From a4caad86d1dcc8f3358b321f97c1cb06dbbd4702 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andrew Kingston <andrew@kingston.dev>
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2025 14:59:36 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Add test for string imports into array fields

---
 .../api/controllers/table/tests/utils.spec.ts | 35 ++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/tests/utils.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/tests/utils.spec.ts
index f9d6d707e2..1fe459828c 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/tests/utils.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/tests/utils.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-import { AIOperationEnum, AutoFieldSubType, FieldType } from "@budibase/types"
+import {
+  AIOperationEnum,
+  AutoFieldSubType,
+  FieldType,
+  JsonFieldSubType,
+} from "@budibase/types"
 import TestConfiguration from "../../../../tests/utilities/TestConfiguration"
 import { importToRows } from "../utils"
 
@@ -152,5 +157,33 @@ describe("utils", () => {
         ])
       })
     })
+
+    it("coerces strings into arrays for array fields", async () => {
+      await config.doInContext(config.appId, async () => {
+        const table = await config.createTable({
+          name: "table",
+          type: "table",
+          schema: {
+            colours: {
+              name: "colours",
+              type: FieldType.ARRAY,
+              constraints: {
+                type: JsonFieldSubType.ARRAY,
+                inclusion: ["red"],
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        })
+
+        const data = [{ colours: "red" }]
+
+        const result = await importToRows(data, table, config.user?._id)
+        expect(result).toEqual([
+          expect.objectContaining({
+            colours: ["red"],
+          }),
+        ])
+      })
+    })
   })
 })