Openapi-generator: [bug][typescript] `AnyType` is not defined

[codeserk]

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Description

AnyType is not defined in typescript generated code.
In some situations, schemas return any, this is handled in other languages where that is translated into something the language understands, examples:

• Java: Object
• C#: `Object
• Rust: serde_json:Value

However, this translation is not made for typescript, and the generators write AnyType in such situations, leading to type errors:

Cannot find name 'AnyType'

openapi-generator version

5.0.0-SNAPSHOT

OpenAPI declaration file content or url

The part that is causing troubles look like this:

          "cat": {
            "allOf": [
              {
                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Cat"
              },
              {
                "description": "Cat information"
              }
            ]

This was generated using @nestjs/swagger and the problem is that the generator is unable to understand the second part and that one ends in _AnyType_

This is a full example:

openapi: 3.0.1
info:
  version: 1.0.0
  title: Example
  license:
    name: MIT
servers:
  - url: http://api.example.xyz/v1
paths:
  /person/display/{personId}:
    get:
      parameters:
        - name: personId
          in: path
          required: true
          description: The id of the person to retrieve
          schema:
            type: string
      operationId: list
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: "#/components/schemas/Person"
components:
  schemas:
    Person:
      type: object
      discriminator:
        propertyName: $_type
        mapping:
          a: '#/components/schemas/Adult'
          c: Child
      properties:
        $_type:
          type: string
        lastName:
          type: string
        firstName:
          type: string
    Adult:
      description: A representation of an adult
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Person'
      - type: object
        properties:
          children:
            type: array
            items:
              $ref: "#/components/schemas/Child"
          firstChild:
            allOf:
              - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Person'
              - description: First child
    Child:
      description: A representation of a child
      allOf:
      - type: object
        properties:
          age:
            type: integer
            format: int32
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Person'

output using typescript-axios

/**
 * A representation of an adult
 * @export
 * @interface Adult
 */
export interface Adult extends Person {
    /**
     * 
     * @type {Array<Child>}
     * @memberof Adult
     */
    children?: Array<Child>;
    /**
     * 
     * @type {Person & AnyType}
     * @memberof Adult
     */
    firstChild?: Person & AnyType;
}
/**

NOTE: AnyType is not defined anywhere.

Suggest a fix

The proposal is simple, adding a translation for AnyType -> object for all the typescript generators. This can be achieved adding one line to AbstractTypeScriptCodegen.java like the ones we have in other generators:

typeMapping.put("AnyType", "Object");

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[codeserk]

FYI, I'm working on a fix for this, so I'll present a PR that fixes this situation

[macjohnny]

fixed with https://github.com/OpenAPITools/openapi-generator/pull/6335

[krajek]

If the fix already present in the published version? I cannot see any versions after 4.3.1, which has the bug.

[codeserk]

@krajek I think it was published only in v5, which I think it's still in beta!

[davidyee]

@krajek @codeserk I ran into the same issue while using the latest stable 4.3.1 but updating to 5.0.0-beta2 resolved the issue. Thanks for the suggestion!

[GunnarAK]

If you're able to; try downgrading to 4.3.0
This resolved the issue for me while I came from 4.1.3. AnyType became Object again.

[Song2017]

openapitools/openapi-generator-cli:v4.2.3 works for me

[wing328]

The latest master has this issue resolved. Please try the SNAPSHOT version (mentioned in the README) and let us know if you've any feedback before the official release of v5.0.0 in Dec 2020.

[Khaled-Slay]

please can someone explain the fix.i have many problems in openapi like:
-basepath="http://localhost".
-Anytype bug.

• ModuleWithProvider bug