Moved what-changed PropertyChanges to a pointer in all models.

No breaking changes, gofmt seems to have gone a little nuts for some reason, but this is an internal change that moves everything to a pointer, for better reflection use down the chain.
2025-12-10 04:20:24 +00:00 · 2022-11-23 12:57:10 -05:00
parent 726134f00e
commit 0e0b99225d
33 changed files with 4339 additions and 4333 deletions
--- a/what-changed/model/callback.go
+++ b/what-changed/model/callback.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (

 // CallbackChanges represents all changes made between two Callback OpenAPI objects.
 type CallbackChanges struct {
-	PropertyChanges
+    *PropertyChanges
    ExpressionChanges map[string]*PathItemChanges `json:"expressions,omitempty" yaml:"expressions,omitempty"`
    ExtensionChanges  *ExtensionChanges           `json:"extensions,omitempty" yaml:"extensions,omitempty"`
 }
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func CompareCallback(l, r *v3.Callback) *CallbackChanges {
    }
    cc.ExpressionChanges = expChanges
    cc.ExtensionChanges = CompareExtensions(l.Extensions, r.Extensions)
-	cc.Changes = changes
+    cc.PropertyChanges = NewPropertyChanges(changes)
    if cc.TotalChanges() <= 0 {
        return nil
    }
--- a/what-changed/model/change_types.go
+++ b/what-changed/model/change_types.go
@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@ func (p PropertyChanges) TotalBreakingChanges() int {
    return CountBreakingChanges(p.Changes)
 }

+func NewPropertyChanges(changes []*Change) *PropertyChanges {
+    return &PropertyChanges{Changes: changes}
+}
+
 // SortByChangeType will order changes by the types of change they represent,
 // This is a destructive action and will permanently re-order Changes.
 //func (p PropertyChanges[T]) SortByChangeType() {
--- a/what-changed/model/components.go
+++ b/what-changed/model/components.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import (
 // modifications are not checked, these checks occur in-place by implementing objects as they are autp-resolved
 // when the model is built.
 type ComponentsChanges struct {
-	PropertyChanges
+    *PropertyChanges
    SchemaChanges         map[string]*SchemaChanges         `json:"schemas,omitempty" yaml:"schemas,omitempty"`
    SecuritySchemeChanges map[string]*SecuritySchemeChanges `json:"securitySchemes,omitempty" yaml:"securitySchemes,omitempty"`
    ExtensionChanges      *ExtensionChanges                 `json:"extensions,omitempty" yaml:"extensions,omitempty"`
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ func CompareComponents(l, r any) *ComponentsChanges {
        }
    }

-	cc.Changes = changes
+    cc.PropertyChanges = NewPropertyChanges(changes)
    if cc.TotalChanges() <= 0 {
        return nil
    }
--- a/what-changed/model/contact.go
+++ b/what-changed/model/contact.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (

 // ContactChanges Represent changes to a Contact object that is a child of Info, part of an OpenAPI document.
 type ContactChanges struct {
-	PropertyChanges
+    *PropertyChanges
 }

 // TotalChanges represents the total number of changes that have occurred to a Contact object
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func CompareContact(l, r *base.Contact) *ContactChanges {
    CheckProperties(props)

    dc := new(ContactChanges)
-	dc.Changes = changes
+    dc.PropertyChanges = NewPropertyChanges(changes)
    if dc.TotalChanges() <= 0 {
        return nil
    }
--- a/what-changed/model/discriminator.go
+++ b/what-changed/model/discriminator.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (

 // DiscriminatorChanges represents changes made to a Discriminator OpenAPI object
 type DiscriminatorChanges struct {
-	PropertyChanges
+    *PropertyChanges
    MappingChanges []*Change `json:"mappings,omitempty" yaml:"mappings,omitempty"`
 }

@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func CompareDiscriminator(l, r *base.Discriminator) *DiscriminatorChanges {
        }
    }

-	dc.Changes = changes
+    dc.PropertyChanges = NewPropertyChanges(changes)
    dc.MappingChanges = mappingChanges
    if dc.TotalChanges() <= 0 {
        return nil
--- a/what-changed/model/document.go
+++ b/what-changed/model/document.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (

