Vue OpenAPI Query

Turns your openapi.json into typesafe API composables using Vue Query (TanStack Query): guaranteeing that your frontend and backend share the same contract.

Overview

Let's you get TanStack Vue Query composables that enforce consistency (name of endpoints, typing) with your API's openapi.json file:

const { data, isLoading } = api.useQuery(OperationId.getPet, { petId: '123' })

const createPetMutation = api.useMutation(OperationId.createPet)
createPetMutation.mutate({ data: { name: 'Fluffy', species: 'cat' } })
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Installation

npm install @qualisero/openapi-endpoint
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Code Generation

This package includes a command-line tool to generate TypeScript types and operation definitions from your OpenAPI specification:

# Generate from local file
npx @qualisero/openapi-endpoint ./api/openapi.json ./src/generated

# Generate from remote URL
npx @qualisero/openapi-endpoint https://api.example.com/openapi.json ./src/api
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This will generate two files in your specified output directory:

• openapi-types.ts - TypeScript type definitions for your API
• api-operations.ts - Streamlined operation definitions combining metadata and types

Usage

1. Initialize the package

// api/init.ts
import { useOpenApi } from '@qualisero/openapi-endpoint'
import axios from 'axios'

// Import your generated operations (includes both metadata and types)
import { OperationId, openApiOperations, type OpenApiOperations } from './generated/api-operations'

// Create axios instance
const axiosInstance = axios.create({
  baseURL: 'https://api.example.com',
})

// Initialize the package with the streamlined operations
const api = useOpenApi<OpenApiOperations>({
  operations: openApiOperations,
  axios: axiosInstance,
})

// Export for use in other parts of your application
export { api, OperationId }
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2. Use the API in your components

// In your Vue components
import { api, OperationId } from './api/init'

// Use queries for GET operations
const { data: pets, isLoading } = api.useQuery(OperationId.listPets)
const { data: pet } = api.useQuery(OperationId.getPet, { petId: '123' })

// Use mutations for POST/PUT/PATCH/DELETE operations
const createPetMutation = api.useMutation(OperationId.createPet)

// Execute mutations
await createPetMutation.mutateAsync({
  data: { name: 'Fluffy', species: 'cat' },
})
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Advanced Usage

Reactive Query Parameters

The library supports type-safe, reactive query parameters that automatically trigger refetches when their values change:

import { ref, computed } from 'vue'
import { api, OperationId } from './api/init'

// Static query parameters
const { data: pets } = api.useQuery(OperationId.listPets, {
  queryParams: { limit: 10 },
})
// Results in: GET /pets?limit=10

// Reactive query parameters with computed
const limit = ref(10)
const status = ref<'available' | 'pending' | 'sold'>('available')

const petsQuery = api.useQuery(OperationId.listPets, {
  queryParams: computed(() => ({
    limit: limit.value,
    status: status.value,
  })),
})

// When limit or status changes, query automatically refetches
limit.value = 20
status.value = 'pending'
// Query refetches with: GET /pets?limit=20&status=pending

// Combine with path parameters
const userPetsQuery = api.useQuery(
  OperationId.listUserPets,
  computed(() => ({ userId: userId.value })),
  {
    queryParams: computed(() => ({
      includeArchived: includeArchived.value,
    })),
  },
)
// Results in: GET /users/user-123/pets?includeArchived=false
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Key Features:

• Type-safe: Query parameters are typed based on your OpenAPI specification
• Reactive: Supports ref, computed, and function-based values
• Automatic refetch: Changes to query params trigger automatic refetch via TanStack Query's key mechanism
• Backward compatible: Works alongside existing axiosOptions.params

Automatic Operation Type Detection with api.useEndpoint

The api.useEndpoint method automatically detects whether an operation is a query (GET/HEAD/OPTIONS) or mutation (POST/PUT/PATCH/DELETE) based on the HTTP method defined in your OpenAPI specification:

import { ref, computed } from 'vue'
import { api, OperationId } from './api/init'

// Automatically becomes a query for GET operations
const listEndpoint = api.useEndpoint(OperationId.listPets)
// TypeScript knows this has query properties like .data, .isLoading, .refetch()

// Automatically becomes a mutation for POST operations
const createEndpoint = api.useEndpoint(OperationId.createPet)
// TypeScript knows this has mutation properties like .mutate(), .mutateAsync()

// Use the endpoints according to their detected type
const petData = listEndpoint.data // Query data
await createEndpoint.mutateAsync({ data: { name: 'Fluffy' } }) // Mutation execution
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Automatic Cache Management and Refetching

