How to deserialize an array in root of json post request

[drmmr763]

Hello! Thanks for this very useful package!

I seem to be having trouble figuring out how to properly deserialize into my data classes an array that is at the root level of the POST request.

For example:

POST projects/{projectID}/bulk-operations

[
  {
     "command": "update",
     "candidateId": 1,
     "hidden": true
  },
  {
     "command": "update",
     "candidateId": 1,
     "hidden": true
  },
]

I'm trying to magically deserialize the above with a controller request method.

class myController extends Controller {

   public function bulkUpdate(BulkUpdateRequest $request, Project $project)
   {
      //
   }
}

Then in my request data class

class BulkUpdateRequest {
  public function __construct(
      /** Collection<int, BulkUpdateProjectCandidateOperation> $operations */ 
      public array $operations // <! -- cannot seem to get this to hydrate from the root of the json body
   )
  {}
}

It seems the only way I can make this work is by placing the commands into a wrapper field:

POST projects/{projectID}/bulk-operations

{
  "commands: [
   {
     "command": "update",
     "candidateId": 1,
     "hidden": true
  },
  {
     "command": "update",
     "candidateId": 1,
     "hidden": true
  }
]
}

And then updating the DTOs accordingly. But, I think I really shouldn't have todo that. Any ideas on how to accomplish this?

I did try using #[MapInputName('')] but that just failed to validate.

[rubenvanassche]

Hi @drmmr763,

at the moment such thing is not really possible. Technically it would be cool if it were possible to extend a data collection, being able to define what kind of data it collects and when such collection is injected we'll do the whole run of validating and creating the data and its collection. I would certainly merge such PR but don't have the time to work on it right now.