This document discusses using the OpenAPI specification to improve the final stages of the API development lifecycle. It suggests that generating documentation, test cases, and code from a signed OpenAPI definition can help ensure implementation matches expectations. It also notes that keeping API gateways and documentation in sync with definition changes helps reduce errors and manual efforts during release and consumption.

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Unlock the Power of the OpenAPI
Specification in the Last Mile of Your Lifecycle

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XU Yin
Joseph Joyce
Solutions Engineer at SmartBear
Product Manager at SWIFT

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Everyone has agreed on the latest version of the
API definition … so what next?

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Publish APIs Faster
| Generating documentation and a
sandbox environment from a signed-off
OpenAPI definition can improve the
likelihood of a system’s implementation
meeting the expectations of all
stakeholders

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API Consumption with No
Surprises
| An OpenAPI definition can be an
invaluable resource for testers
| Teams can use a definition to
generate server code, SDKs and
tests cases.

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Release and Deployment
Management
| An OpenAPI definition can be used to keep a
gateway or management platform in synch
with changes to the specification
| Crucially, definitions can also generate user-
facing documentation that doesn’t need to
be manually changed. If the definition
changes, the documentation is updated
automatically.

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