ObjectSerializer.cs

using System.Linq;
using Newtonsoft.Json;
using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
using ScriptCs.Contracts;

namespace ScriptCs.Hosting
{
    public class ObjectSerializer : IObjectSerializer
    {
        private static readonly JsonSerializerSettings settings = new JsonSerializerSettings
        {
            Formatting = Formatting.Indented,
            PreserveReferencesHandling = PreserveReferencesHandling.Objects,
            ReferenceLoopHandling = ReferenceLoopHandling.Serialize,
        };

        public string Serialize(object value)
        {
            try
            {
                var writer = new JTokenWriter();
                var serializer = JsonSerializer.Create(settings);
                serializer.Serialize(writer, value);

                var container = writer.Token as JContainer;
                if (container != null)
                {
                    var idProperties = container.Descendants().OfType<JProperty>().Where(d => d.Name == "$id").ToList();
                    if (idProperties.Any())
                    {
                        var refProperties = container.Descendants().OfType<JProperty>().Where(d => d.Name == "$ref").ToList();
                        if (refProperties.Any())
                        {
                            foreach (var idProperty in idProperties
                                .Where(idProperty => refProperties
                                    .All(refProperty => refProperty.Value.ToString() != idProperty.Value.ToString())))
                            {
                                idProperty.Remove();
                            }
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            foreach (var idProperty in idProperties)
                            {
                                idProperty.Remove();
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }

                return writer.Token.ToString();
            }
            catch (JsonSerializationException)
            {
                return string.Format("Couldn't serialize a returned instance of {0}", value.GetType());
            }
        }
    }
}