import "../../utils/test-setup" import { createTestingConnections, closeTestingConnections, reloadTestingDatabases, } from "../../utils/test-utils" import { DataSource } from "../../../src" import { expect } from "chai" import { Record } from "./entity/Record" describe("github issues > #1314 UPDATE on json column stores string type", () => { let connections: DataSource[] before( async () => (connections = await createTestingConnections({ entities: [__dirname + "/entity/*{.js,.ts}"], enabledDrivers: ["postgres"], // because only postgres supports jsonb type })), ) beforeEach(() => reloadTestingDatabases(connections)) after(() => closeTestingConnections(connections)) it("should not store json type as string on update", () => Promise.all( connections.map(async (connection) => { let recordRepo = connection.getRepository(Record) let record = new Record() record.data = { foo: "bar" } let persistedRecord = await recordRepo.save(record) record.data.should.be.eql({ foo: "bar" }) let foundRecord = await recordRepo.findOne({ where: { id: persistedRecord.id, }, }) expect(foundRecord).to.be.not.undefined expect(foundRecord!.data.foo).to.eq("bar") // Update foundRecord!.data = { answer: 42 } await recordRepo.save(foundRecord!) foundRecord = await recordRepo.findOne({ where: { id: persistedRecord.id, }, }) expect(foundRecord).to.be.not.undefined expect(foundRecord!.data).to.not.be.equal('{"answer":42}') expect(foundRecord!.data.answer).to.eq(42) }), )) })