fix(schema): add freeChoice

bin/create-json-schema.js

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ function createSingleConfig(option) {
   if (option.default !== undefined) {
     temp.default = option.default;
   }
-  if (temp.type === 'object') {
+  if (temp.type === 'object' && !option.freeChoice) {
     temp.$ref = '#';
   }
   return temp;

lib/config/definitions.js

@@ -1553,6 +1553,7 @@ const options = [
     name: 'prBodyDefinitions',
     description: 'Table column definitions for use in PR tables',
     type: 'object',
+    freeChoice: true,
     mergeable: true,
     default: {
       Package: '{{{depName}}}',

lib/config/validation.js

@@ -259,13 +259,18 @@ async function validateConfig(config, isPreset, parentPath) {
           }
         } else if (type === 'object') {
           if (is.object(val)) {
-            const subValidation = await module.exports.validateConfig(
-              val,
-              isPreset,
-              currentPath
-            );
-            warnings = warnings.concat(subValidation.warnings);
-            errors = errors.concat(subValidation.errors);
+            const ignoredObjects = options
+              .filter(option => option.freeChoice)
+              .map(option => option.name);
+            if (!ignoredObjects.includes(key)) {
+              const subValidation = await module.exports.validateConfig(
+                val,
+                isPreset,
+                currentPath
+              );
+              warnings = warnings.concat(subValidation.warnings);
+              errors = errors.concat(subValidation.errors);
+            }
           } else {
             errors.push({
               depName: 'Configuration Error',

renovate-schema.json

@@ -1073,8 +1073,7 @@
         "Change": "{{#if displayFrom}}`{{{displayFrom}}}` -> {{else}}{{#if currentValue}}`{{{currentValue}}}` -> {{/if}}{{/if}}{{#if displayTo}}`{{{displayTo}}}`{{else}}`{{{newValue}}}`{{/if}}",
         "References": "{{{references}}}",
         "Package file": "{{{packageFile}}}"
-      },
-      "$ref": "#"
+      }
     },
     "prBodyColumns": {
       "description": "List of columns to use in PR bodies",