 // DocumentChanges represents all the changes made to an OpenAPI document.
 type DocumentChanges struct {
-	PropertyChanges
+    *PropertyChanges
    InfoChanges                *InfoChanges                  `json:"info,omitempty" yaml:"info,omitempty"`
    PathsChanges               *PathsChanges                 `json:"paths,omitempty" yaml:"paths,omitempty"`
    TagChanges                 []*TagChanges                 `json:"tags,omitempty" yaml:"tags,omitempty"`
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ func CompareDocuments(l, r any) *DocumentChanges {
        // placing it under a parent, like they did with OpenAPI. This means picking through each definition
        // creating a new set of changes and then morphing them into a single changes object.
        cc := new(ComponentsChanges)
+        cc.PropertyChanges = new(PropertyChanges)
        if n := CompareComponents(lDoc.Definitions.Value, rDoc.Definitions.Value); n != nil {
            cc.SchemaChanges = n.SchemaChanges
        }
@@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ func CompareDocuments(l, r any) *DocumentChanges {
            cc.SecuritySchemeChanges = n.SecuritySchemeChanges
        }
        if n := CompareComponents(lDoc.Parameters.Value, rDoc.Parameters.Value); n != nil {
-			cc.Changes = append(cc.Changes, n.Changes...)
+            cc.PropertyChanges.Changes = append(cc.PropertyChanges.Changes, n.Changes...)
        }
        if n := CompareComponents(lDoc.Responses.Value, rDoc.Responses.Value); n != nil {
            cc.Changes = append(cc.Changes, n.Changes...)
@@ -238,7 +239,7 @@ func CompareDocuments(l, r any) *DocumentChanges {
    }

    CheckProperties(props)
-	dc.Changes = changes
+    dc.PropertyChanges = NewPropertyChanges(changes)
    if dc.TotalChanges() <= 0 {
        return nil
    }
--- a/what-changed/model/encoding.go
+++ b/what-changed/model/encoding.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (

 // EncodingChanges represent all the changes made to an Encoding object
 type EncodingChanges struct {
-	PropertyChanges
+    *PropertyChanges
    HeaderChanges map[string]*HeaderChanges `json:"headers,omitempty" yaml:"headers,omitempty"`
 }

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func CompareEncoding(l, r *v3.Encoding) *EncodingChanges {

    // headers
    ec.HeaderChanges = CheckMapForChanges(l.Headers.Value, r.Headers.Value, &changes, v3.HeadersLabel, CompareHeadersV3)
-	ec.Changes = changes
+    ec.PropertyChanges = NewPropertyChanges(changes)
    if ec.TotalChanges() <= 0 {
        return nil
    }
--- a/what-changed/model/example.go
+++ b/what-changed/model/example.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (

 // ExampleChanges represent changes to an Example object, part of an OpenAPI specification.
 type ExampleChanges struct {
-    PropertyChanges
+    *PropertyChanges
    ExtensionChanges *ExtensionChanges `json:"extensions,omitempty" yaml:"extensions,omitempty"`
 }

@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ func CompareExamples(l, r *base.Example) *ExampleChanges {

    // check extensions
    ec.ExtensionChanges = CheckExtensions(l, r)
-    ec.Changes = changes
+    ec.PropertyChanges = NewPropertyChanges(changes)
    if ec.TotalChanges() <= 0 {
        return nil
    }
--- a/what-changed/model/examples.go
+++ b/what-changed/model/examples.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (

 // ExamplesChanges represents changes made between Swagger Examples objects (Not OpenAPI 3).
 type ExamplesChanges struct {
-    PropertyChanges
+    *PropertyChanges
 }

 // TotalChanges represents the total number of changes made between Example instances.
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func CompareExamplesV2(l, r *v2.Examples) *ExamplesChanges {
    }

    ex := new(ExamplesChanges)
-    ex.Changes = changes
+    ex.PropertyChanges = NewPropertyChanges(changes)
    if ex.TotalChanges() <= 0 {
        return nil
    }
--- a/what-changed/model/extensions.go
+++ b/what-changed/model/extensions.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (

