Ticket #42961: 42961.diff

src/wp-includes/rest-api.php

@@ -1241 +1241 @@
         }
 
         if ( 'object' === $args['type'] ) {
+                if ( '' === $value ) {
+                        $value = array();
+                }
+
                 if ( $value instanceof stdClass ) {
                         $value = (array) $value;
                 }

tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-schema-sanitization.php

@@ -275 +275 @@
                 $this->assertEquals( array( 'a' => 1 ), rest_sanitize_value_from_schema( (object) array( 'a' => '1' ), $schema ) );
         }
 
+        /**
+         * @ticket 42961
+         */
+        public function test_type_object_accepts_empty_string() {
+                $this->assertEquals( array(), rest_sanitize_value_from_schema( '', array( 'type' => 'object' ) ) );
+        }
+
         public function test_type_unknown() {
                 $schema = array(
                         'type' => 'lalala',

tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-schema-validation.php

@@ -288 +288 @@
                 $this->assertTrue( rest_validate_value_from_schema( (object) array( 'a' => 1 ), $schema ) );
         }
 
+        /**
+         * @ticket 42961
+         */
+        public function test_type_object_allows_empty_string() {
+                $this->assertTrue( rest_validate_value_from_schema( '', array( 'type' => 'object' ) ) );
+        }
+
         public function test_type_unknown() {
                 $schema = array(
                         'type' => 'lalala',