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Overview

laravel-dto-to-swagger is an automatic Swagger documentation generator based on Laravel routing and strongly typed DTOs for request and response data.

💡 No need to manually define schemas, tags, or routes! The documentation is generated entirely based on your route definitions and DTOs. Just rely on your type annotations, and let the package handle the rest.

💡 Integrates with spatie/laravel-data, making Swagger generation seamless and fully automated.

💡 The schema fully reflects your type definitions without manual intervention.

💡 Based on zircote/swagger-php for powerful OpenAPI support.

Installation & Setup

composer require kr0lik/laravel-dto-to-swagger

Kr0lik\DtoToSwagger\DtoToSwaggerServiceProvider::class,

Publish the configuration file (swagger.php):

$ php artisan vendor:publish --tag=swagger-config

Configuration

The config file is located at config/swagger.php. You can define multiple configurations using keys (e.g., default, custom-config).

Configuration Options:

savePath: Path for the generated Swagger YAML file.
includeMiddlewares, excludeMiddlewares: Define which middlewares to include/exclude.
includePatterns, excludePatterns: Control route inclusion/exclusion patterns.
middlewaresToAuth: Define authentication middlewares (e.g., auth:sanctum).
tagFromControllerName, tagFromControllerFolder, tagFromActionFolder, tagFromMiddlewares: Control Swagger tags generation.
fileUploadType: Define the class used for file upload with multipart/form-data schema.
defaultErrorResponseSchemas, requestErrorResponseSchemas: Configure default error response schemas.
openApi: Base OpenAPI configuration, including:
- info: API metadata (title, version, description, etc.).
- servers: List of API servers.
- components: Reusable elements like security schemes and schemas.
- etc...

Usage

Ensure that your controllers and DTOs are properly typed.

To ensure correct schema generation, DTOs must implement one of the following interfaces depending on the type of data being described:

`Kr0lik\DtoToSwagger\Contract\JsonRequestInterface` – for JSON request bodies.
`Kr0lik\DtoToSwagger\Contract\QueryRequestInterface` – for query parameters.
`Kr0lik\DtoToSwagger\Contract\HeaderRequestInterface` – for request headers.
`Kr0lik\DtoToSwagger\Contract\JsonResponseInterface` – for JSON responses.

This approach allows you to consolidate all request-related data into a single DTO while maintaining complete Swagger documentation coverage.

Defining Additional Parameters in JsonRequestInterface

Even if a DTO implements JsonRequestInterface (which primarily describes the request body), you can still define query parameters, path parameters, or headers within the same DTO. To do this, use OpenAPI attributes such as:

#[OpenApi\Attributes\Parameter(in: 'query')] – for query parameters.
#[OpenApi\Attributes\Parameter(in: 'path')] – for path parameters.
#[OpenApi\Attributes\Parameter(in: 'header')] – for header parameters.

By implementing the appropriate interface, you enable automatic documentation generation without the need for manual schema definitions.

Update the config/swagger.php file according to your needs.

You can configure multiple configurations (e.g., default, else-one).

//swagger.php
return [
    'default' => [
        'savePath' => base_path('swagger.yaml'),
        'includeMiddlewares' => ['api'], // string[]
        'includePatterns' => [], // string[]
        'excludeMiddlewares' => [], // string[]
        'excludePatterns' => [], // string[]
        'middlewaresToAuth' => ['auth:sanctum' => ['bearerAuth' => []]], // array<string, array<string, array<mixed>>>
        'tagFromControllerName' => true, // bool
        'tagFromControllerFolder' => false, // bool
        'tagFromActionFolder' => true, // bool
        'tagFromMiddlewares' => ['api', 'admin', 'web'], // string[]
        'fileUploadType' => SymfonyUploadedFile::class,
        'defaultErrorResponseSchemas' => [
            500 => [
                'description' => 'Error.',
                'content' => [
                    'application/json' => [
                        'schema' => [
                            '$ref' => '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse',
                        ],
                    ],
                ],
            ],
        ], // array<int, array<string, mixed>>

