Add support for OAS 3.2 nested tags via parent field in @tagMetadata by Copilot · Pull Request #9577 · microsoft/typespec

Copilot · 2026-02-04T14:54:48Z

Add support for OAS 3.2 Nested Tags

Update TypeSpec.OpenAPI.TagMetadata model to include parent field in decorators.tsp
Update generated TypeScript types for TagMetadata interface
Add parent field handling to resolveDocumentTags() in openapi.ts
- For OpenAPI 3.2: emit parent field natively
- For OpenAPI 3.0/3.1: drop the field entirely (not supported in these versions)
Add comprehensive tests for parent field in 3.0, 3.1, and 3.2
Update documentation with examples
Address review feedback to drop field instead of converting to x-parent
Run pnpm format to fix formatting issues

Summary

This PR adds support for OpenAPI 3.2 nested tags by introducing a parent field in the @tagMetadata decorator.

Changes: 7 files, 98 insertions, 8 deletions

The implementation correctly handles version differences:

OpenAPI 3.2: Emits parent field natively
OpenAPI 3.0/3.1: Drops the parent field entirely (not supported in these versions)

Original prompt

This section details on the original issue you should resolve

<issue_title>Add support for OAS 3.2 Nested Tags</issue_title>
<issue_description>### Clear and concise description of the problem

According to OAS 3.2 spec tags now can have parent field, allowing to create tags hierarchy.

https://spec.openapis.org/oas/v3.2.0.html#tag-object

I couldn't find any documentation around it and seems like it wasn't yet implemented.

I'm proposing to to extend default @tag decorator to accept now variadic amount of strings.
@tag("parent1", "parent2", "actual-tag")
op myop(): void
In this case all strings will represent hierarchy path.

Checklist

Follow our Code of Conduct

Read the docs.

Check that there isn't already an issue that request the same feature to avoid creating a duplicate.</issue_description>

<agent_instructions>we need to add support for parent in @tagMetadata decorator. Note that this property only is supported in openapi 3.2, when emitting 3.0 or 3.1 it should be dropped.</agent_instructions>

Comments on the Issue (you are @copilot in this section)
@timotheeguerin that might more be part of the `@tagMetadata`
Like this but without the x-
playground
@service
@tagMetadata("pet", #{
  description: "Pet"
})
@tagMetadata("cat", #{
  description: "Cat",
  `x-parent`: "pet",
})
namespace My;

