Whelk is a web API framework built on top of the Kelp web framework. It is designed for developing self-documenting, correct and efficient REST APIs.
API code and specification are implemented together. Declared data schemas provide runtime validation while also supplying the information used to generate OpenAPI documentation.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Build self-documenting REST APIs.
- Integrates API implementation and specification.
- Generates OpenAPI 3.0.3 documents from endpoint and schema declarations.
- Provides runtime validation for API input and output.
- Supports reusable, named schemas that can be referenced and extended.
- Validates path, query, header and cookie parameters.
- Validates and sanitizes request content.
- Coerces query parameter types, fills defaults and removes unexpected parameters.
- Groups endpoints into resource packages based on Kelp controllers.
- Supports custom wrappers, formatters and OpenAPI generators.
- Built-in typo detection for configuration objects.
Website: github.com/Kelp-framework/Whelk
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Developer: Bartosz Jarzyna
License: Perl 5 License
Whelk is written in Perl. Learn Perl with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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