fix(delegate): make sure nested createMany is converted into regula…

…r `create`

Fixes #1520

packages/runtime/src/enhancements/delegate.ts

@@ -390,8 +390,11 @@ export class DelegateProxyHandler extends DefaultPrismaProxyHandler {
             );
         }
 
-        // note that we can't call `createMany` directly because it doesn't support
-        // nested created, which is needed for creating base entities
+        // `createMany` doesn't support nested create, which is needed for creating entities
+        // inheriting a delegate base, so we need to convert it to a regular `create` here.
+        // Note that the main difference is `create` doesn't support `skipDuplicates` as
+        // `createMany` does.
+
         return this.queryUtils.transaction(this.prisma, async (tx) => {
             const r = await Promise.all(
                 enumerate(args.data).map(async (item) => {
@@ -423,17 +426,33 @@ export class DelegateProxyHandler extends DefaultPrismaProxyHandler {
                 this.doProcessCreatePayload(model, args);
             },
 
-            createMany: (model, args, _context) => {
-                if (args.skipDuplicates) {
-                    throw prismaClientValidationError(
-                        this.prisma,
-                        this.options.prismaModule,
-                        '`createMany` with `skipDuplicates` set to true is not supported for delegated models'
-                    );
-                }
+            createMany: (model, args, context) => {
+                // `createMany` doesn't support nested create, which is needed for creating entities
+                // inheriting a delegate base, so we need to convert it to a regular `create` here.
+                // Note that the main difference is `create` doesn't support `skipDuplicates` as
+                // `createMany` does.
 
-                for (const item of enumerate(args?.data)) {
-                    this.doProcessCreatePayload(model, item);
+                if (this.isDelegateOrDescendantOfDelegate(model)) {
+                    if (args.skipDuplicates) {
+                        throw prismaClientValidationError(
+                            this.prisma,
+                            this.options.prismaModule,
+                            '`createMany` with `skipDuplicates` set to true is not supported for delegated models'
+                        );
+                    }
+
+                    // convert to regular `create`
+                    let createPayload = context.parent.create ?? [];
+                    if (!Array.isArray(createPayload)) {
+                        createPayload = [createPayload];
+                    }
+
+                    for (const item of enumerate(args.data)) {
+                        this.doProcessCreatePayload(model, item);
+                        createPayload.push(item);
+                    }
+                    context.parent.create = createPayload;
+                    delete context.parent['createMany'];
                 }
             },
         });

tests/regression/tests/issue-1520.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+import { loadSchema } from '@zenstackhq/testtools';
+
+describe('issue 1520', () => {
+    it('regression', async () => {
+        const { enhance } = await loadSchema(
+            `
+            model Course {
+                id        Int      @id @default(autoincrement())
+                title String
+                addedToNotifications AddedToCourseNotification[]
+            }
+
+            model Group {
+                id        Int      @id @default(autoincrement())
+                addedToNotifications AddedToGroupNotification[]
+            }
+
+            model Notification {
+                id         Int              @id @default(autoincrement())
+                createdAt  DateTime         @default(now())
+                type       String
+                senderId   Int
+                receiverId Int
+                @@delegate (type)
+            }
+
+            model AddedToGroupNotification extends Notification {
+                groupId Int   
+                group   Group @relation(fields: [groupId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade)
+            }
+
+            model AddedToCourseNotification extends Notification {
+                courseId Int    
+                course   Course @relation(fields: [courseId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade)
+            }
+            `,
+            { enhancements: ['delegate'] }
+        );
+
+        const db = enhance();
+        const r = await db.course.create({
+            data: {
+                title: 'English classes',
+                addedToNotifications: {
+                    createMany: {
+                        data: [
+                            {
+                                id: 1,
+                                receiverId: 1,
+                                senderId: 2,
+                            },
+                        ],
+                    },
+                },
+            },
+            include: { addedToNotifications: true },
+        });
+
+        expect(r.addedToNotifications).toEqual(
+            expect.arrayContaining([
+                expect.objectContaining({
+                    id: 1,
+                    courseId: 1,
+                    receiverId: 1,
+                    senderId: 2,
+                }),
+            ])
+        );
+    });
+});