docs: def get(url):
      """
      USE json.net CONVENTIONS TO LINK TO INLINE OTHER JSON
      """
      url = text_type(url)
      if url.find("://") == -1:
          Log.error("{{url}} must have a prototcol (eg http://) declared", url=url)
  
      base = URL("")
      if url.startswith("file://") and url[7] != "/":
          if os.sep=="\\":
              base = URL("file:///" + os.getcwd().replace(os.sep, "/").rstrip("/") + "/.")
          else:
              base = URL("file://" + os.getcwd().rstrip("/") + "/.")
      elif url[url.find("://") + 3] != "/":
          Log.error("{{url}} must be absolute", url=url)
  
      phase1 = _replace_ref(wrap({"$ref": url}), base)  # BLANK URL ONLY WORKS IF url IS ABSOLUTE
      try:
          phase2 = _replace_locals(phase1, [phase1])
          return wrap(phase2)
      except Exception as e:
          Log.error("problem replacing locals in\n{{phase1}}", phase1=phase1, cause=e)