"error": "array_merge(): Expected parameter 1 to be an array, null given"

Question

when I am trying to create a new order this errors appears:

"error": "array_merge(): Expected parameter 1 to be an array, null given"

and here the whole function that I am trying to create a new order with it, I tried it like for 20 times and it worked fine, but after a time it stopped working with the above error

public function placeOrder()
    {
        $user_id = auth()->id();

        try {
            $cart = Cart::where('client_id', '=', $user_id)->first();

            $cartDetails = CartDetail::where('cart_id', '=', $cart->id)->get();
        }catch (Exception $e){
            return response()->json(["error" =>$e->getMessage()]);
        }

        try {
            foreach ($cartDetails as $cartDetail){
                $item = StoreItem::where('item_id', '=', $cartDetail->item_id)->first();
                $this->items_total += $cartDetail->quantity;
                $discountedPrice =  ($item->unit_price * $item->discount) / 100;
                $this->total_amount += $cartDetail->quantity * $discountedPrice;
            }
        }catch (Exception $e){
            return response()->json(["error" =>$e->getMessage()]);
        }

        if(count($cartDetails->toArray()) == 0){
            return response()->json(["warning" => "Please Add Cart Items"]);
        }

        $storeId = $cartDetails[0]->store_id;
        try {
            $store = Store::findOrFail($storeId);

            $address = Address::where('user_id', '=', $user_id)->where('is_default', '=', true)->first();
        }catch (Exception $e){
            return response()->json(["error" => $e->getMessage()]);
        }

        $delivery_charge = 2;

        $final_total = $this->total_amount + $delivery_charge;

        $address_id = $address->id;

        try {

            $data = [
                'items_total' => $this->items_total,
                'total_amount' => $this->total_amount,
                'is_paid' => false,
                'delivery_charge' => $delivery_charge,
                'shopper_earning' => $delivery_charge / 1.5,
                'final_total' => $final_total,
                'client_id' => $user_id,
                'store_id' => $store->id,
                'address_id' => $address_id,
                'currency_id' => $store->currency_id
            ];

            $createdOrder = Order::create($data);


            if ($createdOrder){
                foreach ($cartDetails as $cartDetail){
                    $cartDetail->delete();
                }
                event(new CartUpdated($cart->id, $user_id));
            }

            return response()->json(['success' => $createdOrder]);
        }catch (Exception $e){
            return response()->json(["error" =>$e->getMessage()]);
        }
    }

when I tried to debug it, the error is within the Order::create($data);

why this error appears?

EDIT:

Debug Console:

{
    "message": "array_merge(): Expected parameter 1 to be an array, null given",
    "exception": "ErrorException",
    "file": "/home/sohaib/Desktop/Final-Project/Discounts/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Broadcasting/BroadcastEvent.php",
    "line": 78,
    "trace": [
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            "function": "handleError",
            "class": "Illuminate\\Foundation\\Bootstrap\\HandleExceptions",
            "type": "->"
        },
        {
            "file": "/home/sohaib/Desktop/Final-Project/Discounts/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Broadcasting/BroadcastEvent.php",
            "line": 78,
            "function": "array_merge"
        },
        {
            "file": "/home/sohaib/Desktop/Final-Project/Discounts/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Broadcasting/BroadcastEvent.php",
            "line": 64,
            "function": "getPayloadFromEvent",
            "class": "Illuminate\\Broadcasting\\BroadcastEvent",
            "type": "->"
        },
        {
            "function": "handle",
            "class": "Illuminate\\Broadcasting\\BroadcastEvent",
            "type": "->"
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        {
            "file": "/home/sohaib/Desktop/Final-Project/Discounts/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Container/BoundMethod.php",
            "line": 33,
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        },
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            "line": 15,
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            "type": "->"
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            "function": "placeOrder",
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            "type": "->"
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        },

this is about the half but I think its enough, so I created before a class called OrderStatusObserver, Honestly, I didn't know how this works, but this class contains this code:

