spec-first/connexion

Support for date and date-time type casting

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#344 opened on Nov 8, 2016

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Description

It would be great to have type casting of formats 'string/date-time' and 'string/date' to python datetime.datetime and datetime.date. I guess this would need custom flask converters to be added to url_map (http://flask.pocoo.org/docs/0.11/api/#flask.Flask.url_map)

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Tech stack
pythonflask
Domain
backendapi
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
Python basicsFlask URL convertersOpenAPI spec for dates
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
50
Research direction
The issue suggests adding custom Flask converters for 'string/date time' and 'string/date' formats to the url map. The comments may contain additional context or proposed solutions. The main challenge is integrating these converters with Connexion's spec first routing. Start by examining Flask's URL converter documentation and Connexion's URL handling code in the repository, particularly files related to parameter parsing.