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## RestServer.exportOpenApiSpec() method

Export the OpenAPI spec to the given json or yaml file

**Signature:**

```typescript
exportOpenApiSpec(outFile?: string, log?: (message?: any, ...optionalParams: any[]) => void): Promise<void>;
```

## Parameters

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outFile


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string


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_(Optional)_ File name for the spec. The extension of the file determines the format of the file. - `yaml` or `yml`<!-- -->: YAML - `json` or other: JSON If the outFile is not provided or its value is `''` or `'-'`<!-- -->, the spec is written to the console using the `log` function.


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log


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(message?: any, ...optionalParams: any\[\]) =&gt; void


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_(Optional)_ Log function, default to `console.log`


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**Returns:**

Promise&lt;void&gt;