@siliconst/metaui 1.4.44 → 2.0.0

package/src/nz/co/siliconst/ui5/metaui/core/SchemaWalker.ts

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+/**
+ * @file SchemaWalker.ts
+ * @description Single canonical tree walker owning depth capping, path-scoped cycle detection,
+ * $ref resolution, hidden-node filtering, pluggable ITreeShape child resolution, paired traversal,
+ * and JSON-Pointer scope / model binding-path construction.
+ */
+
+import type { ISchema, IPropertyMetadata, ILayoutElement } from "../interfaces/ISchema";
+import { MAX_SCHEMA_DEPTH, MAX_LAYOUT_DEPTH, SCHEMA_TYPE } from "../constants/MetaUIConstants";
+import { OpenApiRefResolver } from "../openapi/OpenApiRefResolver";
+import { isRecord, JsonRecord } from "../utils/TypeGuards";
+import { Logger } from "../utils/Logger";
+
+/**
+ * Classification of a child edge yielded by an {@link ITreeShape}.
+ */
+export type ChildKind = "property" | "item" | "branch" | "additional" | "element";
+
+/**
+ * Describes a single child edge produced by {@link ITreeShape.children}.
+ */
+export interface ITreeChild<TNode> {
+    /** Child key name, array index as string, or keyword (`"items"`, `"not"`, `"additionalProperties"`). */
+    readonly key: string;
+    /** Target child node. */
+    readonly node: TNode;
+    /** Structural edge classification. */
+    readonly kind: ChildKind;
+    /** Segment appended to the parent JSON-Pointer scope (without leading slash). */
+    readonly scopeSegment: string;
+    /** Segment appended to the parent UI5 model binding path (without leading slash). */
+    readonly bindingSegment: string;
+    /** Optional combinator or definition section keyword (`"oneOf"`, `"anyOf"`, `"allOf"`, `"not"`, `"definitions"`, `"$defs"`). */
+    readonly branchKeyword?: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Pluggable strategy describing how {@link SchemaWalker} resolves children, `$ref` targets,
+ * hidden-node filtering, and default depth caps for a node type `TNode`.
+ */
+export interface ITreeShape<TNode> {
+    /** Default recursion cap for this tree shape (`MAX_SCHEMA_DEPTH` or `MAX_LAYOUT_DEPTH`). */
+    readonly defaultMaxDepth: number;
+    /** Optional `$ref` resolver returning the effective merged node or `null` when a `$ref` cycle is detected. */
+    resolveRef?(
+        node: TNode,
+        scope: string,
+        options: ISchemaWalkOptions<TNode> | undefined,
+        definitions: Record<string, ISchema | IPropertyMetadata> | undefined,
+        activeNodes: WeakSet<object>,
+        activeRefs: Set<string>,
+        addedNodes: object[],
+        addedRefs: string[],
+        onCycle: (scope: string) => void
+    ): TNode | null;
+    /** Optional predicate returning `true` when `skipHidden` should skip `node` and its subtree. */
+    isHidden?(node: TNode): boolean;
+    /** Yields the direct children of `node` in deterministic pre-order sequence. */
+    children(node: TNode, options?: ISchemaWalkOptions<TNode>): Iterable<ITreeChild<TNode>>;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Context supplied to {@link SchemaVisitor} for each visited tree node.
+ */
+export interface ISchemaVisitContext<TNode = IPropertyMetadata> {
+    /** Effective node (with `$ref` target merged when `resolveRefs` is active on a schema shape). */
+    readonly node: TNode;
+    /** Unresolved raw node as it appeared on the parent container before `$ref` merging. */
+    readonly rawNode: TNode;
+    /** Property key name, `"items"` for single-schema array items, or array index as a string. */
+    readonly key: string;
+    /** Canonical JSON Pointer scope, e.g. `"#/properties/Address/properties/City"` or `"#/items"`. */
+    readonly scope: string;
+    /** UI5 model binding path, e.g. `"Address/City"`. */
+    readonly bindingPath: string;
+    /** Zero-based nesting depth of the visited node. */
+    readonly depth: number;
+    /** Enclosing parent node, or `null` for top-level children of the root container. */
+    readonly parent: TNode | null;
+    /** True when the node was reached via an array's `items` edge rather than `properties`. */
+    readonly isArrayItem: boolean;
+    /** Classification of the child edge that reached this node. */
+    readonly kind: ChildKind;
+    /** Combinator or section keyword when `kind` is `"branch"` or `"additional"`. */
+    readonly branchKeyword?: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Context supplied to {@link PairedSchemaVisitor} during a {@link SchemaWalker.walkPaired} traversal.
