I recently came across a package named Seroval that helps serialize or stringify JavaScript objects into strings. However, I'm not very experienced in this area and I'm trying to understand the practical applications for this type of functionality. Can anyone share examples or scenarios where such a tool might be beneficial? Personally, I can't foresee needing to deal with recursive objects or other complex structures like cyclic references or Infinity values.
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A real-world example is when you're using axios for making HTTP requests. The response object often refers back to the request object, creating a cycle that makes it impossible to stringify with standard methods. With a tool like Seroval, you could handle that gracefully and actually serialize these complex objects.
Can you share a specific case where you'd need to stringify a Request or Response object? I'm not sure I see the need for that.