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SDK Interface Customization

These CodeGen settings allow control over the overall look and feel of the generated code.

Project Name​

This setting sets the name of the generated SDK package. At times, this change is reflected as client name and sometimes as the interface name, depending on the selected language.

Usage​

To use this feature, you need to specify a String value. By default, its value will be your API name.

"info": {
    ...,
    "x-codegen-settings": {
        "ProjectName": "MyProject"
    }
}

Language Support​

C#JavaPHPPythonRubyTSGo
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Change in SDK​

Configuring this setting has the following effect on the generated SDK:

Value Change
Default 
TesterClient client = new TesterClient.Builder()
    .httpClientConfig(configBuilder -> configBuilder
            .timeout(0))
    .environment(Environment.TESTING)
Configured 
MyProjectClient client = new MyProjectClient.Builder()
    .httpClientConfig(configBuilder -> configBuilder
            .timeout(0))
    .environment(Environment.TESTING)

C# Namespace​

Enable this setting to use the default value of root namespace in C# SDKs.

Usage​

To use this feature, you need to specify a String value. By default, its value will be your API name.

"info": {
    ...,
    "x-codegen-settings": {
        "CSharpNamespace": "OrgNamespace"
    }
}

Language Support​

This setting only applies to C# SDKs.

Change in SDK​

Configuring this setting has the following effect on the generated SDK:

Value Change
Default 
Tester.Standard.TesterClient client = new Tester.Standard.TesterClient.Builder()
    .Environment(Tester.Standard.Environment.Testing)
    .Port("80")
    .Suites(SuiteCodeEnum.Hearts)
    .Build();
Configured 
OrgNamespace.TesterClient client = new Root.TesterClient.Builder()
    .Environment(Root.Environment.Testing)
    .Port("80")
    .Suites(SuiteCodeEnum.Hearts)
    .Build();

Java Package Name​

This setting sets the default value of the package name to be used in Java SDKs.

Usage​

To use this feature, you need to specify a String value. By default, its value will be your Base URI. For example, for base URI apimatic.io, package name would be "io.apimatic".

"info": {
    ...,
    "x-codegen-settings": {
        "JavaPackageName": "Root"
    }
}

Language Support​

This setting only applies to Java SDKs.

Change in SDK​

Configuring this setting has the following effect on the generated SDK:

Value Change
Default 
Object input = localhost3000.ApiHelper.deserialize("{\"key1\":\"val1\",\"key2\":\"val2\"}");
Configured 
Object input = Root.ApiHelper.deserialize("{\"key1\":\"val1\",\"key2\":\"val2\"}");

PHP Namespace​

Enable this setting to use the root namespace for PHP SDKs.

Usage​

To use this feature, you need to specify a String value. By default, its value will be your API name.

"info": {
    ...,
    "x-codegen-settings": {
        "PHPNamespace": "Apimatic"
    }
}

Language Support​

This setting only applies to PHP SDKs.

Change in SDK​

Configuring this setting has the following effect on the generated SDK:

Value Change
Default 
$client = TesterLib\TesterClientBuilder::init()
    ->environment('testing')
    ->build();
Configured 
$client = Apimatic\TesterClientBuilder::init()
    ->environment('testing')
    ->build();

Use Controller Prefix​

Enabling this setting will postfix each controller class with the word "Controller". For example, a controller class User becomes UserController.

If you want to add a custom prefix, you can enable this setting and use the Controller Postfix setting to set a string value.

Usage​

To use this feature, you need to specify a Boolean type. By default, its value is set to true.

"info": {
    ...,
    "x-codegen-settings": {
        "UseControllerPrefix": true
    }
}

Language Support​

C#JavaPHPPythonRubyTSGo
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Change in SDK​

Configuring this setting has the following effect on the generated SDK:

Value Change
true (default) 
responseTypesController.getContentTypeHeadersAsync().thenAccept(result -> {
    // TODO success callback handler
}).exceptionally(exception -> {
    // TODO failure callback handler
    return null;
});
false 
responseTypes.getContentTypeHeadersAsync().thenAccept(result -> {
    // TODO success callback handler
}).exceptionally(exception -> {
    // TODO failure callback handler
    return null;
});

Controller Postfix​

note

To use this feature, make sure you have enabled the Use Controller Prefix setting.

