HCL Commerce Version 9.1.6.0 or later

Creating a Swagger-specification JSON file

If you need to create a new Swagger specification JSON file, you can start with the template provided here.

About this task

The template includes boilerplate elements:
Table 1.
Field name Type
openapi string REQUIRED. This string must be the semantic version number of the OpenAPI Specification version that the OpenAPl document uses. The field should be used by tooling specifications and clients to interpret the OpenAPI document. This is not related to the API string.
info Info Object REQUIRED. Provides metadata about the API. The metadata MAY be used by tooling as required.
servers Server Object An array of Server Objects, which provide connectivity information to a target server. If the property is not provided, or is an empty array, the default value is a Server Object with a URL value of /.
paths Paths Object REQUIRED. The available paths and operations for the API.
components Components Object An element to hold various schemas for the specification.
security Security Requirements Object A declaration of which security mechanisms can be used across the API. The list of values includes alternative security requirement Objects that can be used. Only one of the security requirement Objects need to be satisfied to authorize a request. Individual operations can override this definition. To make security optional, an empty security requirement can be included in the array.
tags Tag Object A list of tags used by the specification with additional metadata. The order of the tags can be used to reflect on their order by the parsing tools, Not all tags that are used by the Operation Object must be declared. The tags that are not declared may be organized randomly or based on the tools' logic. Each tag name in the list must be unique.
externalDocs External Documentation Object Additional external documentation.

You need to determine several things before creating a new JSON file.

To add a new schema, add a schema object to the components object.

Key points to remember

  • The schema name.
  • The structure of the schema object. For guidance, see the Schema Object documentation in the Swagger specification. Note that a schema object can contain another schema object, by way of reference to it. For example, see the address field. Consider this simple model as a further example of a schema object

Adding headers to responses

Headers that are returned with responses can be described by adding a headers property for each responses object.

For example, adding a header named Location to the response of a POST request where a resource is created:

For more information, see the OpenAPI specification.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to the Swagger editor.
  2. Select the Insert drop-down menu and select Add Path Items to add the path.
  3. Add an operation by selecting Add Operation.
  4. Add a response by selecting Add Example Response.