diff --git a/lib/route-helper.js b/lib/route-helper.js
index 8f8c10e..0ab0d1b 100644
--- a/lib/route-helper.js
+++ b/lib/route-helper.js
@@ -113,6 +113,40 @@ var routeHelper = module.exports = {
    * See https://github.com/wordnik/swagger-spec/blob/master/versions/1.2.md#523-operation-object
    */
   routeToAPIDoc: function routeToAPIDoc(route, classDef) {
+    /**
+     * Converts from an sl-remoting data type to a Swagger dataType.
+     */
+    function prepareDataType(type) {
+      if (!type) {
+        return 'void';
+      }
+
+      if(Array.isArray(type)) {
+        return 'array'; // todo items support
+      }
+
+      // TODO(schoon) - Add support for complex dataTypes, "models", etc.
+      switch (type) {
+        case 'Array':
+          return 'array';
+        case 'Boolean':
+          return 'boolean';
+        case 'buffer':
+          return 'byte';
+        case 'Date':
+          return 'date';
+        case 'number':
+        case 'Number':
+          return 'double';
+        case 'Object':
+          return 'object';
+        case 'String':
+          return 'string';
+      }
+
+      return type;
+    }
+
     var returnDesc;
 
     // Some parameters need to be altered; eventually most of this should