By default, mutations automatically:

1. Update cache for matching queries with returned data
2. Invalidate them to trigger a reload
3. Invalidate matching list endpoints

// Default behavior: automatic cache management
const createPet = api.useMutation(OperationId.createPet)
// No additional configuration needed - cache management is automatic

// Manual control over cache invalidation
const updatePet = api.useMutation(OperationId.updatePet, {
  dontInvalidate: true, // Disable automatic invalidation
  dontUpdateCache: true, // Disable automatic cache updates
  invalidateOperations: [OperationId.listPets], // Manually specify operations to invalidate
})

// Refetch specific endpoints after mutation
const petListQuery = api.useQuery(OperationId.listPets)
const createPetWithRefetch = api.useMutation(OperationId.createPet, {
  refetchEndpoints: [petListQuery], // Manually refetch these endpoints
})
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File Upload Support with Multipart/Form-Data

The library supports file uploads through endpoints that accept multipart/form-data content type. For these endpoints, you can pass either a FormData object or the schema-defined object structure:

// Example file upload endpoint usage
async function uploadPetPicture(petId: string, file: File) {
  const formData = new FormData()
  formData.append('file', file)

  const uploadMutation = api.useMutation(OperationId.uploadPetPic, { petId })

  return uploadMutation.mutateAsync({
    data: formData,
    axiosOptions: {
      headers: {
        'Content-Type': 'multipart/form-data',
      },
    },
  })
}

// Alternative: using the object structure (if your API supports binary strings)
async function uploadPetPictureAsString(petId: string, binaryData: string) {
  const uploadMutation = api.useMutation(OperationId.uploadPetPic, { petId })

  return uploadMutation.mutateAsync({
    data: {
      file: binaryData, // Binary data as string
    },
  })
}

// Complete example with error handling and cache invalidation
async function handleFileUpload(event: Event, petId: string) {
  const files = (event.target as HTMLInputElement).files
  if (!files || files.length === 0) return

  const file = files[0]
  const formData = new FormData()
  formData.append('file', file)

  const uploadMutation = api.useMutation(
    OperationId.uploadPetPic,
    { petId },
    {
      invalidateOperations: [OperationId.getPet, OperationId.listPets],
      onSuccess: (data) => {
        console.log('Upload successful:', data)
      },
      onError: (error) => {
        console.error('Upload failed:', error)
      },
    },
  )

  try {
    await uploadMutation.mutateAsync({ data: formData })
  } catch (error) {
    console.error('Upload error:', error)
  }
}
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Reactive Enabling/Disabling Based on Path Parameters

One powerful feature is chaining queries where one query provides the parameters for another:

import { ref, computed } from 'vue'

// First query to get user information
const userQuery = api.useQuery(OperationId.getUser, { userId: 123 })

// Second query that depends on the first query's result
const userPetsQuery = api.useQuery(
  OperationId.listUserPets,
  computed(() => ({
    userId: userQuery.data.value?.id, // Chain: use ID from first query
  })),
)

// Reactive parameter example
const selectedPetId = ref<string | undefined>(undefined)

// Query automatically enables/disables based on parameter availability
const petQuery = api.useQuery(
  OperationId.getPet,
  computed(() => ({ petId: selectedPetId.value })),
)

// Query is automatically disabled when petId is null/undefined
console.log(petQuery.isEnabled.value) // false when selectedPetId.value is null

// Enable the query by setting the parameter
selectedPetId.value = '123'
console.log(petQuery.isEnabled.value) // true when selectedPetId.value is set

// Complex conditional enabling
const userId = ref<string>('user1')
const shouldFetchPets = ref(true)

const userPetsQuery = api.useQuery(
  OperationId.listUserPets,
  computed(() => ({ userId: userId.value })),
  {
    enabled: computed(
      () => shouldFetchPets.value, // Additional business logic
    ),
  },
)
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Reactive Query Parameters with Refs

import { ref } from 'vue'

// Use reactive query parameters
const limit = ref(10)
const petsQuery = api.useQuery(OperationId.listPets, {
  queryParams: { limit: limit.value },
})

// When limit changes, the query automatically refetches
limit.value = 20 // Query refetches with new parameter
// Results in: GET /pets?limit=20
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API Documentation

Full API documentation is available at https://qualisero.github.io/openapi-endpoint/. The documentation includes detailed information about all methods, types, and configuration options.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please read our contributing guidelines and ensure all tests pass.

License

MIT