Resolve references in the check_examples script

event-schemas/check_examples.py

@@ -44,16 +44,51 @@ except ImportError as e:
     raise
 
 
+def load_file(path):
+    print("Loading reference: %s" % path)
+    if not path.startswith("file://"):
+        raise Exception("Bad ref: %s" % (path,))
+    path = path[len("file://"):]
+    with open(path, "r") as f:
+        if path.endswith(".json"):
+            return json.load(f)
+        else:
+            # We have to assume it's YAML because some of the YAML examples
+            # do not have file extensions.
+            return yaml.load(f)
+
+
+def resolve_references(path, schema):
+    if isinstance(schema, dict):
+        # do $ref first
+        if '$ref' in schema:
+            value = schema['$ref']
+            path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(path), value))
+            ref = load_file("file://" + path)
+            result = resolve_references(path, ref)
+            del schema['$ref']
+        else:
+            result = {}
+
+        for key, value in schema.items():
+            result[key] = resolve_references(path, value)
+        return result
+    elif isinstance(schema, list):
+        return [resolve_references(path, value) for value in schema]
+    else:
+        return schema
+
+
 def check_example_file(examplepath, schemapath):
     with open(examplepath) as f:
-        example = yaml.load(f)
+        example = resolve_references(examplepath, json.load(f))
 
     with open(schemapath) as f:
         schema = yaml.load(f)
 
     fileurl = "file://" + os.path.abspath(schemapath)
     schema["id"] = fileurl
-    resolver = jsonschema.RefResolver(schemapath, schema, handlers={"file": load_yaml})
+    resolver = jsonschema.RefResolver(schemapath, schema, handlers={"file": load_file})
 
     print ("Checking schema for: %r %r" % (examplepath, schemapath))
     try:
@@ -85,14 +120,6 @@ def check_example_dir(exampledir, schemadir):
         raise ValueError("Error validating examples")
 
 
-def load_yaml(path):
-    if not path.startswith("file:///"):
-        raise Exception("Bad ref: %s" % (path,))
-    path = path[len("file://"):]
-    with open(path, "r") as f:
-        return yaml.load(f)
-
-
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     try:
         check_example_dir("examples", "schema")