SwagDoc

SwagDoc automatically generates Swagger/OpenAPI documentation from your API traffic without requiring any code changes.

Features

• Acts as a reverse proxy to capture API traffic
• Analyzes HTTP requests and responses to infer API structure
• Automatically detects data types, parameters, and response schemas
• Path parameter detection and templating (numeric IDs, UUIDs)
• Authentication flow detection (Bearer, API keys)
• Schema merging across multiple observations
• Generates OpenAPI 3.0 documentation based on observed traffic
• No code changes required to your existing API
• Graceful shutdown with signal handling

Installation

Using Go

go install github.com/parnexcodes/swag-doc/cmd/swagdoc@latest

From Releases

Download pre-built binaries from the Releases page. Binaries are available for Linux, macOS, and Windows (amd64/arm64).

From Source

git clone https://github.com/parnexcodes/swag-doc.git
cd swag-doc
make build

Usage

As a Proxy

Start SwagDoc as a proxy in front of your API:

swagdoc proxy --port 8080 --target http://your-api-server.com

This starts a proxy server that forwards requests to your API server and captures traffic for documentation. Press Ctrl+C to stop gracefully.

Generating Documentation

Once you have captured API traffic, generate OpenAPI documentation:

swagdoc generate --output swagger.json

CLI Reference

Proxy Command

Flag	Description	Default
--port	Port to run the proxy server on	8080
--target	Target API server URL (required)
--data-dir	Directory to store API transaction data	./swagdoc-data

Generate Command

Flag	Description	Default
--output	Output file for documentation	swagger.json
--data-dir	Directory to read transaction data from	./swagdoc-data
--title	Title for the API documentation	API Documentation
--description	Description for the API documentation	Generated API documentation
--version	API version	1.0.0
--base-path	Base path for the API	http://localhost:8080
--cleanup	Delete the data directory after generating	false
--group-by-path	Group API endpoints by path segments	true
--tag-mapping	Custom tag mappings in format path:tag
--version-prefix	Custom version prefixes

Version Command

swagdoc version
# swagdoc dev (commit: none, built: unknown)

Organizing API Documentation

SwagDoc automatically organizes endpoints into logical groups based on URL path structure:

• /auth/login and /auth/register → "Auth" tag
• /users/123 and /users/profile → "Users" tag
• /api/v1/orders → "Orders" tag (handles version prefixes)

Customize grouping:

swagdoc generate \
  --tag-mapping "auth:Authentication" \
  --tag-mapping "users:User Management" \
  --version-prefix "api" \
  --version-prefix "v4"

How It Works

1. Capture: SwagDoc acts as a reverse proxy, intercepting all HTTP requests and responses.
2. Store: Raw transaction data is stored on disk. Sensitive headers and query parameters are redacted.
3. Analyze: Path patterns, authentication schemes, and data types are detected from the captured traffic.
4. Generate: An OpenAPI 3.0 specification is generated from the analyzed data, with schema merging across multiple observations.

Development

Building

make build       # Build binary
make test        # Run tests with race detector
make lint        # Run golangci-lint
make fmt         # Format code
make coverage    # Generate coverage report
make vulncheck   # Run vulnerability scanner
make clean       # Clean artifacts

CI/CD

The project uses GitHub Actions:

• CI (ci.yml): Runs on every push/PR to master — lint, vulnerability check, tests (Linux/macOS/Windows), build
• Release (release.yml): Runs on version tags (v*) — cross-compiles via GoReleaser, creates GitHub release with checksums

To create a release:

git tag v1.0.0
git push origin v1.0.0

Demo

make demo

This starts the example API, proxies to it, sends sample requests, generates swagger.json, and stops the servers.

Future Features

• Framework-specific middleware (Express, Gin, FastAPI, etc.)
• Interactive UI for viewing and editing generated docs
• YAML output
• WebSocket API documentation
• gRPC support
• GraphQL support

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

MIT