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Getting Started

This guide will walk you through the steps to set up and use the vitepress-openapi in your VitePress project.

Demo

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have the following installed:

  • Node.js
  • VitePress
  • OpenAPI Specification (Version 3)

Installation

To install the theme in your VitePress project, run one of the following commands depending on your preferred package manager:

bash
npm install vitepress-openapi

pnpm add vitepress-openapi

yarn add vitepress-openapi

bun install vitepress-openapi

Usage

OpenAPI Specification

Place your OpenAPI specification in the public directory. For example, public/openapi.json.

Theme Configuration

In your .vitepress/theme/index.js, import the theme and configure it as follows:

ts
import DefaultTheme from 'vitepress/theme'
import type { Theme } from 'vitepress'

import { theme, useOpenapi } from 'vitepress-openapi'
import 'vitepress-openapi/dist/style.css'

import spec from '../../public/openapi.json' assert { type: 'json' }

export default {
    ...DefaultTheme,
    async enhanceApp({app, router, siteData}) {
        // Set the OpenAPI specification.
        const openapi = useOpenapi({ spec })

        // Use the theme.
        theme.enhanceApp({ app })
    }
} satisfies Theme

Layouts

You can render the OpenAPI specification in different layouts:

Customization

You can use the useTheme composable to configure the theme in your .vitepress/theme/index.js file, or in any .md page/file.