+ */
+export interface IPairedVisitContext<TNode = IPropertyMetadata, TOther = unknown>
+    extends ISchemaVisitContext<TNode> {
+    /** Paired cursor value at the current node, or `undefined` when absent. */
+    readonly other: TOther | undefined;
+    /** Paired cursor value at the enclosing parent node, or `undefined` at the root. */
+    readonly parentOther: TOther | undefined;
+    /** Replaces the paired cursor value used when descending into this node's children and in `onLeave`. */
+    readonly replaceOther: (next: TOther | undefined) => void;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Stepping strategy for the secondary cursor in {@link SchemaWalker.walkPaired}.
+ */
+export interface IPairCursor<TNode, TOther> {
+    /** Steps into a named property on the paired value. */
+    stepProperty(other: TOther, key: string, childNode: TNode): TOther | undefined;
+    /** Optional array stepper that fans out an `"item"` child across elements of `other`. */
+    stepArray?(
+        other: TOther,
+        childNode: TNode,
+        key: string
+    ): ReadonlyArray<{ key: string; value: TOther }> | undefined;
+    /** Optional dictionary stepper that fans out an `"additional"` child across undeclared keys of `other`. */
+    stepAdditional?(
+        other: TOther,
+        childNode: TNode,
+        parentNode: TNode
+    ): ReadonlyArray<{ key: string; value: TOther }> | undefined;
+    /** Optional combinator branch stepper for `"branch"` children (`not`, `oneOf`, `anyOf`, `allOf`). */
+    stepBranch?(
+        other: TOther,
+        branchKeyword: string,
+        key: string,
+        childNode: TNode
+    ): TOther | undefined;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Configuration options controlling a {@link SchemaWalker.walk} traversal.
+ */
+export interface ISchemaWalkOptions<TNode = IPropertyMetadata> {
+    /** Tree shape strategy; defaults to {@link SchemaShape}. */
+    readonly shape?: ITreeShape<TNode>;
+    /** Maximum allowed depth before truncation; defaults to `shape.defaultMaxDepth`. */
+    readonly maxDepth?: number;
+    /** When true, skips any node whose effective `ui.visible` is `false` along with its subtree. */
+    readonly skipHidden?: boolean;
+    /** Whether to resolve `$ref` pointers before visiting a node; defaults to `true`. */
+    readonly resolveRefs?: boolean;
+    /** Optional custom `$ref` resolver overriding the default `definitions` lookup. */
+    readonly resolveRef?: (ref: string) => ISchema | IPropertyMetadata | undefined;
+    /** Optional explicit definitions dictionary for `$ref` resolution. */
+    readonly definitions?: Record<string, ISchema | IPropertyMetadata>;
+    /** Starting JSON-Pointer scope for the root container; defaults to `"#"`. */
+    readonly baseScope?: string;
+    /** Starting model binding path for the root container; defaults to `""`. */
+    readonly baseBindingPath?: string;
+    /** Starting depth for top-level visited nodes; defaults to `0`. */
+    readonly initialDepth?: number;
+    /** When true, invokes the visitor on the root node itself before walking its children. */
+    readonly visitRoot?: boolean;
+    /** When true, also walks combinator sub-schemas (`not`, `oneOf`, `anyOf`, `allOf`, `additionalProperties`). */
+    readonly visitCombinators?: boolean;
+    /** When true, walks object-valued `additionalProperties` sub-schemas alongside `properties` and `items`. */
+    readonly visitAdditionalProperties?: boolean;
+    /** When true, also walks `definitions` and `$defs` maps on a schema or raw record. */
+    readonly visitDefinitions?: boolean;
+    /** Optional cap on array element visits for {@link JsonPayloadShape}. */
+    readonly maxArrayItems?: number;
+    /** Optional pre-seeded path-scoped set of active nodes for cycle detection. */
+    readonly activeNodes?: WeakSet<object>;
+    /** Optional pre-seeded path-scoped set of active `$ref` strings for cycle detection. */
+    readonly activeRefs?: Set<string>;
+    /** Optional hook allowing the visitor to synthesize or override children for a visited node. */
+    readonly resolveDynamicChildren?: (
+        node: TNode,
+        ctx: ISchemaVisitContext<TNode>
+    ) => Iterable<ITreeChild<TNode>> | undefined;
+    /** Optional post-order callback invoked after a node's subtree has been walked. */
+    readonly onLeave?: (ctx: ISchemaVisitContext<TNode>) => void;
+    /** Optional predicate deciding whether a child node should be visited. */
+    readonly shouldVisitChild?: (
+        child: TNode,
+        key: string,
+        parent: TNode,
+        isArrayItem: boolean
+    ) => boolean;
+    /** Optional callback invoked when a `properties[key]` entry is not a valid record object. */
+    readonly onInvalidProperty?: (key: string, rawValue: unknown, parent: TNode) => void;
+    /** When true, suppresses SchemaWalker's default truncation log so `onTruncate` can emit a caller-specific log. */
+    readonly silentTruncationLog?: boolean;
+    /** Called once per truncation with the scope, reason, and truncated node/paired value. */
+    readonly onTruncate?: (
+        scope: string,
+        reason: "depth" | "cycle",
+        rawNode?: TNode,
+        other?: unknown
+    ) => void;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Configuration options controlling a {@link SchemaWalker.walkPaired} traversal.
