Solved Self referencing loop while saving data

Hi Guys,

Could anyone please tell me what is that self referencing loop thingy about?

I get a console error message when trying to save data with this function:

Code:

Interface.Oxide.DataFileSystem.WriteObject(dataFile, storedData);

Error I am getting is:

Code:

> reload Auctioner
[Oxide] 9:34 PM [Error] Failed to call hook 'Unloaded' on plugin 'Auctioner v0.0.2' (JsonSerializationException: Self referencing loop detected for property 'normalized' with type 'UnityEngine.Vector3'. Path 'auctionCurrent.seller.eyes.duckOffset.normalized'.)
[Oxide] 9:34 PM [Debug]   at Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.JsonSerializerInternalWriter.CheckForCircularReference (Newtonsoft.Json.JsonWriter writer, System.Object value, Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.JsonProperty property, Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.JsonContract contract, Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.JsonContainerContract containerContract, Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.JsonProperty containerProperty) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
  at Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.JsonSerializerInternalWriter.CalculatePropertyValues (Newtonsoft.Json.JsonWriter writer, System.Object value, Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.JsonContainerContract contract, Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.JsonProperty member, Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.JsonProperty property, Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.JsonContract& memberContract, System.Object& memberValue) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
  at Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.JsonSerializerInternalWriter.SerializeObject (Newtonsoft.Json.JsonWriter writer, System.Object value, Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.JsonObjectContract contract, Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.JsonProperty member, Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.JsonContainerContract collectionContract, Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.JsonProperty containerProperty) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0

This is data class I am trying to save:

Code:

class StoredData
        {            public Auction auctionCurrent = null;
            public List<Auction> auctionQueue = new List<Auction>();
            public List<Auction> auctionArchive = new List<Auction>();            public void NewAuction(BasePlayer seller, Item item, int price)
            {
                Auction auc = new Auction(seller, item, price);
                if (auctionCurrent == null) auctionCurrent = auc;
                else auctionQueue.Add(auc);
            }            public void NextAuction()
            {
                Auction auc = GetNextAuction();
                if (auc != null)
                {
                    auctionCurrent = auc;
                    auc.Start();
                }
            }
            public void EndAuction()
            {
                auctionCurrent.End();
                auctionArchive.Add(auctionCurrent);
                auctionCurrent = null;
            }
            public Auction GetNextAuction()
            {
                if (auctionQueue.Count > 0)
                {
                    Auction auc = auctionQueue[0];
                    auctionQueue.Remove(auc);
                    return auc;
                }
                return null;
            }            public StoredData() { }
        }
        class Auction
        {
            public string status;
            public BasePlayer seller;
            public BasePlayer buyer = null;
            public int startPrice;
            public int currentPrice = 0;
            public Item item;            public void Start() { status = "started"; }
            public void Queue() { status = "queued"; }
            public void Bid(BasePlayer buyer, int bid)
            {
                if (bid > currentPrice)
                {
                    this.buyer = buyer;
                    currentPrice = bid;
                }
                if (status != "bid") status = "bid";
            }
            public void End() { status = "ended"; }            public bool isLive() { return status == "started" || status == "bid"; }
            public bool isQueued() { return status == "queued"; }
            public bool isBet() { return buyer != null; }            public Auction() { }
            public Auction(BasePlayer seller, Item item, int price)
            {
                this.seller = seller;
                this.item = item;
                startPrice = price;
            }
        }

Is this because I use Item and/or BasePlayer class within my data class?

 

Well I don't really have to save any of these classes, I applied a workaround but it would make things sooooo much easier if I could save Item. Well, still learning, will get around this too.

Thanks a lot!