Code inspection: The relationship defined by this property contributes to a dependency loop

This inspection reports dependent relationship between the classes used in the context of Entity Framework. In the example below, a bidirectional relationship between Person and Animal forms a cycle: a Person has Pets (of type Animal), and each Animal has an Owner (of type Person):

        
public class Person
{
    public int Id { get; set; }
    public IList<Animal> Pets { get; }
}

public class Animal
{
    public int Id { get; set; }
    public Person Owner { get; set; }
}

public class Location
{
    public IList<Person> Clients { get; }
    public IList<Animal> Pets { get; }
}
    
    

Last modified: 11 February 2024