+ */
+export interface ISchemaWalkPairedOptions<TNode = IPropertyMetadata, TOther = unknown>
+    extends Omit<ISchemaWalkOptions<TNode>, "onLeave" | "resolveDynamicChildren"> {
+    /** Optional post-order callback invoked after a paired node's subtree has been walked. */
+    readonly onLeave?: (ctx: IPairedVisitContext<TNode, TOther>) => void;
+    /** Optional hook allowing a paired visitor to synthesize or override children for a visited node. */
+    readonly resolveDynamicChildren?: (
+        node: TNode,
+        ctx: IPairedVisitContext<TNode, TOther>
+    ) => Iterable<ITreeChild<TNode>> | undefined;
+    /** When true, also tracks object identity along the active `other` path to cut cycles in the paired tree. */
+    readonly detectOtherCycles?: boolean;
+    /** Optional pre-seeded path-scoped set of active `other` objects for paired cycle detection. */
+    readonly activeOthers?: WeakSet<object>;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Return value from a {@link SchemaVisitor} controlling subtree descent or early termination.
+ */
+export type SchemaVisitorResult = void | "skip-subtree" | "stop";
+
+/**
+ * Visitor callback invoked for each node visited by {@link SchemaWalker.walk}.
+ */
+export type SchemaVisitor<TNode = IPropertyMetadata> = (
+    ctx: ISchemaVisitContext<TNode>
+) => SchemaVisitorResult;
+
+/**
+ * Visitor callback invoked for each paired node visited by {@link SchemaWalker.walkPaired}.
+ */
+export type PairedSchemaVisitor<TNode = IPropertyMetadata, TOther = unknown> = (
+    ctx: IPairedVisitContext<TNode, TOther>
+) => SchemaVisitorResult;
+
+/**
+ * Runtime type guard confirming a value is a non-null record object usable as a tree node `TNode`.
+ *
+ * @param value Candidate value.
+ * @returns {boolean} True when `value` is a non-array record object.
+ */
+function isRecordNode<TNode>(value: unknown): value is TNode {
+    return isRecord(value);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Runtime type guard confirming a value is a normalized or raw `IPropertyMetadata` record.
+ *
+ * @param value Candidate value.
+ * @returns {boolean} True when `value` is a record object.
+ */
+function isPropertyNode(value: unknown): value is IPropertyMetadata {
+    return isRecord(value);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Shared child generator for schema-like record objects (`IPropertyMetadata` and raw `JsonRecord`).
+ *
+ * @param container The schema or raw record node whose children are being enumerated.
+ * @param options Optional traversal flags (`visitCombinators`, `visitAdditionalProperties`, `visitDefinitions`).
+ * @returns {Iterable<ITreeChild<TNode>>} Deterministic sequence of child edges.
+ */
+function* iterateSchemaLikeChildren<TNode extends object>(
+    container: TNode,
+    options?: ISchemaWalkOptions<TNode>
+): Iterable<ITreeChild<TNode>> {
+    const rec: Record<string, unknown> = isRecord(container) ? container : {};
+    const props = rec.properties;
+    if (isRecord(props)) {
+        for (const propKey of Object.keys(props)) {
+            const child: unknown = props[propKey];
+            if (!isRecordNode<TNode>(child)) {
+                options?.onInvalidProperty?.(propKey, child, container);
+                continue;
+            }
+            yield {
+                key: propKey,
+                node: child,
+                kind: "property",
+                scopeSegment: `properties/${propKey}`,
+                bindingSegment: propKey
+            };
+        }
+    }
+
+    const rawItems: unknown = rec.items;
+    if (Array.isArray(rawItems)) {
+        for (let i = 0; i < rawItems.length; i++) {
+            const itemElem: unknown = rawItems[i];
+            if (!isRecordNode<TNode>(itemElem)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            const idxKey = String(i);
+            yield {
+                key: idxKey,
+                node: itemElem,
+                kind: "item",
+                scopeSegment: `items/${idxKey}`,
+                bindingSegment: `items/${idxKey}`
+            };
+        }
+    } else if (isRecordNode<TNode>(rawItems)) {
+        yield {
+            key: "items",
+            node: rawItems,
+            kind: "item",
+            scopeSegment: "items",
+            bindingSegment: "items"
+        };
+    }
+
+    if (options?.visitCombinators && isRecordNode<TNode>(rec.not)) {
+        yield {
+            key: "not",
+            node: rec.not,
+            kind: "branch",
+            branchKeyword: "not",
+            scopeSegment: "not",
+            bindingSegment: "not"
+        };
+    }
+
+    if (
+        (options?.visitCombinators || options?.visitAdditionalProperties) &&
+        isRecordNode<TNode>(rec.additionalProperties)
+    ) {
+        yield {
+            key: "additionalProperties",
