From 47751367b861d05d8408abffe17678b65d8cc08d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tom Butcher <thomasbutcher15@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 23:32:52 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Refactor object retrieval and template data handling in
 DocumentPrinterClient

- Updated the object retrieval logic to support multiple document objects, enhancing flexibility in handling document jobs.
- Introduced a new `templateData` structure to consolidate retrieved objects, improving the deployment process in the `deploy` method.
- Enhanced error handling and data management during the document printing workflow, ensuring more robust operations.
---
 src/documentprinter/documentprinterclient.js | 24 ++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/documentprinter/documentprinterclient.js b/src/documentprinter/documentprinterclient.js
index 20e38af..57e437c 100644
--- a/src/documentprinter/documentprinterclient.js
+++ b/src/documentprinter/documentprinterclient.js
@@ -605,10 +605,24 @@ export class DocumentPrinterClient {
           type: "deploying",
           progress: fetchTemplateProgress,
         });
-        const object = await this.socketClient.getObject({
-          objectType: documentJob.objectType,
-          _id: documentJob.object._id,
-        });
+        const objectRefs =
+          Array.isArray(documentJob.objects) && documentJob.objects.length
+            ? documentJob.objects
+            : documentJob.object != null
+              ? [documentJob.object]
+              : [];
+        const objects = [];
+        for (const ref of objectRefs) {
+          const object = await this.socketClient.getObject({
+            objectType: documentJob.objectType,
+            _id: ref?._id ?? ref,
+          });
+          objects.push(object);
+        }
+        const templateData =
+          objects.length && objects[0] && typeof objects[0] === "object"
+            ? { ...objects[0], objects }
+            : { objects };
         await this.updateJobState(documentJob._id, {
           type: "deploying",
           progress: fetchObjectProgress,
@@ -626,7 +640,7 @@ export class DocumentPrinterClient {
         const result = await this.printerInterface.deploy(
           documentJob,
           documentTemplate,
-          object,
+          templateData,
           async ({ progress, message } = {}) => {
             const mapped =
               renderProgressStart +