From cf2f172aca7d8b0981730b8a1abaf5b0e3efd178 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: tdurieux <durieuxthomas@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 May 2026 16:52:48 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] fix(gist): set gist subpaths individually to avoid CastError

Mongoose treats `gist` as a nested path, not a sub-schema, so
set("gist", payload) mis-casts the inner subdoc arrays and fails
validation with 'Cast to [string] failed' at gist.files.0. Set each
subpath individually so the files/comments arrays cast correctly.
---
 src/core/Gist.ts | 15 ++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/core/Gist.ts b/src/core/Gist.ts
index 935b5f6..f224cd5 100644
--- a/src/core/Gist.ts
+++ b/src/core/Gist.ts
@@ -99,10 +99,6 @@ export default class Gist {
       author: comment.user?.login || "",
     }));
 
-    // Mongoose treats `gist` as a nested path; assigning a plain object that
-    // contains nested arrays (files/comments) on an unsaved doc silently drops
-    // those arrays. Cache the populated payload off-model so toJSON can read
-    // it directly, and also set it on the model for the persisted path.
     const payload = {
       description: gistInfo.data.description || "",
       isPublic: gistInfo.data.public,
@@ -117,7 +113,16 @@ export default class Gist {
       comments: commentsMapped,
     };
     this._gistPayload = payload;
-    this._model.set("gist", payload);
+    // `gist` is a nested path (not a sub-schema), so assigning the whole
+    // object via set("gist", payload) mis-casts the inner subdoc arrays.
+    // Set each sub-path individually so Mongoose casts arrays correctly.
+    this._model.set("gist.description", payload.description);
+    this._model.set("gist.isPublic", payload.isPublic);
+    this._model.set("gist.creationDate", payload.creationDate);
+    this._model.set("gist.updatedDate", payload.updatedDate);
+    this._model.set("gist.ownerLogin", payload.ownerLogin);
+    this._model.set("gist.files", files);
+    this._model.set("gist.comments", commentsMapped);
     this._model.markModified("gist");
   }