RicoSuter/NSwag

Generate a Rest Client with XML Deserialization and not JSON

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#2,082 opened on Apr 3, 2019

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help wantedproject: NSwag.CodeGeneration.CSharp (Clients)type: enhancement

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Description

I am interfacing with an "external web API server" that returns only xml content-type. I have generated a rest client with NswagStudio but an exception is always thrown because of the response type which is XML and the deserialisation type which is JSON.

Is there any way to generate a client with XML Deserialisation?

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Research direction
Investigate the NSwag client generation code that handles response deserialization. Focus on how JSON deserialization is currently implemented and how to add XML deserialization support (e.g., using System.Xml.Serialization). Look at related issues or existing PRs for XML support.
Tech stack
csharp
Domain
backend
Issue type
Bug
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3
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1-2 days
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Fresh
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Mostly clear
Prerequisites
C#.NET
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50