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[Schema Inaccuracy/Question] Can `owner` be null in `repo-search-result-item` component

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2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
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35/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
openapi
Domain
api

Research direction

Start by locating the repo-search-result-item schema shown in the issue and review the linked octokit/types.ts discussion. Verify whether the REST API can return a null owner and, if so, document the use case; otherwise correct the nullability reference and validate the schema.

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Description

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Schema Inaccuracy

    repo-search-result-item:
      title: Repo Search Result Item
      description: Repo Search Result Item
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
        node_id:
          type: string
        # ...
        owner:
          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/nullable-simple-user"

Expected

See https://github.com/octokit/types.ts/issues/338#issuecomment-918706205. We'd expect that owner cannot be set to null. And if it can, could you describe the use case in the property description?

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