chore: Handle recursive JSON schema references in type conversion.

Fixes #2181

PiperOrigin-RevId: 894740183

Author: speedstorm1

google/genai/_transformers.py

@@ -665,6 +665,7 @@ def process_schema(
     defs: Optional[_common.StringDict] = None,
     *,
     order_properties: bool = True,
+    visited_dicts_path: Optional[set[int]] = None,
 ) -> None:
   """Updates the schema and each sub-schema inplace to be API-compatible.
 
@@ -726,6 +727,13 @@ def process_schema(
         'type': 'array'
     }
   """
+  if visited_dicts_path is None:
+    visited_dicts_path = set()
+
+  if id(schema) in visited_dicts_path:
+    return
+  visited_dicts_path.add(id(schema))
+
   if schema.get('title') == 'PlaceholderLiteralEnum':
     del schema['title']
 
@@ -750,7 +758,11 @@ def process_schema(
       # directly referencing another '$ref':
       # https://json-schema.org/understanding-json-schema/structuring#recursion
       process_schema(
-          sub_schema, client, defs, order_properties=order_properties
+          sub_schema,
+          client,
+          defs,
+          order_properties=order_properties,
+          visited_dicts_path=visited_dicts_path,
       )
 
   handle_null_fields(schema)
@@ -765,11 +777,21 @@ def _recurse(sub_schema: _common.StringDict) -> _common.StringDict:
     """Returns the processed `sub_schema`, resolving its '$ref' if any."""
     if (ref := sub_schema.pop('$ref', None)) is not None:
       sub_schema = defs[ref.split('defs/')[-1]]
-    process_schema(sub_schema, client, defs, order_properties=order_properties)
+      if id(sub_schema) in visited_dicts_path:
+        return {}
+
+    process_schema(
+        sub_schema,
+        client,
+        defs,
+        order_properties=order_properties,
+        visited_dicts_path=visited_dicts_path,
+    )
     return sub_schema
 
   if (any_of := schema.get('anyOf')) is not None:
     schema['anyOf'] = [_recurse(sub_schema) for sub_schema in any_of]
+    visited_dicts_path.remove(id(schema))
     return
 
   schema_type = schema.get('type')
@@ -809,6 +831,7 @@ def _recurse(sub_schema: _common.StringDict) -> _common.StringDict:
     if (prefixes := schema.get('prefixItems')) is not None:
       schema['prefixItems'] = [_recurse(prefix) for prefix in prefixes]
 
+  visited_dicts_path.remove(id(schema))
 
 def _process_enum(
     enum: EnumMeta, client: Optional[_api_client.BaseApiClient]

google/genai/tests/transformers/test_schema.py

@@ -607,6 +607,39 @@ def test_process_schema_order_properties_propagates_into_any_of(
     assert schema == schema_without_property_ordering
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('use_vertex', [True, False])
+def test_process_schema_with_cycle(client):
+  schema = {
+      'type': 'OBJECT',
+      'properties': {
+          'recursive': {'$ref': '#/$defs/RecursiveObject'},
+      },
+      '$defs': {
+          'RecursiveObject': {
+              'type': 'OBJECT',
+              'properties': {
+                  'self': {'$ref': '#/$defs/RecursiveObject'},
+              }
+          }
+      }
+  }
+
+  _transformers.process_schema(schema, client)
+
+  expected = {
+      'type': 'OBJECT',
+      'properties': {
+          'recursive': {
+              'type': 'OBJECT',
+              'properties': {
+                  'self': {}
+              }
+          }
+      }
+  }
+  assert schema == expected
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('use_vertex', [True, False])
 def test_t_schema_does_not_change_property_ordering_if_set(client):
   """Tests t_schema doesn't overwrite the property_ordering field if already set."""

google/genai/tests/types/test_types.py

@@ -2687,6 +2687,30 @@ def func_under_test(a: int) -> str:
   assert actual_schema_vertex == expected_schema_vertex
 
 
+def test_convert_json_schema_with_cycle():
+  json_schema_dict = {
+      'type': 'object',
+      'properties': {
+          'foo': {'$ref': '#/$defs/Foo'}
+      },
+      '$defs': {
+          'Foo': {
+              'type': 'object',
+              'properties': {
+                  'foo': {'$ref': '#/$defs/Foo'}
+              }
+          }
+      }
+  }
+
+  json_schema = types.JSONSchema(**json_schema_dict)
+  schema = types.Schema.from_json_schema(json_schema=json_schema)
+
+  assert schema.type == types.Type.OBJECT
+  assert schema.properties['foo'].type == types.Type.OBJECT
+  assert schema.properties['foo'].properties['foo'] == types.Schema()
+
+
 def test_case_insensitive_enum():
   assert types.Type('STRING') == types.Type.STRING
   assert types.Type('string') == types.Type.STRING

google/genai/types.py

@@ -2911,14 +2911,20 @@ def convert_json_schema(
         root_json_schema_dict: dict[str, Any],
         api_option: Literal['VERTEX_AI', 'GEMINI_API'],
         raise_error_on_unsupported_field: bool,
+        visited_refs: Optional[set[str]] = None,
     ) -> 'Schema':
+      if visited_refs is None:
+        visited_refs = set()
+
       schema = Schema()
       json_schema_dict = current_json_schema.model_dump()
 
-      if json_schema_dict.get('ref'):
-        json_schema_dict = _resolve_ref(
-            json_schema_dict['ref'], root_json_schema_dict
-        )
+      ref = json_schema_dict.get('ref')
+      if ref:
+        if ref in visited_refs:
+          return Schema()
+        visited_refs.add(ref)
+        json_schema_dict = _resolve_ref(ref, root_json_schema_dict)
 
       raise_error_if_cannot_convert(
           json_schema_dict=json_schema_dict,
@@ -2985,6 +2991,7 @@ def convert_json_schema(
               root_json_schema_dict=root_json_schema_dict,
               api_option=api_option,
               raise_error_on_unsupported_field=raise_error_on_unsupported_field,
+              visited_refs=visited_refs,
           )
           setattr(schema, field_name, schema_field_value)
         elif field_name in list_schema_field_names:
@@ -2994,6 +3001,7 @@ def convert_json_schema(
                   root_json_schema_dict=root_json_schema_dict,
                   api_option=api_option,
                   raise_error_on_unsupported_field=raise_error_on_unsupported_field,
+                  visited_refs=visited_refs,
               )
               for this_field_value in field_value
           ]
@@ -3007,6 +3015,7 @@ def convert_json_schema(
                   root_json_schema_dict=root_json_schema_dict,
                   api_option=api_option,
                   raise_error_on_unsupported_field=raise_error_on_unsupported_field,
+                  visited_refs=visited_refs,
               )
               for key, value in field_value.items()
           }
@@ -3051,6 +3060,8 @@ def convert_json_schema(
           if default_value is not None:
             schema.default = default_value
 
+      if ref:
+        visited_refs.remove(ref)
       return schema
 
     # This is the initial call to the recursive function.