Swashbuckle is a .NET library that generates OpenAPI documentation and exposes Swagger UI for ASP.NET Core APIs.
Swashbuckle.AspNetCore generates OpenAPI documents for ASP.NET Core APIs and exposes Swagger UI, letting developers inspect endpoints and send requests from a browser. section 5.5
Add Swashbuckle and enable its middleware in Program.cs:
Install it with dotnet add package Swashbuckle.AspNetCore. section 5.5
Browse to /swagger/index.html, expand an operation, choose Try It Out, and execute a request with custom parameters. section 5.5
How .NET in Action, Second Edition covers it
How deep it goes
Explains package installation, service registration, middleware, URL access, and interactive requests through focused configuration code.
Examples
Demonstrates GET /Catalog in Swagger UI and configures Swashbuckle in Program.cs.
What it assumes
Assumes an ASP.NET Core API with Program.cs and mapped controllers.
What you can do after
Operate Swagger UI to inspect endpoints, submit parameters, and observe API responses.
How it connects
Connects OpenAPI, Swagger, Swagger UI, ASP.NET Core, controllers, and API endpoint testing.
ASP.NET Core in Action, 3eSwashbuckle is a .NET library that generates OpenAPI documents and provides middleware for serving and visualizing them in ASP.NET Core applications.
Building Web APIs with ASP.NET CoreSwashbuckle is a .NET toolset that generates OpenAPI descriptions and provides interactive Swagger documentation for ASP.NET Core APIs.
OpenAPI specificationproduces · The OpenAPI Specification is a standard, machine-readable format for describing HTTP APIs, including their operations, inputs, outputs, data structures, and security requirements.
NSwagalternative to · NSwag is an open-source .NET toolset for generating and consuming OpenAPI documents and generating client or server code.
ASP.NET Coreuses · ASP.NET Core is Microsoft’s cross-platform, open-source framework for building web applications and services on the .NET platform.
Swagger UIuses · Swagger UI is a web-based tool that renders OpenAPI descriptions as interactive documentation for exploring and testing HTTP APIs.
doc commentused by · A doc comment is a source-code comment associated with a declaration that describes it and can be processed into generated documentation.
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