diff --git a/datamodel/high/base/dynamic_value.go b/datamodel/high/base/dynamic_value.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b561a8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/datamodel/high/base/dynamic_value.go
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+// Copyright 2023 Princess B33f Heavy Industries / Dave Shanley
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package base
+
+import (
+    "github.com/pb33f/libopenapi/datamodel/high"
+    "gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
+    "reflect"
+)
+
+// DynamicValue is used to hold multiple possible values for a schema property. There are two values, a left
+// value (A) and a right value (B). The left value (A) is a 3.0 schema property value, the right value (B) is a 3.1
+// schema value.
+//
+// OpenAPI 3.1 treats a Schema as a real JSON schema, which means some properties become incompatible, or others
+// now support more than one primitive type or structure.
+// The N value is a bit to make it each to know which value (A or B) is used, this prevents having to
+// if/else on the value to determine which one is set.
+type DynamicValue[A any, B any] struct {
+    N int // 0 == A, 1 == B
+    A A
+    B B
+}
+
+// IsA will return true if the 'A' or left value is set. (OpenAPI 3)
+func (d *DynamicValue[A, B]) IsA() bool {
+    return d.N == 0
+}
+
+// IsB will return true if the 'B' or right value is set (OpenAPI 3.1)
+func (d *DynamicValue[A, B]) IsB() bool {
+    return d.N == 1
+}
+
+func (d *DynamicValue[A, B]) Render() ([]byte, error) {
+    return yaml.Marshal(d)
+}
+
+// MarshalYAML will create a ready to render YAML representation of the DynamicValue object.
+func (d *DynamicValue[A, B]) MarshalYAML() (interface{}, error) {
+    if d == nil {
+        return nil, nil
+    }
+    // this is a custom renderer, we can't use the NodeBuilder out of the gate.
+    var n yaml.Node
+    var err error
+    var value any
+
+    if d.IsA() {
+        value = d.A
+    }
+    if d.IsB() {
+        value = d.B
+    }
+    to := reflect.TypeOf(value)
+    switch to.Kind() {
+
+    case reflect.Ptr:
+        if r, ok := value.(high.Renderable); ok {
+            return r.MarshalYAML()
+        }
+    case reflect.Bool:
+        _ = n.Encode(value.(bool))
+    case reflect.Int64:
+        _ = n.Encode(value.(int64))
+    }
+    return n, err
+}
diff --git a/datamodel/high/base/schema.go b/datamodel/high/base/schema.go
index 1bf2f35..ace8d94 100644
--- a/datamodel/high/base/schema.go
+++ b/datamodel/high/base/schema.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package base
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/pb33f/libopenapi/datamodel/high"
@@ -12,29 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pb33f/libopenapi/datamodel/low/base"
 )
 
-// DynamicValue is used to hold multiple possible values for a schema property. There are two values, a left
-// value (A) and a right value (B). The left value (A) is a 3.0 schema property value, the right value (B) is a 3.1
-// schema value.
-//
-// OpenAPI 3.1 treats a Schema as a real JSON schema, which means some properties become incompatible, or others
-// now support more than one primitive type or structure.
-// The N value is a bit to make it each to know which value (A or B) is used, this prevents having to
-// if/else on the value to determine which one is set.
-type DynamicValue[A any, B any] struct {
-	N int // 0 == A, 1 == B
-	A A
-	B B
-}
 
-// IsA will return true if the 'A' or left value is set. (OpenAPI 3)
-func (s *DynamicValue[A, B]) IsA() bool {
-	return s.N == 0
-}
-
-// IsB will return true if the 'B' or right value is set (OpenAPI 3.1)
-func (s *DynamicValue[A, B]) IsB() bool {
-	return s.N == 1
-}
 
