[kotlin-spring] - feature: validate Pageable params [size, page, sort] and preserve defaults

[Picazsoo]

The idea behind this PR is the fact that currently when page, size, sort are substituted with Pageable, then the default values for page, size, sort are lost and Pageable defaults to global spring defaults (size = 10; page = 0). The native spring annotation @PageableDefault makes it possible to respect the defaults specified in the api spec. Native spring annotation @SortDefault.SortDefaults(...) on the other hand preserves the sort default value if it exists.

Another issue stemming from conversion of page, size, sort to Pageableis the loss of query param validations. This PR implements two custom validators (@ValidPageable and @ValidSort) that verify the validity of the passed values and fail if the values are out of spec. These validators should be easily replaceable with custom implementations via importMapping - this might be useful if one has some non-standard sort params and wants to handle the validation in a specific way.

So all together this PR makes sure that the convenience provided by conversion from separate query params page, size, sort to Pageable does not result in less strict contract in the generated api.

Some of the logic is extracted to separate class on purpose. Since I would like to implement this also in java-spring generator for feature parity.

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Summary by cubic

Adds validation for Spring Pageable params in Kotlin and Java generators. Generates @ValidSort and @ValidPageable, preserves page/size defaults with @PageableDefault, auto-detects pageable operations, and adds spring-boot-starter-validation when useBeanValidation=true.

• New Features

  • New options generateSortValidation and generatePageableConstraintValidation (requires useBeanValidation=true, library=spring-boot) generate ValidSort and ValidPageable in configPackage for Kotlin and Java.
  • autoXSpringPaginated auto-detects page/size/sort unless x-spring-paginated: false; adds @PageableDefault(page = 0, size = 20) when needed.
  • Validation: @ValidSort(allowedValues=[...]) from enum (inline or $ref), supports exploded and non-exploded arrays; @ValidPageable(maxSize=..., maxPage=...) from maximum on size/page. Adds spring-boot-starter-validation to Gradle/Maven when useBeanValidation=true. Docs updated; new sample samples/server/petstore/kotlin-springboot-sort-validation; CI runs it; tests added for Kotlin and Java.

• Migration

  • Enable with generateSortValidation: "true" and/or generatePageableConstraintValidation: "true", plus useBeanValidation: "true" and library: spring-boot (optionally autoXSpringPaginated: "true").
  • Define enum values on sort and set maximum on page/size to activate. ValidSort/ValidPageable are generated under your configPackage.
  • Use useBeanValidation (not beanValidations) in configs/CLI. @PageableDefault(page = 0, size = 20) is added when pageable defaults are missing.

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[Picazsoo]

@PageableDefault(page = 0, size = 20) is now added automatically for paginated operations without explicit page/size.

This is not true - the defaults are set only when they are specified in API. When not specified, they do not appear (and basically fall back to the spring defaults which are typically page = 0, size = 10. But no annotation is needed for that). Right @cubic-dev-ai ?

[cubic-dev-ai]

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<file name="samples/server/petstore/kotlin-springboot-sort-validation/pom.xml">

<violation number="1" location="samples/server/petstore/kotlin-springboot-sort-validation/pom.xml:133">
P2: Validation runtime provider is missing in Maven config; only Bean Validation API is declared, so custom `@ValidSort` constraints may not execute.</violation>
</file>

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