Fix uploadTracks.create()

packages/cma-client-node/__tests__/upload.test.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { generateNewCmaClient } from '../../../jest-helpers/generateNewCmaClient';
-import { generateId } from '../../cma-client/src';
+import { ApiError, generateId } from '../../cma-client/src';
 
 describe('upload', () => {
   it.concurrent('upload local file', async () => {
@@ -10,6 +10,22 @@ describe('upload', () => {
     });
 
     expect(upload.path.endsWith('text.txt')).toBeTruthy();
+
+    try {
+      await client.uploadTracks.create(upload, {
+        url_or_upload_request_id: upload.url,
+        type: 'subtitles',
+        language_code: 'it-IT',
+      });
+    } catch (e) {
+      if (!(e instanceof ApiError)) {
+        throw e;
+      }
+
+      if (!e.findError('NOT_A_VIDEO')) {
+        throw e;
+      }
+    }
   });
 
   it.concurrent('upload remote file', async () => {

packages/rest-client-utils/src/serialize.ts

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export function serializeRequestBody<T extends { data: unknown } | null>(
     } as unknown as T;
   }
 
-  const { id, meta, ...otherProperties } = body as any;
+  const { id, type: typeInBody, meta, ...otherProperties } = body as any;
 
   const attributes: Record<string, unknown> = {};
   const relationships: Record<string, unknown> = {};
@@ -111,12 +111,21 @@ export function serializeRequestBody<T extends { data: unknown } | null>(
         }
       }
     }
+
+    // 'type' key present in data is always ignored..
+    // UNLESS the entity has a `type` attribute
+    if (
+      options.attributes.includes('type') &&
+      typeof typeInBody !== 'undefined'
+    ) {
+      attributes.type = typeInBody;
+    }
   }
 
   return {
     data: {
       ...(id || options.id ? { id: id || options.id } : {}),
-      type: options.type, // If a body.type is passed in, it should go in data.attributes. Only options.type should be here at the root.
+      type: options.type,
       ...(Object.keys(attributes).length > 0 ? { attributes } : {}),
       ...(Object.keys(relationships).length > 0 ? { relationships } : {}),
       ...(meta ? { meta } : {}),