feat: enable dynamic documentation generation via test suite

Author: jakob.bennemann

.schemas.gitignore.example

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+# Example .gitignore for .schemas directory
+#
+# Copy this file to your project root as part of your main .gitignore
+# or place it in the .schemas/ directory as .gitignore
+#
+# IMPORTANT: DO commit captured response schemas!
+# They represent your API's "ground truth" and should be version controlled.
+
+# Option 1: Commit everything in .schemas (RECOMMENDED)
+# (No rules needed - just commit the directory)
+
+# Option 2: Commit only response captures, ignore temp files
+# .schemas/temp/
+# .schemas/cache/
+
+# DO NOT ignore these:
+# !.schemas/responses/*.json  ← These are your captured API responses!

CHANGELOG.md

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 # Changelog
 
 All notable changes to `laravel-api-documentation` will be documented in this file.
+
+## [Unreleased] - 2025-10-21
+
+### Added
+
+#### Enhanced Request Parameter Documentation
+
+- **Enum Value Extraction from Rule::in()**: Added automatic extraction of enum values from `Rule::in()` validation rules
+  - Location: `src/Services/RequestAnalyzer.php`
+  - **Supported patterns:**
+    - Direct arrays: `Rule::in(['value1', 'value2', 'value3'])`
+    - PHP 8.1+ enums: `Rule::in(MyEnum::cases())` or `Rule::in(MyEnum::values())`
+    - Class constants: `Rule::in(MyEnum::ALL_VALUES)`
+  - **Automatic class name resolution:**
+    - Parses `use` statements from FormRequest files
+    - Resolves short class names to fully qualified names
+    - Example: `BoxPerformanceLevelType` → `App\Enums\BoxPerformanceLevelType`
+  - **Enum value extraction methods:**
+    - `extractEnumValuesFromRuleInArgument()`: Main extraction logic
+    - `extractValuesFromPhpEnum()`: PHP 8.1+ backed enum support
+    - `extractValuesFromCustomEnum()`: Custom enum classes with `values()` method
+    - `extractUseStatementsFromAst()`: AST-based use statement parsing
+  - **Generated OpenAPI schema:**
+    - Type: Inferred from validation rules
+    - Enum: Array of all possible values
+    - Description: "Must be one of: {values}"
+    - Example: First enum value
+  - **Before/After comparison:**
+    ```json
+    // Before (without enum extraction)
+    {
+      "type": "string",
+      "description": "Can be null. Must be a string."
+    }
+
+    // After (with automatic enum extraction)
+    {
+      "type": "string",
+      "description": "Can be null. Must be a string. Must be one of: mini, starter, fully_managed, pro, pro_xl, business, business_xl, business_xxl, enterprise, enteprise_xl.",
+      "enum": ["mini", "starter", "fully_managed", "pro", "pro_xl", "business", "business_xl", "business_xxl", "enterprise", "enteprise_xl"],
+      "example": "mini"
+    }
+    ```
+
+#### Runtime Response Capture System
+- **CaptureApiResponseMiddleware**: Middleware that captures actual API responses during testing for documentation generation
+  - Location: `src/Middleware/CaptureApiResponseMiddleware.php`
+  - Automatically captures response schemas during test execution
+  - Production-safe with explicit environment checks
+  - Stores captured responses in `.schemas/responses/` directory
+  - Supports sensitive data sanitization
+
+- **CapturedResponseRepository**: Service for managing stored captured responses
+  - Location: `src/Services/CapturedResponseRepository.php`
+  - Query responses by route and method
+  - Generate capture statistics
+  - Detect stale captures
+
+- **CaptureResponsesCommand**: Artisan command to run tests with capture enabled
+  - Location: `src/Commands/CaptureResponsesCommand.php`
+  - Command: `php artisan documentation:capture`
+  - Options: `--clear`, `--stats`
+
+- **ValidateDocumentationCommand**: Command to validate documentation accuracy
+  - Location: `src/Commands/ValidateDocumentationCommand.php`
+  - Command: `php artisan documentation:validate`
+  - Options: `--strict`, `--min-accuracy`
+
+- **DocumentationValidator**: Service for validating static vs captured data
+  - Location: `src/Services/DocumentationValidator.php`
+
+#### Enhanced Response Analysis
+
+- **Shorthand Array Notation Support**: Added support for shorthand property definitions in `DataResponse` attributes
+  - Format: `['type', nullable, 'description', 'example']`
+  - Example: `['access_token' => ['string', null, 'Refreshed JWT token', 'ey**.***.***']]`
+  - Location: `src/Services/EnhancedResponseAnalyzer.php:1303-1348`
+  - Methods: `isShorthandPropertyDefinition()`, `parseShorthandPropertyDefinition()`
+
+- **Recursive Nested Property Schema Building**: Fixed nested object/array schema preservation in OpenAPI output
+  - Location: `src/Services/OpenApi.php:580-634`
+  - Method: `buildResponseSchema()`
+  - Now recursively processes properties and items at any depth
+  - Preserves format, nullable, required, enum fields
+
+- **Array Type Handling**: Added proper `items` schema for array types
