fix(author): fail on create due to functions as enumerable properties overridden in Object.assign

db/model/Gdoc/GdocAuthor.ts

@@ -27,6 +27,33 @@ export class GdocAuthor extends GdocBase implements OwidGdocAuthorInterface {
 
     static create(obj: OwidGdocBaseInterface): GdocAuthor {
         const gdoc = new GdocAuthor()
+        // We need to prevent obj methods from overriding GdocAuthor methods.
+        // This happens when createGdocAndInsertIntoDb() passes a GdocBase
+        // instance to loadGdocFromGdocBase(), instead of a simple object. In
+        // this case, simply assigning obj to gdoc would override GdocAuthor
+        // methods with GdocBase methods, in particular the
+        // _enrichedSubclassContent. When creating a new author,
+        // _enrichedSubclassContent would run from the base GdocBase class
+        // instead of the GdocAuthor subclass, and the socials block would not
+        // be shaped as an ArchieML block, thus throwing an error.
+
+        // A first approach to avoid this would be to use Object.assign(), while
+        // omitting functions:
+        // Object.assign(gdoc, omitBy(obj, isFunction))
+
+        // A better approach is to avoid registering these functions as
+        // enumerable properties in the first place, so they are not listed by
+        // Object.assign(). The simplest way to do this is to define them as
+        // class methods, which are not enumerable, and instead attached to the
+        // class prototype. When we call Object.assign(gdoc, obj), these methods
+        // are ignored. Even after the assign, gdoc._enrichedSubclassContent()
+        // will then still accurately target the GdocAuthor method, and not the
+        // GdocBase method.
+
+        // see
+        // https://github.com/owid/owid-grapher/pull/3600#issuecomment-2116990248
+        // for a more detailed presentation on this topic
+
         Object.assign(gdoc, obj)
         return gdoc
     }

db/model/Gdoc/GdocBase.ts

@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import {
     Span,
     traverseEnrichedSpan,
     uniq,
-    identity,
     OwidGdocBaseInterface,
     OwidGdocPublicationContext,
     BreadcrumbItem,
@@ -74,26 +73,40 @@ export class GdocBase implements OwidGdocBaseInterface {
     linkedIndicators: Record<number, LinkedIndicator> = {}
     linkedDocuments: Record<string, OwidGdocMinimalPostInterface> = {}
     latestDataInsights: MinimalDataInsightInterface[] = []
-
-    _getSubclassEnrichedBlocks: (gdoc: typeof this) => OwidEnrichedGdocBlock[] =
-        () => []
-    _enrichSubclassContent: (content: Record<string, any>) => void = identity
-    _validateSubclass: (
-        knex: db.KnexReadonlyTransaction,
-        gdoc: typeof this
-    ) => Promise<OwidGdocErrorMessage[]> = async () => []
     _omittableFields: string[] = []
 
-    _loadSubclassAttachments: (
-        knex: db.KnexReadonlyTransaction
-    ) => Promise<void> = async () => undefined
-
     constructor(id?: string) {
         if (id) {
             this.id = id
         }
     }
 
+    /******************************************************************
+     * !! Use methods instead of functions as enumerable properties   *
+     * (see GdocAuthor.ts for rationale)                              *
+     ******************************************************************/
+
+    _getSubclassEnrichedBlocks(_gdoc: typeof this): OwidEnrichedGdocBlock[] {
+        return []
+    }
+
+    _enrichSubclassContent(_content: Record<string, any>): void {
+        return
+    }
+
+    async _validateSubclass(
+        _knex: db.KnexReadonlyTransaction,
+        _gdoc: typeof this
+    ): Promise<OwidGdocErrorMessage[]> {
+        return []
+    }
+
+    async _loadSubclassAttachments(
+        _knex: db.KnexReadonlyTransaction
+    ): Promise<void> {
+        return
+    }
+
     protected typeSpecificFilenames(): string[] {
         return []
     }

db/model/Gdoc/GdocDataInsight.ts

@@ -19,10 +19,7 @@ export class GdocDataInsight
     content!: OwidGdocDataInsightContent
 
     constructor(id?: string) {
-        super()
-        if (id) {
-            this.id = id
-        }
+        super(id)
     }
 
     static create(obj: OwidGdocBaseInterface): GdocDataInsight {

db/model/Gdoc/GdocFactory.ts

@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ export async function createGdocAndInsertIntoDb(
     // We have to fetch it here because we need to know the type of the Gdoc in load()
     const base = new GdocBase(id)
     await base.fetchAndEnrichGdoc()
-    await upsertGdoc(knex, base)
 
     // Load its metadata and state so that subclass parsing & validation is also done.
     // This involves a second call to the DB and Google, which makes me sad, but it'll do for now.
@@ -107,8 +106,13 @@ export async function createGdocAndInsertIntoDb(
         GdocsContentSource.Gdocs
     )
 
-    // 2024-03-12 Daniel: We used to save here before the knex refactor but I think that was redundant?
-    // await gdoc.save()
+    // Save the enriched Gdoc to the database (including subclass-specific
+    // enrichments, cf. _enrichSubclassContent()). Otherwise subclass
+    // enrichments are not present on the Gdoc subclass when loading from the DB
+    // (GdocsContentSource.Internal), since subclass enrichements are only done
+    // while fetching the live gdocs (GdocsContentSource.Gdocs) in
+    // loadGdocFromGdocBase().
+    await upsertGdoc(knex, gdoc)
 
     return gdoc
 }

db/model/Gdoc/GdocHomepage.ts

@@ -20,10 +20,7 @@ export class GdocHomepage
     content!: OwidGdocHomepageContent
 
     constructor(id?: string) {
-        super()
-        if (id) {
-            this.id = id
-        }
+        super(id)
     }
 
     static create(obj: OwidGdocBaseInterface): GdocHomepage {