From c6637b09e248013f30fccff57a3fa640c9b18243 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Nolann B." <100787331+nolannbiron@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 13 May 2025 22:07:41 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Use default value if string/number/boolean in
 generateSchemaExample (#3234)

---
 .changeset/ten-apples-march.md                      | 5 +++++
 packages/react-openapi/src/generateSchemaExample.ts | 8 ++++++++
 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .changeset/ten-apples-march.md

diff --git a/.changeset/ten-apples-march.md b/.changeset/ten-apples-march.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dd13b276c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/ten-apples-march.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@gitbook/react-openapi': patch
+---
+
+Use default value if string number or boolean in generateSchemaExample
diff --git a/packages/react-openapi/src/generateSchemaExample.ts b/packages/react-openapi/src/generateSchemaExample.ts
index 37695b9fe..5a038db06 100644
--- a/packages/react-openapi/src/generateSchemaExample.ts
+++ b/packages/react-openapi/src/generateSchemaExample.ts
@@ -204,6 +204,14 @@ const getExampleFromSchema = (
         return cache(schema, schema.example);
     }
 
+    // Use a default value, if there’s one and it’s a string or number
+    if (
+        schema.default !== undefined &&
+        ['string', 'number', 'boolean'].includes(typeof schema.default)
+    ) {
+        return cache(schema, schema.default);
+    }
+
     // enum: [ 'available', 'pending', 'sold' ]
     if (Array.isArray(schema.enum) && schema.enum.length > 0) {
         return cache(schema, schema.enum[0]);