 // ExtensionChanges represents any changes to custom extensions defined for an OpenAPI object.
 type ExtensionChanges struct {
-	PropertyChanges
+    *PropertyChanges
 }

 // TotalChanges returns the total number of object extensions that were made.
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func CompareExtensions(l, r map[low.KeyReference[string]]low.ValueReference[any]
        }
    }
    ex := new(ExtensionChanges)
-	ex.Changes = changes
+    ex.PropertyChanges = NewPropertyChanges(changes)
    if ex.TotalChanges() <= 0 {
        return nil
    }
--- a/what-changed/model/external_docs.go
+++ b/what-changed/model/external_docs.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (

 // ExternalDocChanges represents changes made to any ExternalDoc object from an OpenAPI document.
 type ExternalDocChanges struct {
-	PropertyChanges
+    *PropertyChanges
    ExtensionChanges *ExtensionChanges `json:"extensions,omitempty" yaml:"extensions,omitempty"`
 }

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func CompareExternalDocs(l, r *base.ExternalDoc) *ExternalDocChanges {
    CheckProperties(props)

    dc := new(ExternalDocChanges)
-	dc.Changes = changes
+    dc.PropertyChanges = NewPropertyChanges(changes)

    // check extensions
    dc.ExtensionChanges = CheckExtensions(l, r)
--- a/what-changed/model/header.go
+++ b/what-changed/model/header.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 // HeaderChanges represents changes made between two Header objects. Supports both Swagger and OpenAPI header
 // objects, V2 only property Items is broken out into its own.
 type HeaderChanges struct {
-	PropertyChanges
+    *PropertyChanges
    SchemaChanges    *SchemaChanges               `json:"schemas,omitempty" yaml:"schemas,omitempty"`
    ExamplesChanges  map[string]*ExampleChanges   `json:"examples,omitempty" yaml:"examples,omitempty"`
    ContentChanges   map[string]*MediaTypeChanges `json:"content,omitempty" yaml:"content,omitempty"`
@@ -253,6 +253,6 @@ func CompareHeaders(l, r any) *HeaderChanges {

    }
    CheckProperties(props)
-	hc.Changes = changes
+    hc.PropertyChanges = NewPropertyChanges(changes)
    return hc
 }
--- a/what-changed/model/info.go
+++ b/what-changed/model/info.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (

 // InfoChanges represents the number of changes to an Info object. Part of an OpenAPI document
 type InfoChanges struct {
-	PropertyChanges
+    *PropertyChanges
    ContactChanges *ContactChanges `json:"contact,omitempty" yaml:"contact,omitempty"`
    LicenseChanges *LicenseChanges `json:"license,omitempty" yaml:"license,omitempty"`
 }
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func CompareInfo(l, r *base.Info) *InfoChanges {
                l.License.ValueNode, nil, false, r.License.Value, nil)
        }
    }
-	i.Changes = changes
+    i.PropertyChanges = NewPropertyChanges(changes)
    if i.TotalChanges() <= 0 {
        return nil
    }
--- a/what-changed/model/items.go
+++ b/what-changed/model/items.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 // ItemsChanges represent changes found between a left (original) and right (modified) object. Items is only
 // used by Swagger documents.
 type ItemsChanges struct {
-	PropertyChanges
+    *PropertyChanges
    ItemsChanges *ItemsChanges `json:"items,omitempty" yaml:"items,omitempty"`
 }

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func CompareItems(l, r *v2.Items) *ItemsChanges {
            l.Items.GetValueNode(), nil, true, l.Items.GetValue(),
            nil)
    }
-	ic.Changes = changes
+    ic.PropertyChanges = NewPropertyChanges(changes)
    if ic.TotalChanges() <= 0 {
        return nil
    }
--- a/what-changed/model/license.go
+++ b/what-changed/model/license.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (

 // LicenseChanges represent changes to a License object that is a child of Info object. Part of an OpenAPI document
 type LicenseChanges struct {
-	PropertyChanges
+    *PropertyChanges
 }

