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[BUG] [Go] Self referencing objects in API spec not implemented correctly in Go

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Description

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If you define a type that references (embeds) itself, the generated code looks like this

type Object struct{
 object Object
}

The embedded type needs to be a pointer. This is broken in 7.3.0

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Research direction

Start in the Go generator's handling of self-referencing embedded types and reproduce the report using the Object example against openapi-generator 7.3.0. Done means generated Go code represents the self-reference as a pointer and the behavior is covered by an appropriate regression test.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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