+            node: rec.additionalProperties,
+            kind: "additional",
+            branchKeyword: "additionalProperties",
+            scopeSegment: "additionalProperties",
+            bindingSegment: "additionalProperties"
+        };
+    }
+
+    if (options?.visitCombinators) {
+        const listKeywords = ["oneOf", "anyOf", "allOf"] as const;
+        for (const kw of listKeywords) {
+            const list: unknown = rec[kw];
+            if (!Array.isArray(list)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            for (let i = 0; i < list.length; i++) {
+                const branch: unknown = list[i];
+                if (!isRecordNode<TNode>(branch)) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                const idxKey = String(i);
+                yield {
+                    key: idxKey,
+                    node: branch,
+                    kind: "branch",
+                    branchKeyword: kw,
+                    scopeSegment: `${kw}/${idxKey}`,
+                    bindingSegment: `${kw}/${idxKey}`
+                };
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (options?.visitDefinitions) {
+        const defKeywords = ["definitions", "$defs"] as const;
+        for (const defKw of defKeywords) {
+            const defs: unknown = rec[defKw];
+            if (!isRecord(defs)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            for (const defKey of Object.keys(defs)) {
+                const defVal: unknown = defs[defKey];
+                if (!isRecordNode<TNode>(defVal)) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                yield {
+                    key: defKey,
+                    node: defVal,
+                    kind: "branch",
+                    branchKeyword: defKw,
+                    scopeSegment: `${defKw}/${defKey}`,
+                    bindingSegment: `${defKw}/${defKey}`
+                };
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Built-in tree shape for normalized {@link IPropertyMetadata} / {@link ISchema} trees.
+ *
+ * @internal
+ */
+export const SchemaShape: ITreeShape<IPropertyMetadata> = {
+    defaultMaxDepth: MAX_SCHEMA_DEPTH,
+    isHidden(node: IPropertyMetadata): boolean {
+        return node.ui?.visible === false;
+    },
+    resolveRef(
+        rawNode: IPropertyMetadata,
+        scope: string,
+        options: ISchemaWalkOptions<IPropertyMetadata> | undefined,
+        definitions: Record<string, ISchema | IPropertyMetadata> | undefined,
+        activeNodes: WeakSet<object>,
+        activeRefs: Set<string>,
+        addedNodes: object[],
+        addedRefs: string[],
+        onCycle: (scope: string) => void
+    ): IPropertyMetadata | null {
+        if (options?.resolveRefs === false) {
+            return rawNode;
+        }
+        let effectiveNode: IPropertyMetadata = rawNode;
+        let currentRef = effectiveNode.$ref;
+
+        while (currentRef) {
+            if (activeRefs.has(currentRef)) {
+                onCycle(scope);
+                return null;
+            }
+            activeRefs.add(currentRef);
+            addedRefs.push(currentRef);
+
+            const refKey = OpenApiRefResolver.extractRefName(currentRef);
+            const target = options?.resolveRef ? options.resolveRef(currentRef) : definitions?.[refKey];
+            if (!isPropertyNode(target)) {
+                break;
+            }
+            if (activeNodes.has(target)) {
+                onCycle(scope);
+                return null;
+            }
+            activeNodes.add(target);
+            addedNodes.push(target);
+
+            const nextRef = target.$ref;
+            effectiveNode = {
+                ...target,
+                ...effectiveNode,
+                type: effectiveNode.type || target.type || SCHEMA_TYPE.OBJECT,
+                ui: target.ui || effectiveNode.ui ? { ...target.ui, ...effectiveNode.ui } : undefined,
+                $ref: nextRef
+            };
+            currentRef = nextRef;
+        }
+        return effectiveNode;
+    },
+    children(
+        node: IPropertyMetadata,
+        options?: ISchemaWalkOptions<IPropertyMetadata>
+    ): Iterable<ITreeChild<IPropertyMetadata>> {
+        return iterateSchemaLikeChildren(node, options);
+    }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Built-in tree shape for un-normalized raw `JsonRecord` schema / OpenAPI trees.
+ *
+ * @internal
+ */
+export const RawRecordShape: ITreeShape<JsonRecord> = {
+    defaultMaxDepth: MAX_SCHEMA_DEPTH,
+    children(node: JsonRecord, options?: ISchemaWalkOptions<JsonRecord>): Iterable<ITreeChild<JsonRecord>> {
+        return iterateSchemaLikeChildren(node, options);
+    }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Built-in tree shape for `uiLayout` {@link ILayoutElement} container hierarchies.
