[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #64505: REST API: Block renderer passes incomplete block shape

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#64505: REST API: Block renderer passes incomplete block shape
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 Reporter:  dlh           |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  REST API      |    Version:  5.4
 Severity:  normal        |   Keywords:
  Focuses:                |
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 Since [47360], the `WP_REST_Block_Renderer_Controller::get_item()` method
 creates "an array representation simulating the output of parse_blocks"
 and passes it to `render_block()`, but the array is missing the
 `innerBlocks` key.

 This missing key causes issues with downstream code that either treats a
 block without `innerBlocks` as invalid input or, more commonly, assumes
 that `innerBlocks` is present and accesses it unconditionally
 ([https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-
 develop/blob/5ed1e083f0d3e5207bf467e20845129a20fb3c31/src/wp-
 includes/blocks.php#L2241 example]).

 Instead of manually constructing an array, one can be created from a
 `WP_Block_Parser_Block`, as proposed in the linked PR, which will provide
 higher fidelity to the shape returned by `parse_blocks()`.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/64505>
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