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When an OpenAPI discriminator maps cat to #/components/schemas/Cat, generated Circe codecs currently reject valid "kind":"cat" payloads and encode "Cat" instead. With a lowercase enum on the child, the encoded value even fails its own decoder.

Preserve discriminator.mapping through parsing and normalization, then use Circe's constructor-name hook:

 Configuration.default.withDiscriminator("kind")
+  .withTransformConstructorNames {
+    case "Cat" => "cat"
+    case "Dog" => "dog"
+    case name  => name
+  }

withDiscriminator only chooses the property name; the additional transform supplies the contract's wire values. Support local component references and bare schema-name targets, keeping schema names for unmapped cases.

Regression coverage compiles and executes generated Scala 3.9.0 code: both JSON round trips, http4s echoes, invalid tags and Iron constraints, partial mappings, and changing cat to feline-v1 across regeneration while preserving the implemented route. Repeated generation stays stable.

Scope: Circe codecs, including http4s consumers. Tupson behavior is unchanged. Several tags mapping to one constructor remain unsupported; report an explicit generation error rather than silently selecting one, and document that limitation.

Validation: deder exec -t test — 103 passed, 2 existing skips; changed Scala files pass scalafmt --test; git diff --check passes. These are local results; PR CI is separate.

Preserve explicit wire tags through schema resolution and use Circe constructor-name configuration. Cover http4s/Iron runtime behavior, partial mappings, and regeneration.

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The change preserves OpenAPI discriminator mappings in OneOf schemas, uses those mappings to configure generated Circe codecs, and adds tests for mapped, unmapped, and ambiguous discriminator values.

Changes: Discriminator mapping support

Layer / File(s) Summary
Retain mappings through schema resolution
openapi4s/src/main/scala/ba/sake/openapi4s/SchemaDefinition.scala, openapi4s/src/main/scala/ba/sake/openapi4s/SchemaDefinitionResolver.scala, openapi4s/src/main/scala/ba/sake/openapi4s/SchemaNormalizer.scala, openapi4s/src/main/scala/ba/sake/openapi4s/tupson/TupsonTypeResolver.scala
OneOf now stores a discriminator mapping. Schema resolution reads it, and normalization preserves it while visiting schemas. Typed OneOf matching is updated in the schema visitors.
Generate Circe constructor names
openapi4s/src/main/scala/ba/sake/openapi4s/circe/CirceModelGenerator.scala, README.md
Circe generation uses mapping targets to derive constructor names. Unmapped cases use schema names, and multiple wire names for one referenced schema cause UnsupportedSchemaException. The README documents these rules.
Test generated mapping behavior
openapi4s/src/test/resources/discriminator_mapping.json, openapi4s/src/test/resources/discriminator_mapping_check.scala, openapi4s/src/test/scala/ba/sake/openapi4s/DiscriminatorMappingSuite.scala
Tests cover mapping parsing and normalization, generated codec behavior, partial mappings, regeneration, invalid inputs, and ambiguous mappings.

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Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix

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sequenceDiagram
  participant OpenAPI as OpenAPI discriminator
  participant Resolver as SchemaDefinitionResolver
  participant Generator as CirceModelGenerator
  participant Codecs as Generated Circe codecs
  OpenAPI->>Resolver: discriminator mapping
  Resolver->>Generator: OneOf with discriminatorMapping
  Generator->>Codecs: constructor-name mapping
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194-213: Trivial · Data Integrity & Integration · Quick win

Add a lowercase unmapped-schema regression test.

The previous default emitted the generated constructor name Cat; the new transform emits cat for an unmapped lowercase schema. The README already documents schema names as the default for unmapped cases. Existing generated-code tests exercise mapped cat and unmapped Dog, but not this changed lowercase wire value. Add a generated-code assertion that encoding emits cat and decoding accepts it.

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Add a generated-code regression test for a lowercase unmapped schema in the
Circe discriminator mapping flow near `constructorNames` and
`renamedConstructors`. Assert encoding emits the documented schema-name wire
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- Around line 194-213: In the Circe constructor-name mapping flow, validate that
generated wire names in constructorNames are unique before building
renamedConstructors or the transform. If any wire name is shared, throw
UnsupportedSchemaException; preserve the existing handling of unique mappings.

