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A modern, modular set of utilities for building OpenAPI-driven NestJS apps.
https://github.com/ts-oas/nest-openapi

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A modern, modular set of utilities for building OpenAPI-driven NestJS apps.

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@nest-openapi

OpenAPIโ€‘first utilities for NestJS


Single source of truth ยท Dropโ€‘in for NestJS ยท Fast by design



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## Features

- **๐ŸŽฏ Single Source of Truth** โ€” Your OpenAPI spec drives validation, serialization, and mocking.
- **โšก Fast by Design** โ€” AJV validation and `fast-json-stringify` serialization with caching and precompilation.
- **๐Ÿ”Œ Drop-in Integration** โ€” Works with existing NestJS controllers and routes
- **๐ŸŽ›๏ธ Fine-Grained Control** โ€” Per-route opt-out and custom schema overrides
- **๐Ÿš€ Platform Agnostic** โ€” Supports both Express and Fastify adapters

## Packages

| Package | Description | Version | Docs |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| [`@nest-openapi/validator`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@nest-openapi/validator) | Automatic request/response validation using your OpenAPI spec | [![npm](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/@nest-openapi/validator.svg)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@nest-openapi/validator) | [๐Ÿ“– Docs](https://nest-openapi.github.io/validator/) |
| [`@nest-openapi/serializer`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@nest-openapi/serializer) | High-performance response serialization based on your OpenAPI spec | [![npm](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/@nest-openapi/serializer.svg)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@nest-openapi/serializer) | [๐Ÿ“– Docs](https://nest-openapi.github.io/serializer/) |
| [`@nest-openapi/mock`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@nest-openapi/mock) | Spec-driven mock server for generating realistic mock responses | [![npm](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/@nest-openapi/mock.svg)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@nest-openapi/mock) | [๐Ÿ“– Docs](https://nest-openapi.github.io/mock/) |

## Quick Start

### Validator

```bash
npm i @nest-openapi/validator
```

```typescript
import { Module } from "@nestjs/common";
import { OpenAPIValidatorModule } from "@nest-openapi/validator";
import * as openApiSpec from "./openapi.json";

@Module({
imports: [
OpenAPIValidatorModule.forRoot({
specSource: { type: "object", spec: openApiSpec },
}),
],
})
export class AppModule {}
```

**All routes are automatically validated.** See [full documentation](https://nest-openapi.github.io/validator/) for advanced configuration.

### Serializer

```bash
npm i @nest-openapi/serializer
```

```typescript
import { Module } from "@nestjs/common";
import { OpenAPISerializerModule } from "@nest-openapi/serializer";
import * as openApiSpec from "./openapi.json";

@Module({
imports: [
OpenAPISerializerModule.forRoot({
specSource: { type: "object", spec: openApiSpec },
responseSerialization: { enable: true, skipErrorResponses: true },
}),
],
})
export class AppModule {}
```

**Responses are automatically serialized.** See [full documentation](https://nest-openapi.github.io/serializer/) for advanced configuration.

### Mock

```bash
npm i @nest-openapi/mock
```

```typescript
import { Module } from "@nestjs/common";
import { OpenAPIMockModule } from "@nest-openapi/mock";
import * as openApiSpec from "./openapi.json";

@Module({
imports: [
OpenAPIMockModule.forRoot({
specSource: { type: "object", spec: openApiSpec },
enable: process.env.NODE_ENV === "development",
mockByDefault: true,
}),
],
})
export class AppModule {}
```

**Routes return mocked responses when enabled.** See [full documentation](https://nest-openapi.github.io/mock/) for advanced configuration.

## Usage Examples

### Manual Validation

```typescript
import { Inject, Injectable } from "@nestjs/common";
import {
OPENAPI_VALIDATOR,
OpenAPIValidatorService,
} from "@nest-openapi/validator";

@Injectable()
export class MyService {
constructor(
@Inject(OPENAPI_VALIDATOR)
private readonly validator: OpenAPIValidatorService
) {}

validate(ctx: HttpArgumentsHost) {
const errors = this.validator.validateRequest(ctx, { body: true });
if (errors.length > 0) {
// Handle validation errors
}
}
}
```

### Per-Route Overrides

```typescript
import { Controller, Post } from "@nestjs/common";
import { Validate } from "@nest-openapi/validator";
import { Serialize } from "@nest-openapi/serializer";

@Controller("books")
export class BooksController {
@Post()
@Validate({ request: { query: false }, response: true })
@Serialize({ disable: true })
create(@Body() dto: CreateBookDto): Book {
return this.booksService.create(dto);
}
}
```

## Compatibility

- Works with NestJS v9+
- Supports Express and Fastify adopters

## Contributing

Issues and PRs are welcome. Please check the package folders and docs before opening an issue.

## License

MIT ยฉ [@nest-openapi](https://github.com/ts-oas/nest-openapi)