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fix serialization for empty object #4

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fix serialization for empty object
itsmeadi Oct 14, 2025
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fix serialization for empty object
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11 changes: 7 additions & 4 deletions src/GeneratedModels/BaseModel.php
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Expand Up @@ -125,14 +125,14 @@ private static function camelToSnake(string $camelCase): string
/**
* Automatic JSON serialization using reflection and property types
*/
public function jsonSerialize(): array
public function jsonSerialize(): array|object
{
$result = [];
$reflection = new \ReflectionClass($this);
$constructor = $reflection->getConstructor();

if (!$constructor) {
return [];
return (object)[];
}

foreach ($constructor->getParameters() as $param) {
Expand All @@ -147,7 +147,8 @@ public function jsonSerialize(): array
$result[$jsonKey] = $this->serializeValue($value);
}

return $result;
// Force empty arrays to be encoded as objects {} instead of arrays []
return empty($result) ? (object)[] : $result;
}

/**
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -188,7 +189,9 @@ private function serializeValue(mixed $value): mixed
*/
public function toArray(): array
{
return $this->jsonSerialize();
$result = $this->jsonSerialize();
// If jsonSerialize returns an empty object (for empty models), convert to empty array
return is_array($result) ? $result : [];
}

/**
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