Fix #18469: Fixed Link::serialize(array $links) method in yii\web\Link

Author: ggh2e3

framework/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ Yii Framework 2 Change Log
 
 2.0.50 under development
 ------------------------
+
+- Bug #18469: Fixed `Link::serialize(array $links)` method in `yii\web\Link` (ggh2e3)
 - Bug #20040: Fix type `boolean` in `MSSQL` (terabytesoftw)
 - Bug #20005: Fix `yii\console\controllers\ServeController` to specify the router script (terabytesoftw)
 - Bug #19060: Fix `yii\widgets\Menu` bug when using Closure for active item and adding additional tests in `tests\framework\widgets\MenuTest` (atrandafir)

framework/web/Link.php

@@ -62,11 +62,10 @@ public static function serialize(array $links)
     {
         foreach ($links as $rel => $link) {
             if (is_array($link)) {
-                foreach ($link as $i => $l) {
-                    $link[$i] = $l instanceof self ? array_filter((array) $l) : ['href' => $l];
-                }
-                $links[$rel] = $link;
-            } elseif (!$link instanceof self) {
+                $links[$rel] = self::serialize($link);
+            } elseif ($link instanceof self) {
+                $links[$rel] = array_filter((array)$link);
+            } else {
                 $links[$rel] = ['href' => $link];
             }
         }

tests/framework/web/LinkTest.php

@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @link https://www.yiiframework.com/
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) 2008 Yii Software LLC
+ * @license https://www.yiiframework.com/license/
+ */
+
+namespace yiiunit\framework\web;
+
+use yii\web\Link;
+use yiiunit\TestCase;
+
+/**
+ * @group web
+ */
+class LinkTest extends TestCase
+{
+    public function testSerializeLinkInSimpleArrayWillRemoveNotSetValues()
+    {
+        $managerLink = new Link([
+            'href' => 'https://example.com/users/4',
+            'name' => 'User 4',
+            'title' => 'My Manager',
+        ]);
+
+        $expected = [
+            'self' => [
+                'href' => 'https://example.com/users/1'
+            ],
+            'manager' => [
+                'href' => 'https://example.com/users/4',
+                'name' => 'User 4',
+                'title' => 'My Manager',
+            ],
+        ];
+
+        $this->assertEquals($expected, Link::serialize([
+            'self' => 'https://example.com/users/1',
+            'manager' => $managerLink,
+        ]));
+    }
+
+    public function testSerializeNestedArrayWithLinkWillSerialize()
+    {
+        $linkData = [
+            'self' => new Link([
+                'href' => 'https://example.com/users/3',
+                'name' => 'Daffy Duck',
+            ]),
+            'fellows' => [
+                [
+                    new Link([
+                        'href' => 'https://example.com/users/4',
+                        'name' => 'Bugs Bunny',
+                    ]),
+                ],
+                [
+                    new Link([
+                        'href' => 'https://example.com/users/5',
+                        'name' => 'Lola Bunny',
+                    ]),
+                ]
+            ]
+        ];
+
+        $expected = [
+            'self' => [
+                'href' => 'https://example.com/users/3',
+                'name' => 'Daffy Duck',
+            ],
+            'fellows' => [
+                [
+                    [
+                        'href' => 'https://example.com/users/4',
+                        'name' => 'Bugs Bunny',
+                    ]
+                ],
+                [
+                    [
+                        'href' => 'https://example.com/users/5',
+                        'name' => 'Lola Bunny',
+                    ]
+                ]
+            ],
+        ];
+
+        $this->assertEquals($expected, Link::serialize($linkData));
+    }
+}