Hi All, Currently we are handling the issue related to swagger parameter default values while generating the swagger content.
Default value annotation(@DefaultValue) we can provide for PathParam, QueryParam, MatrixParam, CookieParam, FormParam and HeaderParam. The query is when to consider default value for swagger parameter. Solution:1 [parameter value required case] While generating the swagger content: 1) consider default value(@DefaultValue) if and only the parameter configured required is false(required=false). 2) If default value(@DefaultValue) is not available then consider JAVA primitive default values only when the parameter configured required is false(required=false). The default values as follows: Object types --> null collection for List, Set or SortedSet --> Empty list primitive types: int, long --> 0 float, double --> 0.0 boolean --> false etc.. 3) When the user not provided value in request(meta-data) and the parameter is configured with required is true(required=true) then throw exception by saying that "Invalid parameter". Solution:2 [General case] While generating the swagger content: 1) consider default value(@DefaultValue) without checking whether it is required or not(required=true or required=false) 2) If default value(@DefaultValue) is not available then consider JAVA primitive default values without checking whether it is required or not(required=true or required=false) The default values as follows: Object types --> null collection for List, Set or SortedSet --> Empty list primitive types: int, long --> 0 float, double --> 0.0 boolean --> false etc.. 3) When the user not provided value in request(meta-data) , first it will check annotated default value field and then it will check JAVA primitive default values. Always some default values will be there for parameters and If user not given any values in request then it will consider the default values presented in schema content. Any thoughts on this? Please suggest which solution is best for handling the swagger parameter default values. Thank you in advance ! Thanks & Regards Mahesh Raju Somalaraju Github(id: maheshrajus)