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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Allow DiffSyncModel to be present in multiple branches from top_level","articleBody":"### Environment\n* DiffSync version:  2.0.0\n\n### Proposed Functionality\nAllow instances of DiffSyncModels to be preset in multiple branches.\nThis would allow a model to have an optional parent while still syncing all the objects without parents\n\n### Use Case\nIn the Netbox model we can have a `VirtualChassis` that includes member `Device`'s, but also have `Device`'s that are not part of a `VirtualChassis`.\nIf i split up these entities in two `DiffSyncModel`'s and make `Device` a child of the `VirtualChassis` i must choose whether i only want to sync the `Device`'s that are part of a `VirtualChassis`:\n- by making the `VirtualChassis` a top_level entry. This however will ignore all the devices that are not a child of `VirtualChassis`. Or:\n- by making the `Device` a top_level entry. This however will not create the `VirtualChassis`.\n\nIf i add both `VirtualChassis` and `Device` to top_level i get an error that `Device`'s that are a child of `VirtualChassis` are already created when it wants to add the `Device` from that top_level entry.\n\nThis is exactly the same object so i dont know why it couldnt be possible to just skip over trying to recreate this. This would also be a nicer option than what is suggested in #285 .","author":{"url":"https://github.com/Yoyasp","@type":"Person","name":"Yoyasp"},"datePublished":"2025-03-19T14:35:12.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":3},"url":"https://github.com/287/diffsync/issues/287"}