This setting adds a postfix to the Endpoint Group names. For example, an endpoint group is named "User". For a given Controller Postfix value "Api", the name of the endpoint group will become "UserApi". If no value is provided, it will use the default value and become "UserController".

Usage​

To use this feature, you need to specify a String value that will be postfixed with the endpoint group name. By default, its value is set to Controller.

"info": {
    ...,
    "x-codegen-settings": {
        "ControllerPostfix": "Api"
    }
}

Language Support​

C#JavaPHPPythonRubyTSGo
✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️

Change in SDK​

Configuring this setting has the following effect on the generated SDK:

Value Change
Default 
echoController.jsonEchoAsync(input).thenAccept(result -> {
    // TODO success callback handler
}).exceptionally(exception -> {
    // TODO failure callback handler
    return null;
});
Configured 
echoApi.jsonEchoAsync(input).thenAccept(result -> {
    // TODO success callback handler
}).exceptionally(exception -> {
    // TODO failure callback handler
    return null;
});

Controller Namespace​

While you have the flexibility to name the controller classes, they must still be organized within the SDK. The controller namespace represents the specific location where the controllers are placed. You can use this setting to specify name of controller namespace in SDKs.

It is recommended to update both the controller postfix and the corresponding controller namespace together.

For example, in Java, you postfix a controller with "Api", so you can use the Controller Namespace setting to place it within a controller namespace called "Apis".

Usage​

To use this feature, you need to specify a String value. By default, its value is set to Controller.

"info": {
    ...,
    "x-codegen-settings": {
        "ControllerNamespace": "Apis"
    }
}

Language Support​

C#JavaPHPPythonRubyTSGo
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Generate Interfaces​

This setting generates interfaces for controller classes in the generated SDKs. This comes in handy if the SDK users want to write mock tests against the client code in their application.

note

Please note that this setting is experimental and may not work properly at all times. Feel free to contact our support if you run into an issue.

Usage​

To use this feature, you need to specify a Boolean value. By default, its value is set to false.

"info": {
    ...,
    "x-codegen-settings": {
        "GenerateInterfaces": false
    }
}

Language Support​

C#JavaPHPPythonRubyTSGo
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note

➖ shows that in Go, this behavior is inherently supported by default where needed and cannot be disabled.

Change in SDK​

Configuring this setting has the following effect on the generated SDK:

Value Change
true 
IBodyParamsController bodyParamsController = client.BodyParamsController;
false (default) 
BodyParamsController bodyParamsController = client.BodyParamsController;

Client Interface Name​

This setting sets the class name of the client library interface. If no value is provided, then default value will be a prefix of the set Project name. For example, if this setting is not configured and your ProjectName is Tester, then the client interface name used throughout the SDK will be TesterClient.

note

Please note that this setting is currently in an experimental phase. We may or may not provide additional support or enhancements for it in the future.

Usage​

To use this feature, you need to specify a String value that will be used as a class name in SDKs. 

"info": {
    ...,
    "x-codegen-settings": {
        "ClientInterfaceName": "Interface"
    }
}

Language Support​

C#JavaPHPPythonRubyTSGo
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Change in SDK​

Configuring this setting has the following effect on the generated SDK:

Value Change
Default 
from tester.tester_client import TesterClient
from tester.configuration import Environment
client = TesterClient(
    environment=Environment.TESTING,
    port = '80',
    suites = SuiteCodeEnum.HEARTS,)
Configured 
from tester.interface import Interface
from tester.configuration import Environment
client = Interface(
    environment=Environment.TESTING,
    port = '80',
    suites = SuiteCodeEnum.HEARTS,)

Do Not Split Words​

This setting allows you to specify a list of words that will not split when converting identifiers from API specification to language-specific identifiers. This behavior is valid irrespective of the capitalization of these words. This is useful for declaring brand names such as APIMatic.

