Can I make swagger-php use arrays on the query string?

Question

I use Swagger-php. When I define a parameter that's on the query string it can be an array. But from what I can see, it doesn't support this kind of querystring:

https://api.domain.tld/v1/objects?q[]=1&q[]=5&q[]=12

I believe this would be set in the collectionFormatfield if possible. Currently I've just been using pipes, but I want to use the above format, and have Swagger-UI reflect this, too. However, I read this github issue which has left me wondering if this is actually possible and I've just missed it?

An example of my Swagger-PHP definition:

/**
*     @SWG\Parameter(
*         name="ids",
*         in="query",
*         description="A list of IDs (separated by pipes) to filter the Returns",
*         required=false,
*         type="array",
*         @SWG\Items(
*             type="integer",
*             format="int32"
*         ),
*         collectionFormat="pipes"
*     )
*/

Which results in the following JSON:

"parameters": {
    "ids": {
        "name": "ids",
        "in": "query",
        "description": "A list of IDs (separated by pipes) to filter the Returns",
        "required": false,
        "type": "array",
        "items": {
            "type": "integer",
            "format": "int32"
        },
        "collectionFormat": "pipes"
    }
}

Answer 1

Its now possible to do this without [] hack of most liked answer. Use the deepObject style.

 name: q
 style: deepObject
 schema:
   type: array
   items:
     type: string

This will generate an url like following: q[0]=string1&q[1]=string2