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AutoRest

The AutoRest tool generates client libraries for accessing RESTful web services. Input to AutoRest is a spec that describes the REST API using the OpenAPI Specification format.

Support Policy

AutoRest is an open source tool -- if you need assistance, first check the documentation. If you find a bug or need some help, feel free to submit an issue

AutoRest will release a stable version on the second Wednesday of the month.

Using npm you can upgrade to the latest stable version of AutoRest:

Installing AutoRest

Installing AutoRest on Windows, MacOS or Linux involves two steps:

Install Node.js (10.15.x LTS HIGHLY RECOMENDED)
for more help, check out Installing Node.JS on different platforms

Install AutoRest using npm

# Depending on your configuration you may need to be elevated or root to run this. (on OSX/Linux use 'sudo' )
npm install -g autorest

Updating AutoRest

To update AutoRest if you have previous versions installed, please run:

autorest --latest

# Removes all other versions and installs the latest
autorest --reset

For more information, run autorest --help

Supported Platforms

While AutoRest itself runs on NodeJS, some generators use the .NET Core 2.0 runtime, which is the most limiting factor. See dotnet/core/release-notes/2.0/2.0-supported-os.md for a list of supported platforms.

Getting Started using AutoRest

Start by reading the documentation for using AutoRest:

Managing AutoRest - shows how to get new updates to AutoRest and choose which version to use for code generation
Generating a Client using AutoRest - shows simple command line usage for generating a client library.
Command Line Interface Documentation - explains common command line arguments
Examples - full, walkthrough-style scenarios for using AutoRest

Developers

Get yourself up and coding in AutoRest

Developer Workstation Requirements - what do you need to install to start working with the AutoRest code
AutoRest Extensibility and protocol documentation
Working on AutoRest core - compiling/testing AutoRest core using the build scripts
Working on an AutoRest extension - creating and testing AutoRest extensions
AutoRest repositories and packages - all maintained repositories and packages on one page

Some related information:

Validation Rules & Linting - about the validation rules in AutoRest
Client Runtimes - information about the client runtimes required for using code generated by AutoRest