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[BUG] [REGRESSION] [Java client] bad code generated for uniqueItems enum array

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Description

Bad java code is generated for a uniqueItems enum array

openapi-generator version

openapi-generator-maven-plugin:6.5.0

OpenAPI declaration file content or url

swagger-bug.zip

Generation Details
[ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-plugin:3.11.0:compile (default-compile) on project swagger-bug: Compilation failure
[ERROR] /E:/eclipse-workspace-Bamboo/swagger-bug/target/generated-sources/openapi/src/main/java/me/glindholm/bamboo/model/Xyzzy.java:[194,36] incompatible types: me.glindholm.bamboo.model.Xyzzy.ScopesEnum cannot be converted to java.lang.String

for (String _item : getScopes()) {

Steps to reproduce

mvn compile

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Research direction

Start with the attached swagger-bug.zip and reproduce the failure using mvn compile. Inspect the generated Xyzzy.java at the reported loop where ScopesEnum is treated as String; done means the uniqueItems enum array generates compilable Java code without this type mismatch.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
api, tooling
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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