+ *
+ * @internal
+ */
+export const LayoutElementShape: ITreeShape<ILayoutElement> = {
+    defaultMaxDepth: MAX_LAYOUT_DEPTH,
+    *children(
+        node: ILayoutElement,
+        options?: ISchemaWalkOptions<ILayoutElement>
+    ): Iterable<ITreeChild<ILayoutElement>> {
+        const list: unknown = Array.isArray(node)
+            ? node
+            : isRecord(node)
+              ? node.elements
+              : undefined;
+        if (!Array.isArray(list)) {
+            return;
+        }
+        for (let i = 0; i < list.length; i++) {
+            const elem: unknown = list[i];
+            const idxKey = String(i);
+            if (!isRecordNode<ILayoutElement>(elem)) {
+                options?.onInvalidProperty?.(idxKey, elem, node);
+                continue;
+            }
+            yield {
+                key: idxKey,
+                node: elem,
+                kind: "element",
+                scopeSegment: `elements/${idxKey}`,
+                bindingSegment: idxKey
+            };
+        }
+    }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Built-in tree shape for arbitrary runtime JSON payloads (nested objects and arrays).
+ *
+ * @internal
+ */
+export const JsonPayloadShape: ITreeShape<unknown> = {
+    defaultMaxDepth: MAX_SCHEMA_DEPTH,
+    *children(node: unknown, options?: ISchemaWalkOptions<unknown>): Iterable<ITreeChild<unknown>> {
+        if (Array.isArray(node)) {
+            const limit =
+                options?.maxArrayItems !== undefined ? Math.min(node.length, options.maxArrayItems) : node.length;
+            for (let i = 0; i < limit; i++) {
+                const item: unknown = node[i];
+                if (!isRecord(item) && !Array.isArray(item)) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                const idxKey = String(i);
+                yield {
+                    key: idxKey,
+                    node: item,
+                    kind: "item",
+                    scopeSegment: `items/${idxKey}`,
+                    bindingSegment: idxKey
+                };
+            }
+            return;
+        }
+        if (isRecord(node)) {
+            for (const key of Object.keys(node)) {
+                const val: unknown = node[key];
+                if (!isRecord(val) && !Array.isArray(val)) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                yield {
+                    key,
+                    node: val,
+                    kind: "property",
+                    scopeSegment: `properties/${key}`,
+                    bindingSegment: key
+                };
+            }
+        }
+    }
+};
+
+/** Internal mutable walk state threaded across one single or paired traversal. */
+interface IWalkState<TNode, TOther> {
+    readonly shape: ITreeShape<TNode>;
+    readonly visitor: PairedSchemaVisitor<TNode, TOther>;
+    readonly cursor: IPairCursor<TNode, TOther> | undefined;
+    readonly options: ISchemaWalkPairedOptions<TNode, TOther> | undefined;
+    readonly maxDepth: number;
+    readonly definitions: Record<string, ISchema | IPropertyMetadata> | undefined;
+    readonly activeNodes: WeakSet<object>;
+    readonly activeRefs: Set<string>;
+    readonly activeOthers: WeakSet<object>;
+    readonly detectOtherCycles: boolean;
+}
+
+function resolveShape<TNode>(shape: ITreeShape<TNode> | undefined): ITreeShape<TNode>;
+function resolveShape(shape: unknown): unknown {
+    return shape ?? SchemaShape;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Canonical schema, layout, and paired tree walker.
+ *
+ * @namespace nz.co.siliconst.ui5.metaui.core
+ * @internal
+ */
+export class SchemaWalker {
+    /**
+     * Converts a JSON-Pointer layout scope into the model binding path it addresses.
+     *
+     * @param scope The JSON-Pointer scope, e.g. `"#/properties/Address/properties/Street"`.
+     * @returns {string} The binding path, e.g. `"Address/Street"`.
+     */
+    public static toBindingPath(scope: string): string {
+        return scope.replace(/^#(\/(properties\/)?)?/, "").split("/properties/").join("/");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Resolves a JSON Schema scope (e.g. `'#/properties/header/properties/id'`) against an `ISchema`,
+     * detecting path-scoped object and `$ref` cycles.
+     *
+     * @param schema The root or item `ISchema`.
+     * @param scope The JSON Schema scope pointer.
+     * @param resolveDefinition Optional resolver for `$ref` definitions.
+     * @param activeNodes Optional path-scoped set of active schema objects.
+     * @param activeRefs Optional path-scoped set of active `$ref` pointers.
+     * @returns {{ meta: IPropertyMetadata | undefined; bindingPath: string; propKey: string }} Resolved scope tuple.