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- Around line 194-213: Add a generated-code regression test for a lowercase
unmapped schema in the Circe discriminator mapping flow near `constructorNames`
and `renamedConstructors`. Assert encoding emits the documented schema-name wire
value `cat` and decoding accepts `cat`, while preserving the existing mapped and
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  • openapi4s/src/main/scala/ba/sake/openapi4s/SchemaNormalizer.scala
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val constructorNames = oneOfSchema.schemas.collect { case SchemaDefinition.Ref(refName) =>
val wireNames = oneOfSchema.discriminatorMapping.toList.collect {
case (wireName, target) if target == refName || target == s"#/components/schemas/$refName" => wireName
}.sorted
if (wireNames.size > 1) {
throw new UnsupportedSchemaException(
s"Multiple discriminator values for '$refName' are not supported by Circe constructor-name mapping [$namedSchemaName]"
)
}
refName.capitalize -> wireNames.headOption.getOrElse(refName)
}
val renamedConstructors = constructorNames.filter { case (name, wireName) => name != wireName }
val configuration =
if (renamedConstructors.isEmpty) baseConfiguration
else {
val cases = renamedConstructors.map { case (name, wireName) =>
Case(Lit.String(name), None, Lit.String(wireName))
} :+ Case(Pat.Var(Term.Name("name")), None, q"name")
q"$baseConfiguration.withTransformConstructorNames(${Term.PartialFunction(cases)})"
}

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L38:   useDefaults: Boolean,
L39:   discriminator: Option[String],
L40:   strictDecoding: Boolean = false
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# circe-generic-extras

This library provides configurable generic derivation and other functionality extending the generic derivation mechanisms provided in Circe&#39;s circe-generic module. The circe-generic-extras module used to be included in the core Circe repository, but it was moved to this separate repository after 0.12.1, in preparation for Circe&#39;s 1.0.0 release.

This library is experimental and its development is primarily community-supported.

## Usage

This library as functionality to parse JSON in different cased formats such as `snake_case`, `kebab-case`, `PascalCase` or `SCREAMING_SNAKE_CASE`.

You can enable different case modes by making a custom configuration.
    
    {
      &quot;foo-bar&quot;: &quot;foobar&quot;
    }
    
    import io.circe.generic.extras.semiauto._
    import io.circe.generic.extras.Configuration
    
    case class Foo(fooBar: String)
    
    implicit val customConfig: Configuration = Configuration.default.withKebabCaseMemberNames
    
    implicit val fooEncoder: Encoder[Foo] = deriveConfiguredEncoder
    implicit val fooDecoder: Decoder[Foo] = deriveConfiguredDecoder

## Versioning

This library releases at a different cadence than Circe, any apparent relationship between the Circe version numbers and generic-extras version numbers are a coincidence and NOT intentional. Please use the following table for determining capability with the corresponding Circe versions.

Circe Generic Extras Version  | Circe  | Scala 2  | Scala 3  | Scala JVM  | Scala.JS  | Scala Native
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
0.14.3 and later  | 0.14.x  | ✅  | ❌  | ✅  | ✅  | ✅
0.14.2  | 0.14.x  | ✅  | ❌  | ✅  | ✅  | ❌️
0.14.1  | 0.14.x  | ✅  | ❌  | ✅  | ✅  | ❌️
0.14.0  | 0.14.x  | ✅  | ❌  | ✅  | ✅  | ❌️

## Contributors and participation

All Circe projects support the Scala code of conduct and we want all of their channels (Gitter, GitHub, etc.) to be welcoming environments for everyone.

Please see the Circe contributors&#39; guide for details on how to submit a pull request.

## License

circe-generic-extras is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the &quot;License&quot;); you may not use this software except in compliance with the License.

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an &quot;AS IS&quot; BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.

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# Configuration

io.circe.derivation.Configuration

See theConfiguration companion object

case class Configuration(transformMemberNames: String =&gt; String, transformConstructorNames: String =&gt; String, useDefaults: Boolean, discriminator: Option[String], strictDecoding: Boolean)

Configuration allowing customization of the JSON produced when encoding, or expected when decoding.

## Value parameters

discriminator
    

Optional key name that, when given, will be used to store the name of the constructor of an ADT in a nested field with this name. If not given, the name is instead stored as a key under which the contents of the ADT are stored as an object.

strictDecoding
    

Whether to fail when superfluous fields are found.

transformConstructorNames
    

Transforms the value of any constructor names in the JSON allowing, for example, formatting or case changes.

transformMemberNames
    

Transforms the names of any case class members in the JSON allowing, for example, formatting or case changes.

useDefaults
    

Whether to allow default values as specified for any case-class members.

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def withoutDiscriminator: Configuration

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def withoutStrictDecoding: Configuration

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    * generic: Shapeless-powered generic derivation for case classes and sealed trait hierarchies.
    * generic-extras: additional experimental generic derivation functionality (including some configurability).
    * pointer: A JSON Pointer implementation
    * pointer-literal: JSON Pointer string interpolation
    * shapes: encoders and decoders for Shapeless hlists, coproducts, records, and sized collections.
    * scodec: encoders and decoders for Scodec&#39;s `BitVector` and `ByteVector`.
    * refined: encoders and decoders for refined types.
    * spray: Spray marshaller conversions for Circe&#39;s type classes.

