OpenAPITools / OpenAPITools/openapi-generator

[BUG] Validation fails when anchor or alias a in the YAML file which seems correct

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  • Have you provided a full/minimal spec to reproduce the issue?
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Description

Basically the YAML is correct but the validation fails when anchors or aliases are present.

openapi-generator version

5.4.0 from homebrew

OpenAPI declaration file content or url

spec.yaml.zip to reproduce the behaviour.

Steps to reproduce

This will fail:

openapi-generator generate -i ~/Downloads/spec.yaml -g javascript -o ~/Downloads/output/

but by disabling the validation it will work

openapi-generator generate -i ~/Downloads/spec.yaml -g javascript -o ~/Downloads/output/ --skip-validate-spec

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Research direction

Start by extracting spec.yaml and running the reported openapi-generator command, then compare it with the same command using --skip-validate-spec. Trace the validation entry point responsible for rejecting anchors or aliases; done means the supplied specification validates and generation succeeds without that flag.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java, openapi
Domain
api
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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