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The getResponseAsObject method in ODataResponse was incorrectly assuming that when a response contains a "value" key, it would always be an array. This caused a fatal error when API endpoints returned single values instead of arrays.

Problem

Consider an API endpoint that performs an action (like converting a quote to an order) and returns:

{
    "value": "{{uniqueIDofCreatedOrder}}"
}

The existing code would attempt to iterate over this string with foreach, causing:

foreach ($result[Constants::ODATA_VALUE] as $obj) {
    $objArray[] = new $class($obj);
}

This results in Warning: foreach() argument must be of type array|object, string given.

Solution

Added type checking before iteration to handle both scenarios:

  • Array values: Iterate and create multiple Entity objects (preserves existing behavior)
  • Single values: Create a single Entity object with the value properly stored

The fix is minimal and surgical - only 8 lines added with no existing code removed:

if (array_key_exists(Constants::ODATA_VALUE, $result)) {
    $value = $result[Constants::ODATA_VALUE];
    
    // Check if value is an array before iterating
    if (is_array($value)) {
        $objArray = array();
        foreach ($value as $obj) {
            $objArray[] = new $class($obj);
        }
        return $objArray;
    } else {
        // Single value case - wrap in array and create single object
        return [new $class(['value' => $value])];
    }
}

Testing

Added comprehensive tests covering all scenarios:

  • Array responses (existing behavior preserved)
  • String responses (fixes the reported issue)
  • Numeric responses (edge case)
  • Responses without "value" key (existing behavior preserved)
  • Empty array responses (edge case)

All tests pass and confirm no regressions while successfully resolving the original issue.

Fixes #154.

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Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] ODataResponse assumes "value" key will be an array Fix ODataResponse to handle non-array values in "value" key Sep 4, 2025
Copilot AI requested a review from anderly September 4, 2025 19:49
@anderly anderly marked this pull request as ready for review September 5, 2025 19:52
@anderly anderly merged commit a255929 into master Sep 5, 2025
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@anderly anderly deleted the copilot/fix-154 branch September 5, 2025 21:47
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