Improve omitting circular references

logtail/frame.py

@@ -60,23 +60,28 @@ def _parse_custom_events(record, include_extra_attributes):
 def _remove_circular_dependencies(obj, memo=None):
     if memo is None:
         memo = set()
+
     # Skip immutable types, which can't contain circular dependencies
-    if isinstance(obj, (str, int, float, bool)):
+    if isinstance(obj, (str, int, float, bool, type(None))):
         return obj
-    if id(obj) in memo:
+
+    # For mutable objects, check for circular references
+    obj_id = id(obj)
+    if obj_id in memo:
         return "<omitted circular reference>"
-    memo.add(id(obj))
+    memo.add(obj_id)
+
     if isinstance(obj, dict):
         new_dict = {}
         for key, value in obj.items():
-            new_dict[key] = _remove_circular_dependencies(value, memo)
+            new_dict[key] = _remove_circular_dependencies(value, memo.copy())
         return new_dict
     elif isinstance(obj, list):
-        return [_remove_circular_dependencies(item, memo) for item in obj]
+        return [_remove_circular_dependencies(item, memo.copy()) for item in obj]
     elif isinstance(obj, tuple):
-        return tuple(_remove_circular_dependencies(item, memo) for item in obj)
+        return tuple(_remove_circular_dependencies(item, memo.copy()) for item in obj)
     elif isinstance(obj, set):
-        return {_remove_circular_dependencies(item, memo) for item in obj}
+        return {_remove_circular_dependencies(item, memo.copy()) for item in obj}
     else:
         return obj
 

tests/test_handler.py

@@ -224,6 +224,27 @@ def test_can_have_multiple_instance_of_same_string_in_extra_data(self, MockWorke
         self.assertEqual(log_entry['test2'], 'this is a test string')
         self.assertTrue(handler.pipe.empty())
 
+    @patch('logtail.handler.FlushWorker')
+    def test_can_have_multiple_instance_of_same_array_in_extra_data(self, MockWorker):
+        buffer_capacity = 1
+        handler = LogtailHandler(
+            source_token=self.source_token,
+            buffer_capacity=buffer_capacity
+        )
+
+        logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+        logger.handlers = []
+        logger.addHandler(handler)
+        test_array = ['this is a test string']
+        logger.info('hello', extra={'test1': test_array, 'test2': test_array})
+
+        log_entry = handler.pipe.get()
+
+        self.assertEqual(log_entry['message'], 'hello')
+        self.assertEqual(log_entry['test1'], ['this is a test string'])
+        self.assertEqual(log_entry['test2'], ['this is a test string'])
+        self.assertTrue(handler.pipe.empty())
+
     @patch('logtail.handler.FlushWorker')
     def test_can_send_circular_dependency_in_context(self, MockWorker):
         buffer_capacity = 1