 // Schema represents a JSON Schema that support Swagger, OpenAPI 3 and OpenAPI 3.1
 //
@@ -47,83 +26,83 @@ func (s *DynamicValue[A, B]) IsB() bool {
 //   - v3.1 schema: https://spec.openapis.org/oas/v3.1.0#schema-object
 type Schema struct {
 	// 3.1 only, used to define a dialect for this schema, label is '$schema'.
-	SchemaTypeRef string
+	SchemaTypeRef string `json:"$schema,omitempty" yaml:"$schema,omitempty"`
 
 	// In versions 2 and 3.0, this ExclusiveMaximum can only be a boolean.
 	// In version 3.1, ExclusiveMaximum is an integer.
-	ExclusiveMaximum *DynamicValue[bool, int64]
+	ExclusiveMaximum *DynamicValue[bool, int64] `json:"exclusiveMaximum,omitempty" yaml:"exclusiveMaximum,omitempty"`
 
 	// In versions 2 and 3.0, this ExclusiveMinimum can only be a boolean.
 	// In version 3.1, ExclusiveMinimum is an integer.
-	ExclusiveMinimum *DynamicValue[bool, int64]
+	ExclusiveMinimum *DynamicValue[bool, int64] `json:"exclusiveMinimum,omitempty" yaml:"exclusiveMinimum,omitempty"`
 
 	// In versions 2 and 3.0, this Type is a single value, so array will only ever have one value
 	// in version 3.1, Type can be multiple values
-	Type []string
+	Type []string `json:"type,omitempty" yaml:"type,omitempty"`
 
 	// Schemas are resolved on demand using a SchemaProxy
-	AllOf []*SchemaProxy
+	AllOf []*SchemaProxy `json:"allOf,omitempty" yaml:"allOf,omitempty"`
 
 	// Polymorphic Schemas are only available in version 3+
-	OneOf         []*SchemaProxy
-	AnyOf         []*SchemaProxy
-	Discriminator *Discriminator
+	OneOf         []*SchemaProxy `json:"oneOf,omitempty" yaml:"oneOf,omitempty"`
+	AnyOf         []*SchemaProxy `json:"anyOf,omitempty" yaml:"anyOf,omitempty"`
+	Discriminator *Discriminator `json:"discriminator,omitempty" yaml:"discriminator,omitempty"`
 
 	// in 3.1 examples can be an array (which is recommended)
-	Examples []any
+	Examples []any `json:"examples,omitempty" yaml:"examples,omitempty"`
 
 	// in 3.1 prefixItems provides tuple validation support.
-	PrefixItems []*SchemaProxy
+	PrefixItems []*SchemaProxy `json:"prefixItems,omitempty" yaml:"prefixItems,omitempty"`
 
 	// 3.1 Specific properties
-	Contains              *SchemaProxy
-	MinContains           *int64
-	MaxContains           *int64
-	If                    *SchemaProxy
-	Else                  *SchemaProxy
-	Then                  *SchemaProxy
-	DependentSchemas      map[string]*SchemaProxy
-	PatternProperties     map[string]*SchemaProxy
-	PropertyNames         *SchemaProxy
-	UnevaluatedItems      *SchemaProxy
-	UnevaluatedProperties *SchemaProxy
+	Contains              *SchemaProxy            `json:"contains,omitempty" yaml:"contains,omitempty"`
+	MinContains           *int64                  `json:"minContains,omitempty" yaml:"minContains,omitempty"`
+	MaxContains           *int64                  `json:"maxContains,omitempty" yaml:"maxContains,omitempty"`
+	If                    *SchemaProxy            `json:"if,omitempty" yaml:"if,omitempty"`
+	Else                  *SchemaProxy            `json:"else,omitempty" yaml:"else,omitempty"`
+	Then                  *SchemaProxy            `json:"then,omitempty" yaml:"then,omitempty"`
+	DependentSchemas      map[string]*SchemaProxy `json:"dependentSchemas,omitempty" yaml:"dependentSchemas,omitempty"`
+	PatternProperties     map[string]*SchemaProxy `json:"patternProperties,omitempty" yaml:"patternProperties,omitempty"`
+	PropertyNames         *SchemaProxy            `json:"propertyNames,omitempty" yaml:"propertyNames,omitempty"`
+	UnevaluatedItems      *SchemaProxy            `json:"unevaluatedItems,omitempty" yaml:"unevaluatedItems,omitempty"`
+	UnevaluatedProperties *SchemaProxy            `json:"unevaluatedProperties,omitempty" yaml:"unevaluatedProperties,omitempty"`
 
