Assignment/Object Creation fails for non-@ref/@ref:external properties when reusing a value object previously assigned to an @ref/@ref:external property. #15
Description
Summary
Assignment (and/or object creation) fails for properties without @ref / @ref:external metadata when the same value object instance was previously assigned to a different property that is decorated with @ref or @ref:external.
Observed Behaviour
When a value object V is first assigned to a “tagged” property (e.g., propTagged annotated with @ref or @ref:external), subsequent attempts to assign that same object V to an “untagged” property (e.g., propPlain with no @ref/@ref:external) fail.
This can happen during:
- direct property assignment, and/or
- object construction / deserialization where the same value object is reused across properties.
Expected Behavior
Reusing the same value object instance across different properties should not cause assignment/creation to fail solely due to metadata differences between the properties. If V is valid for propPlain by type/shape, it should assign successfully regardless of whether it was previously used with a @ref / @ref:external tagged property.
Workaround
- Cloning/copying the value object before assigning to the untagged property.