 // TotalChanges represents the total number of changes made to a License instance.
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func CompareLicense(l, r *base.License) *LicenseChanges {
    CheckProperties(props)

    lc := new(LicenseChanges)
-	lc.Changes = changes
+    lc.PropertyChanges = NewPropertyChanges(changes)
    if lc.TotalChanges() <= 0 {
        return nil
    }
--- a/what-changed/model/link.go
+++ b/what-changed/model/link.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (

 // LinkChanges represent changes made between two OpenAPI Link Objects.
 type LinkChanges struct {
-	PropertyChanges
+    *PropertyChanges
    ExtensionChanges *ExtensionChanges `json:"extensions,omitempty" yaml:"extensions,omitempty"`
    ServerChanges    *ServerChanges    `json:"server,omitempty" yaml:"server,omitempty"`
 }
@@ -142,6 +142,6 @@ func CompareLinks(l, r *v3.Link) *LinkChanges {
        }
    }

-	lc.Changes = changes
+    lc.PropertyChanges = NewPropertyChanges(changes)
    return lc
 }
--- a/what-changed/model/media_type.go
+++ b/what-changed/model/media_type.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (

 // MediaTypeChanges represent changes made between two OpenAPI MediaType instances.
 type MediaTypeChanges struct {
-    PropertyChanges
+    *PropertyChanges
    SchemaChanges    *SchemaChanges              `json:"schemas,omitempty" yaml:"schemas,omitempty"`
    ExtensionChanges *ExtensionChanges           `json:"extensions,omitempty" yaml:"extensions,omitempty"`
    ExampleChanges   map[string]*ExampleChanges  `json:"examples,omitempty" yaml:"examples,omitempty"`
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func CompareMediaTypes(l, r *v3.MediaType) *MediaTypeChanges {
        &changes, v3.EncodingLabel, CompareEncoding)

    mc.ExtensionChanges = CompareExtensions(l.Extensions, r.Extensions)
-    mc.Changes = changes
+    mc.PropertyChanges = NewPropertyChanges(changes)

    if mc.TotalChanges() <= 0 {
        return nil
--- a/what-changed/model/oauth_flows.go
+++ b/what-changed/model/oauth_flows.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (

 // OAuthFlowsChanges represents changes found between two OpenAPI OAuthFlows objects.
 type OAuthFlowsChanges struct {
-	PropertyChanges
+    *PropertyChanges
    ImplicitChanges          *OAuthFlowChanges `json:"implicit,omitempty" yaml:"implicit,omitempty"`
    PasswordChanges          *OAuthFlowChanges `json:"password,omitempty" yaml:"password,omitempty"`
    ClientCredentialsChanges *OAuthFlowChanges `json:"clientCredentials,omitempty" yaml:"clientCredentials,omitempty"`
@@ -127,13 +127,13 @@ func CompareOAuthFlows(l, r *v3.OAuthFlows) *OAuthFlowsChanges {
            nil, r.AuthorizationCode.Value)
    }
    oa.ExtensionChanges = CompareExtensions(l.Extensions, r.Extensions)
-	oa.Changes = changes
+    oa.PropertyChanges = NewPropertyChanges(changes)
    return oa
 }

 // OAuthFlowChanges represents an OpenAPI OAuthFlow object.
 type OAuthFlowChanges struct {
-	PropertyChanges
+    *PropertyChanges
    ExtensionChanges *ExtensionChanges `json:"extensions,omitempty" yaml:"extensions,omitempty"`
 }

@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ func CompareOAuthFlow(l, r *v3.OAuthFlow) *OAuthFlowChanges {
        }
    }
    oa := new(OAuthFlowChanges)
-	oa.Changes = changes
+    oa.PropertyChanges = NewPropertyChanges(changes)
    oa.ExtensionChanges = CompareExtensions(l.Extensions, r.Extensions)
    return oa
 }
--- a/what-changed/model/operation.go
+++ b/what-changed/model/operation.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (

