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> What should happen when the payload does not contain a JSON but e.g. a plain String, an XML or YAML? The consumer might know if he wants to process...

> We could think about that for OH4, as that will bring quite some breaking changes anyway. Is there an issue or something where I could make some wishes for...

I think there was some work on the items loader so at least for *.items files this should work now. I'm unsure about the *.things files - I think it's...

I'll gladly accept a 30 megabytes increase if the items come all out of the box. It's basically nothing.

@J-N-K What is the status now exactly when the thing is disabled? I tried looking at [the source](https://github.com/openhab/openhab-core/blob/main/bundles/org.openhab.core.thing/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/thing/ThingStatusDetail.java) but I still don't know what strings the RestAPI will report. You...

I tested it locally this is the event I get: ```json { "topic": "openhab/things/astro:sun:00fd3d1560/status", "payload": { "status": "UNINITIALIZED", "statusDetail": "DISABLED" }, "type": "ThingStatusInfoEvent" } ```` Thing status: ```json "statusInfo": {...

 Would it then be possible to mark the field as optional in swagger, currently it shows as mandatory? It's very hard to consume the API if it's not clear...

I am currently looking at the actions of a DMX bridge. What does the `tag` and `reference` do? ```json [ { "actionUid": "dmx.sendFade", "label": "immediately fade channels", "description": "Immediately performs...

@J-N-K : Since you create the PR: What does the `tag` and `reference` do?

@J-N-K (or anyone else) What does the `tag` and `reference` do in the response? ````json { "name": "resumeAfter", "type": "java.lang.Boolean", "label": "", "description": "", "required": false, "tags": [], "reference": "",...