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the recursion is only in var_dump or print_r I think
Feb 22, 2024
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Preventing Recursion in the ServiceProvider Pattern
Im building a framework for... fun? 😅
Can someone more knowledgable that me, help me understand how Laravel avoids recursion in the ServiceProviders when they are registered, seeing as they hold a reference to the Application & they are registered in the IoC container?
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@Snapey Oh, damn. Really?
I thought it was causing a memory leak. Ive been digging through the Container, Application & ServiceProvider class object in Laravel for the past few hours to see how they handle this & I can't find where they deal with the recursion. Makes sense if it's just when a var_dump happens.
I was going into all sorts of solutions, like using a Proxy to break the dependancy, but maybe your right.
Is there anywhere that I can read about how the recursion is created by dumping?
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https://github.com/laravel/framework/issues/14636
graham campbell suggests using symfony dump, which is probably what is behind laravel dump() and dd()
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@Snapey thanks mate, I’ll have a dig into how Symfony have designed dump().
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