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/**
 * A Stringify function that will not crash when it runs into circular JSON references,
 * unlike JSON.stringify. Any circular references are simply omitted, as if there had
 * been no data present
 * @param object any JSON object to be stringified
 */
export function safeStringify(object: any): string {
  const cache = new Set();
  return JSON.stringify(object, (key, value) => {
    if (typeof value === 'object' && value !== null) {
      if (cache.has(value)) {
        // We've seen this object before
        try {
          // Quick deep copy to duplicate if this is a repeat rather than a circle.
          return JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(value));
        } catch (err) {
          // Discard key if value cannot be duplicated.
          return; // eslint-disable-line consistent-return
        }
      }
      // Store the value in our cache.
      cache.add(value);
    }
    return value;
  });
}