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nextcloud/openapi-extractor
===========================

A tool for extracting OpenAPI specifications from Nextcloud source code

v1.8.7(5mo ago)0583.6k↑21.4%[4 PRs](https://github.com/nextcloud-releases/openapi-extractor/pulls)AGPL-3.0-or-laterPHPPHP ^8.1CI passing

Since Aug 20Pushed 5mo ago1 watchersCompare

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openapi-extractor
=================

[](#openapi-extractor)

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Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
composer require --dev nextcloud/openapi-extractor
```

To avoid dependency and PHP version conflicts it is best to install the package to vendor-bin using  instead.

Create a CI workflow to check the specifications are up-to-date
---------------------------------------------------------------

[](#create-a-ci-workflow-to-check-the-specifications-are-up-to-date)

The Workflow template repository has a template available:

Afterward in your repository settings set the OpenAPI workflow to be required for merging pull requests.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Checkout the OpenAPI tutorial at [https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/latest/developer\_manual/client\_apis/OCS/ocs-openapi.html](https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/latest/developer_manual/client_apis/OCS/ocs-openapi.html) to see how you can use openapi-extractor.

### 🐢 Performance

[](#-performance)

Make sure that you have xdebug turned off when generating OpenAPI specs, otherwise it can take multiple minutes instead of seconds.

###  Health Score

49

—

FairBetter than 95% of packages

Maintenance70

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity37

Limited adoption so far

Community15

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity59

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 73.9% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~22 days

Total

22

Last Release

168d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/213943?v=4)[Joas Schilling](/maintainers/nickvergessen)[@nickvergessen](https://github.com/nickvergessen)

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---

Top Contributors

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