ProductPackaging fields can be a JSON map or a string.

[Rujitsuki]

Description

When searching for products, the error _TypeError (type 'String' is not a subtype of type 'Map<String, dynamic>' in type cast) occasionally occurs. Apparently, in the ProductPackage model, the fields 'shape' and 'material' can either be a JSON map or a string.

Expected behavior

In the response example 1 of the API documentation, 'shape', 'material' and 'recycling' appear twice, once as a string and once as a key-value pair. (Documentation)

    OpenFoodAPIConfiguration.userAgent = UserAgent(name: 'MyApp');
    OpenFoodAPIConfiguration.globalLanguages = <OpenFoodFactsLanguage>[
      OpenFoodFactsLanguage.ENGLISH
    ];
    OpenFoodAPIConfiguration.globalCountry = OpenFoodFactsCountry.GERMANY;

    ProductSearchQueryConfiguration searchQueryConfiguration =
        ProductSearchQueryConfiguration(
      parametersList: [
        SearchTerms(terms: [query])
      ],
      version: const ProductQueryVersion(2),
    );

    SearchResult result = await OpenFoodAPIClient.searchProducts(
        OpenFoodAPIConfiguration.globalUser, searchQueryConfiguration);

Stacktraces

E/flutter (12732): [ERROR:flutter/runtime/dart_vm_initializer.cc(41)] Unhandled Exception: type 'String' is not a subtype of type 'Map<String, dynamic>' in type cast
E/flutter (12732): #0      _$ProductPackagingFromJson (package:openfoodfacts/src/model/product_packaging.g.dart:13:49)
E/flutter (12732): #1      new ProductPackaging.fromJson (package:openfoodfacts/src/model/product_packaging.dart:62:7)
E/flutter (12732): #2      MappedListIterable.elementAt (dart:_internal/iterable.dart:425:31)
E/flutter (12732): #3      ListIterator.moveNext (dart:_internal/iterable.dart:354:26)
E/flutter (12732): #4      new _GrowableList._ofEfficientLengthIterable (dart:core-patch/growable_array.dart:189:27)
E/flutter (12732): #5      new _GrowableList.of (dart:core-patch/growable_array.dart:150:28)
E/flutter (12732): #6      new List.of (dart:core-patch/array_patch.dart:39:18)
E/flutter (12732): #7      ListIterable.toList (dart:_internal/iterable.dart:224:7)
E/flutter (12732): #8      _$ProductFromJson (package:openfoodfacts/src/model/product.g.dart:133:12)
E/flutter (12732): #9      new Product.fromJson (package:openfoodfacts/src/model/product.dart:645:28)
E/flutter (12732): #10     _$SearchResultFromJson.<anonymous closure> (package:openfoodfacts/src/model/search_result.g.dart:16:32)
E/flutter (12732): #11     MappedListIterable.elementAt (dart:_internal/iterable.dart:425:31)
E/flutter (12732): #12     ListIterator.moveNext (dart:_internal/iterable.dart:354:26)
E/flutter (12732): #13     new _GrowableList._ofEfficientLengthIterable (dart:core-patch/growable_array.dart:189:27)
E/flutter (12732): #14     new _GrowableList.of (dart:core-patch/growable_array.dart:150:28)
E/flutter (12732): #15     new List.of (dart:core-patch/array_patch.dart:39:18)
E/flutter (12732): #16     ListIterable.toList (dart:_internal/iterable.dart:224:7)
E/flutter (12732): #17     _$SearchResultFromJson (package:openfoodfacts/src/model/search_result.g.dart:17:12)
E/flutter (12732): #18     new SearchResult.fromJson (package:openfoodfacts/src/model/search_result.dart:37:7)
E/flutter (12732): #19     OpenFoodAPIClient.searchProducts (package:openfoodfacts/src/open_food_api_client.dart:526:46)

Package information

Open Food Facts package version: 3.15.0

Hopefully, I'm not misinterpreting this :)

[monsieurtanuki]

Hi @Rujitsuki!
I would recommend using ProductQueryVersion.v3 if you need packaging info: they are not really supported in v2.
Alternate solution: if actually you don't care about packaging and want to stay in v2, please list the fields you actually need instead of the default "all fields" option.

[Rujitsuki]

Hi @monsieurtanuki , thanks for the support! A selection of fields helped! The packaging wasn't important to me, and I'm now using ProductQueryVersion.v3. I was surprised that the queries stopped, so I didn't even think about setting fixed fields at first. I think I can better understand what to focus on now. Thanks again!

[monsieurtanuki]

You're welcome @Rujitsuki!