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+package com.fasterxml.jackson.failing;
+
+import java.util.*;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.*;
+
+public class KeySerializers1679Test extends BaseMapTest
+{
+    /*
+    /**********************************************************
+    /* Unit tests
+    /**********************************************************
+     */
+
+    private final ObjectMapper MAPPER = new ObjectMapper();
+
+    // [databind#1679]
+    public void testRecursion1679() throws Exception
+    {
+        Map<Object, Object> objectMap = new HashMap<Object, Object>();
+        objectMap.put(new Object(), new Object());
+        String json = MAPPER.writeValueAsString(objectMap);
+        assertEquals("{}", json);
+    }
+}