private void processReferences( JsonSchemaObject root, Set<JsonSchemaObject> objects, @Nullable JsonSchemaExportedDefinitions definitions) { final ArrayDeque<JsonSchemaObject> queue = new ArrayDeque<>(); queue.addAll(objects); int control = 10000; while (!queue.isEmpty()) { if (--control == 0) throw new RuntimeException("cyclic definitions search"); final JsonSchemaObject current = queue.removeFirst(); if ("#".equals(current.getRef())) continue; if (current.getRef() != null) { final JsonSchemaObject definition = findDefinition(myKey, current.getRef(), root, definitions); if (definition == null) { if (definitions == null) { // just skip current item current.setRef(null); continue; } throw new RuntimeException("Can not find definition: " + current.getRef()); } if (definition.getRef() != null && !"#".equals(definition.getRef())) { queue.addFirst(current); queue.addFirst(definition); continue; } final JsonSchemaObject copy = new JsonSchemaObject(); copy.setDefinitionAddress(current.getRef()); copy.mergeValues(definition); copy.mergeValues(current); current.copyValues(copy); current.setRef(null); } } }