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+// https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-editor/issues/1661
+
+import expect, {createSpy, spyOn} from 'expect'
+import Swagger from '../../src'
+
+const spec = {
+  paths: {
+    '/path1': {
+      get: {
+        responses: {
+          200: {
+            schema: {
+              $ref: '#/definitions/DataObjectArray'
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  definitions: {
+    DataObject: {
+      properties: {
+        modifiers: {
+          $ref: '#/definitions/DataModifiers'
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    DataObjectArray: {
+      items: {
+        $ref: '#/definitions/DataObject'
+      }
+    },
+    DataModifier: {
+      properties: {
+        prop1: {
+          type: 'string'
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    DataModifiers: {
+      items: {
+        $ref: '#/definitions/DataModifier'
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+
+it('should resolve a deeply-nested $ref series correctly', async function () {
+  const res = await Swagger.resolve({
+    spec
+  })
+
+  expect(res).toEqual({
+    errors: [],
+    spec: {
+      $$normalized: true,
+      paths: {
+        '/path1': {
+          get: {
+            responses: {
+              200: {
+                schema: {
+                  $$ref: '#/definitions/DataObjectArray',
+                  items: {
+                    $$ref: '#/definitions/DataObject',
+                    properties: {
+                      modifiers: {
+                        $$ref: '#/definitions/DataModifiers',
+                        items: {
+                          $$ref: '#/definitions/DataModifier',
+                          properties: {
+                            prop1: {
+                              type: 'string'
+                            }
+                          }
+                        }
+                      }
+                    }
+                  }
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      },
+      definitions: {
+        DataObject: {
+          properties: {
+            modifiers: {
+              $$ref: '#/definitions/DataModifiers',
+              items: {
+                $$ref: '#/definitions/DataModifier',
+                properties: {
+                  prop1: {
+                    type: 'string'
+                  }
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        DataObjectArray: {
+          items: {
+            $$ref: '#/definitions/DataObject',
+            properties: {
+              modifiers: {
+                $$ref: '#/definitions/DataModifiers',
+                items: {
+                  $$ref: '#/definitions/DataModifier',
+                  properties: {
+                    prop1: {
+                      type: 'string'
+                    }
+                  }
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        DataModifier: {
+          properties: {
+            prop1: {
+              type: 'string'
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        DataModifiers: {
+          items: {
+            $$ref: '#/definitions/DataModifier',
+            properties: {
+              prop1: {
+                type: 'string'
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  })
+})