JavaScript for Editing a Reference

Hey Peter V.!

Sorry for the slow reply - we had a problem with our comment notification system :).

Because you've verified that the reference in JavaScript contains the new originalFilename, the problem is likely on the server (in the controller) with updating the data onto the object. I'm not sure what the problem might be - I'd check your code there (or post it here). It's possible there's a validation error... or something else. The fact that the JSON response returns the old originalFilename tells me that the problem is likely not saving it to the database - but actually in the deserialization process.

Cheers!

This is the controller code, do you think there might be something wrong there?

/**
 * @Route("/admin/article/references/{id}", name="admin_article_update_reference", methods={"PUT"})
 */
public function updateArticleReference(
    ArticleReference $reference,
    UploaderHelper $uploaderHelper,
    EntityManagerInterface $entityManager,
    SerializerInterface $serializer,
    Request $request,
    ValidatorInterface $validator
) {
    $violations = $validator->validate($reference);
    if($violations->count()>0) {
        return $this->json($violations,400);
    }
    $article = $reference->getArticle();
    // dd($article); gives uninitialized Article with the id of the url
    $this->denyAccessUnlessGranted("MANAGE", $article);
    $serializer->deserialize(
        $request->getContent(),
        ArticleReference::class,
        'json',
        [
            'object_to_populate' => $reference,
            'groups' => [ 'input' ]
        ]
    );
    // dd($reference); gives unchanged filename
    $entityManager->persist($reference);
    $entityManager->flush();


    return $this->json(
        $reference,
        200,
        [],
        [
            'groups' => 'main'
        ]
    );
}

Found my mistake!
It was the security setting on the entity, on the wrong property:
` /**

 * @ORM\Column(type="string", length=255)
 * @Groups({"main", "input"})
 */
private $filename;

/**
 * @ORM\Column(type="string", length=255)
 * @Groups("main")
 * @Assert\NotBlank()
 * @Assert\Length(max=100)
 */
private $originalFilename;

`Instead of:

` /**

 * @ORM\Column(type="string", length=255)
 * @Groups("main")
 */
private $filename;

/**
 * @ORM\Column(type="string", length=255)
 * @Groups({"main", "input"})
 * @Assert\NotBlank()
 * @Assert\Length(max=100)
 */
private $originalFilename;`

Sorry for bothering you!

Good find! And thanks for sharing your solution!