Documentation Options

The documentation hash in entity exposures supports the following options:

Type Options

Option	Description	Example
type	OpenAPI data type	String, Integer, Boolean, Float, Date, DateTime
is_array	Marks field as array type	true / false

Description Options

Option	Description	Example
desc	Property description	'User email address'
example	Example value for documentation	'user@example.com'
default	Default value	'pending'

Validation Options

Option	Description	Example
required	Whether field is required	true / false
values	Enum values (array or proc)	%w[pending active] or -> { Status.all }
minimum	Minimum value for numeric types	0
maximum	Maximum value for numeric types	100
min_length	Minimum length for strings	1
max_length	Maximum length for strings	255
min_items	Minimum items for arrays	1
max_items	Maximum items for arrays	10
unique_items	Array items must be unique	true

Display Options

Option	Description	Example
read_only	Marks field as read-only	true
hidden	Hide field from documentation	true

Examples

Basic types

expose :id, documentation: { type: Integer, desc: 'Unique identifier' }
expose :name, documentation: { type: String, desc: 'Full name', required: true }
expose :active, documentation: { type: Boolean, default: true }

Enums

expose :status, documentation: {
  type: String,
  desc: 'Current status',
  values: %w[pending active suspended]
}

Numeric constraints

expose :age, documentation: {
  type: Integer,
  minimum: 0,
  maximum: 150
}

String constraints

expose :username, documentation: {
  type: String,
  min_length: 3,
  max_length: 20
}

Arrays

expose :tags, documentation: {
  type: String,
  is_array: true,
  desc: 'Associated tags'
}