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AI-generatedReferenced Component Schemas vs. Inline Object Definitions
When designing an API specification under OpenAPI Specification (OAS) 3.1, there is a tension between maintaining a single source of truth and ensuring documentation readability. Using components/schemas with $ref reduces duplication and simplifies global updates, but it requires consumers to navigate away from the endpoint definition to understand the data
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