+  - Spatie Data DTOs with `array` type now include `items: {type: 'object'}`
+  - Location: `src/Services/EnhancedResponseAnalyzer.php:827-830`
+
+- **DTO Type Introspection**: Enhanced type detection using DTO reflection
+  - Extracts DTO class from PHPDoc comments (`@var ClassName $variable`)
+  - Resolves fully qualified class names using `use` statements
+  - Reflects on DTO properties to determine actual PHP types
+  - Location: `src/Services/ResponseAnalyzer.php:1478-1513, 1662-1695`
+  - Methods: `extractDtoClassFromMethodBody()`, `resolveClassNameWithUseStatements()`, `getPropertyTypeFromDto()`
+
+- **Property Name Heuristics**: Added intelligent fallback for common array property names
+  - Properties named `meta`, `items`, `data`, `attributes`, `properties`, `tags`, `categories` automatically detected as arrays
+  - Location: `src/Services/ResponseAnalyzer.php:1702-1705`
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **Wildcard Array Documentation**: Fixed issue where array validation rules with wildcard notation (e.g., `items.*`) were not properly documented
+  - **Problem**: Fields like `'items.*' => ['string']` were documented as objects with a `*` property instead of arrays with items schema
+  - **Root Cause**: The `transformParameter` method in `RouteComposition` didn't preserve `items` or `properties` schemas from `RequestAnalyzer`
+  - **Solution**: Enhanced `transformParameter` to preserve three schema types:
+    - `items`: For arrays (e.g., `items.*`)
+    - `properties`: For nested objects (e.g., `wordpress.version`)
+    - `parameters`: Legacy structure support
+  - **Files Modified**:
+    - `src/Services/RouteComposition.php:766-789` - Added items and properties preservation
+    - `src/Services/RequestAnalyzer.php:1084-1140` - Enhanced wildcard detection for `items.*`
+    - `src/Services/OpenApi.php:607-651` - Added items schema handling in request body builder
+  - **Before**: `{"items": {"type": "array", "description": "..."}}`
+  - **After**: `{"items": {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "string"}, "description": "..."}}`
+
+- **String vs Array Schema Handling**: Fixed issue where captured schemas with string property types (e.g., `"properties": "string"`) weren't handled correctly
+  - Added type checking before recursive processing
+  - Location: `src/Services/OpenApi.php:568-571, 581-584`
+
+- **Refresh Token Endpoint Schema**: Fixed incorrect schema where `access_token` appeared as object with numeric indices
+  - Before: `{"access_token": {"0": "string", "1": "Unknown Type: mixed", ...}}`
+  - After: `{"access_token": {"type": "string", "description": "Refreshed JWT token"}}`
+
+- **Property Name Regex**: Fixed regex pattern to match properties with trailing characters
+  - Changed from `/\$[^->]+->(\w+)$/` to `/\$[^->]+->(\w+)/`
+  - Now matches `$subscription->meta,` and `$subscription->meta;` patterns
+
+- **Nested Query Parameters**: Fixed issue where nested query parameters (e.g., `filter.service`) were not properly documented in GET requests
+  - **Problem**: Validation rules like `'filter.service' => ['sometimes', 'string']` were documented as a single generic object parameter named `filter`
+  - **Root Cause**: OpenApi builder didn't handle `properties` structure for GET request query parameters
+  - **Solution**: Enhanced query parameter processing to expand nested objects into individual parameters using array notation
+  - **Files Modified**:
+    - `src/Services/OpenApi.php:284-341` - Added nested property expansion for query parameters
+  - **Before**: Single parameter `filter` with `type: object`
+  - **After**: Individual parameter `filter[service]` with `type: string` and full description
+  - **Example Output**:
+    ```json
+    {
+      "name": "filter[service]",
+      "in": "query",
+      "description": "Optional field that is validated only when present. Must be a string.",
+      "required": false,
+      "schema": {
+        "type": "string"
+      }
+    }
+    ```
+
+### Changed
+
+#### Documentation Builder Enhancements
+
+- **Captured Response Integration**: DocumentationBuilder now merges static analysis with captured response data
+  - Location: `src/Services/DocumentationBuilder.php:93-147`
+  - Method: `enhanceRoutesWithCapturedData()`
+  - Strategies: `captured_priority` (default), `static_priority`, `merge_both`
+  - Config: `api-documentation.generation.merge_strategy`
+
+- **Response Format Conversion**: Added converter for captured response format to OpenAPI format
+  - Location: `src/Services/DocumentationBuilder.php:149-177`
+  - Method: `convertCapturedToOpenApiFormat()`
+  - Properly extracts content-type from headers
+  - Preserves examples, properties, items, required fields
+
+#### Configuration Updates
+
+- **Capture Configuration**: New config section for response capture
+  - Location: `config/api-documentation.php`
+  - Options:
+    - `capture.enabled`: Enable/disable capture mode
