Handwritten SDKs Are Dead
Blog post from WorkOS
The complex process of maintaining consistent SDKs across multiple programming languages has been streamlined by developing a generation pipeline that leverages a single OpenAPI specification, supported by AI for language-specific translations. This approach alleviates repetitive engineering work and prevents divergence among SDKs by using two open-source tools, oagen and oagen-emitters, which parse the OpenAPI spec into a stable intermediate representation (IR) and emit idiomatic code for various target languages. The AI, specifically configured for this context, assists in translating the IR to ensure adherence to language-specific conventions and consistency across SDKs without the need for manual intervention. This method not only enhances SDK quality and consistency but also allows developers to focus on more complex tasks, while the comprehensive documentation and structured data models facilitate both human and AI understanding and integration of the API into different applications.