 // OperationChanges represent changes made between two Swagger or OpenAPI Operation objects.
 type OperationChanges struct {
-	PropertyChanges
+    *PropertyChanges
    ExternalDocChanges         *ExternalDocChanges           `json:"externalDoc,omitempty" yaml:"externalDoc,omitempty"`
    ParameterChanges           []*ParameterChanges           `json:"parameters,omitempty" yaml:"parameters,omitempty"`
    ResponsesChanges           *ResponsesChanges             `json:"responses,omitempty" yaml:"responses,omitempty"`
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ func (o *OperationChanges) TotalBreakingChanges() int {
    for k := range o.ServerChanges {
        c += o.ServerChanges[k].TotalBreakingChanges()
    }
-	// todo: add callbacks in here.
    return c
 }

@@ -377,7 +376,7 @@ func CompareOperations(l, r any) *OperationChanges {
        // todo: callbacks
    }
    CheckProperties(props)
-	oc.Changes = changes
+    oc.PropertyChanges = NewPropertyChanges(changes)
    return oc
 }

@@ -425,7 +424,7 @@ func checkServers(lServers, rServers low.NodeReference[[]low.ValueReference[*v3.
                lv[k].ValueNode, nil, true, lv[k].Value.URL.Value,
                nil)
            sc := new(ServerChanges)
-			sc.Changes = changes
+            sc.PropertyChanges = NewPropertyChanges(changes)
            serverChanges = append(serverChanges, sc)

        }
@@ -441,7 +440,7 @@ func checkServers(lServers, rServers low.NodeReference[[]low.ValueReference[*v3.
                    rv[k].Value.URL.Value)

                sc := new(ServerChanges)
-				sc.Changes = changes
+                sc.PropertyChanges = NewPropertyChanges(changes)
                serverChanges = append(serverChanges, sc)
            }

@@ -459,7 +458,7 @@ func checkServers(lServers, rServers low.NodeReference[[]low.ValueReference[*v3.
            nil, rServers.ValueNode, false, nil,
            rServers.Value)
    }
-	sc.Changes = changes
+    sc.PropertyChanges = NewPropertyChanges(changes)
    if len(changes) > 0 {
        serverChanges = append(serverChanges, sc)
    }
--- a/what-changed/model/parameter.go
+++ b/what-changed/model/parameter.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (

 // ParameterChanges represents changes found between Swagger or OpenAPI Parameter objects.
 type ParameterChanges struct {
-	PropertyChanges
+    *PropertyChanges
    SchemaChanges    *SchemaChanges    `json:"schemas,omitempty" yaml:"schemas,omitempty"`
    ExtensionChanges *ExtensionChanges `json:"extensions,omitempty" yaml:"extensions,omitempty"`

@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ func CompareParameters(l, r any) *ParameterChanges {
            rSchema)
    }

-	pc.Changes = changes
+    pc.PropertyChanges = NewPropertyChanges(changes)
    pc.ExtensionChanges = CompareExtensions(lext, rext)
    if pc.TotalChanges() <= 0 {
        return nil
--- a/what-changed/model/path_item.go
+++ b/what-changed/model/path_item.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (

 // PathItemChanges represents changes found between to Swagger or OpenAPI PathItem object.
 type PathItemChanges struct {
-	PropertyChanges
+    *PropertyChanges
    GetChanges       *OperationChanges   `json:"get,omitempty" yaml:"get,omitempty"`
    PutChanges       *OperationChanges   `json:"put,omitempty" yaml:"put,omitempty"`
    PostChanges      *OperationChanges   `json:"post,omitempty" yaml:"post,omitempty"`
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ func ComparePathItems(l, r any) *PathItemChanges {
    }

    CheckProperties(props)
-	pc.Changes = changes
+    pc.PropertyChanges = NewPropertyChanges(changes)
    return pc
 }

--- a/what-changed/model/paths.go
+++ b/what-changed/model/paths.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (

