"contentType field cannot have keys not specified in the object shape" when deleting attribute in content builder

[amitav13]

Describe the bug
Can't delete a string attrribute from a collection type in the admin panel.
For the request type PUT /content-type-builder/content-types/application::product.product, I'm getting back a 400 response with the error message body as:

error: {
    contentType: [
      'contentType field cannot have keys not specified in the object shape'
    ]
  }

The attribute I'm trying to delete is a simple string type:

"pattern": {
      "type": "string"
},

in my product collection type. What might be the source of error is the fact that I also already have a collection type called pattern.

Update: This error is actually more widespread than I thought. I can no longer perform updates to my product type (like adding a relation to another collection type), nor add in any new field at all through the admin panel, essentially bricking the entire plugin. Same error as above in both cases. I've also tried reverting to strapi 3.2.1, my last working version, to no avail.

Steps to reproduce the behavior

1. Via the admin panel, navigate to the content-types builder and delete a text attribute in a collection type.
2. Click "save". "Error occurred" shows.

Expected behavior
The attribute to be deleted successfully.

System

• Node.js version: v12.16.3
• NPM version: 6.14.4
• Strapi version: 3.2.3
• Database: Postgres
• Operating system: mac OS 10.15.6

Additional context
I don't believe this bug existed in previous versions. I just updated from 3.2.1 today, might be related to that.

[alexandrebodin]

Hi @amitav13 This error means you most likely have set a property in your json file manually and the content manager doesn't know about it :) Can you share your model.settings.json file please ?

[amitav13]

product.settings.json:

{
  "kind": "collectionType",
  "collectionName": "products",
  "info": {
    "name": "Product"
  },
  "options": {
    "increments": true,
    "timestamps": true,
    "populateCreatorFields": true
  },
  "attributes": {
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "required": true
    },
    "short_description": {
      "type": "richtext"
    },
    "description": {
      "type": "richtext"
    },
    "deleted": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "default": false,
      "private": true,
      "required": true
    },
    "rubric_points": {
      "type": "decimal"
    },
    "size": {
      "model": "size"
    },
    "style": {
      "model": "style"
    },
    "colour": {
      "model": "colour"
    },
    "occasion": {
      "model": "occasion"
    },
    "user_segment": {
      "model": "user-segment"
    },
    "styling": {
      "model": "styling"
    },
    "brand": {
      "model": "brand"
    },
    "condition": {
      "model": "condition"
    },
    "made_in": {
      "model": "made-in"
    },
    "feels_like": {
      "model": "feels-like"
    },
    "category": {
      "model": "category",
      "via": "products"
    },
    "climate": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "stretch": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "evaluated_points": {
      "type": "decimal"
    },
    "measurements": {
      "type": "component",
      "repeatable": false,
      "component": "product.measurements"
    },
    "material": {
      "model": "material"
    },
    "seller": {
      "plugin": "users-permissions",
      "model": "user"
    },
    "garment_story": {
      "type": "component",
      "repeatable": false,
      "component": "product.garment-story"
    },
    "images": {
      "collection": "file",
      "via": "related",
      "allowedTypes": ["images"],
      "plugin": "upload",
      "required": false
    },
    "new_with_tag": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "default": false,
      "required": false
    },
    "ximilar_complete_tags": {
      "type": "json",
      "private": false
    },
    "tags": {
      "type": "json"
    }
  }
}

I've removed this from the above file manually after I started seeing the errors in the plugin:

"pattern": {
      "type": "string"
},

[alexandrebodin]

So when your remove pattern it works but when you add it it fails ?

[amitav13]

Nope doesn't work in either case.

[alexandrebodin]

Ok So your model has really a lot of relation would you mind sharing your project or just one with the models copied so I can have the full structure to reproduce ? :)

[opllama-kun]

not sure if this is the same situation as yours but just putting this out there, i had the same issue after updating Strapi from 3.1.4 to 3.2.4, i had the same error when creating fields for single/collection types but not for components, all i had to do was rebuild strapi and it was solved tho.

[alexandrebodin]

@amitav13 @opllama-kun makes a good point, did you rebuild your admin panel after upgrading ?

[ivanji]

I'm using the latest version 3.2.5 and I'm also getting this error contentType field cannot have keys not specified in the object shape. It's impossible now to edit the content type - I'm always getting the same error. I haven't manually updated the model.settings file but I do have a few relations with other models.

I'm regretting upgrading to these latest versions. I was on 3.1 and nothing like that was happening.

[ivanji]

In case you need to see the models: https://codesandbox.io/s/bold-poincare-2guq4?file=/strapi-models/listing.settings.json - there all there under the same folder. Every time I try to save listing I fail - haven't tried with the rests as I dont need to modify those.

[alexandrebodin]

Did you rebuild your admin panel ?

[ivanji]

Yes, I did. Multiple times

[derrickmehaffy]

This issue has been mentioned on Strapi Community. There might be relevant details there:

https://forum.strapi.io/t/does-anyone-know-what-this-error-means-when-saving-a-new-field-to-a-content-type/1041/4

[IPWright83]

So I'm the author of the above thread in the forum, and am having the same error. I've got a denormalised type so I don't have any relationships in my model. I've tried a clean/build again which also doesn't fix the problem.

I have however made a single direct change in my model.settings.json file because I needed a custom index so followed the instructions given https://forum.strapi.io/t/best-approaching-for-adding-custom-indexes/888/6. This is actually the field that is throwing an error underneath (though not one I'm editing).

contentType.attributes.location: ["contentType.attributes.location field cannot have keys not specified in the object shape"]

Actually having realised that I've tried taking off my custom index and that seems to have fixed the admin panel. Now I just got the typical "Connection Refused" error that trigger while Strapi restarts.