+     */
+    public static resolveScope(
+        schema: ISchema,
+        scope: string,
+        resolveDefinition?: (ref: string) => ISchema | null,
+        activeNodes?: WeakSet<object>,
+        activeRefs?: Set<string>
+    ): { meta: IPropertyMetadata | undefined; bindingPath: string; propKey: string } {
+        if (!scope || !scope.startsWith("#/properties/")) {
+            return { meta: undefined, bindingPath: scope || "", propKey: scope || "" };
+        }
+        const pathSegments = scope
+            .replace("#/properties/", "")
+            .split("/properties/")
+            .map((segment) => OpenApiRefResolver.unescapePointerSegment(segment));
+        const bindingPath = pathSegments.join("/");
+        const propKey = pathSegments.join("/properties/");
+        const pathNodes = new WeakSet<object>([schema]);
+        const pathRefs = new Set<string>();
+        let current: Record<string, IPropertyMetadata> | undefined = schema.properties;
+        let meta: IPropertyMetadata | undefined;
+        for (let i = 0; i < pathSegments.length; i++) {
+            const segment = pathSegments[i];
+            if (!current) {
+                meta = undefined;
+                break;
+            }
+            meta = current[segment];
+            if (!meta) {
+                break;
+            }
+            if (pathNodes.has(meta) || activeNodes?.has(meta)) {
+                Logger.warn(
+                    `Circular schema reference detected while resolving scope '${scope}'; stopping recursion.`,
+                    undefined,
+                    "SchemaNormalizer"
+                );
+                return { meta: undefined, bindingPath, propKey };
+            }
+            pathNodes.add(meta);
+
+            let resolvedDef: ISchema | null | undefined;
+            if (meta.$ref) {
+                if (pathRefs.has(meta.$ref) || activeRefs?.has(meta.$ref)) {
+                    Logger.warn(
+                        `Circular $ref detected (${meta.$ref}) while resolving scope '${scope}'; stopping recursion.`,
+                        undefined,
+                        "SchemaNormalizer"
+                    );
+                    return { meta: undefined, bindingPath, propKey };
+                }
+                pathRefs.add(meta.$ref);
+                resolvedDef =
+                    resolveDefinition?.(meta.$ref) ??
+                    schema.definitions?.[OpenApiRefResolver.extractRefName(meta.$ref)];
+            }
+            current = meta.properties || resolvedDef?.properties;
+        }
+        if (!meta) {
+            Logger.warn(`Scope '${scope}' does not resolve to a schema property.`, undefined, "SchemaNormalizer");
+        }
+        return { meta, bindingPath, propKey };
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Walks a tree in pre-order depth-first order (with optional `onLeave` post-order hook),
+     * handling depth capping, path-scoped cycle detection, `$ref` resolution, and hidden-node skipping.
+     *
+     * @param root The root schema, layout element array, or record object to walk.
+     * @param visitor Callback invoked for each visited node.
+     * @param options Optional traversal settings and tree shape.
+     */
+    public static walk<TNode = IPropertyMetadata>(
+        root:
+            | NoInfer<TNode>
+            | ReadonlyArray<NoInfer<TNode>>
+            | Partial<ISchema>
+            | IPropertyMetadata
+            | Record<string, unknown>
+            | null
+            | undefined,
+        visitor: SchemaVisitor<TNode>,
+        options?: ISchemaWalkOptions<TNode>
+    ): void {
+        this.runTraversal<TNode, undefined>(
+            root,
+            undefined,
+            undefined,
+            visitor as PairedSchemaVisitor<TNode, undefined>,
+            options
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Walks a primary tree `TNode` paired lock-step with a secondary cursor `TOther` (such as a runtime
+     * payload or a second schema being merged), handling depth capping, path-scoped cycle detection on
+     * one or both trees, `$ref` resolution, and post-order `onLeave` callbacks.
+     *
+     * @param root The root node of the primary tree.
+     * @param otherRoot The root value of the paired secondary cursor.
+     * @param cursor Stepping rules advancing `TOther` alongside `TNode`.
+     * @param visitor Callback invoked for each visited `(TNode, TOther)` pair.
+     * @param options Optional paired traversal settings.