The order of words listed determines highest to lowest priority. For example, if you provide the words "apimatic" and "vmware" in your list, APIMaticandVMWare becomes ApimaticAndVmware or apimatic_and_vmware depending on the case used in the SDK language.

note

You can only list words with alphanumeric characters.

Usage​

To use this feature, you need to specify a List<string>. 

"info": {
    ...,
    "x-codegen-settings": {
        "DoNotSplitWords": ["apimatic", "vmware", "petId"]
    }
}

Language Support​

C#JavaPHPPythonRubyTSGo
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Change in SDK​

For "DoNotSplitWords": ["petId"], SDKs will change as follows:

Value Change
Default 
public Pet getPetById(final long petId)
Configured 
public Pet getPetById(final long petid)

Synchronous Mode of Code​

This setting allows you to switch between synchronous and asynchronous generation of code.

The best practice of code generation is to handle code asynchronously, so this setting is enabled by default. But, you have the option to disable it in case you want the APIMatic CodeGen to generate code synchronously.

Usage​

To use this feature, you need to specify a string, either Asynchronous or Synchronous. By default, its value is set to Asynchronous.

"info": {
    ...,
    "x-codegen-settings": {
        "SynchronyMode": "Asynchronous"
    }
}

Language Support​

C#JavaPHPPythonRubyTSGo
✔️✔️❌❌❌➖➖
note

➖ shows that in TypeScript and Go, this behavior is inherently supported by default and cannot be disabled.

Change in SDK​

Configuring this setting has the following effect on the generated SDK:

Value Change
Asynchronous (default) 
EmployeeComp result = await responseTypesController.ReturnEmployeeModelAsync();
Synchronous 
EmployeeComp result = responseTypesController.ReturnEmployeeModel();

Enable Logging​

By enabling this setting, SDK code generation includes functionality for logging events in the API cycle using a designated library.

note

This is an experimental setting so it might not work in all cases. Please contact our support if you run into an issue.

Usage​

To use this feature, you need to specify a Boolean value. By default, its value is set to false.

"info": {
    ...,
    "x-codegen-settings": {
        "EnableLogging": false
    }
}

Language Support​

C#JavaPHPPythonRubyTSGo
❌✔️❌❌❌✔️❌

Change in SDK​

Configuring this setting has the following effect on the generated SDK:

Value Change
true 
TesterClient client = new TesterClient.Builder()
    .loggingConfig(builder -> builder
            .level(Level.DEBUG)
            .logEverything())
    .environment(Environment.TESTING)
    .build();
false (default) 
TesterClient client = new TesterClient.Builder()
    .environment(Environment.TESTING)
    .build();

Configure Logger​

Logger can be configured in the SDK. Follow the steps mentioned in this gist to configure logger for Java client library.

Symbolize Hash Keys in Ruby​

Enable this setting to use symbols instead of strings for hash keys in Ruby SDKs.

Usage​

To use this feature, you need to specify a Boolean type. By default, its value is set to false.

"info": {
    ...,
    "x-codegen-settings": {
        "SymbolizeHashKeysInRuby": true
    }
}

Language Support​

This setting only applies to Ruby SDKs.

Deprecated Settings​

We have marked a few of the CodeGen settings as deprecated since we will no longer provide support for them in the future.

Underscore Numbers​

Use this setting to add underscores before and after numbers for underscore_case in the generated SDKs.

Usage​

To use this feature, you need to specify a Boolean value. By default, its value is set to true.

"info": {
    ...,
    "x-codegen-settings": {
        "UnderscoreNumbers": true
    }
}

Language Support​

C#JavaPHPPythonRubyTSGo
❌❌❌✔️❌❌❌

Change in SDK​

Configuring this setting has the following effect on the generated SDK:

Value Change
true (default) 
result = body_params_controller.update_string_123(value)
false 
result = body_params_controller.update_string123(value)