Rendering OpenAPI Documentation in GoFr

GoFr supports automatic rendering of OpenAPI (also known as Swagger) documentation. This feature allows you to easily provide interactive API documentation for your users.

What is OpenAPI/Swagger Documentation?

OpenAPI, also known as Swagger, is a specification for building APIs. An OpenAPI file allows you to describe your entire API, including:

• Available endpoints (/users) and operations on each endpoint (GET /users, DELETE /users/{id})
• Operation parameters, input, and output for each operation
• Authentication methods
• Contact information, license, terms of use, and other information.

API specifications can be written in YAML or JSON. The format is easy to learn and readable to both humans and machines. The complete OpenAPI Specification can be found on the official Swagger website.

Enabling GoFr to render your openapi.json file

To allow GoFr to render your OpenAPI documentation, simply place your openapi.json file inside the static directory of your project. GoFr will automatically render the Swagger documentation at the /.well-known/swagger endpoint.

Here are the steps:

• Create an openapi.json file that describes your API according to the OpenAPI specification.
• Place the openapi.json file inside the static directory in your project.
• Start your GoFr server.
• Navigate to /.well-known/swagger on your server’s URL.

You should now see a beautifully rendered, interactive documentation for your API that users can use to understand and interact with your API.