Add MaxDepthBehavior for serializer recursion control

Introduced MaxDepthBehavior enum and option to control recursion depth handling (Truncate, Throw, Disable) in AcSerializerOptions. Refactored depth-check logic to use a precomputed NeedsDepthCheck flag. Enhanced exception messages for depth-limit violations. Updated tests to assert correct exception behavior for cycles. Improved documentation and added new test/log commands in settings.local.json.

AyCode.Core.Serializers.SourceGenerator/AcBinarySourceGenerator.cs

@@ -544,13 +544,14 @@ public class AcBinarySourceGenerator : IIncrementalGenerator
         sb.AppendLine();
         sb.AppendLine("    public void WriteProperties<TOutput>(object value, AcBinarySerializer.BinarySerializationContext<TOutput> context) where TOutput : struct, IBinaryOutputBase");
         sb.AppendLine("    {");
-        sb.AppendLine("        // Global recursion depth safety net — only when ReferenceHandling != All");
+        sb.AppendLine("        // Global recursion depth safety net — gated by context.NeedsDepthCheck");
-        sb.AppendLine("        // (HasAllRefHandling=true tracks every type → write plan already prevents cycles via ObjectRef).");
+        sb.AppendLine("        // (pre-computed at Reset(): !HasAllRefHandling && MaxDepth > 0 && MaxDepthBehavior != Disable).");
-        sb.AppendLine("        var needsDepthCheck = !context.HasAllRefHandling;");
+        sb.AppendLine("        // Local-cached flag: 1 ctx field-read, register-resident — re-used at inc and dec.");
+        sb.AppendLine("        var needsDepthCheck = context.NeedsDepthCheck;");
         sb.AppendLine("        if (needsDepthCheck)");
         sb.AppendLine("        {");
         sb.AppendLine("            if (context.RecursionDepth >= context.MaxDepth)");
-        sb.AppendLine($"                throw new System.InvalidOperationException(\"AcBinary serialize: recursion depth exceeded MaxDepth=\" + context.MaxDepth + \" at {ci.FullTypeName}\");");
+        sb.AppendLine($"                throw new System.InvalidOperationException(\"AcBinary serialize: recursion depth exceeded MaxDepth=\" + context.MaxDepth + \" at type '{ci.FullTypeName}' (depth=\" + context.RecursionDepth + \", position=\" + context.Position + \")\");");
         sb.AppendLine("            context.RecursionDepth++;");
         sb.AppendLine("        }");
         sb.AppendLine();
@@ -645,7 +646,7 @@ public class AcBinarySourceGenerator : IIncrementalGenerator
             sb.AppendLine("            }");
             sb.AppendLine("        }");
         }
-        else if (ci.EnableRefHandling)
+        if (ci.EnableRefHandling && !ci.IsIId)
         {
             // Non-IId type: track via wrapper.TryTrackInt32 with RuntimeHelpers.GetHashCode
             sb.AppendLine();
@@ -676,16 +677,17 @@ public class AcBinarySourceGenerator : IIncrementalGenerator
             (p.TypeKind == PropertyTypeKind.Collection && p.ElementKind == PropertyTypeKind.String && p.InterningFlags != 0) ||
             (p.TypeKind == PropertyTypeKind.Dictionary && (p.DictKeyKind == PropertyTypeKind.String || p.DictValueKind == PropertyTypeKind.String) && p.InterningFlags != 0));
 
-        // Global recursion depth safety net — only when ReferenceHandling != All
+        // Global recursion depth safety net — gated by context.NeedsDepthCheck
-        // (HasAllRefHandling=true tracks every type → 2nd-occurrence early-return already prevents cycles).
+        // (pre-computed at Reset(): !HasAllRefHandling && MaxDepth > 0 && MaxDepthBehavior != Disable).
         // Emitted AFTER all early returns (NeedsScan=false, feature-flag, null guard, IId 2nd-occurrence)
         // and BEFORE the property scan loop that recurses into children.
+        // Local-cached flag: 1 ctx field-read, register-resident — re-used at inc and dec (JIT-independent guarantee).
         sb.AppendLine();
-        sb.AppendLine("        var needsDepthCheck = !context.HasAllRefHandling;");
+        sb.AppendLine("        var needsDepthCheck = context.NeedsDepthCheck;");
         sb.AppendLine("        if (needsDepthCheck)");
         sb.AppendLine("        {");
         sb.AppendLine("            if (context.RecursionDepth >= context.MaxDepth)");
-        sb.AppendLine($"                throw new System.InvalidOperationException(\"AcBinary scan: recursion depth exceeded MaxDepth=\" + context.MaxDepth + \" at {ci.FullTypeName}\");");
+        sb.AppendLine($"                throw new System.InvalidOperationException(\"AcBinary scan: recursion depth exceeded MaxDepth=\" + context.MaxDepth + \" at type '{ci.FullTypeName}' (depth=\" + context.RecursionDepth + \")\");");
         sb.AppendLine("            context.RecursionDepth++;");
         sb.AppendLine("        }");
 

