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AI-generatedVersioned endpoints or oneOf union: which approach offers safer rollback for OpenAPI type changes?
The goal is to change a field’s data type (e.g., from string to integer) in an OpenAPI 3.0+ specification while guaranteeing that a rollback to the original type can be performed without breaking existing clients. Constraints include maintaining backward compatibility during the transition, limiting operational overhead (such as duplicate endpoints or comple