Configure ABP & Swashbuckle to represent enums as strings Part II #6718 | Support Center | ABP Commercial

alex@livemobility.com created 2 months ago

ABP Framework version: v8
UI Type: Angular /
Database System: EF Core (SQL Server,)
Tiered (for MVC) or Auth Server Separated (for Angular): no
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Steps to reproduce the issue:

Hello ABP team

As a followup on ticket: https://support.abp.io/QA/Questions/2360/Configure-ABP--Swashbuckle-to-represent-enums-as-strings

I just realized that the problem is actually now solved by introducing that package. Basically we want to configure ASP.Core to interpret the enums by their String values, and not integers. This is usually solved by adding:

services.AddControllers().AddJsonOptions(options => { options.JsonSerializerOptions.Converters.Add(new JsonStringEnumConverter()); });

And than the result is this:

How can we achieve this with ABP?

Just to be clear, using Unchase.Swashbuckle.AspNetCore.Extensions is not the solution, since this will just add explanations to the integer values.

16 Answer(s)

maliming created 2 months ago

Support Team Fullstack Developer

How can we achieve this with ABP?

services.AddControllers().AddJsonOptions(options =>
{
options.JsonSerializerOptions.Converters.Add(new JsonStringEnumConverter());
})

In abp project.

services.Configure<JsonOptions>(options =>
{
    options.JsonSerializerOptions.Converters.Add(new JsonStringEnumConverter());
});

alex@livemobility.com created 2 months ago

Hi,

Thanks for the initial input

I added this in

        context.Services.AddOptions&lt;JsonOptions&gt;()
      .Configure&lt;IServiceProvider&gt;((options, rootServiceProvider) =>
      {
          options.JsonSerializerOptions.Converters.Add(new JsonStringEnumConverter());
      });

in ConfigureServices, at the end. Still, this didn't transform the enums into strings

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maliming created 2 months ago
Support Team Fullstack Developer

hi

Can you share a test template app?

liming.ma@volosoft.com
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maliming created 2 months ago
Support Team Fullstack Developer

hi

I can't build and run your project. Can you check it?

your zip file has error.
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alex@livemobility.com created 2 months ago

Hi, sorry about posting the project to the wrong ticket.

I checked the build and it looks like you guys didn't fix the base template ( I reported a bug regarding this a long time ago )

Please change in Acme.BookStore.HttpApi.Host.csproj

<ItemGroup> <PackageReference Include="Volo.Abp.AspNetCore.Mvc.UI.Theme.LeptonX" Version="3.0.-" /> </ItemGroup>

to <ItemGroup> <PackageReference Include="Volo.Abp.AspNetCore.Mvc.UI.Theme.LeptonX" Version="3.0.0" /> </ItemGroup>
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maliming created 2 months ago
Support Team Fullstack Developer

There is no Program file in Acme.BookStore.HttpApi.Host
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alex@livemobility.com created 2 months ago

Hi, yes there is
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maliming created 2 months ago
Support Team Fullstack Developer

It seems there is no such file.
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alex@livemobility.com created 2 months ago

I created a new zip:
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maliming created 2 months ago
Support Team Fullstack Developer

ok, I will check it asap.

maliming created 2 months ago

Support Team Fullstack Developer

options.UserFriendlyEnums();

private static void ConfigureSwagger(ServiceConfigurationContext context, IConfiguration configuration)
{
    context.Services.AddAbpSwaggerGenWithOAuth(
        configuration["AuthServer:Authority"]!,
        new Dictionary<string, string>
        {
                {"BookStore", "BookStore API"}
        },
        options =>
        {
            options.SwaggerDoc("v1", new OpenApiInfo { Title = "BookStore API", Version = "v1" });
            options.DocInclusionPredicate((docName, description) => true);
            options.CustomSchemaIds(type => type.FullName);
            options.UserFriendlyEnums();
        });
}

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alex@livemobility.com created 2 months ago

Hi,

Thanks for your analysis. This solution only fixes the swagger UI, which now shows Enums as strings, but the serialization is still done as int. An example below, that property should have been returned as a string.

