schema file formats|JSON::Validator/Supported schema formats>.
{
"swagger": "2.0",
"info": { "version": "1.0", "title": "Some awesome API" },
"basePath": "/api",
"paths": {
"/pets": {
"get": {
"operationId": "getPets",
"x-mojo-name": "get_pets",
"x-mojo-to": "pet#list",
"summary": "Finds pets in the system",
"parameters": [
{"in": "body", "name": "body", "schema": {"type": "object"}},
{"in": "query", "name": "age", "type": "integer"}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "Pet response",
"schema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"pets": {
"type": "array",
"items": { "type": "object" }
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
The complete HTTP request for getting the "pet list" will be C<GET /api/pets>
The first part of the path ("/api") comes from C<basePath>, the second part
comes from the keys under C<paths>, and the HTTP method comes from the keys
under C</pets>.
The different parts of the specification can also be retrieved as JSON using
the "OPTIONS" HTTP method. Example:
OPTIONS /api/pets
OPTIONS /api/pets?method=get
Note that the use of "OPTIONS" is EXPERIMENTAL, and subject to change.
Here are some more details about the different keys:
=over 2
=item * swagger and info
These two sections are required to make the specification valid. Check out
for a complete reference to the specification.
=item * host, schemes, consumes, produces, security and securityDefinitions
These keys are currently not in use. "host" will be replaced by the "Host"
header in the request. The rest of the keys are currently not in use.
Submit an L<issue|https://github.com/jhthorsen/mojolicious-plugin-openapi/issues>
if you have ideas on what to use these keys for.
=item * basePath
The C<basePath> will also be used to add a route that renders back the
specification either as JSON or HTML. Examples:
=over 2
=item * http://example.com/api.html
Retrieve the expanded version of the API in human readable format. The
formatting is currently a bit rough, but should be easier than reading the JSON
spec.
=item * http://example.com/api.json
Retrieve the expanded version of the API, useful for JavaScript clients and
other client side applications.
=back
=item * parameters and responses
C<parameters> and C<responses> will be used to define input and output
validtion rules, which is used by L<Mojolicious::Plugin::OpenAPI/openapi.input>
and when rendering the response back to the client, using C<< render(openapi => ...) >>.
Have a look at L<Mojolicious::Plugin::OpenAPI/RENDERER> for more details about
output rendering.
=item * operationId and x-mojo-name
See L</Route names>.
=item * x-mojo-placeholder
C<x-mojo-placeholder> can be used inside a parameter definition to instruct
Mojolicious to parse a path part in a certain way. Example:
"parameters": [
{
"x-mojo-placeholder": "#",
"in": "path",
"name": "email",
"type": "string"
}
]
See L<Mojolicious::Guides::Routing> for more information about "standard",
"relaxed" and "wildcard" placeholders. The default is to use the "standard"
("/:foo") placeholder.
=item * x-mojo-to
The non-standard part in the spec above is "x-mojo-to". The "x-mojo-to" key
can be either a plain string, object (hash) or an array. The string and hash
will be passed directly to L<Mojolicious::Routes::Route/to>, while the array
ref will be flatten. Examples:
"x-mojo-to": "pet#list"
$route->to("pet#list");
"x-mojo-to": {"controller": "pet", "action": "list", "foo": 123}
$route->to({controller => "pet", action => "list", foo => 123);
"x-mojo-to": ["pet#list", {"foo": 123}]
$route->to("pet#list", {foo => 123});
=back
=head2 Application
package Myapp;
use Mojo::Base "Mojolicious";
sub startup {
my $app = shift;
$app->plugin("OpenAPI" => {url => $app->home->rel_file("myapi.json")});
}
1;
The first thing in your code that you need to do is to load this plugin and the
L</Specification>. See L<Mojolicious::Plugin::OpenAPI/register> for information
about what the plugin config can be.
See also L<Mojolicious::Plugin::OpenAPI/SYNOPSIS> for example
L<Mojolicious::Lite> application.
=head2 Controller
package Myapp::Controller::Pet;
use Mojo::Base "Mojolicious::Controller";
sub list {
# Do not continue on invalid input and render a default 400
# error document.
my $c = shift->openapi->valid_input or return;
# You might want to introspect the specification for the current route
my $spec = $c->openapi->spec;
unless ($spec->{'x-opening-hour'} == (localtime)[2]) {
return $c->render(openapi => [], status => 498);
}
# $c->openapi->valid_input copies valid data to validation object,
# and the normal Mojolicious api works as well.
my $input = $c->validation->output;
my $age = $c->param("age"); # same as $input->{age}
my $body = $c->req->json; # same as $input->{body}
# $output will be validated by the OpenAPI spec before rendered
my $output = {pets => [{name => "kit-e-cat"}]};
$c->render(openapi => $output);
}
1;
The input will be validated using
L<Mojolicious::Plugin::OpenAPI/openapi.valid_input> while the output is
validated through then L<openapi|Mojolicious::Plugin::OpenAPI/RENDERER>
handler.
=head2 Route names
Routes will get its name from either L</x-mojo-name> or from L</operationId> if
defined in the specification.
The route name can also be used the other way around, to find already defined
routes. This is especially useful for L<Mojolicious::Lite> apps.
Note that if L<spec_route_name|Mojolicious::Plugin::OpenAPI/spec_route_name>
then all the route names will have that value as prefix:
spec_route_name = "my_cool_api"
operationId or x-mojo-name = "Foo"
Route name = "my_cool_api.Foo"
You can also set "x-mojo-name" in the spec, instead of passing
L<spec_route_name|Mojolicious::Plugin::OpenAPI/spec_route_name>
to L<plugin()|Mojolicious::Plugin::OpenAPI/register>:
{
"swagger": "2.0",
"info": { "version": "1.0", "title": "Some awesome API" },
"x-mojo-name": "my_cool_api"
}
=head2 Default response schema
A default response definition will be added to the API spec, unless it's
already defined. This schema will at least be used for invalid input (400 - Bad Request) and
invalid output (500 - Internal Server Error), but can also be used in other cases.
See L<Mojolicious::Plugin::OpenAPI/default_response_codes> and
L<Mojolicious::Plugin::OpenAPI/default_response_name> for more details on how
to configure these settings.
The response schema will be added to your spec like this, unless already defined:
{
...
"definitions": {
...
"DefaultResponse": {
"type": "object",
"required": ["errors"],
"properties": {
"errors": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"required": ["message"],
"properties": {"message": {"type": "string"}, "path": {"type": "string"}}
}
}
}
}
}
}
The "errors" key will contain one element for all the invalid data, and not
just the first one. The useful part for a client is mostly the "path", while
the "message" is just to add some human readable debug information for why this
request/response failed.
=head2 Rendering binary data
Rendering assets and binary data should be accomplished by using the standard
L<Mojolicious> tools:
sub get_image {
my $c = shift->openapi->valid_input or return;
my $asset = Mojo::Asset::File->new(path => "image.jpeg");
$c->res->headers->content_type("image/jpeg");
$c->reply->asset($asset);
}
=head1 SEE ALSO
L<Mojolicious::Plugin::OpenAPI>,
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