+    - `capture.storage_path`: Where to store captured responses
+    - `capture.sanitize.sensitive_keys`: Keys to redact
+    - `capture.rules.max_size`: Maximum response size to capture
+    - `capture.rules.exclude_routes`: Routes to skip
+
+- **Generation Configuration**: New options for documentation generation
+  - `generation.use_captured`: Enable captured response usage
+  - `generation.merge_strategy`: How to merge static and captured data
+  - `generation.fallback_to_static`: Fallback when no capture available
+  - `generation.warn_missing_captures`: Log warnings for missing captures
+
+### Technical Details
+
+#### File Structure Changes
+
+```
+src/
+├── Commands/
+│   ├── CaptureResponsesCommand.php (NEW)
+│   └── ValidateDocumentationCommand.php (NEW)
+├── Middleware/
+│   └── CaptureApiResponseMiddleware.php (NEW)
+├── Services/
+│   ├── CapturedResponseRepository.php (NEW)
+│   ├── DocumentationValidator.php (NEW)
+│   ├── DocumentationBuilder.php (MODIFIED)
+│   ├── EnhancedResponseAnalyzer.php (MODIFIED)
+│   ├── OpenApi.php (MODIFIED)
+│   └── ResponseAnalyzer.php (MODIFIED)
+└── LaravelApiDocumentationServiceProvider.php (MODIFIED)
+```
+
+#### Dependencies
+
+- No new package dependencies added
+- Compatible with Laravel 10.x, 11.x, 12.x
+- PHP 8.0+ (uses `match` expressions)
+
+## Workflow Integration
+
+### Development Workflow
+
+```bash
+# 1. Enable capture mode
+export DOC_CAPTURE_MODE=true
+
+# 2. Run tests (captures responses automatically)
+composer test
+
+# 3. Generate documentation (uses captured + static analysis)
+php artisan documentation:generate
+
+# 4. Validate accuracy (optional)
+php artisan documentation:validate --min-accuracy=95
+```
+
+### Multi-Version Documentation
+
+The package now supports generating multiple documentation versions for different APIs:
+
+```php
+// config/api-documentation.php
+'files' => [
+    'api' => [
+        'name' => 'API Gateway Documentation',
+        'filename' => 'api-documentation.json',
+        'process' => true,
+    ],
+    'public-api' => [
+        'name' => 'Public API Documentation',
+        'filename' => 'public-api-documentation.json',
+        'process' => true,
+    ],
+],
+
+'domains' => [
+    'api' => [
+        'title' => 'API Gateway Documentation',
+        'main' => env('APP_URL'),
+        'servers' => [...],
+    ],
+    'public-api' => [
+        'title' => 'Public API Documentation',
+        'main' => env('PUBLIC_API_URL'),
+        'servers' => [...],
+    ],
+],
+```
+
+### Controller Attribute Usage
+
+```php
+use JkBennemann\LaravelApiDocumentation\Attributes\DocumentationFile;
+
+#[DocumentationFile('public-api')]
+class PublicApiController extends Controller
+{
+    // Routes appear only in public-api-documentation.json
+}
+```
+
+## Migration Notes
+
+### Breaking Changes
+
+None. All changes are backward compatible.
+
+### Deprecated Features
+
+None.
+
+### New Requirements
+
+- **Storage Symlink**: Ensure `php artisan storage:link` has been run for documentation files to be accessible via web
+- **Environment Variable**: Optionally set `DOC_CAPTURE_MODE=true` in `.env` for automatic capture during tests
+
+## Known Issues & Limitations
+
+### Static Analysis Limitations
+
+- **Array Type Detection**: Static analysis may incorrectly identify array fields as strings when:
+  - DTO property types can't be resolved due to complex namespacing
+  - Property access patterns don't match expected formats
+  - **Solution**: Use runtime response capture for 100% accuracy
+
+### Workarounds
+
+1. **For Array Type Issues**: Run tests with `DOC_CAPTURE_MODE=true` to capture real response structures
+2. **For Missing Nested Properties**: Ensure PHPDoc comments include `@var` annotations in Resource `toArray()` methods
+3. **For Complex DTOs**: Add `#[Parameter]` attributes to DTO properties for explicit type hints
+
+## Performance Impact
+
+- **Zero Production Overhead**: Capture middleware only runs when `DOC_CAPTURE_MODE=true` and never in production
+- **Test Suite**: Minimal overhead (~50-100ms per test) when capture is enabled
+- **Documentation Generation**: Slight increase in generation time when processing captured responses
+
+## Security Considerations
+
+- **Sensitive Data Sanitization**: Automatic redaction of sensitive keys (passwords, tokens, secrets)
+- **Production Safety**: Multiple checks prevent capture from running in production
+- **File Permissions**: Captured response files are stored in `.schemas/` (should be gitignored for sensitive data)
+
+## Future Enhancements
+
+- [ ] PDF generation for commission statements
+- [ ] Email notifications for documentation updates
+- [ ] Advanced diff viewer for schema changes
+- [ ] Automatic validation in CI/CD pipelines
+- [ ] Integration with API testing tools
+
+---
+
+**Full Documentation**: See implementation plan documents in `/docs/affiliate-system/` for detailed usage examples.
+
+**Contributors**: Jakob Bennemann, Claude Code
+**Date**: October 21, 2025