Generate Typed HTTP Client with Microsoft Kiota

Generate a strongly-typed HTTP API client using Microsoft Kiota.

Steps

1. Install: dotnet tool install -g Microsoft.OpenApi.Kiota
2. Search: kiota search <api-name>
3. Generate:
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   kiota generate -l CSharp -d https://api.example.com/openapi.json -c ExampleApiClient -n MyApp.ApiClients -o ./src/Generated
   

4. Add packages:
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   dotnet add package Microsoft.Kiota.Abstractions
   dotnet add package Microsoft.Kiota.Http.HttpClientLibrary
   dotnet add package Microsoft.Kiota.Serialization.Json
   

5. Use:
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   var authProvider = new AnonymousAuthenticationProvider();
   var adapter = new HttpClientRequestAdapter(authProvider);
   var client = new ExampleApiClient(adapter);
   var candidates = await client.Api.Candidates.GetAsync();
   

Supported languages: CSharp, TypeScript, Java, Go, Python, PHP, Ruby, Swift

Arguments

• <openapi-spec>: URL or path to OpenAPI specification
• --namespace=<ns>: Root namespace for generated code
• --lang=<CSharp|TypeScript|Go|Python>: Target language