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[Question] Is there a plan to implement discriminator ?

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Assessment

Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
openapi, python
Domain
api

Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named in the issue. Start by reviewing the repository’s OpenAPI schema validation flow and the discriminator requirements, then trace any existing validation for related schema features. Done should be a clearly scoped implementation plan or a documented decision about discriminator support.

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Description

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  • I have a usecase with validating request by discriminator and it is not supported yet.
Dominant language
Python
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Forks
140
PR merge metrics
No merged PRs in 30d

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