Catdocs

Catdocs is a powerful command-line interface (CLI) tool offering robust support for API management similar to the capabilities provided by the Redocly CLI. This tool comes with comprehensive support for all API management commands in Redocly, excluding the generation of OpenAPI documentation previews and related commands. Catdocs is particularly effective when integrated into CI/CD pipelines, facilitating the management of large OpenAPI specifications within a team. By utilizing the bundle command, you can automate the process of combining multiple OpenAPI components into a single document. This is crucial for teams where different members or groups work on separate parts of the API specification. Imagine a scenario where your API specification is split into multiple components, each maintained in separate files as per the split command's functionality. Each team member contributes to different aspects of the API, such as paths, responses, or schemas, by updating their respective files. Once changes are committed and pushed to the repository, you need a reliable way to combine these individual components back into a cohesive API document. To facilitate this, you can incorporate Catdocs into your CI/CD pipeline. Upon a merge request or push to a specific branch (typically main or master), the pipeline triggers the bundle command to automatically assemble the updated components into a final OpenAPI specification. This bundled file can then be pushed back to the repository or passed along to other stages in your pipeline, such as API testing or deployment.