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oneOf type forced to object

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Issue type
Bug
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Mostly clear
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Tech stack
python
Domain
api

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Start by reproducing the schema and request shown in the issue, then trace where the InvalidMediaTypeValue exception reports the value as an object. Done means the string value "now" is accepted for this oneOf schema while the existing validation behavior remains covered.

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Description

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If you have a list oneOf types validator defaults them to object and fails:

schema

utctime:
  oneOf:
    - type: string
      enum: [always, now]
    - type: string
      format: date-time

request

{'utctime': 'now'}

Yields: openapi_core.schema.media_types.exceptions.InvalidMediaTypeValue: Value of now not an object.

Now should be of type string not object.

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