Fix #64 enums without declared type

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [1.4.1] - 2026-03-??
+
+- Fix handling of `enum` without declared `type`, like reported in [#64](https://github.com/Neoteroi/essentials-openapi/issues/64) by @jan-ldwg.
+
 ## [1.4.0] - 2026-03-07 :copilot:
 
 - Add OAS 3.1 support, cross-version warnings, and fix nullable spacing, by @dcode.

openapidocs/__init__.py

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-__version__ = "1.4.0"
+__version__ = "1.4.1"
 VERSION = __version__

openapidocs/mk/v3/examples.py

@@ -140,6 +140,11 @@ def get_example_from_schema(schema) -> Any:
     if isinstance(examples, list) and examples:
         return examples[0]
 
+    # enum without explicit type - return the first value directly
+    enum = schema.get("enum")
+    if isinstance(enum, list) and enum:
+        return enum[0]
+
     # does it have a type?
     handlers_types: List[Type[SchemaExampleHandler]] = list(
         get_subclasses(SchemaExampleHandler)

tests/test_oas31.py

@@ -187,6 +187,9 @@ class TestGetExampleFromSchemaAnnotations:
             ({"type": "boolean", "enum": [False]}, False),
             # enum on string (pre-existing behaviour still works)
             ({"type": "string", "enum": ["active", "inactive"]}, "active"),
+            # enum without explicit type (valid JSON Schema)
+            ({"enum": ["active", "inactive"]}, "active"),
+            ({"enum": [1, 2, 3]}, 1),
         ],
     )
     def test_examples_and_enum(self, schema, expected):