Documentation for the postman Generator
METADATA
| Property | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| generator name | postman | pass this to the generate command after -g |
| generator stability | BETA | |
| generator type | DOCUMENTATION | |
| generator default templating engine | mustache | |
| helpTxt | Generates a postman JSON file |
CONFIG OPTIONS
These options may be applied as additional-properties (cli) or configOptions (plugins). Refer to configuration docs for more details.
| Option | Description | Values | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| folderStrategy | whether to create folders according to the spec’s paths or tags | null | |
| pathParamsAsVariables | whether to create Postman variables for path parameters | false | |
| postmanGuid | whether to convert placeholders (i.e. {{UNIQUE_REFERENCE}}) into Postman formula {{$guid}} | null | |
| postmanGuidPlaceholderName | name of the placeholder (i.e. {{UNIQUE_REFERENCE}}) to replace with Postman formula {{$guid}} | null | |
| postmanIsoTimestamp | whether to convert placeholders (i.e. {{ISO_TIMESTAMP}}) into Postman formula {{$isoTimestamp}} | null | |
| postmanIsoTimestampPlaceholderName | name of the placeholder (i.e. {{ISO_TIMESTAMP}}) to replace with Postman formula {{$isoTimestamp}} | null | |
| postmanVariables | whether to convert placeholders (i.e. {{VAR_1}}) into Postman variables | null | |
| requestParameterGeneration | whether to generate the request parameters based on the schema or the examples | null |
IMPORT MAPPING
| Type/Alias | Imports |
|---|
INSTANTIATION TYPES
| Type/Alias | Instantiated By |
|---|
LANGUAGE PRIMITIVES
RESERVED WORDS
FEATURE SET
Client Modification Feature
| Name | Supported | Defined By |
|---|---|---|
| BasePath | ✗ | ToolingExtension |
| Authorizations | ✗ | ToolingExtension |
| UserAgent | ✗ | ToolingExtension |
| MockServer | ✗ | ToolingExtension |
Data Type Feature
| Name | Supported | Defined By |
|---|---|---|
| Custom | ✗ | OAS2,OAS3 |
| Int32 | ✓ | OAS2,OAS3 |
| Int64 | ✓ | OAS2,OAS3 |
| Float | ✓ | OAS2,OAS3 |
| Double | ✓ | OAS2,OAS3 |
| Decimal | ✓ | ToolingExtension |
| String | ✓ | OAS2,OAS3 |
| Byte | ✓ | OAS2,OAS3 |
| Binary | ✓ | OAS2,OAS3 |
| Boolean | ✓ | OAS2,OAS3 |
| Date | ✓ | OAS2,OAS3 |
| DateTime | ✓ | OAS2,OAS3 |
| Password | ✓ | OAS2,OAS3 |
| File | ✓ | OAS2 |
| Uuid | ✗ | |
| Array | ✓ | OAS2,OAS3 |
| Null | ✗ | OAS3 |
| AnyType | ✗ | OAS2,OAS3 |
| Object | ✓ | OAS2,OAS3 |
| Maps | ✓ | ToolingExtension |
| CollectionFormat | ✓ | OAS2 |
| CollectionFormatMulti | ✓ | OAS2 |
| Enum | ✓ | OAS2,OAS3 |
| ArrayOfEnum | ✓ | ToolingExtension |
| ArrayOfModel | ✓ | ToolingExtension |
| ArrayOfCollectionOfPrimitives | ✓ | ToolingExtension |
| ArrayOfCollectionOfModel | ✓ | ToolingExtension |
| ArrayOfCollectionOfEnum | ✓ | ToolingExtension |
| MapOfEnum | ✓ | ToolingExtension |
| MapOfModel | ✓ | ToolingExtension |
| MapOfCollectionOfPrimitives | ✓ | ToolingExtension |
| MapOfCollectionOfModel | ✓ | ToolingExtension |
| MapOfCollectionOfEnum | ✓ | ToolingExtension |
Documentation Feature
| Name | Supported | Defined By |
|---|---|---|
| Readme | ✗ | ToolingExtension |
| Model | ✓ | ToolingExtension |
| Api | ✓ | ToolingExtension |
Global Feature
| Name | Supported | Defined By |
|---|---|---|
| Host | ✓ | OAS2,OAS3 |
| BasePath | ✓ | OAS2,OAS3 |
| Info | ✓ | OAS2,OAS3 |
| Schemes | ✗ | OAS2,OAS3 |
| PartialSchemes | ✓ | OAS2,OAS3 |
| Consumes | ✓ | OAS2 |
| Produces | ✓ | OAS2 |
| ExternalDocumentation | ✓ | OAS2,OAS3 |
| Examples | ✓ | OAS2,OAS3 |
| XMLStructureDefinitions | ✗ | OAS2,OAS3 |
| MultiServer | ✗ | OAS3 |
| ParameterizedServer | ✗ | OAS3 |
| ParameterStyling | ✗ | OAS3 |
| Callbacks | ✓ | OAS3 |
| LinkObjects | ✗ | OAS3 |
Parameter Feature
| Name | Supported | Defined By |
|---|---|---|
| Path | ✓ | OAS2,OAS3 |
| Query | ✓ | OAS2,OAS3 |
| Header | ✓ | OAS2,OAS3 |
| Body | ✓ | OAS2 |
| FormUnencoded | ✓ | OAS2 |
| FormMultipart | ✓ | OAS2 |
| Cookie | ✓ | OAS3 |
Schema Support Feature
| Name | Supported | Defined By |
|---|---|---|
| Simple | ✓ | OAS2,OAS3 |
| Composite | ✓ | OAS2,OAS3 |
| Polymorphism | ✓ | OAS2,OAS3 |
| Union | ✗ | OAS3 |
| allOf | ✗ | OAS2,OAS3 |
| anyOf | ✗ | OAS3 |
| oneOf | ✗ | OAS3 |
| not | ✗ | OAS3 |
Security Feature
| Name | Supported | Defined By |
|---|---|---|
| BasicAuth | ✓ | OAS2,OAS3 |
| ApiKey | ✓ | OAS2,OAS3 |
| OpenIDConnect | ✗ | OAS3 |
| BearerToken | ✓ | OAS3 |
| OAuth2_Implicit | ✓ | OAS2,OAS3 |
| OAuth2_Password | ✓ | OAS2,OAS3 |
| OAuth2_ClientCredentials | ✓ | OAS2,OAS3 |
| OAuth2_AuthorizationCode | ✓ | OAS2,OAS3 |
| SignatureAuth | ✗ | OAS3 |
Wire Format Feature
| Name | Supported | Defined By |
|---|---|---|
| JSON | ✓ | OAS2,OAS3 |
| XML | ✓ | OAS2,OAS3 |
| PROTOBUF | ✗ | ToolingExtension |
| Custom | ✗ | OAS2,OAS3 |