+     */
+    public static walkPaired<TNode = IPropertyMetadata, TOther = unknown>(
+        root:
+            | NoInfer<TNode>
+            | ReadonlyArray<NoInfer<TNode>>
+            | Partial<ISchema>
+            | IPropertyMetadata
+            | Record<string, unknown>
+            | null
+            | undefined,
+        otherRoot: TOther | undefined,
+        cursor: IPairCursor<TNode, TOther>,
+        visitor: PairedSchemaVisitor<TNode, TOther>,
+        options?: ISchemaWalkPairedOptions<TNode, TOther>
+    ): void {
+        this.runTraversal<TNode, TOther>(root, otherRoot, cursor, visitor, options);
+    }
+
+    private static runTraversal<TNode, TOther>(
+        root: unknown,
+        otherRoot: TOther | undefined,
+        cursor: IPairCursor<TNode, TOther> | undefined,
+        visitor: PairedSchemaVisitor<TNode, TOther>,
+        options: ISchemaWalkPairedOptions<TNode, TOther> | undefined
+    ): void {
+        if (!this.isWalkableRoot<TNode>(root)) {
+            return;
+        }
+        const shape = resolveShape(options?.shape);
+        const maxDepth = options?.maxDepth ?? shape.defaultMaxDepth;
+        const definitions = this.extractDefinitions(root, options);
+        const state: IWalkState<TNode, TOther> = {
+            shape,
+            visitor,
+            cursor,
+            options,
+            maxDepth,
+            definitions,
+            activeNodes: options?.activeNodes ?? new WeakSet<object>(),
+            activeRefs: options?.activeRefs ?? new Set<string>(),
+            activeOthers: options?.activeOthers ?? new WeakSet<object>(),
+            detectOtherCycles: options?.detectOtherCycles === true
+        };
+
+        const baseScope = options?.baseScope ?? "#";
+        const baseBindingPath = options?.baseBindingPath ?? "";
+        const initialDepth = options?.initialDepth ?? 0;
+
+        if (options?.visitRoot) {
+            this.visitNode(
+                root,
+                otherRoot,
+                undefined,
+                "",
+                "property",
+                undefined,
+                baseScope,
+                baseBindingPath,
+                initialDepth,
+                null,
+                false,
+                state
+            );
+            return;
+        }
+
+        state.activeNodes.add(root);
+        if (state.detectOtherCycles && this.isWalkableNode(otherRoot)) {
+            state.activeOthers.add(otherRoot);
+        }
+        try {
+            this.walkChildren(root, otherRoot, baseScope, baseBindingPath, initialDepth, null, undefined, state);
+        } finally {
+            state.activeNodes.delete(root);
+            if (state.detectOtherCycles && this.isWalkableNode(otherRoot)) {
+                state.activeOthers.delete(otherRoot);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static visitNode<TNode, TOther>(
+        rawNode: TNode,
+        other: TOther | undefined,
+        parentOther: TOther | undefined,
+        key: string,
+        kind: ChildKind,
+        branchKeyword: string | undefined,
+        scope: string,
+        bindingPath: string,
+        depth: number,
+        parent: TNode | null,
+        isArrayItem: boolean,
+        state: IWalkState<TNode, TOther>
+    ): SchemaVisitorResult {
+        if (this.isWalkableNode(rawNode) && state.activeNodes.has(rawNode)) {
+            this.reportCycleTruncation(scope, state.options, rawNode, other);
+            return;
+        }
+        if (state.detectOtherCycles && this.isWalkableNode(other) && state.activeOthers.has(other)) {
+            this.reportCycleTruncation(scope, state.options, rawNode, other);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const addedNodes: object[] = [];
+        const addedRefs: string[] = [];
+        if (this.isWalkableNode(rawNode)) {
+            state.activeNodes.add(rawNode);
+            addedNodes.push(rawNode);
+        }
+        let currentOther: TOther | undefined = other;
+
+        try {
+            const resolved = state.shape.resolveRef
+                ? state.shape.resolveRef(
+                      rawNode,
+                      scope,
+                      state.options as ISchemaWalkOptions<TNode> | undefined,
+                      state.definitions,
+                      state.activeNodes,
+                      state.activeRefs,
+                      addedNodes,
+                      addedRefs,
+                      (cycScope) => this.reportCycleTruncation(cycScope, state.options, rawNode, other)
+                  )
+                : rawNode;
+            if (!resolved) {
+                return;
+            }
+            if (state.options?.skipHidden && state.shape.isHidden?.(resolved)) {
+                return;
+            }
+            if (depth > MAX_SCHEMA_DEPTH || depth > state.maxDepth) {
+                if (!state.options?.silentTruncationLog) {
+                    Logger.warn(
+                        `Schema traversal exceeded maxDepth (${state.maxDepth}) at '${scope}'; subtree was truncated.`,
+                        undefined,
+                        "SchemaWalker"
+                    );
+                }
+                state.options?.onTruncate?.(scope, "depth", rawNode, other);
+                return;
+            }
+
+            const ctx: IPairedVisitContext<TNode, TOther> = {
+                node: resolved,
+                rawNode,
+                key,
+                kind,
+                branchKeyword,
+                scope,
+                bindingPath,
+                depth,
+                parent,
+                isArrayItem,
+                get other(): TOther | undefined {
+                    return currentOther;
+                },
+                parentOther,
+                replaceOther(next: TOther | undefined): void {
+                    currentOther = next;
+                }
+            };
+
+            const decision = state.visitor(ctx);
+            if (decision === "stop") {
+                return "stop";
+            }
+            if (decision !== "skip-subtree") {
+                const trackedOther =
+                    state.detectOtherCycles && this.isWalkableNode(currentOther) ? currentOther : undefined;
+                if (trackedOther) {
+                    state.activeOthers.add(trackedOther);
+                }
+                try {
+                    const childStop = this.walkChildren(
+                        resolved,
+                        currentOther,
+                        scope,
