Path Item $ref change warning (3.1.1) #3860
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Fixes:
Previously we deprecated the special $ref behavior entirely, but doing so violates the compatibility guidelines that we have re-established for ourselves within 3.x. This wording allows changes in 3.2, but emphasizes convergence rather than discouraging the usage.
NOTE: I'm not sure what we should do for this in 3.2, but options include treating
summary
anddescription
like in the Reference Object but retaining the special behavior for the other entries, and/or allowing the same overwriting for some or all other Path Item entries (although I am reluctant to open that can of worms withparameters
). We could also just formalize the behavior that is currently undefined in some way (e.g. make it a clear error - undefined behavior can be changed to anything without breaking compatibility, but defined behavior cannot be removed).