字符串化(转换为 JSON)具有循环引用的 JavaScript 对象

TypeError: Converting circular structure to JSON

代码:

function finger(xid, xparent){
    this.id = xid;
    this.xparent;
    //other attributes
}

function arm(xid, xparent){
    this.id = xid;
    this.parent = xparent;
    this.fingers = [];

    //other attributes

    this.moveArm = function() {
        //moveArm function details - not included in this testcase
        alert("moveArm Executed");
    }
}

 function person(xid, xparent, xname){
    this.id = xid;
    this.parent = xparent;
    this.name = xname
    this.arms = []

    this.createArms = function () {
        this.arms[this.arms.length] = new arm(this.id, this);
    }
}

function group(xid, xparent){
    this.id = xid;
    this.parent = xparent;
    this.people = [];
    that = this;

    this.createPerson = function () {
        this.people[this.people.length] = new person(this.people.length, this, "someName");
        //other commands
    }

    this.saveGroup = function () {
        alert(JSON.stringify(that.people));
    }
}

这是我为这个问题创建的测试用例.这段代码中有错误，但本质上我在对象中有对象，并且传递给每个对象的引用以显示创建对象时父对象是什么.每个对象还包含我不希望字符串化的函数.我只想要 Person.Name 等属性.

JSON.stringify( that.person, function( key, value) {
  if( key == 'parent') { return value.id;}
  else {return value;}
})

function Person( params) {
  this.id = params['id'];
  this.name = params['name']; 
  this.father = null;
  this.fingers = [];
  // etc.
}

var me = new Person({ id: 1, name: 'Luke'});
var him = new Person( { id:2, name: 'Darth Vader'});
me.father = him; 
JSON.stringify(me); // so far so good

him.father = me; // time travel assumed :-)
JSON.stringify(me); // "TypeError: Converting circular structure to JSON"
// But this should do the job:
JSON.stringify(me, function( key, value) {
  if(key == 'father') { 
    return value.id;
  } else {
    return value;
  };
});