In a vanilla asp core + swagger project, this is fixed by using
services.AddControllers().AddJsonOptions(options => { options.JsonSerializerOptions.Converters.Add(new JsonStringEnumConverter()); });

maliming created 2 months ago

Support Team Fullstack Developer

I will enhance this in the abp framework.

context.Services.Configure<JsonOptions>(options =>
{
    options.JsonSerializerOptions.Converters.Add(new JsonStringEnumConverter());
    options.JsonSerializerOptions.Converters.RemoveAll(x => x is AbpStringToEnumFactory);
    options.JsonSerializerOptions.Converters.Add(new MyAbpStringToEnumFactory());
});

using System;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Text.Json;
using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
using Volo.Abp.Json.SystemTextJson.JsonConverters;

namespace Acme.BookStore;

public class MyAbpStringToEnumFactory : JsonConverterFactory
{
    private readonly JsonNamingPolicy? _namingPolicy;
    private readonly bool _allowIntegerValues;

    public MyAbpStringToEnumFactory()
        : this(namingPolicy: null, allowIntegerValues: true)
    {

    }

    public MyAbpStringToEnumFactory(JsonNamingPolicy? namingPolicy, bool allowIntegerValues)
    {
        _namingPolicy = namingPolicy;
        _allowIntegerValues = allowIntegerValues;
    }

    public override bool CanConvert(Type typeToConvert)
    {
        return typeToConvert.IsEnum;
    }

    public override JsonConverter CreateConverter(Type typeToConvert, JsonSerializerOptions options)
    {
        return (JsonConverter)Activator.CreateInstance(
            typeof(MyAbpStringToEnumConverter<>).MakeGenericType(typeToConvert),
            BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public,
            binder: null,
            new object?[] { _namingPolicy, _allowIntegerValues },
            culture: null)!;
    }
}

public class MyAbpStringToEnumConverter<T> : JsonConverter<T>
    where T : struct, Enum
{
    private readonly JsonStringEnumConverter _innerJsonStringEnumConverter;

    private JsonSerializerOptions? _readJsonSerializerOptions;
    private JsonSerializerOptions? _writeJsonSerializerOptions;

    public MyAbpStringToEnumConverter()
        : this(namingPolicy: null, allowIntegerValues: true)
    {

    }

    public MyAbpStringToEnumConverter(JsonNamingPolicy? namingPolicy = null, bool allowIntegerValues = true)
    {
        _innerJsonStringEnumConverter = new JsonStringEnumConverter(namingPolicy, allowIntegerValues);
    }

    public override bool CanConvert(Type typeToConvert)
    {
        return typeToConvert.IsEnum;
    }

    public override T Read(ref Utf8JsonReader reader, Type typeToConvert, JsonSerializerOptions options)
    {
        _readJsonSerializerOptions ??= JsonSerializerOptionsHelper.Create(options, x =>
                x == this ||
                x.GetType() == typeof(AbpStringToEnumFactory),
            _innerJsonStringEnumConverter.CreateConverter(typeToConvert, options));

        return JsonSerializer.Deserialize<T>(ref reader, _readJsonSerializerOptions);
    }

    public override void Write(Utf8JsonWriter writer, T value, JsonSerializerOptions options)
    {
        _writeJsonSerializerOptions ??= JsonSerializerOptionsHelper.Create(options, x =>
                x == this ||
                x.GetType() == typeof(MyAbpStringToEnumFactory),
            _innerJsonStringEnumConverter.CreateConverter(typeof(T), options));

        JsonSerializer.Serialize(writer, value,_writeJsonSerializerOptions);
    }

    public override T ReadAsPropertyName(ref Utf8JsonReader reader, Type typeToConvert, JsonSerializerOptions options)
    {
        return (T)Enum.Parse(typeToConvert, reader.GetString()!);
    }

    public override void WriteAsPropertyName(Utf8JsonWriter writer, T value, JsonSerializerOptions options)
    {
        writer.WritePropertyName(Enum.GetName(typeof(T), value)!);
    }
}

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maliming created 2 months ago
Support Team Fullstack Developer

hi

https://github.com/abpframework/abp/pull/19132
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alex@livemobility.com created 2 months ago

Hi, Thanks for the support. In the meantime I should use your provided solution with MyAbpStringToEnumConverter ?
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maliming created 2 months ago
Support Team Fullstack Developer

hi

Yes, You should use MyAbpStringToEnumConverter until the new version is released.

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