[Feature Request] Support $ref list in channels and components definition

[TheLand]

Hi all,

could be useful to get files YAML and the documentation better organized adding the possibility to link to multiple files in channels and components sections using the $ref special key.

Now I have to declare the main asyncapi.yaml file

channels:
  chatusers.get:
    $ref: "./ChatUsers.yaml#/channels/chatusers.get"
  chatusers.get-vars:
    $ref: "./ChatUsers.yaml#/channels/chatusers.get-vars"
  chatusers.delete:
    $ref: "./ChatUsers.yaml#/channels/chatusers.delete"
  chatusers.insights:
    $ref: "./ChatUsers.yaml#/channels/chatusers.insights"

But if I could make something like:

channels:
  - $ref: "./ChatUsers.yaml#/channels"
  - $ref: "./AutomatedMessages.yaml#/channels"

It would be better i think: the main file would stay clean and limited and all specifications stay in their named files. It isn't a breaking change: you could support the old style and this new style.

Hope it's clear.

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