Fix TypeError when Response.getContent() returns null in Taskrouter Context classes

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Problem

Users were experiencing a TypeError in production when using Taskrouter API methods:

TypeError: Twilio\Rest\Taskrouter\V1\Workspace\TaskInstance::__construct(): Argument #2 ($payload) must be of type array, null given, called in /src/vendor/twilio/sdk/src/Twilio/Rest/Taskrouter/V1/Workspace/TaskContext.php on line 85

This error occurs when Response::getContent() returns null instead of an array. The getContent() method calls json_decode() which returns null when:

• The JSON string cannot be decoded
• The max nesting depth (default 512) is exceeded

Root Cause

Multiple Taskrouter Context classes were passing the raw result from $this->version->fetch() and $this->version->update() directly to Instance constructors that require an array type:

// Problematic pattern
$payload = $this->version->update('POST', $this->uri, [], $data, $headers);
return new TaskInstance($this->version, $payload, ...); // $payload can be null

Solution

Added null coalescing operator (?? []) to provide an empty array fallback when the payload is null:

// Fixed pattern  
$payload = $this->version->update('POST', $this->uri, [], $data, $headers);
return new TaskInstance($this->version, $payload ?? [], ...); // Safe fallback

This prevents the TypeError while maintaining normal functionality when valid JSON is returned. The Values::array_get() method used by Instance classes already handles missing keys gracefully, so an empty array is a safe fallback.

Files Changed

• TaskContext.php - Fixed fetch() and update() methods
• WorkflowContext.php - Fixed fetch() and update() methods
• WorkerContext.php - Fixed fetch() and update() methods
• ActivityContext.php - Fixed fetch() and update() methods
• TaskQueueContext.php - Fixed fetch() and update() methods

Testing

• Added comprehensive unit tests covering null and invalid JSON scenarios
• Verified normal functionality with valid JSON responses remains unchanged
• Confirmed that unfixed Context classes still exhibit the TypeError, validating the necessity of this fix

Fixes #787

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