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JSON Schema for Humans

json-schema-for-humans.readthedocs.io

Stoplight Elements

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JSON Schema for Humans

  • Free / open sourceFree

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JSON Schema for Humans

JSON Schema for Humans generates static HTML or Markdown documentation from valid JSON Schema files. Inputs can be JSON or YAML, supplied to its command-line interface as a file, directory, glob pattern, or comma-separated list; Python methods are also available. Multiple templates produce different outputs. The default JavaScript template provides expandable sections, tabs for conditional subschemas, and anchor links. The js_offline template bundles CSS and JavaScript for offline viewing. Markdown output can be published without an HTTP server and is rendered by GitHub when browsing code. A techdocs template is described as optimized for TechDocs and MkDocs Material. References can point within a schema, to local files, or to URLs, including circular references, and the project lists JSON Schema Draft-07 support. Safe mode escapes HTML tags in descriptions by default, while configuration can allow HTML. Property names and size, property dependencies, and media are listed as unsupported. The Apache-2.0 licensed package documents installation with `pip install json-schema-for-humans`.

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Stoplight Elements

Stoplight Elements is a free, open-source set of embeddable web components for building interactive API documentation from OpenAPI documents. It adds customizable left navigation and a three-column layout, while an embedded console lets readers try requests and inspect responses within the documentation. Elements supports OpenAPI, including version 3.1, and JSON Schema. It provides code samples in Curl, Python, Ruby, and Java, and its Stoplight-flavored Markdown supports tabs, callouts, and embedded JSON examples. The components require no build steps and can be used with any framework or HTML project. Documentation can be hosted anywhere, including S3 or GitHub. Elements can point to an OpenAPI document or a Stoplight Workspace and can work with any OpenAPI editor. The listed plan costs nothing and includes OpenAPI 3.1 support, an interactive API console, embedding into an existing CMS, and hosting anywhere. Compared with Elements DevPortal, the product page does not list multiple API listings, mocking, Markdown articles, branch version selection, or search. Stoplight identifies SmartBear as its parent company.

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