Problem statement

Using // swagger:strfmt on a []byte type (UUID) infers the type as an array of strings.

I have a local version of uuid.UUID which is [16]byte under the hood. Using // swagger:strfmt uuid4 gets the type close but it is reflecting a slice/array of strings instead of a string value.

I've tried setting // swagger:type string on both the type and the property but neither have had an effect.

Swagger specification

definitions:
  Base:
    properties:
      _id:
        items:
          format: uuid4
          type: string
        type: array
        x-go-name: Identifier

Steps to reproduce

import "github.com/google/uuid"

// ID is a UUIDv4
// swagger:strfmt uuid4
// can not set swagger type here either
type ID uuid.UUID

//swagger:model base
type Base struct {
         // ↓ has no effect
	// swagger:type string
	Identifier    ID `json:"_id" bson:"_id"`
}

swagger generate spec -o swagger.yaml --scan-models