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Type of change

  • Documentation
  • Bug fix
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  • New feature
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Description

Generate OpenAPI request schemas from defineValidatedHandler validators that implement Standard Schema and Standard JSON Schema. Body, query, and header schemas are included in the same OpenAPI document used by Scalar and Swagger.

Infer the default 200 response schema from the handler's TypeScript return type during the build. TypeScript remains optional. Nitro warns and skips response inference when it is unavailable, while request validation and request schema generation continue to work. Explicit OpenAPI metadata replaces the corresponding inferred fields.

Tests

  • pnpm fmt
  • pnpm lint
  • pnpm typecheck
  • pnpm vitest run test/unit/openapi-schema.test.ts test/unit/route-response-schema.test.ts test/vite/openapi.test.ts
  • Vite production build with live OpenAPI output verification

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  • I have linked an issue or discussion.
  • I have updated the documentation accordingly.

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Walkthrough

Nitro now infers route response schemas from TypeScript return types and exposes validated request schemas through route metadata. The OpenAPI generator converts these schemas into request parameters, request bodies, and response content. Documentation and tests cover the new behavior.

Changes

OpenAPI schema inference

Layer / File(s) Summary
TypeScript response schema inference
build.config.ts, src/build/plugins/_type-schema.ts, src/build/plugins/_route-response-schema.ts, test/unit/route-response-schema.test.ts
The build pipeline detects TypeScript, analyzes route handler return types, converts supported types to JSON Schema, handles file invalidation, and closes compiler resources.
Route schema metadata wiring
src/build/plugins/route-meta.ts, src/build/virtual/routing-meta.ts, src/runtime/virtual/routing-meta.ts
Route metadata now exports validation and response schemas. Generated handler metadata exposes each schema at runtime.
Runtime OpenAPI schema generation
src/runtime/internal/openapi.ts, src/runtime/internal/routes/openapi.ts
The OpenAPI handler loads Standard JSON Schemas, preserves local references, creates query and header parameters, adds request bodies, and selects response content types.
Validation documentation and integration coverage
docs/1.docs/50.openapi.md, package.json, test/vite/openapi-fixture/api/users.post.ts, test/vite/openapi.test.ts, test/unit/openapi-schema.test.ts
The documentation describes validation and response inference. Zod and unit tests cover generated schemas, recursive references, request validation, and route responses.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to c6f47

The OpenAPI schema inference changes are mergeable, but one unit test depends on the process working directory and may fail when run from a different location; the test should be made invocation-independent as follow-up.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1

❌ Failed checks (1 warning)

Check name Status Explanation Resolution
Docstring Coverage ⚠️ Warning Docstring coverage is 0.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 27 functions across 12 files. Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
✅ Passed checks (4 passed)
Check name Status Explanation
Title check ✅ Passed The title uses the Conventional Commits format and accurately summarizes the OpenAPI schema inference changes.
Description check ✅ Passed The description is directly related to the changes. It explains request and response schema inference, optional TypeScript support, documentation updates, and tests.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The PR satisfies issue #2274 by inferring handler return types into default 200 response schemas and exposing them in the generated OpenAPI and Swagger outputs. The added tests verify response schemas…
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The changes remain within the stated OpenAPI schema inference objectives. Documentation, runtime conversion, build-time TypeScript inference, metadata propagation, and focused tests support the featur…
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The PR satisfies issue #2274 by inferring handler return types into default 200 response schemas and exposing them in the generated OpenAPI and Swagger outputs. The added tests verify response schemas and related OpenAPI behavior.

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The changes remain within the stated OpenAPI schema inference objectives. Documentation, runtime conversion, build-time TypeScript inference, metadata propagation, and focused tests support the feature.

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Actionable comments posted: 1

🧹 Nitpick comments (2)
test/unit/route-response-schema.test.ts (1)

18-18: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Use a fixed test root directory.

Do not use process.cwd() here. The mocked isDepInstalled result does not require the repository directory. Use a fixed synthetic path to keep this fixture environment-independent.

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-      options: { rootDir: process.cwd() },
+      options: { rootDir: "/test/project" },

As per coding guidelines, test/**/*.{ts,tsx,js,mjs} requires “Keep tests deterministic and environment-independent.”

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In `@test/unit/route-response-schema.test.ts` at line 18, Update the test
fixture’s options.rootDir value to a fixed synthetic path instead of
process.cwd(), while preserving the existing mocked isDepInstalled setup and
test behavior.

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src/runtime/internal/openapi.ts (1)

13-16: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Use options objects for multi-argument helpers.

Replace positional arguments after the first argument with a second options object.

  • src/runtime/internal/openapi.ts#L13-L16: change context to an options object.
  • src/runtime/internal/openapi.ts#L47-L47: move root and seen into a second options object.
  • src/runtime/internal/openapi.ts#L78-L78: change pointer to a second options object.
  • src/runtime/internal/routes/openapi.ts#L185-L188: change location to a second options object.

As per coding guidelines, use “an options object as the second parameter” for multi-argument functions.

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In `@src/runtime/internal/openapi.ts` around lines 13 - 16, Update
standardSchemaToJSONSchema and the related multi-argument helpers to use an
options object as the second parameter: in src/runtime/internal/openapi.ts:13-16
wrap context, at :47 wrap root and seen, and at :78 wrap pointer; update all
corresponding call sites. In src/runtime/internal/routes/openapi.ts:185-188 wrap
location in the second options object and adjust callers consistently.

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Inline comments:
In `@src/runtime/internal/openapi.ts`:
- Around line 54-57: Update the recursive local-reference handling in the
value-processing logic so cyclic $ref values are preserved rather than replaced
with empty objects, and ensure the corresponding $defs or definitions container
is retained. Add a regression test for `#/`$defs/Node referring to itself through
an array item.

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Nitpick comments:
In `@src/runtime/internal/openapi.ts`:
- Around line 13-16: Update standardSchemaToJSONSchema and the related
multi-argument helpers to use an options object as the second parameter: in
src/runtime/internal/openapi.ts:13-16 wrap context, at :47 wrap root and seen,
and at :78 wrap pointer; update all corresponding call sites. In
src/runtime/internal/routes/openapi.ts:185-188 wrap location in the second
options object and adjust callers consistently.

In `@test/unit/route-response-schema.test.ts`:
- Line 18: Update the test fixture’s options.rootDir value to a fixed synthetic
path instead of process.cwd(), while preserving the existing mocked
isDepInstalled setup and test behavior.
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Addressed the review notes in ec5fa8b:

  • preserve cyclic local $ref values and their $defs or definitions containers
  • add a recursive #/$defs/Node regression test
  • use options objects for the multi-argument schema helpers
  • replace process.cwd() with the fixed /test/project fixture path

pnpm fmt, pnpm lint, pnpm typecheck, and the three focused test files pass.

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Inline comments:
In `@src/runtime/internal/routes/openapi.ts`:
- Around line 190-194: Update the parameter mapping around
standardSchemaToJSONSchema so each query or header property schema retains its
applicable local $defs or definitions container, keeping recursive `#/`$defs/...
references resolvable in the generated OpenAPI parameter; alternatively rewrite
them to shared components. Add coverage for recursive query and header
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Update response body with properties to the generated OpenAPI Specification

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