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bitwiseph's avatar

How to resolve laravel livewire: ErrorException Undefined index: id

It shows me this HydrationMiddleware. Thank you for the help.

Illuminate\Foundation\Bootstrap\HandleExceptions::handleError
vendor/livewire/livewire/src/HydrationMiddleware/PerformActionCalls.php:27
{

    public const PROTECTED_METHODS = [

        'mount',

        'hydrate*',

        'dehydrate*',

        'updating*',

        'updated*',

    ];

     public static function hydrate($unHydratedInstance, $request)

    {

        try {

            foreach ($request->updates as $update) {

                if ($update['type'] !== 'callMethod') continue;

 

                $id = $update['payload']['id'];

                $method = $update['payload']['method'];

                $params = $update['payload']['params'];

 

                throw_if(

                    str($method)->is(static::PROTECTED_METHODS),

                    new DirectlyCallingLifecycleHooksNotAllowedException($method, $unHydratedInstance->getName())

                );

 

                $unHydratedInstance->callMethod($method, $params, function ($returned) use ($unHydratedInstance,$method, $id) {

                    Livewire::dispatch('action.returned', $unHydratedInstance, $method, $returned, $id);

                });

            }

        } catch (ValidationException $e) {

            Livewire::dispatch('failed-validation', $e->validator);

This triggers when I hit a button.

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Sinnbeck's avatar

This line gives the error. Seems that the payload does not have an id

//this fails
$id = $update['payload']['id'];

//try this just before
if (!isset($update['payload']['id']) {
   dd($update);
}
bitwiseph's avatar

@Sinnbeck Thank you for the quick response. The error shows after I have triggered an event. That code was from the livewire. I don't have any idea why is that payload does not render an id.

bitwiseph's avatar

@Sinnbeck Let me show you the code:

$this->validate();
        $this->added = false;
        $break = [];
        $total = [];
        $total_hours = [];
        $seconds = [];
        foreach ($this->days as $key => $day) {
            $total_hours = [$key => (strtotime($this->time[$key]['end']) - strtotime($this->time[$key]['start'])) / 60 / 60];
            if ($this->time[$key]['break'] != 0 || $this->time[$key]['break'] != null || $this->time[$key]['break'] != '0.00' || $this->time[$key]['break'] != '0:00') {
                $break = [$key => floatval(str_replace(':', '.', $this->time[$key]['break']))];
                $total = [$key => ($total_hours[$key] - $break[$key]) - 0.40];
            } else {
                $total[$key] = $total_hours[$key];
            }
            if ($this->break_hour[$key][$this->weekdays[$key]] == null || $this->break_min[$key][$this->weekdays[$key]] == null) {
                $this->time[$key]['break'] = 0;
            }
            $seconds = [$key => ($this->break_hour[$key][$this->weekdays[$key]] * 3600) + ($this->break_min[$key][$this->weekdays[$key]] * 60)]; 
            $month = Carbon::parse($this->date)->format('m');
            $year = Carbon::parse($this->date)->format('Y');
            $date = $year . '-' . $month . '-' . $day;
            $ts = TempTimesheet::firstOrNew([
                'staff_detail_id' => $this->staffId,
                'start_time' => $this->time[$key]['start'],
                'end_time' => $this->time[$key]['end'],
                'commencing_date' => $date,
                'hospital' => $this->hospital,
            ]);

            $ts->day = $this->weekdays[$key];
            $ts->sheet_date = $date;
            $ts->break_time = date('G:i', mktime(0, 0, $seconds[$key]));
            $ts->hospital = Str::lower($this->hospital);
            $ts->position = $this->position[$key];
            $ts->save();

            if ($this->fullname != null) {
                $ft = FinalizedTimesheet::firstOrNew(['staff_detail_id' => $this->staffId, 'hospital' => $this->hospital, 'commencing_date' => $date]);
                $ft->name = $this->client;
                $ft->hospital = $this->hospital;
                $ft->department = $this->department;
                $ft->client_position = $this->client_position;
                $ft->save();
            }
        }
        $this->added = true;
        $this->time = [];
        $this->position = [];
        $this->emit('get_list');

Even if I remove this code the error above still comes out. I have tried to get rid of the markup still the undefined id renders.

AVNK's avatar

run php artisan livewire:publish --assets

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GavTheDev's avatar

Spoke too soon. I thought it was fixed but still having the same issues :-(

Seems to be a bit random

Snapey's avatar

about as effective as doing the hokey-cokey

Snapey's avatar

why not show more of the error message

GavTheDev's avatar

@Snapey The error is exactly as described by @bitwiseph:

ErrorException Undefined index: id

Publishing the assets seems to fix it for a short period, but for some reason the error comes back. The only way (seemingly) to fix it is publishing again. Rinse, repeat.

Snapey's avatar

@GavTheDev so it doesn't say in file x on line y or give any stack trace? And nothing is written to the laravel log?

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bitwiseph
OP
Best Answer
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@Snapey here is how It fixed. Just update your packages.json (see below)

 "livewire/livewire": "^2.5"

To

 "livewire/livewire": "^2.6.2"

//run the commands
composer update livewire/livewire
php artisan view:clear
php artisan livewire:publish --assets
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mobisoft.ir@gmail.com's avatar

I have the same error. (Undefined array key "id") if (!isset($update['payload']['id']) { dd($update); id isn't there. That is strange because on my local with the same packages i don't have the error and request has the id. tried all of the above but nothing change. updated to "livewire/livewire": "^2.6.2" and 2.7 and published the assets. One of my component that would have to update after clicking the button.

is there any way to put id manually?

mobisoft.ir@gmail.com's avatar

when i add a random string for id in:

            foreach ($request->updates as $update) {
                if ($update['type'] !== 'callMethod') continue;
                

                $id = 'ik5ci';
                $method = $update['payload']['method'];
                $params = $update['payload']['params'];

it works!!

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