How to describe a model in Swagger for an array with simple objects?
Tony YUEN was close, but no cigar. This is the proper definition using YAML in OpenAPI/Swagger:
/test:
post:
summary: test 123
description: test 123
parameters:
- name: param1
in: body
required: true
description: test param1
schema:
$ref: '#/definitions/stackoverflow'
responses:
200:
description: OK
This produces:
stackoverflow2[
{
name: string
}
]
Tony's example produces:
[
stackoverflow {
name: string
}
]
Complete Swagger/OpenAPI as YAML (copy & paste)
swagger: '2.0'
################################################################################
# API Information #
################################################################################
info:
version: "Two-point-Oh!"
title: Simple objects in array test
description: |
Simple objects in array test
################################################################################
# Parameters #
################################################################################
paths:
/test:
post:
summary: Array with named objects
description: Array with named objects
parameters:
- name: param1
in: body
required: true
description: test param1
schema:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/definitions/stackoverflow'
responses:
200:
description: OK
/test2:
post:
summary: Array with simpel (nameless) objects
description: Array with simpel (nameless) objects
parameters:
- name: param1
in: body
required: true
description: test param1
schema:
$ref: '#/definitions/stackoverflow2'
responses:
200:
description: OK
definitions:
stackoverflow:
type: object
properties:
name:
type: string
description: name of the object
stackoverflow2:
type: array
items:
type: object
properties:
name:
type: string
description: name of the object
Here's a JSON-version of Swagger/OpenAPI
{
"swagger" : "2.0",
"info" : {
"description" : "Simple objects in array test\n",
"version" : "Two-point-Oh!",
"title" : "Simple objects in array test"
},
"paths" : {
"/test" : {
"post" : {
"summary" : "Array with named objects",
"description" : "Array with named objects",
"parameters" : [ {
"in" : "body",
"name" : "param1",
"description" : "test param1",
"required" : true,
"schema" : {
"type" : "array",
"items" : {
"$ref" : "#/definitions/stackoverflow"
}
}
} ],
"responses" : {
"200" : {
"description" : "OK"
}
}
}
},
"/test2" : {
"post" : {
"summary" : "Array with simpel (nameless) objects",
"description" : "Array with simpel (nameless) objects",
"parameters" : [ {
"in" : "body",
"name" : "param1",
"description" : "test param1",
"required" : true,
"schema" : {
"$ref" : "#/definitions/stackoverflow2"
}
} ],
"responses" : {
"200" : {
"description" : "OK"
}
}
}
}
},
"definitions" : {
"stackoverflow" : {
"type" : "object",
"properties" : {
"name" : {
"type" : "string",
"description" : "name of the object"
}
}
},
"stackoverflow2" : {
"type" : "array",
"items" : {
"$ref" : "#/definitions/stackoverflow2_inner"
}
},
"stackoverflow2_inner" : {
"properties" : {
"name" : {
"type" : "string",
"description" : "name of the object"
}
}
}
}
}
Paste this to http://editor.swagger.io/#/ and click on "try this operation"
{
"swagger": "2.0",
"info": {
"version": "1.0.0",
"title": "Privacy-Service API"
},
"paths": {
"/allNames": {
"post": {
"consumes": [
"application/json",
"application/xml"
],
"produces": [
"application/json",
"application/xml"
],
"parameters": [
{
"name": "request",
"in": "body",
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/definitions/ArrayOfNames"
}
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "List of names",
"schema": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
}
}
}
}
}
},
"definitions": {
"ArrayOfNames": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"minItems": 1,
"type": "object",
"required": [
"name"
],
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string"
}
}
}
}
}
}