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Emitting OpenAPI from TypeSpec enables seamless cross-language interaction, automates API-related tasks, and simplifies API management and evolution.
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import "@typespec/http";


using TypeSpec.Http;


model Pet {
  name: string;
  age: int32;
}


model Store {
  name: string;
  address: Address;
}


model Address {
  street: string;
  city: string;
}


@route("/pets")
interface Pets {
  list(@query filter: string): Pet[];
  create(@body pet: Pet): Pet;
  read(@path id: string): Pet;
}


@route("/stores")
interface Stores {
  list(@query filter: string): Store[];
  read(@path id: string): Store;
}
Ecosystem
Interoperate with the OpenAPI ecosystem
Benefit from a huge ecosystem of OpenAPI tools for configuring API gateways, generating code, and validating your data.
Linters
Integrate with spectral to lint your OpenAPI.
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@service({
  title: "Pet Store Service",
})
namespace PetStore;


op ping(): void;
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: Pet Store Service
  version: 2021-03-25
tags: []
paths:
  /:
    get:
      operationId: ping
      parameters: []
      responses:
        "204":
          description: "There is no content to send for this request, but the headers may be useful. "
components: {}
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Ecosystem
Abstract recurring patterns
Transform API patterns into reusable elements to enhance both the quality and uniformity of your API interface.
Example: TypeSpec Azure Library
The TypeSpec library for Azure allows multiple teams to reuse pre-approved patterns.
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import "@typespec/http";


using TypeSpec.Http;


// Define abstraction for resource lifecyle
op ResourceList<T>(@query filter: string): T[];
op ResourceRead<T>(@path id: string): T;
@post op ResourceCreate<T>(...T): T;


model Pet {
  name: string;
  age: int32;
}


@route("/pets")
interface Pets {
  list is ResourceList<Pet>;
  create is ResourceCreate<Pet>;
  read is ResourceRead<Pet>;
}