private Swagger removeBrokenReferenceDefinitions(Swagger swagger) { if (swagger.getDefinitions() == null || swagger.getDefinitions().isEmpty()) return swagger; Set<String> referencedDefinitions = new TreeSet<String>(); if (swagger.getResponses() != null) { for (Response response : swagger.getResponses().values()) { String propertyRef = getPropertyRef(response.getSchema()); if (propertyRef != null) { referencedDefinitions.add(propertyRef); } } } if (swagger.getParameters() != null) { for (Parameter p : swagger.getParameters().values()) { if (p instanceof BodyParameter) { BodyParameter bp = (BodyParameter) p; Set<String> modelRef = getModelRef(bp.getSchema()); if (modelRef != null) { referencedDefinitions.addAll(modelRef); } } } } if (swagger.getPaths() != null) { for (Path path : swagger.getPaths().values()) { if (path.getParameters() != null) { for (Parameter p : path.getParameters()) { if (p instanceof BodyParameter) { BodyParameter bp = (BodyParameter) p; Set<String> modelRef = getModelRef(bp.getSchema()); if (modelRef != null) { referencedDefinitions.addAll(modelRef); } } } } if (path.getOperations() != null) { for (Operation op : path.getOperations()) { if (op.getResponses() != null) { for (Response response : op.getResponses().values()) { String propertyRef = getPropertyRef(response.getSchema()); if (propertyRef != null) { referencedDefinitions.add(propertyRef); } } } if (op.getParameters() != null) { for (Parameter p : op.getParameters()) { if (p instanceof BodyParameter) { BodyParameter bp = (BodyParameter) p; Set<String> modelRef = getModelRef(bp.getSchema()); if (modelRef != null) { referencedDefinitions.addAll(modelRef); } } } } } } } } if (swagger.getDefinitions() != null) { Set<String> nestedReferencedDefinitions = new TreeSet<String>(); for (String ref : referencedDefinitions) { locateReferencedDefinitions(ref, nestedReferencedDefinitions, swagger); } referencedDefinitions.addAll(nestedReferencedDefinitions); swagger.getDefinitions().keySet().retainAll(referencedDefinitions); } return swagger; }