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[Perl] add support for `binary` (byte array)

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#1,937 opened on Jan 21, 2016

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Client: PerlEnhancement: Featurehelp wanted

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Description

Add support for binary parameter and response type in the Perl API client.

A good starting point is to look at how other languages make similar changes: Ruby: https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen/pull/1934 Java: https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen/pull/1898 C#: https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen/pull/1864 PHP: https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen/pull/1891

If anyone from the community wants to work on this, please reply to let us know.

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Research direction
Study the linked PRs for Ruby, Java, C#, and PHP to understand the required changes, then implement similar binary support for the Perl API client.
Tech stack
perl
Domain
backendapi
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
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.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Mostly clear
Prerequisites
PerlGit
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
75