 // PathsChanges represents changes found between two Swagger or OpenAPI Paths Objects.
 type PathsChanges struct {
-	PropertyChanges
+    *PropertyChanges
    PathItemsChanges map[string]*PathItemChanges `json:"pathItems,omitempty" yaml:"pathItems,omitempty"`
    ExtensionChanges *ExtensionChanges           `json:"extensions,omitempty" yaml:"extensions,omitempty"`
 }
@@ -188,6 +188,6 @@ func ComparePaths(l, r any) *PathsChanges {

        pc.ExtensionChanges = CompareExtensions(lPath.Extensions, rPath.Extensions)
    }
-	pc.Changes = changes
+    pc.PropertyChanges = NewPropertyChanges(changes)
    return pc
 }
--- a/what-changed/model/request_body.go
+++ b/what-changed/model/request_body.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (

 // RequestBodyChanges represents changes made between two OpenAPI RequestBody Objects
 type RequestBodyChanges struct {
-	PropertyChanges
+    *PropertyChanges
    ContentChanges   map[string]*MediaTypeChanges `json:"content,omitempty" yaml:"content,omitempty"`
    ExtensionChanges *ExtensionChanges            `json:"extensions,omitempty" yaml:"extensions,omitempty"`
 }
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func CompareRequestBodies(l, r *v3.RequestBody) *RequestBodyChanges {
    rbc.ContentChanges = CheckMapForChanges(l.Content.Value, r.Content.Value,
        &changes, v3.ContentLabel, CompareMediaTypes)
    rbc.ExtensionChanges = CompareExtensions(l.Extensions, r.Extensions)
-	rbc.Changes = changes
+    rbc.PropertyChanges = NewPropertyChanges(changes)

    return rbc
 }
--- a/what-changed/model/response.go
+++ b/what-changed/model/response.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (

 // ResponseChanges represents changes found between two Swagger or OpenAPI Response objects.
 type ResponseChanges struct {
-	PropertyChanges
+    *PropertyChanges
    ExtensionChanges *ExtensionChanges         `json:"extensions,omitempty" yaml:"extensions,omitempty"`
    HeadersChanges   map[string]*HeaderChanges `json:"headers,omitempty" yaml:"headers,omitempty"`

@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ func CompareResponse(l, r any) *ResponseChanges {
    }

    CheckProperties(props)
-	rc.Changes = changes
+    rc.PropertyChanges = NewPropertyChanges(changes)
    if rc.TotalChanges() <= 0 {
        return nil
    }
--- a/what-changed/model/responses.go
+++ b/what-changed/model/responses.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (

 // ResponsesChanges represents changes made between two Swagger or OpenAPI Responses objects.
 type ResponsesChanges struct {
-	PropertyChanges
+    *PropertyChanges
    ResponseChanges  map[string]*ResponseChanges `json:"response,omitempty" yaml:"response,omitempty"`
    DefaultChanges   *ResponseChanges            `json:"default,omitempty" yaml:"default,omitempty"`
    ExtensionChanges *ExtensionChanges           `json:"extensions,omitempty" yaml:"extensions,omitempty"`
@@ -119,6 +119,6 @@ func CompareResponses(l, r any) *ResponsesChanges {

    }

-	rc.Changes = changes
+    rc.PropertyChanges = NewPropertyChanges(changes)
    return rc
 }
--- a/what-changed/model/schema.go
+++ b/what-changed/model/schema.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 // changes, and not the child for example, adding a new schema to `anyOf` will create a new change result in
 // PropertyChanges.Changes, and not in the AnyOfChanges property.
 type SchemaChanges struct {
-	PropertyChanges
+    *PropertyChanges
    DiscriminatorChanges  *DiscriminatorChanges     `json:"discriminator,omitempty" yaml:"discriminator,omitempty"`
    AllOfChanges          []*SchemaChanges          `json:"allOf,omitempty" yaml:"allOf,omitempty"`
    AnyOfChanges          []*SchemaChanges          `json:"anyOf,omitempty" yaml:"anyOf,omitempty"`
@@ -139,14 +139,14 @@ func CompareSchemas(l, r *base.SchemaProxy) *SchemaChanges {
    if l == nil && r != nil {
        CreateChange(&changes, ObjectAdded, v3.SchemaLabel,
            nil, nil, true, nil, r)
-		sc.Changes = changes
+        sc.PropertyChanges = NewPropertyChanges(changes)
    }

