This is the Wordnik Swagger javascript client for use with swagger enabled APIs. It's written in CoffeeScript and tested with Jasmine.

Find out more about the swagger project at swagger.wordnik.com, and follow us on Twitter at @swagger_doc.

READ MORE about swagger!

See the swagger website or the swagger-core wiki, which contains information about the swagger json spec.

Usage

Point swagger.js at a resource discovery file like api.wordnik.com/v4/resources.json and it builds itself at runtime.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://raw.github.com/wordnik/swagger.js/master/lib/swagger.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
  $(function() { 
    window.wordnik = new SwaggerApi({
      discoveryUrl: "http://api.wordnik.com/v4/resources.json",
      apiKey: "MY_API_KEY",
      success: function() {
        console.log('Shall we dance?');
      }
    });
  });
</script>

How it Works

When initialized, the swagger.js client will build itself based on the (valid) swagger json files. You initialize the client like such:

wordnik = new SwaggerApi({
  discoveryUrl: "http://api.wordnik.com/v4/resources.json",
  api_key: 'YOUR_API_KEY', // Don't have a Wordnik API key? Get one at developer.wordnik.com
  verbose: true,
  success: function() { console.log("Your client is ready to swagger."); }
});

After executing the above code you should see the success message in your console.

Object Hierarchy

Now you have access to an object called wordnik. This object is what swagger.js builds at runtime when you point it at a discoveryUrl. Try exploring it in the console:

wordnik
wordnik.apis
wordnik.apis.word.operations
wordnik.apis.word.operations.getDefinition

Quick Reference

You also get some console help() methods for quick reference. Some examples:

// Apis
wordnik.help()

// Apis
wordnik.resource.word.help()

// Operations
wordnik.apis.word.operations.getExamples.help()

Making Requests

There are two ways to make a request:

// shorthand form
wordnik.word.getDefinitions(args, callback);

// longhand form
wordnik.apis.word.operations.getDefinitions.do(args, callback);

// example usage
wordnik.word.getDefinitions({word: 'bliss'}, function(definitions) {
  console.log(definitions);
})

Request Headers

You can include your own headers in the args object:

args = {word: 'swole', limit:5}
args.headers = {magic: 'potion'}
callback = function(examples) { console.log(examples); }
wordnik.word.getExamples(args, callback);

If you want to initialize the Request without actually firing off a network request you can set a header called mock with any value.

Request Body

For GETs and POSTs, you can include the request body in the args object:

args = {}
args.body = {name: "gizmo", description: "A thing that does stuff."}
callback = function(thing) { console.log(thing); }
myApi.things.createThing(args, callback);

Debugging / cURL

Set verbose to true when initializing your client to see cURL equivalents of your requests in the browser console, complete with headers:

wordnik = new SwaggerApi({
  api_key: 'YOUR_API_KEY',
  verbose: true,
  success: function() {
    args = {
      word: 'dog'
      headers: {fubar: 'maybe'}
    }
    wordnik.word.getDefinitions.do(args, function(definitions){
      console.log(definitions[0].word);
      for (var i = 0; i < definitions.length; i++) {
        var definition = definitions[i];
        console.log(definition.partOfSpeech + ": " + definition.text);
      }
    });
  }
});

// Console output:
// curl --header "fubar: maybe" http://api.wordnik.com/v4/word.json/dog/definitions?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
// dog
// noun: A domesticated carnivorous mammal (Canis familiaris) related to the foxes and wolves and raised in a wide variety of breeds.
// noun: Any of various carnivorous mammals of the family Canidae, such as the dingo.
// noun: A male animal of the family Canidae, especially of the fox or a domesticated breed.
// etc...

Development

Please fork the code and help us improve swagger.js. Send us a pull request and we'll mail you a wordnik T-shirt!

Swagger.js is written in CoffeeScript, so you'll need Node.js and the CoffeeScript compiler. For more detailed installation instructions, see coffeescript.org/#installation.

# generate the javascript libraries and put them in the `lib` folder

npm run-script build

# The 'dev' task will:
# 1. Open source files in your $EDITOR
# 2. Open and run the Jasmine specs in your browser.
# 3. Watch for changes to CoffeeScript files and auto-compile them to Javascript.

npm run-script dev

# List all cake tasks:
cake

License

Copyright 2011-2013 Wordnik, Inc.

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.