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-parser
You'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
$ref
pointers 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
$ref
pointers - 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 —
$ref
pointers 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 $RefParser();
await parser.dereference({ pathOrUrlOrSchema: mySchema });
console.log(parser.schema.definitions.person.properties.firstName);
} catch (err) {
console.error(err);
}
- Multiple inputs with
bundleMany
: Merge and bundle several OpenAPI/JSON Schema inputs (files, URLs, or raw objects) into a single schema. Components are prefixed to avoid name collisions, paths are namespaced on conflict, and$ref
s 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) => boolean
to 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
$id
, it is used as the base URL for resolving relative$ref
s.
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:
-
Clone this repo
git clone https://github.com/APIDevTools/json-schema-ref-parser.git
-
Install dependencies
yarn install
-
Run the tests
yarn test