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Stackoverflow can possibly happen on weird recursive declarations

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#144 opened on Jun 1, 2022

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Description

Weird case, but anyway valid from the language perspective:

@Serializable
class A(val b: A?)

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Research direction
Investigate the serializer's handling of recursive types to prevent stack overflow by implementing depth limiting or cycle detection.
Tech stack
kotlin
Domain
backend
Issue type
Bug
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3
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1-3 hours
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Fresh
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Clear
Prerequisites
KotlinSerialization
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70