 	// in 3.1 Items can be a Schema or a boolean
-	Items *DynamicValue[*SchemaProxy, bool]
+	Items *DynamicValue[*SchemaProxy, bool] `json:"items,omitempty" yaml:"items,omitempty"`
 
 	// Compatible with all versions
-	Not                  *SchemaProxy
-	Properties           map[string]*SchemaProxy
-	Title                string
-	MultipleOf           *int64
-	Maximum              *int64
-	Minimum              *int64
-	MaxLength            *int64
-	MinLength            *int64
-	Pattern              string
-	Format               string
-	MaxItems             *int64
-	MinItems             *int64
-	UniqueItems          *int64
-	MaxProperties        *int64
-	MinProperties        *int64
-	Required             []string
-	Enum                 []any
-	AdditionalProperties any
-	Description          string
-	Default              any
-	Nullable             *bool
-	ReadOnly             bool // https://github.com/pb33f/libopenapi/issues/30
-	WriteOnly            bool // https://github.com/pb33f/libopenapi/issues/30
-	XML                  *XML
-	ExternalDocs         *ExternalDoc
-	Example              any
-	Deprecated           *bool
-	Extensions           map[string]any
+	Not                  *SchemaProxy            `json:"not,omitempty" yaml:"not,omitempty"`
+	Properties           map[string]*SchemaProxy `json:"properties,omitempty" yaml:"properties,omitempty"`
+	Title                string                  `json:"title,omitempty" yaml:"title,omitempty"`
+	MultipleOf           *int64                  `json:"multipleOf,omitempty" yaml:"multipleOf,omitempty"`
+	Maximum              *int64                  `json:"maximum,omitempty" yaml:"maximum,omitempty"`
+	Minimum              *int64                  `json:"minimum,omitempty" yaml:"minimum,omitempty"`
+	MaxLength            *int64                  `json:"maxLength,omitempty" yaml:"maxLength,omitempty"`
+	MinLength            *int64                  `json:"minLength,omitempty" yaml:"minLength,omitempty"`
+	Pattern              string                  `json:"pattern,omitempty" yaml:"pattern,omitempty"`
+	Format               string                  `json:"format,omitempty" yaml:"format,omitempty"`
+	MaxItems             *int64                  `json:"maxItems,omitempty" yaml:"maxItems,omitempty"`
+	MinItems             *int64                  `json:"minItems,omitempty" yaml:"minItems,omitempty"`
+	UniqueItems          *int64                  `json:"uniqueItems,omitempty" yaml:"uniqueItems,omitempty"`
+	MaxProperties        *int64                  `json:"maxProperties,omitempty" yaml:"maxProperties,omitempty"`
+	MinProperties        *int64                  `json:"minProperties,omitempty" yaml:"minProperties,omitempty"`
+	Required             []string                `json:"required,omitempty" yaml:"required,omitempty"`
+	Enum                 []any                   `json:"enum,omitempty" yaml:"enum,omitempty"`
+	AdditionalProperties any                     `json:"additionalProperties,omitempty" yaml:"additionalProperties,omitempty"`
+	Description          string                  `json:"description,omitempty" yaml:"description,omitempty"`
+	Default              any                     `json:"default,omitempty" yaml:"default,omitempty"`
+	Nullable             *bool                   `json:"nullable,omitempty" yaml:"nullable,omitempty"`
+	ReadOnly             bool                    `json:"readOnly,omitempty" yaml:"readOnly,omitempty"`   // https://github.com/pb33f/libopenapi/issues/30
+	WriteOnly            bool                    `json:"writeOnly,omitempty" yaml:"writeOnly,omitempty"` // https://github.com/pb33f/libopenapi/issues/30
+	XML                  *XML                    `json:"xml,omitempty" yaml:"xml,omitempty"`
+	ExternalDocs         *ExternalDoc            `json:"externalDocs,omitempty" yaml:"externalDocs,omitempty"`
+	Example              any                     `json:"example,omitempty" yaml:"example,omitempty"`
+	Deprecated           *bool                   `json:"deprecated,omitempty" yaml:"deprecated,omitempty"`
+	Extensions           map[string]any          `json:"-" yaml:"-"`
 	low                  *base.Schema
 