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- 2: https://github.com/circe/circe-generic-extras?utm_source=openai
- 3: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/circe/circe-generic-extras/v0.14.4/generic-extras/src/main/scala/io/circe/generic/extras/Configuration.scala

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L903: fromName(sumTypeName, cursor, fallBacks)
L904: 
L905: case _ =&gt;
L906: 
L907: fail(DecodingFailure(s&quot;type $name has no class/object/case named &#39;$sumTypeName&#39;.&quot;, cursor.history))
L908: 
L909: }
L910: 
L911: conf.discriminator match
L912: 
L913: case Some(discriminator) =&gt;
L914: 
L915: val cursor = c.downField(discriminator)
L916: 
L917: cursor.as[Option[String]] match
L918: 
L919: case Left(failure) =&gt; fail(failure)
L920: 
L921: case Right(None) =&gt;
L922: 
L923: fail(
L924: 
L925: DecodingFailure(
L926: 
L927: s&quot;$name: could not find discriminator field &#39;$discriminator&#39; or its null.&quot;,
L928: 
L929: cursor.history
L930: 
L931: )
L932: 
L933: )
L934: case Right(Some(sumTypeName)) =&gt; fromName(sumTypeName, c, Iterator.empty)
L935: 
L936: case _ =&gt;
L937: 
L938: c.keys match
L939: 
L940: case None =&gt; fail(DecodingFailure(WrongTypeExpectation(&quot;object&quot;, c.value), c.history))
L941: 
L942: case Some(keys) =&gt;
L943: 
L944: val iter = keys.iterator
L945: 
L946: if !iter.hasNext then
L947: 
L948: fail(DecodingFailure(WrongTypeExpectation(&quot;non-empty json object&quot;, c.value), c.history))
L949: 
L950: else
L951: 
L952: val sumTypeName = iter.next
L953: 
L954: if iter.hasNext &amp;&amp; conf.strictDecoding then
L955: 
L956: fail(
L957: 
L958: strictDecodingFailure(
L959: 
L960: c,
L961: s&quot;expected a single key json object with one of: ${constructorNames.mkString(&quot;, &quot;)}.&quot;
L962: 
L963: )
L964: 
L965: )
L966: 
L967: else fromName(sumTypeName, c.downField(sumTypeName), iter.map(key =&gt; (key, c.downField(key))))
L968: 
L969: final def decodeSum(c: HCursor): Decoder.Result[A] =
L970: 
L971: decodeSumElement(c)(Left.apply, _.tryDecode)
L972: 
L973: final def decodeSumAccumulating(c: HCursor): Decoder.AccumulatingResult[A] =
L974: 
L975: decodeSumElement(c)(Validated.invalidNel, _.tryDecodeAccumulating)
L976: /** Decodes a single element of a product, handling its default value (if it exists). */
L977: 
L978: private def decodeProductElement[R](
L979: 
L980: c: HCursor,
L981: 
L982: index: Int,
L983: 
L984: decode: Decoder[Any] =&gt; ACursor =&gt; R,
L985: 
L986: withDefault: (R, ACursor, Any) =&gt; R
L987: 
L988: ): R =
L989: 
L990: val decoder = elemDecoders(index).asInstanceOf[Decoder[Any]]
L991: 
L992: val cursor = c.downField(memberNames(index))
L993: 
L994: val result = decode(decoder)(cursor)
L995: 
L996: if conf.useDefaults then
L997: 
L998: elemDefaults.defaultAt(index) match
L999: 
L1000: case None =&gt; result
L1001: case Some(default) =&gt; withDefault(result, cursor, default)
L1002: 
L1003: else result
L1004: 
L1005: /** Ensures cursor is a json object, handles strict decoding. */
L1006: 
L1007: private def decodeProductBase[R](
L1008: 
L1009: c: HCursor,
L1010: 
L1011: fail: DecodingFailure =&gt; R
L1012: 
L1013: )(decodeProduct: Option[DecodingFailure] =&gt; R): R =
L1014: 
L1015: c.value.isObject match
L1016: 
L1017: case false =&gt; fail(DecodingFailure(WrongTypeExpectation(&quot;object&quot;, c.value), c.history))
L1018: 
L1019: case true if !conf.strictDecoding =&gt; decodeProduct(None)
L1020: 
L1021: case true =&gt;
L1022: 
L1023: val expectedFields = memberNames ++ conf.discriminator
L1024: val expectedFieldsSet = expectedFields.toSet
L1025: 
L1026: val unexpectedFields = c.keys.map(_.toList.filterNot(expectedFieldsSet)).getOrElse(Nil)
L1027: 
L1028: val strictFailure = if unexpectedFields.isEmpty then None
L1029: 
L1030: else
L1031: 
L1032: Some(
L1033: 
L1034: strictDecodingFailure(
L1035: 
L1036: c,
L1037: 
L1038: s&quot;unexpected fields: ${unexpectedFields.mkString(&quot;, &quot;)}; valid fields: ${expectedFields.mkString(&quot;, &quot;)}.&quot;
L1039: 
L1040: )
L1041: 
L1042: )
L1043: 
L1044: decodeProduct(strictFailure)
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Citations:

