OpenAPI documentation

Summary

Dotkernel API ships with zircote/swagger-php, letting you describe endpoints with PHP attributes and auto-generate an interactive OpenAPI specification from them.

Details

To provide an interactive documentation, Dotkernel API implemented zircote/swagger-php.

Developers can use this library to auto-generate documentation that outlines available endpoints, their request details, and their response formats.

FAQ

Q: What is OpenAPI?

A: OpenAPI is a standard, machine-readable format for describing HTTP APIs. Tools can consume the specification to render documentation, generate clients, or drive tests.

Q: Do I write the specification by hand?

A: No. You annotate your handlers and models with zircote/swagger-php attributes, then generate the specification file from them. See Write documentation.

Q: Which OpenAPI version is used?

A: The version supported by the installed release of zircote/swagger-php. Consult the OpenAPI specification for the object reference.

Q: How do I view the generated documentation?

A: Generate the specification, then serve it through a renderer. See Generate documentation and Render documentation.