Swagger array of objects - arrays

Question

I am having some issues with swagger: I have an array of objects (address) described in this way in the .yaml file:
Address:
properties:
street:
type: string
city:
type: string
state:
type: string
country:
type: string
and this is the other yaml file with the definitions of the API (address is a params):
- name: addresses
in: formData
description: List of adresses of the user. The first one is the default one.
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/definitions/Address'
And this is the text I put in the swagger UI:
[
{
"street": "Bond street",
"city": "Torino",
"state": "Italy",
"country": "Italy"
}
]
but in node.js, if I print what I receive:
{"addresses":["["," {"," \"street\": \"Bond street\",","
\"city\": \"Torino\","," \"state\": \"Italy\","," \"country\":
\"Italy\""," }","]"]}
And I get a parsing error... There are some extra [ and ". It seems that swagger parse it as string (?)

Answer 1

To send JSON data, you need to use use an in: body parameter (not in: formData) and specify that the operation consumes application/json. formData parameters are used for operations that consume application/x-www-form-urlencoded or multipart/form-data.
paths:
/something:
post:
consumes:
- application/json
parameters:
- in: body
name: addresses
required: true
schema:
type: array
items:
$ref: "#/definitions/Address" # if "Address" is in the same file
# or
# $ref: "anotherfile.yaml#/definitions/Address" # if "Address" is in another file