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## openapi-spec-builder package

A package to simplify creating OpenAPI specification documents in your tests using the builder pattern.

## Remarks

Creating a full OpenAPI spec document in automated tests is rather cumbersome, long JSON-like objects pollute the test test code and make it difficult for readers to distinguish between what's important in the test and what's just shared OpenAPI boilerplate.

OpenApiSpecBuilder utilizes [Test Data Builder pattern](http://www.natpryce.com/articles/000714.html) to provide a TypeScript/JavaScript API allowing users to create full OpenAPI Specification 3 documents in few lines of code.

## Classes

|  Class | Description |
|  --- | --- |
|  [BuilderBase](./openapi-spec-builder.builderbase.md) |  |
|  [ComponentsSpecBuilder](./openapi-spec-builder.componentsspecbuilder.md) | A builder for creating ComponentsObject specifications. |
|  [OpenApiSpecBuilder](./openapi-spec-builder.openapispecbuilder.md) | A builder for creating OpenApiSpec documents. |
|  [OperationSpecBuilder](./openapi-spec-builder.operationspecbuilder.md) | A builder for creating OperationObject specifications. |

## Functions

|  Function | Description |
|  --- | --- |
|  [aComponentsSpec()](./openapi-spec-builder.acomponentsspec.md) | Create a new instance of ComponentsSpecBuilder. |
|  [anOpenApiSpec()](./openapi-spec-builder.anopenapispec.md) | Create a new instance of OpenApiSpecBuilder. |
|  [anOperationSpec()](./openapi-spec-builder.anoperationspec.md) | Create a new instance of OperationSpecBuilder. |