feat: allow optional body parameter (#773)

makes body parameter optional if all fields in the body are optional

Author: gavinbarron

src/Microsoft.OpenApi.OData.Reader/EdmModelOpenApiExtensions.cs

@@ -3,12 +3,15 @@
 //  Licensed under the MIT License (MIT). See LICENSE in the repo root for license information.
 // ------------------------------------------------------------
 
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
 using Microsoft.OData.Edm;
 using Microsoft.OData.Edm.Validation;
 using Microsoft.OpenApi.OData.Common;
 using Microsoft.OpenApi.OData.Edm;
 using Microsoft.OpenApi.OData.Generator;
+using Microsoft.OpenApi.OData.Vocabulary.Core;
 
 namespace Microsoft.OpenApi.OData
 {
@@ -54,5 +57,162 @@ public static OpenApiDocument ConvertToOpenApi(this IEdmModel model, OpenApiConv
 			ODataContext context = new(model, settings);
             return context.CreateDocument();
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Determines if a request body should be required for an OData action.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="action">The EDM action.</param>
+        /// <returns>True if the request body should be required, false otherwise.</returns>
+        public static bool ShouldRequestBodyBeRequired(this IEdmAction action)
+        {
+            if (action == null)
+            {
+                return true; // Safe default
+            }
+
+            // Get non-binding parameters
+            var parameters = action.IsBound
+                ? action.Parameters.Skip(1)
+                : action.Parameters;
+
+            // If no parameters, body is already null (existing behavior handles this)
+            if (!parameters.Any())
+            {
+                return true; // Won't matter since body will be null
+            }
+
+            // Check if any parameter is non-nullable and not optional
+            return parameters.Any(p => !p.Type.IsNullable && p is not IEdmOptionalParameter);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Determines if a request body should be required for an entity or complex type.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="structuredType">The EDM structured type.</param>
+        /// <param name="isUpdateOperation">Whether this is an update operation (excludes key properties).</param>
+        /// <param name="model">The EDM model for additional context.</param>
+        /// <returns>True if the request body should be required, false otherwise.</returns>
+        public static bool ShouldRequestBodyBeRequired(
+            this IEdmStructuredType structuredType,
+            bool isUpdateOperation,
+            IEdmModel? model = null)
+        {
+            if (structuredType == null)
+            {
+                return true; // Safe default
+            }
+
+            return !AreAllPropertiesOptional(structuredType, isUpdateOperation, model);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Checks if all properties in a structured type are optional.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="structuredType">The EDM structured type.</param>
+        /// <param name="excludeKeyProperties">Whether to exclude key properties from analysis (for update operations).</param>
+        /// <param name="model">The EDM model for additional context.</param>
+        /// <returns>True if all properties are optional, false if any are required.</returns>
+        private static bool AreAllPropertiesOptional(
+            IEdmStructuredType structuredType,
+            bool excludeKeyProperties,
+            IEdmModel? model = null)
+        {
+            if (structuredType == null)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            // Collect all properties including inherited ones
+            var allProperties = new List<IEdmProperty>();
+
+            // Get properties from current type and all base types
+            IEdmStructuredType currentType = structuredType;
+            while (currentType != null)
+            {
+                allProperties.AddRange(currentType.DeclaredStructuralProperties());
+                allProperties.AddRange(currentType.DeclaredNavigationProperties());
+                currentType = currentType.BaseType;
+            }
+
+            // If no properties, consider optional (empty body)
+            if (allProperties.Count == 0)
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            // Get key property names if we need to exclude them
+            HashSet<string>? keyNames = null;
+            if (excludeKeyProperties && structuredType is IEdmEntityType entityType)
+            {
+                keyNames = new HashSet<string>(entityType.Key().Select(static k => k.Name), StringComparer.Ordinal);
+            }
+
+            // Check if ALL remaining properties are optional
+            foreach (var property in allProperties)
+            {
+                // Skip key properties if requested
+                if (keyNames != null && keyNames.Contains(property.Name))
+                {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                // Skip computed properties (read-only)
+                if (model != null && property is IEdmStructuralProperty &&
+                    (model.GetBoolean(property, CoreConstants.Computed) ?? false))
+                {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                // If this property is required, the body must be required
+                if (!property.IsPropertyOptional())
+                {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Checks if an individual property is optional.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="property">The EDM property.</param>
+        /// <returns>True if the property is optional, false if required.</returns>
+        private static bool IsPropertyOptional(this IEdmProperty property)
+        {
+            if (property == null)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            // Structural properties (primitive, enum, complex)
+            if (property is IEdmStructuralProperty structuralProp)
+            {
+                // Has default value = optional
+                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(structuralProp.DefaultValueString))
+                {
+                    return true;
+                }
+
+                // Type is nullable = optional
+                if (structuralProp.Type.IsNullable)
+                {
+                    return true;
+                }
+
+                // Otherwise required
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            // Navigation properties
+            if (property is IEdmNavigationProperty navProp)
+            {
+                // Navigation properties are optional if nullable
+                return navProp.Type.IsNullable;
+            }
+
+            // Unknown property type, treat as required (safe default)
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 }