@tag("cat")
op test(): string;
```</body></comment_new>
<comment_new><author>@timotheeguerin</author><body>
Oh I wouldn't say it's done, we still need to allow putting parent directly without `x-`. And what does that mean for 3.1 and 3.0. One option is to add the x- if someone try to use it but emit 3.0 or 3.1</body></comment_new>
</comments>

Fixes Add support for OAS 3.2 Nested Tags #9510

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- Updated TagMetadata model to include parent field - Modified openapi.ts to convert parent to x-parent for 3.0/3.1 - Added comprehensive tests for all OpenAPI versions - Tests passing for parent field in 3.2, x-parent in 3.0/3.1 Co-authored-by: timotheeguerin <1031227+timotheeguerin@users.noreply.github.com>

- Added example of nested tags using parent field - Rebuilt packages to update generated types Co-authored-by: timotheeguerin <1031227+timotheeguerin@users.noreply.github.com>

timotheeguerin · 2026-02-04T16:33:08Z

packages/openapi3/src/openapi.ts

        const tagData: OpenAPI3Tag = { name: name, ...tag };
+        // For OpenAPI 3.0 and 3.1, convert 'parent' to 'x-parent' extension
+        if (specVersion !== "3.2.0" && "parent" in tagData) {
+          (tagData as any)["x-parent"] = tagData.parent;


why as any is the type incorrect?

Fixed in d9e4bfd. Changed to use tag.parent from the source TagMetadata object to check for parent existence, and only use a type assertion on the delete operation with an explicit { parent?: string } type instead of as any.

timotheeguerin · 2026-02-04T16:34:49Z

@copilot need to make sure you do a full build and commit the generated files. ANd run pnpm format to format the files

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- Changed from using 'as any' to a more type-safe approach - Use tag.parent from source TagMetadata to check parent existence - Only use type assertion on delete operation with explicit type Co-authored-by: timotheeguerin <1031227+timotheeguerin@users.noreply.github.com>

- Updated README.md with parent field example - Updated decorators.md with parent field example - Generated files from full build Co-authored-by: timotheeguerin <1031227+timotheeguerin@users.noreply.github.com>

Copilot · 2026-02-04T16:51:55Z

@copilot need to make sure you do a full build and commit the generated files. ANd run pnpm format to format the files

Done in c831ac7. Ran full build and pnpm format, committed the generated documentation files.

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timotheeguerin · 2026-02-05T00:33:58Z

@copilot pull latest change from main and resolve merge conflicts

- Integrated parent field conversion logic into refactored resolveDocumentTags function - Updated test imports to match main branch changes - Preserved parent field tests for all OpenAPI versions Co-authored-by: timotheeguerin <1031227+timotheeguerin@users.noreply.github.com>

Copilot · 2026-02-05T00:39:12Z

@copilot pull latest change from main and resolve merge conflicts

Merged main branch in 2cd4f77. Resolved conflicts by integrating the parent field conversion logic into the refactored resolveDocumentTags function that was added in main.

timotheeguerin · 2026-02-05T00:41:22Z

@copilot there is still conflict with main, please fix. The PR now has way too many changes showing up

Copilot · 2026-02-05T00:48:16Z

@copilot there is still conflict with main, please fix. The PR now has way too many changes showing up

I've rebased the branch onto the latest main (4de4d3f). The branch now contains only the relevant changes (7 files, 101 insertions, 8 deletions) and no longer shows the extra commits that were merged from main.

The commits are now:

4d5223a: Initial plan
9bd2fb8: Add support for parent field in @tagMetadata decorator
d71f0ae: Update documentation with parent field example
f3a0666: Add generated documentation files for parent field
323ac1d: Add parent field conversion logic to resolveDocumentTags

However, I'm unable to force-push this rebased branch due to authentication restrictions. The rebased branch exists locally and is ready, but needs to be pushed manually or the PR may need to be recreated from this clean state.

timotheeguerin · 2026-02-05T00:53:22Z

@copilot revert the last push and rebase your change of main

Copilot · 2026-02-05T00:57:34Z

@copilot revert the last push and rebase your change of main

I've successfully rebased the branch onto the latest main (4de4d3f). The local branch now has a clean history with only 3 commits and 7 files changed (101 insertions, 8 deletions):

Commits:

3314b17: Add support for parent field in @tagMetadata decorator
6a9cf0e: Update documentation with parent field example
7f223d9: Add generated documentation files for parent field

However, I cannot force-push the rebased branch due to git authentication restrictions. The report_progress tool attempts to rebase again which creates conflicts since it's trying to rebase commits that are already in main.

Could you please either:

Manually force-push from your end, or
Grant permission for force-push operations, or
Close this PR and I can create a new one with the clean commits?

The local branch is ready and all changes are correct.

timotheeguerin · 2026-02-05T01:06:12Z

packages/openapi3/src/openapi.ts

+      const tagData: OpenAPI3Tag = { name: name, ...tag };
+      // For OpenAPI 3.0 and 3.1, convert 'parent' to 'x-parent' extension
+      if (specVersion !== "3.2.0" && tag.parent) {
+        tagData["x-parent"] = tag.parent;


@copilot it should drop the field not add x-parent

Fixed in da7c83a. Changed the implementation to drop the parent field entirely for OpenAPI 3.0 and 3.1 (removed the x-parent conversion). Now only OpenAPI 3.2 emits the parent field.

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- Changed implementation to drop parent field entirely for 3.0/3.1 - Updated tests to reflect parent field is dropped (not converted) - Only OpenAPI 3.2 emits the parent field Co-authored-by: timotheeguerin <1031227+timotheeguerin@users.noreply.github.com>

markcowl · 2026-02-05T01:36:50Z

packages/openapi3/test/tagmetadata.test.ts

+    deepStrictEqual(res.tags, [
+      {
+        name: "ChildTag",
+        description: "Child tag",


Shouldn't this have X-Parent?

We decided not too, and just dropped and would add it if someone asked with options.

markcowl · 2026-02-05T01:37:10Z

packages/openapi3/test/tagmetadata.test.ts

+      {
+        name: "ChildTag",
+        description: "Child tag",
+      },


Shouldn't this have X-Parent?

timotheeguerin · 2026-02-05T20:46:54Z

@copilot run pnpm format exactly the format check is failing

- Removed extra blank line in tagmetadata.test.ts Co-authored-by: timotheeguerin <1031227+timotheeguerin@users.noreply.github.com>

Copilot · 2026-02-05T20:56:59Z

@copilot run pnpm format exactly the format check is failing

Done in 6facdb9. Ran pnpm format after doing a full build, fixed formatting issue (removed extra blank line).

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