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litestar-dto-openapi

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Streamline Litestar DTO and OpenAPI schema workflows.

Software Engineering#openapi#rest api#schema validation#dto#api contract#msgspec#litestar
Authorlitestar-org
Version1.0.0
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What problem does it solve?

This skill eliminates tedious, error-prone manual configuration of Litestar data transfer objects (DTOs) and mismatches between OpenAPI schemas and intended API contracts, reducing backend-frontend alignment work for Litestar developers.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • DTO Configuration Guidance: Provides best practices for selecting and configuring msgspec or Pydantic DTOs for request/response typing, including field exclusion, renaming, and partial update setup.
  • OpenAPI Contract Alignment: Helps validate that generated OpenAPI schemas match API behavior, including wire naming conventions and correct media type handling for request bodies.
  • Use Case: For example, when building a Litestar user management API, use this skill to configure write DTOs that exclude server-owned fields like id and created_at, and verify the /schema endpoint outputs the correct camelCase contract for frontend consumers.

Quick Start

Use the litestar-dto-openapi skill to configure a write DTO for your User model that excludes internal server-owned fields and matches your API's camelCase naming convention.

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Name: litestar-dto-openapi
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