src/Microsoft.OpenApi.OData.Reader/Generator/OpenApiRequestBodyGenerator.cs

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ internal static class OpenApiRequestBodyGenerator
             OpenApiRequestBody requestBody = new OpenApiRequestBody
             {
                 Description = "Action parameters",
-                Required = true,
+                Required = action.ShouldRequestBodyBeRequired(),
                 Content = new Dictionary<string, IOpenApiMediaType>()
             };
 

src/Microsoft.OpenApi.OData.Reader/Operation/ComplexPropertyPostOperationHandler.cs

@@ -84,10 +84,12 @@ protected override void SetParameters(OpenApiOperation operation)
     }
     /// <inheritdoc/>
     protected override void SetRequestBody(OpenApiOperation operation)
-    {        
+    {
         operation.RequestBody = new OpenApiRequestBody
         {
-            Required = true,
+            Required = ComplexPropertySegment?.ComplexType?.ShouldRequestBodyBeRequired(
+                isUpdateOperation: false,
+                Context?.Model) ?? true,
             Description = "New property values",
             Content = new Dictionary<string, IOpenApiMediaType>
             {

src/Microsoft.OpenApi.OData.Reader/Operation/ComplexPropertyUpdateOperationHandler.cs

@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@ protected override void SetRequestBody(OpenApiOperation operation)
     {
         operation.RequestBody = new OpenApiRequestBody
         {
-            Required = true,
+            Required = ComplexPropertySegment?.ComplexType?.ShouldRequestBodyBeRequired(
+                isUpdateOperation: true,
+                Context?.Model) ?? true,
             Description = "New property values",
             Content = new Dictionary<string, IOpenApiMediaType>
             {

src/Microsoft.OpenApi.OData.Reader/Operation/EntitySetPostOperationHandler.cs

@@ -69,10 +69,12 @@ protected override void SetBasicInfo(OpenApiOperation operation)
         protected override void SetRequestBody(OpenApiOperation operation)
         {
             // The requestBody field contains a Request Body Object for the request body
-            // that references the schema of the entity set’s entity type in the global schemas.
+            // that references the schema of the entity set's entity type in the global schemas.
             operation.RequestBody = new OpenApiRequestBody
             {
-                Required = true,
+                Required = EntitySet?.EntityType?.ShouldRequestBodyBeRequired(
+                    isUpdateOperation: false,
+                    Context?.Model) ?? true,
                 Description = "New entity",
                 Content = GetContentDescription()
             };

src/Microsoft.OpenApi.OData.Reader/Operation/EntityUpdateOperationHandler.cs

@@ -77,7 +77,9 @@ protected override void SetRequestBody(OpenApiOperation operation)
         {
             operation.RequestBody = new OpenApiRequestBody
             {
-                Required = true,
+                Required = EntitySet?.EntityType?.ShouldRequestBodyBeRequired(
+                    isUpdateOperation: true,
+                    Context?.Model) ?? true,
                 Description = "New property values",
                 Content = GetContent()
             };

src/Microsoft.OpenApi.OData.Reader/Operation/NavigationPropertyPostOperationHandler.cs

