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jsonref_resolve_dollar_ref_to_proxy_dict.py

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Load a JSON document containing a $ref and resolve it into a proxy object that b

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jsonref_resolve_dollar_ref_to_proxy_dict.py
1import jsonref
2
3# An example JSON document with a reference
4data = {
5    "real_data": {"type": "string"},
6    "ref_to_data": {"$ref": "#/real_data"}
7}
8
9# jsonref.replace replaces all reference objects with proxy objects
10# which look and behave like the objects they refer to.
11resolved = jsonref.replace(data)
12
13# You can now access the data as if the reference was the actual object
14print(resolved["ref_to_data"])  # Output: {'type': 'string'}
15print(resolved["ref_to_data"] is resolved["real_data"])  # Output: True