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+## 1.4.3
+**`(fix):`** Fix Ruby dynamic snippet generation to synthesize default values for
+required properties missing from examples. Previously, empty objects
+and arrays were rendered as `{}` and `[{}]`; now required fields are
+populated with reasonable placeholder values matching the behavior of
+the Python generator.
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