@@ -67,7 +67,9 @@ protected override void SetRequestBody(OpenApiOperation operation)
 
             operation.RequestBody = new OpenApiRequestBody
             {
-                Required = true,
+                Required = NavigationProperty?.ToEntityType()?.ShouldRequestBodyBeRequired(
+                    isUpdateOperation: false,
+                    Context?.Model) ?? true,
                 Description = "New navigation property",
                 Content = GetContent(schema, _insertRestriction?.RequestContentTypes)
             };

src/Microsoft.OpenApi.OData.Reader/Operation/NavigationPropertyUpdateOperationHandler.cs

@@ -58,13 +58,15 @@ protected override void SetBasicInfo(OpenApiOperation operation)
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         protected override void SetRequestBody(OpenApiOperation operation)
         {
-            var schema = Context is { Settings.EnableDerivedTypesReferencesForRequestBody: true } ? 
+            var schema = Context is { Settings.EnableDerivedTypesReferencesForRequestBody: true } ?
                 EdmModelHelper.GetDerivedTypesReferenceSchema(NavigationProperty.ToEntityType(), Context.Model, _document) :
                 null;
 
             operation.RequestBody = new OpenApiRequestBody
             {
-                Required = true,
+                Required = NavigationProperty?.ToEntityType()?.ShouldRequestBodyBeRequired(
+                    isUpdateOperation: true,
+                    Context?.Model) ?? true,
                 Description = "New navigation property values",
                 Content = GetContent(schema, _updateRestriction?.RequestContentTypes)
             };

src/Microsoft.OpenApi.OData.Reader/Operation/SingletonPatchOperationHandler.cs

@@ -67,10 +67,12 @@ protected override void SetBasicInfo(OpenApiOperation operation)
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         protected override void SetRequestBody(OpenApiOperation operation)
-        {          
+        {
             operation.RequestBody = new OpenApiRequestBody
             {
-                Required = true,
+                Required = Singleton?.EntityType?.ShouldRequestBodyBeRequired(
+                    isUpdateOperation: true,
+                    Context?.Model) ?? true,
                 Description = "New property values",
                 Content = new Dictionary<string, IOpenApiMediaType>
                 {

src/Microsoft.OpenApi.OData.Reader/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt

@@ -307,6 +307,8 @@ static Microsoft.OpenApi.OData.Edm.EdmTypeExtensions.ShouldPathParameterBeQuoted
 static Microsoft.OpenApi.OData.Edm.ODataRefSegment.Instance -> Microsoft.OpenApi.OData.Edm.ODataRefSegment!
 static Microsoft.OpenApi.OData.EdmModelOpenApiExtensions.ConvertToOpenApi(this Microsoft.OData.Edm.IEdmModel! model) -> Microsoft.OpenApi.OpenApiDocument!
 static Microsoft.OpenApi.OData.EdmModelOpenApiExtensions.ConvertToOpenApi(this Microsoft.OData.Edm.IEdmModel! model, Microsoft.OpenApi.OData.OpenApiConvertSettings! settings) -> Microsoft.OpenApi.OpenApiDocument!
+static Microsoft.OpenApi.OData.EdmModelOpenApiExtensions.ShouldRequestBodyBeRequired(this Microsoft.OData.Edm.IEdmAction! action) -> bool
+static Microsoft.OpenApi.OData.EdmModelOpenApiExtensions.ShouldRequestBodyBeRequired(this Microsoft.OData.Edm.IEdmStructuredType! structuredType, bool isUpdateOperation, Microsoft.OData.Edm.IEdmModel? model = null) -> bool
 virtual Microsoft.OpenApi.OData.Edm.ODataPath.Kind.get -> Microsoft.OpenApi.OData.Edm.ODataPathKind
 virtual Microsoft.OpenApi.OData.Edm.ODataPathProvider.CanFilter(Microsoft.OData.Edm.IEdmElement! element) -> bool
 virtual Microsoft.OpenApi.OData.Edm.ODataPathProvider.GetPaths(Microsoft.OData.Edm.IEdmModel! model, Microsoft.OpenApi.OData.OpenApiConvertSettings! settings) -> System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<Microsoft.OpenApi.OData.Edm.ODataPath!>!