AyCode.Core.Tests/Serialization/AcBinarySerializerIIdReferenceTests.cs

@@ -131,6 +131,19 @@ public class AcBinarySerializerIIdReferenceTests
 
             Console.WriteLine($"\n========== ReferenceHandling: {options.ReferenceHandling}, UseSgen: {options.UseGeneratedCode}, UseMeta: {options.UseMetadata} ==========");
 
+            // ReferenceHandling.None: cycle (Items[1].ParentOrder = order) is unprotected because no ref tracking.
+            // The global recursion depth safety net must throw before stack overflow (MaxDepth=10).
+            // Previous silent-null truncation (ACCORE-BIN-I-P2H8) caused data loss instead of surfacing the bug.
+            if (mode == ReferenceHandlingMode.None)
+            {
+                var ex = Assert.ThrowsExactly<InvalidOperationException>(() => AcBinarySerializer.Serialize(order, options), $"[{mode}] Expected InvalidOperationException for unprotected cycle, but Serialize succeeded");
+                
+                StringAssert.Contains(ex.Message, "recursion depth exceeded", $"[{mode}] Exception message should mention recursion depth, got: {ex.Message}");
+                Console.WriteLine($"[{mode}] PASSED ✓ (depth safety net threw as expected: {ex.Message})");
+
+                continue;
+            }
+
             // Act
             var binary = AcBinarySerializer.Serialize(order, options);
             //WriteBinaryToConsole(binary);
@@ -147,15 +160,6 @@ public class AcBinarySerializerIIdReferenceTests
             // Assert based on mode
             switch (mode)
             {
-                case ReferenceHandlingMode.None:
-                    //none esetén miért nincs infinite loop??? - J.
-                    // Note: CountObjectRefs raw byte scan is unreliable in None mode —
-                    // byte 65 (ObjectRef) == ASCII 'A', so "Product-A" and circular-ref
-                    // depth expansion produce many false positives. Skip count assertion;
-                    // data integrity checks below verify correct deserialization.
-                    //WriteBinaryToConsole(binary);
-                    break;
-                    
                 case ReferenceHandlingMode.OnlyId:
                     // sharedTag (Id=1) 4x → 3 ObjectRefs, sharedUser (Id=1) 2x → 1 ObjectRef = 4 total
                     Assert.IsTrue(objectRefCount >= 4, $"[{mode}] Expected at least 4 ObjectRefs, found {objectRefCount}");

AyCode.Core/Serializers/AcSerializerOptions.cs

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public abstract class AcSerializerOptions
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Maximum depth for serialization/deserialization.
-    /// 0 = root level only (primitives of root object)
+    /// 0 = depth check disabled (equivalent to <see cref="Serializers.MaxDepthBehavior.Disable"/>)
     /// 1 = root + first level of nested objects/collections
     /// byte.MaxValue (255) = effectively unlimited
     /// Default: byte.MaxValue
@@ -51,6 +51,15 @@ public abstract class AcSerializerOptions
         init => _maxDepth = value;
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Action taken when serialization recursion depth reaches <see cref="MaxDepth"/>.
+    /// Default: <see cref="Serializers.MaxDepthBehavior.Throw"/> (cycle detection / bug surfacing).
+    /// Switch to <see cref="Serializers.MaxDepthBehavior.Truncate"/> for intentional shallow serialization
+    /// (client → server delta updates), or <see cref="Serializers.MaxDepthBehavior.Disable"/> for
+    /// max-perf when the graph is known cycle-free.
+    /// </summary>
+    public MaxDepthBehavior MaxDepthBehavior { get; init; } = MaxDepthBehavior.Throw;
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Throw exception on circular reference detection for non-IId types.
     /// When true: Tracks all objects and throws InvalidOperationException on circular references.
@@ -92,6 +101,41 @@ public enum AcSerializerType : byte
     Toon = 2,
 }
 
