update news; fix #1315

Author: cpsievert

NEWS.md

@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # 4.8.0.9000
 
+## IMPROVEMENTS
+
+* The `orca()` function now supports conversion of much larger figures (#1322)
+
+## BUG FIXES
+
+* Recursive attribute validation is now only performed on recursive objects (#1315)
 
 # 4.8.0
 

R/utils.R

@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ verify_attr <- function(proposed, schema) {
     }
 
     # do the same for "sub-attributes"
-    if (identical(role, "object")) {
+    if (identical(role, "object") && is.recursive(proposed[[attr]])) {
       proposed[[attr]] <- verify_attr(proposed[[attr]], schema[[attr]])
     }
   }