Converting circular structure to JSON on updateProperties
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Description
This error occurs on Component init with selector data in schema and specific order of components in markup. Circular reference exists between componentInstance.el and el.components.
- A-Frame Version: 0.8.2
- Platform / Device: Chrome/Firefox
- Reproducible Code Snippet or URL: https://jsfiddle.net/udxg1L8o/1/
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Research direction
Start with the linked JSFiddle reproduction and trace the component initialization path through updateProperties, focusing on the reported circular reference between componentInstance.el and el.components. Done means the reproduction no longer throws a circular-structure-to-JSON error on initialization.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- game-dev, web-dev
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100