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Description
Current Behavior:
The diffing mechanism currently handles allOf/anyOf and oneOf differently within composed schemas:
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allOf/anyOf: These schemas are recursively resolved and their properties are merged into the parent schema before the main diffing occurs. This happens inSchemaDiff#resolveComposedSchema, where properties fromallOf/anyOfsubschemas are added to the parent usingSchemaDiff#addSchema. The originalallOf/anyOfstructure is effectively flattened. -
oneOf: These schemas are not merged beforehand. Instead, theComposedSchemaDiffResult#diffmethod performs a structural comparison of theoneOflists between the old and new schemas. It identifies added, removed, or changedoneOfoptions, storing the results in aChangedOneOfSchemaobject which is then attached to theChangedSchema.
Suggested Behavior:
This difference in processing leads to an inconsistency. While the merging for allOf/anyOf simplifies property comparison later, it loses the structural information about changes within the allOf/anyOf lists. Conversely, oneOf retains this structural information because it's crucial for understanding changes in available options.
Consider unifying the approach. Perhaps allOf/anyOf could also be compared structurally, similar to oneOf, to provide a more consistent and potentially more informative diff result regarding the composition itself, rather than just the flattened outcome. This would allow tracking additions, removals, or modifications within allOf/anyOf lists directly.