<?php

namespace App\Observers;

use App\Events\OrderStatus;
use App\Order;

class OrderStatusObserver
{
    public function created(Order $order)
    {
       broadcast(new OrderStatus($order));
    }
}

this is my broadcastWith function in OrderStatus Event:

public function broadcastWith()
    {
        if($this->order->status == 'accepted'){
            return ['current_position' => 2, 'id' => $this->order->id];
        }elseif ($this->order->status == 'inprogress'){
            return ['current_position' => 3];
        }elseif ($this->order->status == 'onway'){
            return ['current_position' => 4];
        }elseif ($this->order->status == 'delivered'){
            return ['current_position' => 5];
        }
    }

and when I commented broadcast(new OrderStatus($order)); this line it works fine, so anyone knows what is the problem with this, hope anyone can help and sorry for my english

@AliAkbarAzizi Nothing more array_merge(): Expected parameter 1 to be an array, null given, I am trying to debug it, but only this line appears. — Sohaib
– Sohaib, Commented Jun 6, 2020 at 0:53
Can you provilde OrderStatus class content? there is a problem with boardcastWith — Ali Akbar Azizi
– Ali Akbar Azizi, Commented Jun 6, 2020 at 17:16

Ali Akbar Azizi · Accepted Answer · 2020-06-07 02:51:39Z

The problem is because of broadCastWith So you should Return an array in this method. You have two problem.

1-in boradCastWith you only check the value of status, and there is no fallback code. so in this situation if your status not one of delivered,onway,inprogress,accepted you got a problem

public function broadcastWith()
{
    if($this->order->status == 'accepted'){
        return ['current_position' => 2, 'id' => $this->order->id];
    }elseif ($this->order->status == 'inprogress'){
        return ['current_position' => 3];
    }elseif ($this->order->status == 'onway'){
        return ['current_position' => 4];
    }elseif ($this->order->status == 'delivered'){
        return ['current_position' => 5];
    }

    return []; // this is a important line
}

Also note you may use switch case instead of elseif

2-You handle these 4 status probably because other type of status is not valid. So you should add validation. Also in your code you don't have any value for status, so you should add a default value for it. look at https://stackoverflow.com/a/39912500/1827594

Hicham HARGAL · Accepted Answer · 2020-06-06 18:21:29Z

2

I think you use array _merge() in your create method. Can you show us this one? Also you can check if $data is not null before send it to your method.

just to explain why I am asking you to share your OrderStatus class: according to your error trace, the problem come from the function getPayloadFromEvent in BroadcastEvent.php :

protected function getPayloadFromEvent($event)
{
    if (method_exists($event, 'broadcastWith')) {
        return array_merge(
            $event->broadcastWith(), ['socket' => data_get($event, 'socket')]
        );
    }

    $payload = [];

    foreach ((new ReflectionClass($event))->getProperties(ReflectionProperty::IS_PUBLIC) as $property) {
        $payload[$property->getName()] = $this->formatProperty($property->getValue($event));
    }

    unset($payload['broadcastQueue']);

    return $payload;
}

exactly in the array_merge call:

return array_merge($event->broadcastWith(), ['socket' => data_get($event, 'socket')]);

so as your error message says "array_merge(): Expected parameter 1 to be an array, null given", the broadcastWith in your case is returning null instead of an array.

edited Jun 6, 2020 at 18:21

answered Jun 6, 2020 at 2:06

Hicham HARGAL

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Sohaib Over a year ago

I checked $data, it is not null, how do you know that I am using array_merge()??? I didn't see it before

Hicham HARGAL Over a year ago

It's in the error message so it's somewhere. Can you past the code of create?

Sohaib Over a year ago

its a built-in function in Laravel

Hicham HARGAL Over a year ago

Are you sure? Which version?

Hicham HARGAL Over a year ago

glad to hear that you solved your problem. just a note, I think it's better to use a case statement instead of ifs in your function with the default condition.

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Hamid Naghipour · Accepted Answer · 2021-03-06 07:47:17Z

0

In my case,I have a broadcastWith method in my event. Inside this I have a value for broadcast like this:

return 'say hello to world!';

because of this message, Laravel returns an error for array_marge.

when I change it to this :

return ['say hello to world!'];

It works but I get my message in array format.

I changed it to this:

return ['message' => 'say hello to world'];

now I get the message like this in json format:

{message:say hello to world}

answered Mar 6, 2021 at 7:47

Hamid Naghipour

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