Summary

When using a version with an inherited JSON, the original JSON is over-written with a "flattened" JSON if a library specified in the version or its parent is downloaded by the launcher.

Steps to reproduce

1. Create a version JSON which inherits from any other version, this example JSON file extends 1.7.10 and adds the ASM 5.0.3 library
   1.7.10-ASM.json

   {
     "id": "1.7.10-ASM",
     "time": "2014-05-14T18:29:23+01:00",
     "releaseTime": "2014-05-14T18:29:23+01:00",
     "type": "release",
     "libraries": [
       {
         "name": "org.ow2.asm:asm-all:5.0.3"
       }
     ],
     "minimumLauncherVersion": 16,
     "inheritsFrom": "1.7.10",
     "jar": "1.7.10"
   }

2. Ensure that one or more libraries specified in the version is missing/requires download, for example delete the ASM 5.0.3 jar if it is already present
3. Start the launcher and create a profile to use the new version
4. Launch the game and observe that the original JSON is overwritten by a version which specifies all options from the parent version, and inheritance is lost.

Additional tests

I have confirmed that after the above procedure has been executed, the following corroborating test can be performed:

1. Close the launcher and replace the contents of the JSON with the original
2. Re-open the launcher and re-launch the game, this time no libraries should need to be downloaded
3. The inherted JSON file remains intact