+                        bindingPath,
+                        depth + 1,
+                        resolved,
+                        ctx,
+                        state
+                    );
+                    if (childStop === "stop") {
+                        return "stop";
+                    }
+                } finally {
+                    if (trackedOther) {
+                        state.activeOthers.delete(trackedOther);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            state.options?.onLeave?.(ctx);
+            return;
+        } finally {
+            for (const n of addedNodes) {
+                state.activeNodes.delete(n);
+            }
+            for (const r of addedRefs) {
+                state.activeRefs.delete(r);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static walkChildren<TNode, TOther>(
+        container: TNode,
+        currentOther: TOther | undefined,
+        parentScope: string,
+        parentBinding: string,
+        childDepth: number,
+        parentNode: TNode | null,
+        parentCtx: IPairedVisitContext<TNode, TOther> | undefined,
+        state: IWalkState<TNode, TOther>
+    ): SchemaVisitorResult {
+        const dynamicChildren =
+            parentCtx && state.options?.resolveDynamicChildren
+                ? state.options.resolveDynamicChildren(container, parentCtx)
+                : undefined;
+        const children =
+            dynamicChildren ?? state.shape.children(container, state.options as ISchemaWalkOptions<TNode> | undefined);
+
+        for (const child of children) {
+            const isArrayItem = child.kind === "item";
+            if (
+                state.options?.shouldVisitChild &&
+                !state.options.shouldVisitChild(child.node, child.key, container, isArrayItem)
+            ) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            const childScope = `${parentScope}/${child.scopeSegment}`;
+            const defaultBinding = parentBinding ? `${parentBinding}/${child.bindingSegment}` : child.bindingSegment;
+
+            if (!state.cursor) {
+                const res = this.visitNode(
+                    child.node,
+                    undefined,
+                    undefined,
+                    child.key,
+                    child.kind,
+                    child.branchKeyword,
+                    childScope,
+                    defaultBinding,
+                    childDepth,
+                    parentNode,
+                    isArrayItem,
+                    state
+                );
+                if (res === "stop") {
+                    return "stop";
+                }
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            const isFanOut =
+                (isArrayItem && Boolean(state.cursor.stepArray)) ||
+                (child.kind === "additional" && Boolean(state.cursor.stepAdditional));
+            if (isFanOut) {
+                const pairs =
+                    currentOther !== undefined
+                        ? isArrayItem
+                            ? state.cursor.stepArray?.(currentOther, child.node, child.key)
+                            : state.cursor.stepAdditional?.(currentOther, child.node, container)
+                        : undefined;
+                if (pairs) {
+                    for (const pair of pairs) {
+                        const pairBinding = parentBinding ? `${parentBinding}/${pair.key}` : pair.key;
+                        const res = this.visitNode(
+                            child.node,
+                            pair.value,
+                            currentOther,
+                            pair.key,
+                            child.kind,
+                            child.branchKeyword,
+                            childScope,
+                            pairBinding,
+                            childDepth,
+                            parentNode,
+                            isArrayItem,
+                            state
+                        );
+                        if (res === "stop") {
+                            return "stop";
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            const childOther =
+                currentOther !== undefined
+                    ? child.kind === "branch" && state.cursor.stepBranch
+                        ? state.cursor.stepBranch(
+                              currentOther,
+                              child.branchKeyword ?? child.key,
+                              child.key,
+                              child.node
+                          )
+                        : state.cursor.stepProperty(currentOther, child.key, child.node)
+                    : undefined;
+            const res = this.visitNode(
+                child.node,
+                childOther,
+                currentOther,
+                child.key,
+                child.kind,
+                child.branchKeyword,
+                childScope,
+                defaultBinding,
+                childDepth,
+                parentNode,
+                isArrayItem,
+                state
+            );
+            if (res === "stop") {
+                return "stop";
+            }
+        }
+        return;
+    }
+
+    private static extractDefinitions<TNode, TOther>(
+        root: object,
+        options: ISchemaWalkPairedOptions<TNode, TOther> | undefined
+    ): Record<string, ISchema | IPropertyMetadata> | undefined {
+        if (options?.definitions) {
+            return options.definitions;
+        }
+        return "definitions" in root && this.isDefinitionsMap(root.definitions) ? root.definitions : undefined;
+    }
+
+    private static isDefinitionsMap(value: unknown): value is Record<string, ISchema | IPropertyMetadata> {
+        return isRecord(value);
+    }
+
+    private static reportCycleTruncation<TNode, TOther>(
+        scope: string,
+        options: ISchemaWalkPairedOptions<TNode, TOther> | undefined,
+        rawNode?: TNode,
+        other?: TOther
+    ): void {
+        if (!options?.silentTruncationLog) {
+            Logger.warn(`Circular schema reference detected at '${scope}'; stopping recursion.`, undefined, "SchemaWalker");
+        }
+        options?.onTruncate?.(scope, "cycle", rawNode, other);
+    }
+
+    private static isWalkableRoot<TNode>(value: unknown): value is TNode & object {
+        return isRecord(value) || Array.isArray(value);
+    }
+
+    private static isWalkableNode(value: unknown): value is object {
+        return isRecord(value) || Array.isArray(value);
+    }
+}