        'openApi' => [
            'info' => [
                'version' => '1.0.0',
                'title' => config('app.name'),
            ],
            'servers' => [['description' => 'dev', 'url' => config('app.url')]],
            'components' => [
                'securitySchemes' => [
                    'bearerAuth' => [
                        'type' => 'http',
                        'scheme' => 'bearer',
                        'bearerFormat' => 'api_token',
                    ],
                ],
                'schemas' => [
                    'JsonResponse' => [
                        'type' => 'object',
                        'properties' => [
                            'success' => ['type' => 'boolean'],
                            'message' => ['type' => 'string'],
                            'data' => ['nullable' => true],
                            'errors' => ['nullable' => true],
                        ],
                    ],
                ],
            ],
        ],
    ],
    'else-one' => [
        'savePath' => base_path('swagger-else-one.yaml'),
        'includeMiddlewares' => [],
        'excludeMiddlewares' => ['api'],
        'openApi' => [
            'info' => [
                'version' => '1.0.0',
                'title' => 'Else One Swagger',
            ],
        ],
        'servers' => [['description' => 'else-one', 'url' => config('app.url')]],
    ]
];

If the default config is specified, subsequent configs will be based on it. The default config is optional. The keys can be anything.

Ensure your controllers and actions are properly typed and utilize DTOs (Data Transfer Objects) for request and response data.

Run Swagger generation for default configuration:

php artisan swagger:generate

This generates a swagger.yaml file with fully automated API documentation.

If you want to generate using a specific configuration (for example, else-one), you can specify it like this:

php artisan swagger:generate else-one

This generates a swagger-else-one.yaml file from config above.

Example

Automatically handle path parameters, query parameters, and request bodies with DTOs.

<?php

declare(strict_types=1);

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

/**
 * This controller demonstrates how to define routes and generate Swagger documentation 
 * using annotations and DTOs in a Laravel application.
 */
class TextController extends Controller
{
    /**
     * Path in swagger will be generated automatic.
     *
     * @param RequestDto $requestDto The request will be generated automatic.
     * @param int|string|null $multipleVar Path parameter be added automatic.
     * @param array|null $arrayOptionalVar Optional be added automatic.
     *
     * @return ResponseDto The response will be generated automatic.
     */
    public function postAction(RequestDto $requestDto, int|string|null $multipleVar, ?array $arrayOptionalVar = []): ResponseDto
    {
        return new ResponseDto(1, 'string', new DateTimeImmutable());
    }
}

Request DTO Example

<?php

declare(strict_types=1);

namespace App\Dto\Request;

use Kr0lik\DtoToSwagger\Contract\JsonRequestInterface;

final class RequestDto implements JsonRequestInterface
{
    /**
     * @param array<int[]>                  $arrayWithSubArrayOfInt
     * @param SubDto[]                      $arrayOfDto
     * @param Collection<array-key, string> $collectionOfString
     */
    public function __construct(
        readonly string $string,
        readonly int $int,
        readonly float $float,
        readonly array $arrayWithSubArrayOfInt,
        readonly array $arrayOfDto,
        readonly SubDto $subDto,
        readonly object $objectNullable,
        readonly StringEnum $enum,
        readonly UploadedFile $uploadedFile,
        readonly Collection $collectionOfString,
    ) {
    }
}

Response DTO Example

<?php

declare(strict_types=1);

namespace App\Dto\Response;

use Kr0lik\DtoToSwagger\Contract\JsonResponseInterface;

final class ResponseDto extends Data implements JsonResponseInterface
{
    public function __construct(
        /** Some Description */
        readonly int $int,
        readonly DateTimeImmutable $dateTime,
    ) {
    }
}

Advanced Customization

Use OpenAPI attributes to refine your documentation:

<?php

declare(strict_types=1);

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use OpenApi\Attributes\Response;
use OpenApi\Attributes\Tag;

/**
 * This controller demonstrates how to define routes and generate Swagger documentation 
 * using annotations and DTOs in a Laravel application.
 */
class TextController extends Controller
{
    /**
     * @Tag("tagFromAttribute")
     * @Response(
     *     response=300, 
     *     description="response-from-attribute"
     * )
     */
    public function postAction(RequestDto $requestDto, int|string|null $multipleVar, ?array $arrayOptionalVar = []): ResponseDto
    {
        return new ResponseDto(1, 'string', new DateTimeImmutable());
    }
}

Request DTO Extend Example

<?php

declare(strict_types=1);

namespace App\Dto\Request;

use App\Enum\StringEnum;
use DateTimeImmutable;
use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
use Kr0lik\DtoToSwagger\Attribute\Context;
use Kr0lik\DtoToSwagger\Attribute\Name;
use Kr0lik\DtoToSwagger\Contract\JsonRequestInterface;
use OpenApi\Attributes\Parameter;
use OpenApi\Attributes\Property;
use stdClass;
use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\File\UploadedFile;