+/// <summary>
+/// Behavior when serialization recursion depth reaches <see cref="AcSerializerOptions.MaxDepth"/>.
+/// Controls whether the over-depth slice of the object graph is silently truncated, surfaces as
+/// an exception, or whether the entire depth check is skipped for maximum throughput.
+/// </summary>
+public enum MaxDepthBehavior : byte
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Replace the over-depth value with a <c>Null</c> marker in the wire stream — intentional shallow
+    /// serialization. Use when sending partial graphs (e.g., client → server delta updates, view-model
+    /// projections) where deep references are intentionally cut. The receiver reads <c>null</c> at the
+    /// truncation boundary: at the wire level this is indistinguishable from a genuine <c>null</c>, so
+    /// the consumer must encode that semantic in its protocol (e.g., "only modified properties are
+    /// persisted; nested nulls are skipped, not overwritten").
+    /// </summary>
+    Truncate = 0,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Throw <see cref="System.InvalidOperationException"/> when depth limit is reached — cycle
+    /// detection and bug surfacing. Recommended default: an over-depth payload is almost always a bug
+    /// (circular reference without proper <see cref="ReferenceHandlingMode"/> tracking, or
+    /// pathologically deep graph). The exception message reports the offending type and depth so the
+    /// failure mode is debuggable rather than silent.
+    /// </summary>
+    Throw = 1,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Skip the depth limit check entirely — maximum hot-path performance. Use only when the developer
+    /// guarantees the object graph is cycle-free and structurally bounded; otherwise the serializer
+    /// can stack-overflow on pathological input. Equivalent to setting <see cref="AcSerializerOptions.MaxDepth"/>=0
+    /// but expresses intent at the option level instead of via a magic depth value.
+    /// </summary>
+    Disable = 2,
+}
+
 /// <summary>
 /// Reference handling mode for serialization.
 /// </summary>

AyCode.Core/Serializers/Binaries/AcBinarySerializer.BinarySerializationContext.cs

@@ -90,10 +90,31 @@ public static partial class AcBinarySerializer
         /// Global recursion depth counter — final safety net against pathological graphs and non-IId cycles.
         /// Incremented/decremented at object-recursion entry/exit points (WriteObject runtime + generated WriteProperties/ScanObject).
         /// Checked against <see cref="AcSerializerContextBase{TMetadata,TOptions}.MaxDepth"/> (byte, default 255).
-        /// Replaces the per-call <c>int depth</c> parameter passing — one byte field on context, ~5-7 cycles per object instead of per call.
+        /// Gated by <see cref="NeedsDepthCheck"/> — single context field-read at each call site.
         /// </summary>
         internal byte RecursionDepth;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Pre-computed depth-check gate, set at <see cref="Reset"/>:
+        /// <c>!HasAllRefHandling &amp;&amp; MaxDepth &gt; 0 &amp;&amp; MaxDepthBehavior != Disable</c>.
+        /// <list type="bullet">
+        ///   <item><c>HasAllRefHandling=true</c>: every type tracked → 2nd-occurrence early-return prevents cycles → check redundant</item>
+        ///   <item><c>MaxDepth=0</c>: explicit developer opt-out (magic value) — disables the safety net entirely</item>
+        ///   <item><c>MaxDepthBehavior=Disable</c>: explicit developer opt-out (intent-level) — same effect, expressed via the behavior enum</item>
+        /// </list>
+        /// All three opt-outs collapse to <c>NeedsDepthCheck=false</c> so the hot path is a single field-read +
+        /// register-test, no per-call enum compare or negation. Truncate vs Throw dispatch (when implemented for
+        /// Truncate placement) consults <see cref="MaxDepthAction"/> on the rare depth-limit-hit path only.
+        /// </summary>
+        internal bool NeedsDepthCheck;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Pre-computed action when <see cref="RecursionDepth"/> reaches <see cref="AcSerializerContextBase{TMetadata,TOptions}.MaxDepth"/>.
+        /// Mirrors <see cref="AcSerializerOptions.MaxDepthBehavior"/>; checked inside the depth-comparison hot path
+        /// (gated short-circuit: comparison runs first, this enum is consulted only when the depth limit is actually hit).
+        /// </summary>
+        internal MaxDepthBehavior MaxDepthAction;
+
         #region WriteDuplicateEntry — scan pass output for write pass cursor
 
         private WriteDuplicateEntry[]? _writePlan;
@@ -299,6 +320,13 @@ public static partial class AcBinarySerializer
             HasStringInterning = Options.UseStringInterning != StringInterningMode.None;
 