- 1: https://github.com/circe/circe/blob/v0.14.17/modules/core/shared/src/main/scala-3/io/circe/derivation/ConfiguredDecoder.scala
- 2: https://github.com/circe/circe/blob/v0.14.17/modules/core/shared/src/main/scala-3/io/circe/derivation/ConfiguredDecoder.scala

Reject colliding discriminator values.

For mapping: { "Dog": "#/components/schemas/Cat" }, Cat receives wire value Dog, while unmapped Dog falls back to Dog. Circe encodes both constructors with Dog, and its decoder dispatches from that discriminator value. The two variants therefore cannot be uniquely round-tripped.

Detect duplicate generated wire values before creating the transform:

Suggested fix
             }
             refName.capitalize -> wireNames.headOption.getOrElse(refName)
           }
+          val duplicateWireNames = constructorNames
+            .groupBy(_._2)
+            .collect { case (wireName, constructors) if constructors.size > 1 => wireName }
+            .toList
+          if (duplicateWireNames.nonEmpty) {
+            throw new UnsupportedSchemaException(
+              s"Discriminator values are not unique for Circe constructor-name mapping [$namedSchemaName]"
+            )
+          }
           val renamedConstructors = constructorNames.filter { case (name, wireName) => name != wireName }
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val constructorNames = oneOfSchema.schemas.collect { case SchemaDefinition.Ref(refName) =>
val wireNames = oneOfSchema.discriminatorMapping.toList.collect {
case (wireName, target) if target == refName || target == s"#/components/schemas/$refName" => wireName
}.sorted
if (wireNames.size > 1) {
throw new UnsupportedSchemaException(
s"Multiple discriminator values for '$refName' are not supported by Circe constructor-name mapping [$namedSchemaName]"
)
}
refName.capitalize -> wireNames.headOption.getOrElse(refName)
}
val renamedConstructors = constructorNames.filter { case (name, wireName) => name != wireName }
val configuration =
if (renamedConstructors.isEmpty) baseConfiguration
else {
val cases = renamedConstructors.map { case (name, wireName) =>
Case(Lit.String(name), None, Lit.String(wireName))
} :+ Case(Pat.Var(Term.Name("name")), None, q"name")
q"$baseConfiguration.withTransformConstructorNames(${Term.PartialFunction(cases)})"
}
val constructorNames = oneOfSchema.schemas.collect { case SchemaDefinition.Ref(refName) =>
val wireNames = oneOfSchema.discriminatorMapping.toList.collect {
case (wireName, target) if target == refName || target == s"#/components/schemas/$refName" => wireName
}.sorted
if (wireNames.size > 1) {
throw new UnsupportedSchemaException(
s"Multiple discriminator values for '$refName' are not supported by Circe constructor-name mapping [$namedSchemaName]"
)
}
refName.capitalize -> wireNames.headOption.getOrElse(refName)
}
val duplicateWireNames = constructorNames
.groupBy(_._2)
.collect { case (wireName, constructors) if constructors.size > 1 => wireName }
.toList
if (duplicateWireNames.nonEmpty) {
throw new UnsupportedSchemaException(
s"Discriminator values are not unique for Circe constructor-name mapping [$namedSchemaName]"
)
}
val renamedConstructors = constructorNames.filter { case (name, wireName) => name != wireName }
val configuration =
if (renamedConstructors.isEmpty) baseConfiguration
else {
val cases = renamedConstructors.map { case (name, wireName) =>
Case(Lit.String(name), None, Lit.String(wireName))
} :+ Case(Pat.Var(Term.Name("name")), None, q"name")
q"$baseConfiguration.withTransformConstructorNames(${Term.PartialFunction(cases)})"
}
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around lines 194 - 213:
In the Circe constructor-name mapping flow, validate that generated wire names
in constructorNames are unique before building renamedConstructors or the
transform. If any wire name is shared, throw UnsupportedSchemaException;
preserve the existing handling of unique mappings.

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