NSwag VS RestEase

I'm mostly using it for C# API client generation from backend code - sort of similar to what a tool like NSwag Studio will do. I think NTypewriter has more flexibility though, and having a live view with the VS plugin makes development quick.

NSwag does a wonderful job of generating TypeScript clients from OpenAPI specs. Definitely give it a shot before killing your current setup.

https://github.com/RicoSuter/NSwag (It sucks in any OpenAPI yml, not just ones from Swashbuckle/C#)

I use this https://github.com/RicoSuter/NSwag but it's designed for .Net backends to some extent. But you can use the client generation from the command line or manually with the standalone client app.

Here are three tools that you can use to generate example API requests and responses from OpenAPI specifications. These tools should work well even if your schemas are deeply nested: Nswag (Command Line and GUI): Nswag is a Swagger/OpenAPI toolchain for .NET, TypeScript, and other platforms. It supports code generation, client generation, and API documentation. You can use NswagStudio, which is a graphical interface, or you can use the command line tool called "NSwag.exe" for generating example API requests and responses. GitHub: https://github.com/RicoSuter/NJsonSchema NswagStudio: https://github.com/RicoSuter/NSwag/wiki/NSwagStudio Dredd (Command Line): Dredd is a language-agnostic command-line tool for validating API descriptions against backend implementations. It supports OpenAPI, Swagger, and API Blueprint formats. Dredd can generate example requests and responses and validate whether your API implementation conforms to the API description. GitHub: https://github.com/apiaryio/dredd Documentation: https://dredd.org/en/latest/ Stoplight Studio (GUI): Stoplight Studio is a modern API design and documentation platform that supports OpenAPI and JSON Schema. It allows you to create, edit, and validate OpenAPI specifications and provides a powerful visual interface for generating example API requests and responses. Website: https://stoplight.io/studio/ GitHub: https://github.com/stoplightio/studio These tools should provide you with the ability to generate example API requests and responses from your OpenAPI specifications and handle deeply nested schemas.

I’ve got an ASP.NET Core web API - I integrate NSwag (which I prefer to Swashbuckle - personal preference), run the app locally to generate the actual JSON file. See https://github.com/RicoSuter/NSwag Then I have a Bicep file that creates the API from the OpenAPI specification. Sorry - I don’t do Terraform (most of the Azure samples are of Bicep, but it should be easy to convert).

I have actually found that, but I was hoping for something with more popularity. E.g. this one is for .NET: https://github.com/RicoSuter/NSwag ( you can also generate typescript clients). But I do not want to bring in the dependency to another language, if possible.

If your API exposes a Swagger definition, you can use NSwag (https://github.com/RicoSuter/NSwag) to generate the TypeScript API Client and Models for you. We found this eliminates errors due to TS and API DTO’s not matching

If Swagger/OpenAPI is available, save yourself a lot of trouble and generate the client using OpenAPI Generator. If not, use a library like RestEase to make it significantly easier to create the client.

Use RestEase to create your own client library. Refit is a very similar and more popular library. IMO RestEase is an improvement over Refit and I prefer it, but either will solve your problems. Both are libs that have you build interfaces describing the API endpoints, then the library handles all the boilerplate code that calls HttpClient.

Not sure about RestSharp, but with RestEase this is handled by setting it on an HttpClientHandler - https://github.com/canton7/RestEase/discussions/195

Use RestEase to make a client.

I haven't tried this myself, but to take it a step further from just sharing request types you could try using RestEase.

Honorable mentions: RestEase, RESTFulSense

I use RestEase which is heavily inspired by Refit.

Take a look at RestEase: https://github.com/canton7/RestEase