             FastWire = Options.WireMode == WireMode.Fast;
+
+            // Pre-compute depth-check gate. Three opt-out paths collapsed here:
+            // 1. ReferenceHandling=All → every type tracked, per-type 2nd-occurrence prevents cycles
+            // 2. MaxDepth=0 → explicit developer opt-out (magic value)
+            // 3. MaxDepthBehavior=Disable → explicit developer opt-out (intent-level enum)
+            MaxDepthAction = Options.MaxDepthBehavior;
+            NeedsDepthCheck = !HasAllRefHandling && Options.MaxDepth > 0 && MaxDepthAction != MaxDepthBehavior.Disable;
         }
 
         public override void Clear()

AyCode.Core/Serializers/Binaries/AcBinarySerializer.ScanPass.cs

@@ -156,12 +156,15 @@ public static partial class AcBinarySerializer
         }
 
         // Fallback: runtime property loop (no SGen writer for this type)
-        // Global recursion depth safety net — only when ReferenceHandling != All
+        // Global recursion depth safety net — gated by context.NeedsDepthCheck
-        // (HasAllRefHandling=true tracks every type → 2nd-occurrence early-return above already prevents cycles).
+        // (pre-computed at Reset(): !HasAllRefHandling && MaxDepth > 0 && MaxDepthBehavior != Disable).
-        var needsDepthCheck = !context.HasAllRefHandling;
+        // Local-cached flag: 1 ctx field-read, register-resident — re-used at inc and dec.
+        var needsDepthCheck = context.NeedsDepthCheck;
         if (needsDepthCheck)
         {
-            if (context.RecursionDepth >= context.MaxDepth) throw new InvalidOperationException($"AcBinary scan: recursion depth exceeded MaxDepth={context.MaxDepth}");
+            if (context.RecursionDepth >= context.MaxDepth)
+                throw new InvalidOperationException(
+                    $"AcBinary scan: recursion depth exceeded MaxDepth={context.MaxDepth} at type '{wrapper.Metadata.SourceType.FullName}' (depth={context.RecursionDepth})");
             context.RecursionDepth++;
         }
 

AyCode.Core/Serializers/Binaries/AcBinarySerializer.cs

@@ -1611,18 +1611,21 @@ public static partial class AcBinarySerializer
             var generatedWriter = wrapper.GeneratedWriter;
             if (generatedWriter != null)
             {
-                // SGen path handles its own RecursionDepth inc/dec via generated emit (gated on !HasAllRefHandling)
+                // SGen path handles its own RecursionDepth inc/dec via generated emit (gated by NeedsDepthCheck)
                 generatedWriter.WriteProperties(value, context);
                 return;
             }
         }
 
-        // Runtime path: global recursion depth safety net — only when ReferenceHandling != All
+        // Runtime path: global recursion depth safety net — gated by context.NeedsDepthCheck
-        // (HasAllRefHandling=true tracks every type → write plan already prevents cycles via ObjectRef).
+        // (pre-computed at Reset(): !HasAllRefHandling && MaxDepth > 0 && MaxDepthBehavior != Disable).
-        var needsDepthCheck = !context.HasAllRefHandling;
+        // Local-cached flag: 1 ctx field-read, register-resident — re-used at inc and dec.
+        var needsDepthCheck = context.NeedsDepthCheck;
         if (needsDepthCheck)
         {
-            if (context.RecursionDepth >= context.MaxDepth) throw new InvalidOperationException($"AcBinary serialize: recursion depth exceeded MaxDepth={context.MaxDepth}");
+            if (context.RecursionDepth >= context.MaxDepth)
+                throw new InvalidOperationException($"AcBinary serialize: recursion depth exceeded MaxDepth={context.MaxDepth} at type '{wrapper.Metadata.SourceType.FullName}' (depth={context.RecursionDepth}, position={context.Position})");
+
             context.RecursionDepth++;
         }