 	// Parent Proxy refers back to the low level SchemaProxy that is proxying this schema.
-	ParentProxy *SchemaProxy
+	ParentProxy *SchemaProxy `json:"-" yaml:"-"`
 }
 
 // NewSchema will create a new high-level schema from a low-level one.
@@ -462,3 +441,17 @@ func NewSchema(schema *base.Schema) *Schema {
 func (s *Schema) GoLow() *base.Schema {
 	return s.low
 }
+
+// Render will return a YAML representation of the Schema object as a byte slice.
+func (s *Schema) Render() ([]byte, error) {
+	return yaml.Marshal(s)
+}
+
+// MarshalYAML will create a ready to render YAML representation of the ExternalDoc object.
+func (s *Schema) MarshalYAML() (interface{}, error) {
+	if s == nil {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	nb := high.NewNodeBuilder(s, s.low)
+	return nb.Render(), nil
+}
diff --git a/datamodel/high/base/schema_proxy.go b/datamodel/high/base/schema_proxy.go
index 7939f0f..829892f 100644
--- a/datamodel/high/base/schema_proxy.go
+++ b/datamodel/high/base/schema_proxy.go
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@
 package base
 
 import (
+	"github.com/pb33f/libopenapi/datamodel/high"
 	"github.com/pb33f/libopenapi/datamodel/low"
 	"github.com/pb33f/libopenapi/datamodel/low/base"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 )
 
 // SchemaProxy exists as a stub that will create a Schema once (and only once) the Schema() method is called. An
@@ -83,3 +85,23 @@ func (sp *SchemaProxy) GoLow() *base.SchemaProxy {
 	}
 	return sp.schema.Value
 }
+
+// Render will return a YAML representation of the Schema object as a byte slice.
+func (sp *SchemaProxy) Render() ([]byte, error) {
+	return yaml.Marshal(sp)
+}
+
+// MarshalYAML will create a ready to render YAML representation of the ExternalDoc object.
+func (sp *SchemaProxy) MarshalYAML() (interface{}, error) {
+	if sp == nil {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	s, err := sp.BuildSchema()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	nb := high.NewNodeBuilder(s, s.low)
+	return nb.Render(), nil
+	
+}
+
diff --git a/datamodel/high/base/schema_test.go b/datamodel/high/base/schema_test.go
index f5209ae..a47fe5d 100644
--- a/datamodel/high/base/schema_test.go
+++ b/datamodel/high/base/schema_test.go
@@ -257,6 +257,11 @@ unevaluatedProperties:
 
 	wentLow := compiled.GoLow()
 	assert.Equal(t, 114, wentLow.AdditionalProperties.ValueNode.Line)
+
+	// now render it out!
+	schemaBytes, _ := compiled.Render()
+	assert.Equal(t, testSpec, string(schemaBytes))
+
 }
 
