openapi-snippet vs widdershins

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openapi-snippet		widdershins
	Project
1	Mentions	5
111	Stars	1,456
-	Growth	1.8%
0.0	Activity	0.0
3 months ago	Latest Commit	about 1 month ago
JavaScript	Language	JavaScript
MIT License	License	MIT License

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openapi-snippet

Posts with mentions or reviews of openapi-snippet. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-11-02.

Should API documentation be more non-technical PM friendly?
2 projects | /r/ProductManagement | 2 Nov 2021

It's also integrated with OpenAPI (aka swagger) through openapi-snippet. I've never used those library but the goal here is to reduce friction for first time developers.

widdershins

Posts with mentions or reviews of widdershins. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-04-26.

Been working on a tutorial to help indies make scalable multiplayer games, looking for feedback before I officially share
2 projects | /r/IndieDev | 26 Apr 2023

You may want to look into other tooling to redesign your Swagger into easier to follow documentation such as: https://github.com/Mermade/widdershins
Generating docs from OpenAPI Spec
7 projects | dev.to | 26 Apr 2022

Widdershins 👎
How to Build a Good API That Won’t Embarrass You
1 project | dev.to | 3 Apr 2022

What if you don’t want Swagger, and prefer something simpler? A popular alternative is Slate—a static API you can build and expose on your URL. Something in-between that’s also worth recommending is a combination of widdershins and api2html. It’ll allow you to generate Slate-like docs from Swagger’s definition.
Create and deploy API documentation to Kubernetes
4 projects | dev.to | 31 Mar 2022

First you need to install node.js, npm and Widdershins. To install Widdershins run:
Ask HN: Is OpenAPI Documentation Superior?
2 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 25 Mar 2021

You can do both. Widdershins converts an OpenAPI definition to the markdown format used by Slatedocs. https://github.com/mermade/Widdershins

What are some alternatives?

When comparing openapi-snippet and widdershins you can also consider the following projects:

swagger-ui - Swagger UI is a collection of HTML, JavaScript, and CSS assets that dynamically generate beautiful documentation from a Swagger-compliant API.

swagger2markup - A Swagger to AsciiDoc or Markdown converter to simplify the generation of an up-to-date RESTful API documentation by combining documentation that’s been hand-written with auto-generated API documentation.

httpsnippet - HTTP Request snippet generator for many languages & libraries

fastify-swagger - Swagger documentation generator for Fastify

dredd - Language-agnostic HTTP API Testing Tool

slate - Beautiful static documentation for your API

generator-express-no-stress - 🚂 A Yeoman generator for Express.js based 12-factor apps and apis

swagger-cli - Swagger 2.0 and OpenAPI 3.0 command-line tool

api2html - A CLI tool to transform Swagger/OpenAPI/AsyncAPI docs to beautiful HTML pages via Shins/Widdershins.

api-template - API documentation template

Docusaurus - Easy to maintain open source documentation websites.

api-partenaires - Permet à des logiciels partenaires ainsi que des cabinets membres de récupérer et d'envoyer de l'information depuis/vers MyUnisoft.