laraswag/laravel-swagger-exporter

A small Laravel package to export model-based Swagger YAML files and provide a simple Swagger UI view.

v1.0.0 2026-02-01 07:18 UTC

Requires

• php: ^8.0
• illuminate/support: ^10.0|^11.0|^12.0

MIT

README

Automatically generate Swagger/OpenAPI YAML documentation for your Eloquent models by analyzing routes and FormRequest validation rules.

Installation

composer require laraswag/laravel-swagger-exporter

The package auto-registers with Laravel 11+. For Laravel 10 and below, add the service provider to config/app.php:

'providers' => [
    // ...
    Laraswag\LaravelSwaggerExporter\ServiceProvider::class,
],

Quick Usage

Generate Swagger Files

# Export a single model
php artisan swagger:export --model=Post

# Or use FQCN
php artisan swagger:export --model=App\\Models\\Post

# Or Export all models
php artisan swagger:export --all

View Documentation

Visit /swagger in your app to view all generated YAML files.

Features

• Automatic Documentation: Analyzes routes and FormRequest validation to generate Swagger YAML
• Built-in UI: View generated docs at /swagger
• Artisan Commands: Easy model export via CLI
• Configurable: Customize output paths and routes via config/laraswag.php
• DI Ready: Use ModelSwaggerExporter service directly

Publishing Assets

# Publish public files
php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Laraswag\LaravelSwaggerExporter\ServiceProvider" --tag=laraswag-public

# Publish config
php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Laraswag\LaravelSwaggerExporter\ServiceProvider" --tag=laraswag-config

# Publish views for customization
php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Laraswag\LaravelSwaggerExporter\ServiceProvider" --tag=laraswag-views

Routes

add these routes to api.php file

Route::get('/ping', fn () => response()->json(['message' => 'pong'], 200));
Route::middleware('auth:sanctum')->get('/ping-auth', fn () => response()->json(['message' => 'pong'], 200));

Configuration

Key options in config/laraswag.php:

'public_path' => public_path('swagger_ui/'), // Where YAML files are stored
'route_prefix' => 'swagger', // URL prefix for the UI
'middleware' => ['web'], // Middleware for Swagger routes

Requirements

• PHP 8.0+
• Laravel 8.x, 9.x, 10.x, or 11.x