 func TestSchemaObjectWithAllOfSequenceOrder(t *testing.T) {
@@ -701,3 +706,114 @@ properties:
     type: number
 `
 }
+
+func TestNewSchemaProxy_RenderSchema(t *testing.T) {
+	testSpec := `type: object
+description: something object
+discriminator:
+    propertyName: athing
+    mapping:
+        log: cat
+        pizza: party
+allOf:
+    - type: object
+      description: an allof thing
+      properties:
+        allOfA:
+            type: string
+            description: allOfA description
+            example: allOfAExp
+        allOfB:
+            type: string
+            description: allOfB description
+            example: allOfBExp
+`
+
+	var compNode yaml.Node
+	_ = yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(testSpec), &compNode)
+
+	sp := new(lowbase.SchemaProxy)
+	err := sp.Build(compNode.Content[0], nil)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	lowproxy := low.NodeReference[*lowbase.SchemaProxy]{
+		Value:     sp,
+		ValueNode: compNode.Content[0],
+	}
+
+	schemaProxy := NewSchemaProxy(&lowproxy)
+	compiled := schemaProxy.Schema()
+
+	assert.Equal(t, schemaProxy, compiled.ParentProxy)
+
+	assert.NotNil(t, compiled)
+	assert.Nil(t, schemaProxy.GetBuildError())
+
+	// now render it out, it should be identical.
+	schemaBytes, _ := compiled.Render()
+	assert.Equal(t, testSpec, string(schemaBytes))
+
+}
+
+func TestNewSchemaProxy_RenderSchemaWithMultipleObjectTypes(t *testing.T) {
+	testSpec := `type: object
+description: something object
+oneOf:
+    - type: object
+      description: a oneof thing
+      properties:
+        oneOfA:
+            type: string
+            example: oneOfAExp
+anyOf:
+    - type: object
+      description: an anyOf thing
+      properties:
+        anyOfA:
+            type: string
+            example: anyOfAExp
+not:
+    type: object
+    description: a not thing
+    properties:
+        notA:
+            type: string
+            example: notAExp
+items:
+    type: object
+    description: an items thing
+    properties:
+        itemsA:
+            type: string
+            description: itemsA description
+            example: itemsAExp
+        itemsB:
+            type: string
+            description: itemsB description
+            example: itemsBExp
+`
+
+	var compNode yaml.Node
+	_ = yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(testSpec), &compNode)
+
+	sp := new(lowbase.SchemaProxy)
+	err := sp.Build(compNode.Content[0], nil)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	lowproxy := low.NodeReference[*lowbase.SchemaProxy]{
+		Value:     sp,
+		ValueNode: compNode.Content[0],
+	}
+
+	schemaProxy := NewSchemaProxy(&lowproxy)
+	compiled := schemaProxy.Schema()
+
+	assert.Equal(t, schemaProxy, compiled.ParentProxy)
+
+	assert.NotNil(t, compiled)
+	assert.Nil(t, schemaProxy.GetBuildError())
+
+	// now render it out, it should be identical.
+	schemaBytes, _ := compiled.Render()
+	assert.Equal(t, testSpec, string(schemaBytes))
+}
diff --git a/datamodel/high/shared.go b/datamodel/high/shared.go
index 274a1fb..63167e4 100644
--- a/datamodel/high/shared.go
+++ b/datamodel/high/shared.go
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@
 package high
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"github.com/pb33f/libopenapi/datamodel/low"
+	v3 "github.com/pb33f/libopenapi/datamodel/low/v3"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 	"reflect"
 	"sort"
@@ -153,12 +155,23 @@ func (n *NodeBuilder) add(key string) {
 	field, _ := reflect.TypeOf(n.High).Elem().FieldByName(key)
 	tag := string(field.Tag.Get("yaml"))
 	tagName := strings.Split(tag, ",")[0]
+	if tag == "-" {
+		return
+	}
 
 	// extract the value of the field
 	fieldValue := reflect.ValueOf(n.High).Elem().FieldByName(key)
 	f := fieldValue.Interface()
 	value := reflect.ValueOf(f)
 
+	if tag == "additionalProperties" {
+		fmt.Printf("woo")
+	}
+
+	if f == nil || value.IsZero() {
+		return
+	}
+
 	// create a new node entry
 	nodeEntry := &NodeEntry{Key: tagName}
 
