Interface IRecursionHandler

Handles a recursive request.

Namespace: AutoFixture.Kernel
Assembly: AutoFixture.dll
Syntax
public interface IRecursionHandler
Remarks

When AutoFixture is asked to create instances of complex custom types, it uses Reflection to figure out which constructor arguments and property values to assign. If the custom types contains circular references, this will cause an infinite recursion. To prevent that, RecursionGuard monitors requests in order to detect this type of situation. If RecursionGuard detects this situation, it calls HandleRecursiveRequest(Object, IEnumerable<Object>) on a composed IRecursionHandler.

Methods

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HandleRecursiveRequest(Object, IEnumerable<Object>)

Handles a recursive request.

Declaration
object HandleRecursiveRequest(object request, IEnumerable<object> recordedRequests)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Object request

The request causing the recursion.
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<System.Object> recordedRequests

Previously recorded, and yet unhandled, requests.
Returns
Type Description
System.Object

An object intended to break the recursion.
Remarks

This method is called when AutoFixture detects an infinite recursion. The request is the request that triggered the recursion detection; recordedRequests contains all previous, but still unhandled requests: the current call stack, if you will.

Extension Methods