Make root field transient in all classes

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GitHubInteractiveObject.java

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+package org.kohsuke.github;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JacksonInject;
+
+/**
+ * Defines a base class that all classes in this library that interact with GitHub inherit from.
+ *
+ * Ensures that all data references to GitHub connection are transient.
+ *
+ * Classes that do not need to interact with GitHub after they are instantiated do not need to inherit from this class.
+ */
+abstract class GitHubInteractiveObject {
+    @JacksonInject
+    /* package almost final */ transient GitHub root;
+
+    GitHubInteractiveObject() {
+        root = null;
+    }
+
+    GitHubInteractiveObject(GitHub root) {
+        this.root = root;
+    }
+}