final class RequestDto implements JsonRequestInterface
{
    /**
     * @param string[]                      $arrayOfString
     * @param stdClass[]                    $arrayOfObject
     * @param array<int[]>                  $arrayWithSubArrayOfInt
     * @param SubDto[]                      $arrayOfDto
     * @param Collection<array-key, string> $collectionOfString
     */
    public function __construct(
        /** Some Description1 */
        #[Parameter(in: 'query')]
        readonly int $int,
        #[Property(description: 'some description', example: ['string', 'string2'])]
        readonly string $string,
        #[Parameter(name: 'X-FLOAT', in: 'header')]
        readonly float $float,
        #[Name('datetime')]
        #[Context(pattern: 'Y-m-d H:i:s')]
        readonly DateTimeImmutable $dateTimeImmutable,
        readonly array $arrayOfString,
        /** Some Description2 */
        readonly array $arrayOfObject,
        readonly array $arrayWithSubArrayOfInt,
        readonly SubDto $subDto,
        readonly array $arrayOfDto,
        readonly object $objectNullable,
        readonly StringEnum $enum,
        readonly UploadedFile $uploadedFile,
        readonly Collection $collectionOfString,
    ) {
    }
}

Query Request DTO Extend Example

<?php

declare(strict_types=1);

namespace App\Dto\Request;

use Kr0lik\DtoToSwagger\Attribute\Nested;
use Kr0lik\DtoToSwagger\Contract\QueryRequestInterface;
use OpenApi\Attributes\Parameter;

class QueryRequest implements QueryRequestInterface
{
    public function __construct(
        readonly int $page,
        #[Parameter(name: 'per-page')]
        readonly int $perPage = 20,

        #[Nested]
        readonly SortDto $sort,
    ) {
    }
}

Header Request DTO Extend Example

<?php

declare(strict_types=1);

namespace App\Dto\Request;

use Kr0lik\DtoToSwagger\Contract\HeaderRequestInterface;
use OpenApi\Attributes\Parameter;

final class HeadRequestDto implements HeaderRequestInterface
{
    public function __construct(
        #[Parameter(name: 'X-DEVICE-ID')]
        readonly string $deviceId,
    ) {
    }
}

Query Response DTO Extend Example

<?php

declare(strict_types=1);

namespace App\Dto\Response;

use DateTimeImmutable;
use Kr0lik\DtoToSwagger\Attribute\Context;
use Kr0lik\DtoToSwagger\Attribute\Wrap;
use Kr0lik\DtoToSwagger\Contract\JsonResponseInterface;
use OpenApi\Attributes\Property;
use Spatie\LaravelData\Attributes\MapOutputName;
use Spatie\LaravelData\Attributes\WithTransformer;
use Spatie\LaravelData\Data;
use Spatie\LaravelData\Transformers\DateTimeInterfaceTransformer;

#[Wrap(ref: '#/components/schemas/JsonResponse', to: 'data', properties: [
    'success' => ['default' => true],
    'message' => ['default' => 'success'],
    'errors' => ['default' => null],
])]
final class ResponseDto extends Data implements JsonResponseInterface
{
    public function __construct(
        /** Some Description */
        readonly int $int,
        #[Property(description: 'some description', example: ['string', 'string2'])]
        readonly string $string,
        #[MapOutputName('date')]
        #[WithTransformer(DateTimeInterfaceTransformer::class, format: 'Y-m-d')]
        readonly DateTimeImmutable $dateTime,
    ) {
    }
}

Additional Attributes for Enhanced Schema Customization

In addition to standard OpenAPI attributes, you can leverage specialized attributes from the package to fine-tune the generated documentation and schema definitions:

Kr0lik\DtoToSwagger\Attribute\Context – Specifies additional context for property generation, such as formatting or enum values.
Kr0lik\DtoToSwagger\Attribute\Name – Allows renaming a property in the generated documentation, useful when the DTO property name differs from the expected API field.
Kr0lik\DtoToSwagger\Attribute\Nested – Enables structured query parameters, allowing representation of objects in query strings (e.g., metadata[thing1]=abc&metadata[thing2]=def).
Kr0lik\DtoToSwagger\Attribute\Security – Defines security settings such as authentication mechanisms directly within DTOs or controllers.
Kr0lik\DtoToSwagger\Attribute\Wrap – Wraps the data into a specific structure, useful for APIs that require responses to be enclosed within a defined schema.

Using these attributes ensures that the generated Swagger documentation accurately reflects your API structure while minimizing manual configuration.

See example folder

Develop

docker pull composer:2.2.20

docker run -v .:/app --rm composer:2.2.20 composer install

docker run -v .:/app --rm composer:2.2.20 bin/php-cs-fixer fix

docker run -v .:/app --rm composer:2.2.20 bin/phpstan analyse

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