@@ -169,12 +182,22 @@ func (n *NodeBuilder) add(key string) {
 		nodeEntry.Value = value.String()
 	case reflect.Bool:
 		nodeEntry.Value = value.Bool()
+	case reflect.Slice:
+		if tagName == v3.TypeLabel {
+			if value.Len() == 1 {
+				nodeEntry.Value = value.Index(0).String()
+			}
+		} else {
+			if !value.IsNil() {
+				nodeEntry.Value = f
+			}
+		}
 	case reflect.Ptr:
-		nodeEntry.Value = f
-	case reflect.Map:
-		nodeEntry.Value = f
+		if !value.IsNil() {
+			nodeEntry.Value = f
+		}
 	default:
-		panic("not supported yet")
+		nodeEntry.Value = f
 	}
 
 	// if there is no low level object, then we cannot extract line numbers,
@@ -196,7 +219,9 @@ func (n *NodeBuilder) add(key string) {
 			nodeEntry.Line = 9999
 		}
 	}
-	n.Nodes = append(n.Nodes, nodeEntry)
+	if nodeEntry.Value != nil {
+		n.Nodes = append(n.Nodes, nodeEntry)
+	}
 }
 
 func (n *NodeBuilder) Render() *yaml.Node {
@@ -225,17 +250,75 @@ func AddYAMLNode(parent *yaml.Node, key string, value any) *yaml.Node {
 		l = CreateStringNode(key)
 	}
 	var valueNode *yaml.Node
+	vo := reflect.ValueOf(value)
 	switch t.Kind() {
+
+	case reflect.String:
+		val := value.(string)
+		if val == "" {
+			return parent
+		}
+		valueNode = CreateStringNode(val)
+		break
+
+	case reflect.Bool:
+		val := value.(bool)
+		if !val {
+			return parent
+		}
+		valueNode = CreateBoolNode("true")
+		break
+
+	case reflect.Slice:
+		if vo.IsNil() {
+			return parent
+		}
+
+		// type is a case where it can be a single value, or a slice.
+		// so, if the key is 'type', then check if the slice contains a sigle value
+		// and if so, render it as a string, otherwise, proceed as normal.
+		skip := false
+		if key == v3.TypeLabel {
+			//if vo.Len() == 1 {
+			//	valueNode = CreateStringNode(value.([]string)[0])
+			//	skip = true
+			//}
+		}
+
+		if !skip {
+			var rawNode yaml.Node
+			err := rawNode.Encode(value)
+			if err != nil {
+				return parent
+			} else {
+				valueNode = &rawNode
+			}
+		}
+
 	case reflect.Struct:
 		panic("no way dude, why?")
 	case reflect.Ptr:
-		rawRender, _ := value.(Renderable).MarshalYAML()
-		if rawRender != nil {
-			valueNode = rawRender.(*yaml.Node)
+		if r, ok := value.(Renderable); ok {
+			rawRender, _ := r.MarshalYAML()
+			if rawRender != nil {
+				valueNode = rawRender.(*yaml.Node)
+			} else {
+				return parent
+			}
 		} else {
+			var rawNode yaml.Node
+			err := rawNode.Encode(value)
+			if err != nil {
+				return parent
+			} else {
+				valueNode = &rawNode
+			}
+		}
+
+	default:
+		if vo.IsNil() {
 			return parent
 		}
-	default:
 		var rawNode yaml.Node
 		err := rawNode.Encode(value)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -270,6 +353,15 @@ func CreateStringNode(str string) *yaml.Node {
 	return n
 }
 
+func CreateBoolNode(str string) *yaml.Node {
+	n := &yaml.Node{
+		Kind:  yaml.ScalarNode,
+		Tag:   "!!bool",
+		Value: str,
+	}
+	return n
+}
+
 func CreateIntNode(val int) *yaml.Node {
 	i := strconv.Itoa(val)
 	n := &yaml.Node{