This is a modified fork to serve Hey API needs
Install using npm:
npm install @hey-api/json-schema-ref-parser yarn add @hey-api/json-schema-ref-parser bun add @hey-api/json-schema-ref-parserYou've got a JSON Schema with $ref pointers to other files and/or URLs. Maybe you know all the referenced files ahead of time. Maybe you don't. Maybe some are local files, and others are remote URLs. Maybe they are a mix of JSON and YAML format. Maybe some of the files contain cross-references to each other.
{ "definitions": { "person": { // references an external file "$ref": "schemas/people/Bruce-Wayne.json" }, "place": { // references a sub-schema in an external file "$ref": "schemas/places.yaml#/definitions/Gotham-City" }, "thing": { // references a URL "$ref": "http://wayne-enterprises.com/things/batmobile" }, "color": { // references a value in an external file via an internal reference "$ref": "#/definitions/thing/properties/colors/black-as-the-night" } } }JSON Schema $Ref Parser is a full JSON Reference and JSON Pointer implementation that crawls even the most complex JSON Schemas and gives you simple, straightforward JavaScript objects.
- Use JSON or YAML schemas — or even a mix of both!
- Supports
$refpointers to external files and URLs, as well as custom sources such as databases - Can bundle multiple files into a single schema that only has internal
$refpointers - Can dereference your schema, producing a plain-old JavaScript object that's easy to work with
- Supports circular references, nested references, back-references, and cross-references between files
- Maintains object reference equality —
$refpointers to the same value always resolve to the same object instance - Compatible with Node LTS and beyond, and all major web browsers on Windows, Mac, and Linux
import { $RefParser } from "@hey-api/json-schema-ref-parser"; try { const parser = new $RefParser(); await parser.dereference({ pathOrUrlOrSchema: mySchema }); console.log(parser.schema.definitions.person.properties.firstName); } catch (err) { console.error(err); }- Multiple inputs with
bundleMany: Merge and bundle several OpenAPI/JSON Schema inputs (files, URLs, or raw objects) into a single schema. Components are prefixed to avoid name collisions, paths are namespaced on conflict, and$refs are rewritten accordingly.
import { $RefParser } from "@hey-api/json-schema-ref-parser"; const parser = new $RefParser(); const merged = await parser.bundleMany({ pathOrUrlOrSchemas: [ "./specs/a.yaml", "https://example.com/b.yaml", { openapi: "3.1.0", info: { title: "Inline" }, paths: {} }, ], }); // merged.components.* will contain prefixed names like a_<name>, b_<name>, etc.- Dereference hooks: Fine-tune dereferencing with
excludedPathMatcher(path) => booleanto skip subpaths andonDereference(path, value, parent, parentPropName)to observe replacements.
const parser = new $RefParser(); parser.options.dereference.excludedPathMatcher = (p) => p.includes("/example/"); parser.options.dereference.onDereference = (p, v) => { // inspect p / v as needed }; await parser.dereference({ pathOrUrlOrSchema: "./openapi.yaml" });- Smart input resolution: You can pass a file path, URL, or raw schema object. If a raw schema includes
$id, it is used as the base URL for resolving relative$refs.
await new $RefParser().bundle({ pathOrUrlOrSchema: { $id: "https://api.example.com/openapi.json", openapi: "3.1.0", paths: { "/ping": { get: { responses: { 200: { description: "ok" } } } }, }, }, });If you are using Node.js < 18, you'll need a polyfill for fetch, like node-fetch:
import fetch from "node-fetch"; globalThis.fetch = fetch;JSON Schema $Ref Parser supports recent versions of every major web browser. Older browsers may require Babel and/or polyfills.
To use JSON Schema $Ref Parser in a browser, you'll need to use a bundling tool such as Webpack, Rollup, Parcel, or Browserify. Some bundlers may require a bit of configuration, such as setting browser: true in rollup-plugin-resolve.
Webpack 5 has dropped the default export of node core modules in favour of polyfills, you'll need to set them up yourself ( after npm-installing them ) Edit your webpack.config.js :
config.resolve.fallback = { path: require.resolve("path-browserify"), fs: require.resolve("browserify-fs"), }; config.plugins.push( new webpack.ProvidePlugin({ Buffer: ["buffer", "Buffer"], }), );To build/test the project locally on your computer:
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Clone this repo
git clone https://github.com/APIDevTools/json-schema-ref-parser.git -
Install dependencies
yarn install -
Run the tests
yarn test