fix: resolve nested example references in parameter definitions

modules/swagger-parser-v3/src/main/java/io/swagger/v3/parser/processors/PathsProcessor.java

@@ -199,10 +199,16 @@ protected void updateRefs(Parameter param, String pathRef) {
         if (param.get$ref() != null){
         	param.set$ref(computeRef(param.get$ref(), pathRef));
         }
-        if(param.getSchema() != null) {
+        if (param.getSchema() != null) {
             updateRefs(param.getSchema(), pathRef);
         }
-        if(param.getContent() != null) {
+        if (param.getExamples() != null) {
+            Map<String, Example> examples = param.getExamples();
+            for (Example example : examples.values()) {
+                updateRefs(example, pathRef);
+            }
+        }
+        if (param.getContent() != null) {
             Map<String, MediaType> content = param.getContent();
             for (String key: content.keySet()) {
                 MediaType mediaType = content.get(key);

modules/swagger-parser-v3/src/test/java/io/swagger/v3/parser/test/OpenAPIV3ParserTest.java

@@ -3313,6 +3313,24 @@ public void testIssue2081() {
         assertEquals(openAPI.getComponents().getSchemas().get("PetCreate").getProperties().size(), 2);
     }
 
+    @Test(description = "should resolve nested relative references in examples")
+    public void testIssue2229() {
+        OpenAPIV3Parser openApiParser = new OpenAPIV3Parser();
+        ParseOptions options = new ParseOptions();
+        options.setResolve(true);
+        SwaggerParseResult parseResult = openApiParser.readLocation("issue-2229/openapi-rest.yml", null, options);
+        OpenAPI openAPI = parseResult.getOpenAPI();
+
+        Map<String, Example> parameterExamples = openAPI.getPaths().get("/api/v1/rules").getGet().getParameters().get(0).getExamples();
+        assertEquals(parameterExamples.get("default").get$ref(), "#/components/examples/StatusQueryParameter");
+
+        assertNotNull(openAPI.getComponents(), "should have resolved the components");
+        assertNotNull(openAPI.getComponents().getExamples(), "should have resolved the examples");
+        Set<String> exampleNames = new HashSet<>();
+        exampleNames.add("StatusQueryParameter");
+        assertEquals(openAPI.getComponents().getExamples().keySet(), exampleNames);
+    }
+
     @Test(description = "responses should be inline")
     public void testFullyResolveResponses() {
         ParseOptions options = new ParseOptions();

modules/swagger-parser-v3/src/test/resources/issue-2229/examples/rule/rule-parameters.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+StatusQueryParameter:
+  value: 'ACTIVE'

modules/swagger-parser-v3/src/test/resources/issue-2229/openapi-rest.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+openapi: 3.0.3
+info:
+  title: Rules
+  contact:
+    name: myname
+    email: zzz@mail.com
+  description: API desgined for creating, updating, retrieving, and deleting rules and reference entities (reasons, processes).
+  version: 1.0.2
+security:
+  - itxBearerAuth: []
+servers:
+  - description: The localhost API server.
+    url: '{protocol}://localhost:{port}'
+    variables:
+      protocol:
+        default: 'http'
+      port:
+        default: "8080"
+tags:
+  - name: Rule
+    description: A rule defines when a product should be restricted from certain business processes based on specific conditions.
+paths:
+  /api/v1/rules:
+    $ref: './paths/rules/rules.yml'

modules/swagger-parser-v3/src/test/resources/issue-2229/paths/rules/rules.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+get:
+  tags:
+    - Rule
+  summary: Search rules (paginated)
+  description: My description
+  operationId: searchRulesPaginated
+  parameters:
+    - name: status
+      in: query
+      description: Filter by rule status (ACTIVE, INACTIVE, ARCHIVED).
+      required: false
+      schema:
+        type: string
+        enum: [ ACTIVE, INACTIVE, ARCHIVED ]
+        description: "Current lifecycle status of the rule."
+      examples:
+        default:
+          $ref: '../../examples/rule/rule-parameters.yml#/StatusQueryParameter'
+  responses:
+    '200':
+      description: OK - Paginated list of rules successfully retrieved.
+      content:
+        application/json:
+          schema:
+            type: object