openapi-generator
OpenAPI Generator allows generation of API client libraries (SDK generation), server stubs, documentation and configuration automatically given an OpenAPI Spec (v2, v3)
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What it is
OpenAPI Generator allows generation of API client libraries (SDK generation), server stubs, documentation and configuration automatically given an OpenAPI Spec (v2, v3)
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- swagger-api/swagger-codegen · linked in 3 of the same discussions
- azure/autorest · linked in 2 of the same discussions
- go-swagger/go-swagger · linked in 2 of the same discussions
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This week on Hacker News
Nov 7–Nov 14 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/14/2026, 6:01:08 PM UTC.
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Mentions over time
Observed mentions: 2018-06-02 02:49:00 UTC to 2025-11-24 00:55:21 UTC.
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| Period | Start (UTC) | End (exclusive, UTC) | Mentions | Submissions | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 35 | 25 | 10 |
| 2020 | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 15 | 6 | 9 |
| 2021 | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| 2022 | 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 12 | 4 | 8 |
| 2023 | 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 2024 | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| 2025 | 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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What Hacker News says
35 sourcesOpenAPI Generator 4.2.2 (2019 last release): new TS redux-query generator
6 points · Open discussionOpenAPI Generator v4.2.1 Released
2 points · Open discussionAuto-generated PHP Slim 4 server stub using OpenAPI Generator
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OpenAPI Generator's Kotlin client generator now supports multiplatform
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Generate API Documentation in AsciiDoc Format Using OpenAPI Generator
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OpenAPI Generator (REST API Code Generator) v4.1.2 Released
1 points · Open discussionShow HN: Convert OpenAPI spec to gRPC, Protobuf definitions in 3 steps
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OpenAPI Generator v4.1.1 released with a new Apache Avro schema generator
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