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feat: add list_as_array flag to MarshmallowPlugin for array-root requestBody #982

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@nomi3 nomi3 commented Jun 17, 2025

OpenAPI 3.x fully supports request bodies whose root schema is an array, but apispec + marshmallow currently cannot generate such schemas automatically. Projects must hand-write YAML/dict snippets for every endpoint that needs it.

This PR introduces an opt-in flag—list_as_array—to MarshmallowPlugin that lets the plugin emit type: array schemas automatically when:

  • a plain fields.List(...) is supplied as the schema, or
  • a Schema (class or instance) contains exactly one fields.List field with data_key=None.

The default behaviour remains unchanged (object-root), so the change is non-breaking.

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