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Addresses issues from the Discord

https://discordapp.com/channels/1035538056146595961/1090570544186933258/1542562170989191309

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  • API Changes

    • RPC and REST requests now use data for query arguments instead of q.
    • Create, update, upsert, procedure, and transaction payloads now use a top-level data envelope.
    • Serialization metadata is handled consistently for dates and other non-JSON values.
    • OpenAPI documentation reflects the updated request formats.
  • Schema Updates

    • User records now include a createdAt timestamp, populated automatically when created.

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The RPC and fetch clients now use a top-level data envelope for request payloads and the data query parameter for encoded GET and DELETE arguments. Serialization metadata remains under meta.serialization. Transaction, REST, OpenAPI, adapter, CLI, and schema tests reflect the updated contract.

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RPC data envelope migration

Layer / File(s) Summary
Protocol and serialization migration
packages/clients/client-helpers/src/fetch.ts, packages/clients/fetch-client/src/index.ts, packages/server/src/api/common/utils.ts, packages/server/src/api/rpc/index.ts, packages/server/src/api/rest/index.ts
Request payloads use data, serialized values use meta.serialization, and successful responses return the unwrapped payload.
Transaction request wiring
packages/clients/fetch-client/src/index.ts, packages/server/src/api/rpc/index.ts
Transaction operations are sent under data, with per-operation serialization metadata.
Client and server contract validation
packages/clients/*/test/*, packages/server/test/adapter/*, packages/server/test/api/rest.test.ts, packages/cli/test/proxy.test.ts
Tests update query parameters, mutation bodies, response fixtures, adapter requests, and serialized transaction cases.
RPC API contract validation
packages/server/test/api/rpc.test.ts
CRUD, procedure, policy, validation, pagination, serialization, and transaction tests use the new request shape.
OpenAPI contract updates
packages/server/src/api/*/openapi.ts, packages/server/test/openapi/*
Generated OpenAPI descriptions, baselines, and assertions rename the query parameter from q to data.
Schema fixture updates
packages/clients/fetch-client/test/schemas/basic/*, packages/clients/fetch-client/test/typing.test-d.ts
The User fixture adds a required createdAt: Date field with a now() default, and type assertions include it.

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Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 739a4

The RPC data-envelope migration updates request formats, but generated OpenAPI clients may still use obsolete request shapes for mutations, procedures, and transactions. Align those schemas before merging.

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packages/clients/tanstack-query/test/react/json-null-serialization.test.tsx (1)

115-115: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Pass capturedBody.data directly to deserialize.

marshal(data) stores the serialized mutation arguments in the outer data field. The metadata paths are relative to those arguments. Wrapping that value in another { data: ... } object shifts the sentinel path, so reconstructed.data.name is not restored as DbNull.

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In `@packages/clients/tanstack-query/test/react/json-null-serialization.test.tsx`
at line 115, Update the deserialize call in the JSON-null serialization test to
pass capturedBody.data directly, while retaining capturedBody.meta.serialization
as the serialization metadata; do not wrap the data in another object so
metadata paths remain relative to the original mutation arguments and DbNull
restoration works.
packages/server/src/api/rpc/openapi.ts (1)

383-388: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Model the RPC transport envelopes in OpenAPI.

The generated schemas still describe pre-migration request bodies. Generated clients will send bodies that the server now rejects.

  • packages/server/src/api/rpc/openapi.ts#L383-L388: Wrap the model operation input schema in { data: <operation args>, meta?: { serialization: ... } }.
  • packages/server/src/api/rpc/openapi.ts#L469-L476: Wrap the procedure { args: ... } schema in the same top-level data envelope.
  • packages/server/src/api/rpc/openapi.ts#L593-L607: Change the transaction request schema to { data: <operation array> } and include optional per-operation serialization metadata.
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In `@packages/server/src/api/rpc/openapi.ts` around lines 383 - 388, Update the
OpenAPI schemas in packages/server/src/api/rpc/openapi.ts at lines 383-388,
469-476, and 593-607: wrap model operation inputs and procedure args in a
top-level data envelope with optional meta.serialization, and change the
transaction request to a data-wrapped operation array with optional
per-operation serialization metadata.
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Inline comments:
In `@packages/clients/client-helpers/src/fetch.ts`:
- Around line 128-129: Update unmarshal and the non-OK fetcher path in
packages/clients/client-helpers/src/fetch.ts:128-129 so RPC error responses
retain their raw { error } body and fetcher continues producing QueryError
instead of dereferencing undefined; do not require server responses to be
reshaped. Update the corresponding raw error-body mocks at
packages/clients/client-helpers/test/fetch.test.ts:237 and :261, and
packages/clients/fetch-client/test/fetch-client.test.ts:368, :397, :409, and
:592-593. Keep successful serialized responses using parsed.data.

In `@packages/server/src/api/rest/index.ts`:
- Around line 721-724: Update the processSuperJsonRequestPayload call in the
REST request handler so POST requests pass argsPayload as the existing {data,
meta} envelope without wrapping it in another data property. For GET requests,
construct that same envelope by decoding query.data and query.meta, and do not
source GET metadata from requestBody; preserve the existing procedure-argument
mapping flow.

In `@packages/server/src/api/rpc/index.ts`:
- Around line 265-268: The transaction request handling around
processRequestPayload must deserialize the complete serialized operation object
containing model, op, and args with meta before extracting itemArgs, so
SuperJSON paths such as args.data.createdAt resolve correctly. Preserve the
subsequent argument processing and add an RPC test covering a transaction
containing a Date.

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Outside diff comments:
In `@packages/clients/tanstack-query/test/react/json-null-serialization.test.tsx`:
- Line 115: Update the deserialize call in the JSON-null serialization test to
pass capturedBody.data directly, while retaining capturedBody.meta.serialization
as the serialization metadata; do not wrap the data in another object so
metadata paths remain relative to the original mutation arguments and DbNull
restoration works.

In `@packages/server/src/api/rpc/openapi.ts`:
- Around line 383-388: Update the OpenAPI schemas in
packages/server/src/api/rpc/openapi.ts at lines 383-388, 469-476, and 593-607:
wrap model operation inputs and procedure args in a top-level data envelope with
optional meta.serialization, and change the transaction request to a
data-wrapped operation array with optional per-operation serialization metadata.
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packages/clients/fetch-client/src/index.ts (1)

304-317: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Keep transaction metadata relative to args.

serialize(op) records paths such as args.data.createdAt, but the RPC handler deserializes only itemArgs with that metadata. The metadata path no longer matches the data root. Transactions with Date, Decimal, or null sentinel values can therefore fail to restore their original runtime values.

Serialize op.args and assign the serialized value to args, or deserialize the complete operation on the server before extracting args. Add a client/server round-trip test with a Date.

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In `@packages/clients/fetch-client/src/index.ts` around lines 304 - 317, Update
the operations mapping around serialize so transaction metadata paths remain
relative to args: serialize each operation’s args and place the serialized
result back under args, or ensure the server deserializes the complete operation
before extracting args. Preserve metadata for Date, Decimal, and null sentinel
values, and add a client/server round-trip test covering a Date.
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In `@packages/clients/fetch-client/src/index.ts`:
- Around line 304-317: Update the operations mapping around serialize so
transaction metadata paths remain relative to args: serialize each operation’s
args and place the serialized result back under args, or ensure the server
deserializes the complete operation before extracting args. Preserve metadata
for Date, Decimal, and null sentinel values, and add a client/server round-trip
test covering a Date.

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@sanny-io sanny-io changed the title fix(rpc): superjson serialization fix(server): superjson serialization Sep 4, 2026
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