During some tests with RavenDb I receive a JsonSerializationException during the serialization of my object. The error is:
 
{"Self referencing loop detected for type
'System.Collections.Generic.List`1[RavenDbTest.Category]'."}
 
The class that I try to save is the following:
 
[JsonObject( IsReference = true )]

public class Category
{
    public Guid Id { get; set; }
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public Category Parent { get; set; }
    public IList<Category> Children { get; set; }

 

    public Category()
        : base()
    {
        Children = new List<Category>();
    }

 

    public void Add( Category category )
    {
        category.Parent = this;
        Children.Add( category );
    }

 

    public override Boolean Equals( Object obj )
    {
        return true;
    }
}

 
 
I have added the JsonObject attribute in order to avoid self reference
error. The problem arise when I override the Equals method and
returing always true.
 
Of course this is a unreal implementation, but I have a project where
the same error arise.