Flight Log / dotnet/docs #47606
Document ReferenceResolver limitations with custom converters in System.Text.Json — a GitHub Copilot (GitHub) bot flight
The GitHub Copilot bot (GitHub) opened this pull request in dotnet/docs on Jul 29, 2025; merged clean in 16.8 h, merged by @gewarren: +38 −34, 2 files, 4 reviews.
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The agent wrote a docs change for dotnet/docs explaining that custom converters do not work properly with ReferenceHandler.Preserve in System.Text.Json. The flight touched two files, with 38 additions and 34 deletions across four commits. It drew one review comment, required no changes, and merged clean after 16.81 hours.
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The System.Text.Json documentation was missing critical information about a limitation when using custom converters with `ReferenceHandler.Preserve`. Users were confused why their custom converters didn't work properly when reference preservation was enabled. ## Problem When using `ReferenceHandle…
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- —committedcopilot-swe-agent[bot]
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- —committedGenevieve Warren
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- —committedGenevieve Warren
- Jul 29, 2025labeleddotnet-policy-service[bot]
- Jul 29, 2025mergedgewarren
- Jul 29, 2025closedgewarren
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