    // Removed
    if l != nil && r == nil {
        CreateChange(&changes, ObjectRemoved, v3.SchemaLabel,
            nil, nil, true, l, nil)
-		sc.Changes = changes
+        sc.PropertyChanges = NewPropertyChanges(changes)
    }

    if l != nil && r != nil {
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ func CompareSchemas(l, r *base.SchemaProxy) *SchemaChanges {
                CreateChange(&changes, Modified, v3.RefLabel,
                    l.GetValueNode().Content[1], r.GetValueNode().Content[1], true, l.GetSchemaReference(),
                    r.GetSchemaReference())
-				sc.Changes = changes
+                sc.PropertyChanges = NewPropertyChanges(changes)
                return sc
            }
        }
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func CompareSchemas(l, r *base.SchemaProxy) *SchemaChanges {
        if !l.IsSchemaReference() && r.IsSchemaReference() {
            CreateChange(&changes, Modified, v3.RefLabel,
                l.GetValueNode(), r.GetValueNode().Content[1], true, l, r.GetSchemaReference())
-			sc.Changes = changes
+            sc.PropertyChanges = NewPropertyChanges(changes)
            return sc // we're done here
        }

@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ func CompareSchemas(l, r *base.SchemaProxy) *SchemaChanges {
        if l.IsSchemaReference() && !r.IsSchemaReference() {
            CreateChange(&changes, Modified, v3.RefLabel,
                l.GetValueNode().Content[1], r.GetValueNode(), true, l.GetSchemaReference(), r)
-			sc.Changes = changes
+            sc.PropertyChanges = NewPropertyChanges(changes)
            return sc // done, nothing else to do.
        }

@@ -232,7 +232,9 @@ func CompareSchemas(l, r *base.SchemaProxy) *SchemaChanges {
    }
    // done
    if changes != nil {
-		sc.Changes = changes
+        sc.PropertyChanges = NewPropertyChanges(changes)
+    } else {
+        sc.PropertyChanges = NewPropertyChanges(nil)
    }
    return sc
 }
--- a/what-changed/model/scopes.go
+++ b/what-changed/model/scopes.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (

 // ScopesChanges represents changes between two Swagger Scopes Objects
 type ScopesChanges struct {
-	PropertyChanges
+    *PropertyChanges
    ExtensionChanges *ExtensionChanges `json:"extensions,omitempty" yaml:"extensions,omitempty"`
 }

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func CompareScopes(l, r *v2.Scopes) *ScopesChanges {
    }

    sc := new(ScopesChanges)
-	sc.Changes = changes
+    sc.PropertyChanges = NewPropertyChanges(changes)
    sc.ExtensionChanges = CompareExtensions(l.Extensions, r.Extensions)
    return sc
 }
--- a/what-changed/model/security_requirement.go
+++ b/what-changed/model/security_requirement.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (

 // SecurityRequirementChanges represents changes found between two SecurityRequirement Objects.
 type SecurityRequirementChanges struct {
-	PropertyChanges
+    *PropertyChanges
 }

 // TotalChanges returns the total number of changes between two SecurityRequirement Objects.
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func CompareSecurityRequirement(l, r *base.SecurityRequirement) *SecurityRequire
        return nil
    }
    checkSecurityRequirement(l.Requirements.Value, r.Requirements.Value, &changes)
-	sc.Changes = changes
+    sc.PropertyChanges = NewPropertyChanges(changes)
    return sc
 }

--- a/what-changed/model/security_scheme.go
+++ b/what-changed/model/security_scheme.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (

 // SecuritySchemeChanges represents changes made between Swagger or OpenAPI SecurityScheme Objects.
 type SecuritySchemeChanges struct {
-	PropertyChanges
+    *PropertyChanges
    ExtensionChanges *ExtensionChanges `json:"extensions,omitempty" yaml:"extensions,omitempty"`

