fix: should check values has been saved instead of rel.Name

callbacks/associations.go

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package callbacks
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -350,11 +349,9 @@ func saveAssociations(db *gorm.DB, rel *schema.Relationship, values interface{},
 	)
 
 	// stop save association loop
-	savedRelKey := fmt.Sprintf("gorm:saved_relation_%s", rel.Name)
+	if checkAssociationsSaved(db, values) {
-	if _, ok := db.Get(savedRelKey); ok {
 		return nil
 	}
-	db.Set(savedRelKey, true)
 
 	for name, ok := range selectColumns {
 		columnName := ""
@@ -398,3 +395,23 @@ func saveAssociations(db *gorm.DB, rel *schema.Relationship, values interface{},
 
 	return db.AddError(tx.Create(values).Error)
 }
+
+// check association values has been saved
+func checkAssociationsSaved(db *gorm.DB, values interface{}) (saved bool) {
+	visitMapStoreKey := "gorm:saved_association_map"
+	var vistMap VisitMap
+	if visit, ok := db.Get(visitMapStoreKey); ok {
+		if v, ok := visit.(VisitMap); ok {
+			vistMap = v
+			if LoadOrStoreVisitMap(&vistMap, values) {
+				return true
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		vistMap = make(VisitMap)
+		LoadOrStoreVisitMap(&vistMap, values)
+	}
+
+	db.Set(visitMapStoreKey, vistMap)
+	return false
+}

callbacks/helper.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package callbacks
 
 import (
+	"reflect"
 	"sort"
 
 	"gorm.io/gorm"
@@ -120,3 +121,47 @@ func checkMissingWhereConditions(db *gorm.DB) {
 		return
 	}
 }
+
+type VisitMap = map[reflect.Value]bool
+
+// Check if circular values
+func LoadOrStoreVisitMap(origin *VisitMap, v interface{}) (loaded bool) {
+	if v == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	value := reflect.ValueOf(v)
+	return loadOrStoreVisitMap(origin, value)
+}
+
+func loadOrStoreVisitMap(vistMap *VisitMap, v reflect.Value) (loaded bool) {
+	if v.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
+		v = v.Elem()
+	}
+
+	switch v.Kind() {
+	case reflect.Slice, reflect.Array:
+		sameCount := 0
+		for i := 0; i < v.Len(); i++ {
+			subv := v.Index(i)
+			if subv.CanAddr() {
+				if loadOrStoreVisitMap(vistMap, subv) {
+					sameCount++
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		// all slice item already visited
+		if v.Len() == sameCount {
+			return true
+		}
+	case reflect.Struct, reflect.Interface:
+		if v.CanAddr() {
+			p := v.Addr()
+			if _, ok := (*vistMap)[p]; ok {
+				return true
+			} else {
+				(*vistMap)[p] = true
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}