pax-api-wizard

An interactive CLI tool to set up front-end API tooling for REST, GraphQL, and gRPC (coming soon).

Installation

npm install -g pax-api-wizard
# or
npx pax-api-wizard

Features

• 🚀 Interactive CLI interface
• 🔄 REST API client generation from OpenAPI specs
• ⚡ GraphQL client generation with type support
• 🔜 gRPC support (coming soon)
• 🔍 Automatic package manager detection (npm, yarn, pnpm)
• 📦 Handles dependency installation automatically

Usage

Simply run the CLI and follow the prompts:

npx pax-api-wizard

• REST API Client For REST APIs:

1. Select REST API type
2. Enter your OpenAPI specification URL or file path
3. Specify output directory (defaults to "api")
4. The tool will:

• Generate a TypeScript Axios client
• Install axios dependency
• Place generated code in your specified directory

• GraphQL Client For GraphQL APIs:

1. Select GraphQL API type
2. Enter your GraphQL schema URL or file path
3. Specify output directory (defaults to "api")
4. The tool will:

• Create a GraphQL client with TypeScript types
• Set up codegen configuration
• Install necessary GraphQL dependencies
• Generate the client code

Requirements

• Node.js (>= 14.x recommended)
• Internet connection for dependency installation

Dependencies

The tool installs the following dependencies as needed:

• REST clients: axios
• GraphQL clients: graphql, @graphql-codegen/cli and related packages

License

MIT

Author

Batur Akkurt