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+require 'active_support/json/variable'
+require 'active_support/json/encoders/object' # Require explicitly for rdoc.
+Dir["#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/encoders/**/*.rb"].each do |file|
+ basename = File.basename(file, '.rb')
+ unless basename == 'object'
+ require "active_support/json/encoders/#{basename}"
+ end
+end
+
+module ActiveSupport
+ module JSON
+ class CircularReferenceError < StandardError
+ end
+
+ class << self
+ REFERENCE_STACK_VARIABLE = :json_reference_stack #:nodoc:
+
+ # Converts a Ruby object into a JSON string.
+ def encode(value, options = {})
+ raise_on_circular_reference(value) do
+ value.send(:to_json, options)
+ end
+ end
+
+ protected
+ def raise_on_circular_reference(value) #:nodoc:
+ stack = Thread.current[REFERENCE_STACK_VARIABLE] ||= []
+ raise CircularReferenceError, 'object references itself' if
+ stack.include? value
+ stack << value
+ yield
+ ensure
+ stack.pop
+ end
+ end
+ end
+end