    // OpenAPI Version
@@ -160,6 +160,6 @@ func CompareSecuritySchemes(l, r any) *SecuritySchemeChanges {
        sc.ExtensionChanges = CompareExtensions(lSS.Extensions, rSS.Extensions)
    }
    CheckProperties(props)
-	sc.Changes = changes
+    sc.PropertyChanges = NewPropertyChanges(changes)
    return sc
 }
--- a/what-changed/model/server.go
+++ b/what-changed/model/server.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (

 // ServerChanges represents changes found between two OpenAPI Server Objects
 type ServerChanges struct {
-	PropertyChanges
+    *PropertyChanges
    ServerVariableChanges map[string]*ServerVariableChanges `json:"serverVariables,omitempty" yaml:"serverVariables,omitempty"`
 }

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func CompareServers(l, r *v3.Server) *ServerChanges {

    CheckProperties(props)
    sc := new(ServerChanges)
-	sc.Changes = changes
+    sc.PropertyChanges = NewPropertyChanges(changes)
    sc.ServerVariableChanges = CheckMapForChanges(l.Variables.Value, r.Variables.Value,
        &changes, v3.VariablesLabel, CompareServerVariables)

--- a/what-changed/model/server_variable.go
+++ b/what-changed/model/server_variable.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (

 // ServerVariableChanges represents changes found between two OpenAPI ServerVariable Objects
 type ServerVariableChanges struct {
-	PropertyChanges
+    *PropertyChanges
 }

 // CompareServerVariables compares a left and right OpenAPI ServerVariable object for changes.
@@ -72,6 +72,6 @@ func CompareServerVariables(l, r *v3.ServerVariable) *ServerVariableChanges {
    // check everything.
    CheckProperties(props)
    sc := new(ServerVariableChanges)
-	sc.Changes = changes
+    sc.PropertyChanges = NewPropertyChanges(changes)
    return sc
 }
--- a/what-changed/model/tags.go
+++ b/what-changed/model/tags.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (

 // TagChanges represents changes made to the Tags object of an OpenAPI document.
 type TagChanges struct {
-	PropertyChanges
+    *PropertyChanges
    ExternalDocs     *ExternalDocChanges `json:"externalDocs,omitempty" yaml:"externalDocs,omitempty"`
    ExtensionChanges *ExtensionChanges   `json:"extensions,omitempty" yaml:"extensions,omitempty"`
 }
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func CompareTags(l, r []low.ValueReference[*base.Tag]) []*TagChanges {

            // check extensions
            tc.ExtensionChanges = CompareExtensions(seenLeft[i].Value.Extensions, seenRight[i].Value.Extensions)
-			tc.Changes = changes
+            tc.PropertyChanges = NewPropertyChanges(changes)
            if tc.TotalChanges() > 0 {
                tagResults = append(tagResults, tc)
            }
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func CompareTags(l, r []low.ValueReference[*base.Tag]) []*TagChanges {
        }

        if len(changes) > 0 {
-			tc.Changes = changes
+            tc.PropertyChanges = NewPropertyChanges(changes)
            tagResults = append(tagResults, tc)
        }

@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func CompareTags(l, r []low.ValueReference[*base.Tag]) []*TagChanges {
            CreateChange(&changes, ObjectAdded, i, nil, seenRight[i].GetValueNode(),
                false, nil, seenRight[i].GetValue())

-			tc.Changes = changes
+            tc.PropertyChanges = NewPropertyChanges(changes)
            tagResults = append(tagResults, tc)

        }
--- a/what-changed/model/xml.go
+++ b/what-changed/model/xml.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (

 // XMLChanges represents changes made to the XML object of an OpenAPI document.
 type XMLChanges struct {
-	PropertyChanges
+    *PropertyChanges
    ExtensionChanges *ExtensionChanges `json:"extensions,omitempty" yaml:"extensions,omitempty"`
 }

@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func CompareXML(l, r *base.XML) *XMLChanges {

    // check extensions
    xc.ExtensionChanges = CheckExtensions(l, r)
-	xc.Changes = changes
+    xc.PropertyChanges = NewPropertyChanges(changes)
    if xc.TotalChanges() <= 0 {
        return nil
    }