fix(api): ensure balance is captured as number of cents when user acc…

…ount created (#1544)

backend/database.ts

@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ export const createUser = (userDetails: Partial<User>): User => {
  password,
  email: userDetails.email!,
  phoneNumber: userDetails.phoneNumber!,
- balance: userDetails.balance! || 0,
+ balance: Number(userDetails.balance!) || 0,
  avatar: userDetails.avatar!,
  defaultPrivacyLevel: userDetails.defaultPrivacyLevel!,
  createdAt: new Date(),

cypress/tests/api/api-users.spec.ts

@@ -135,6 +135,25 @@ describe("Users API", function () {
  });
  });
 
+ it("creates a new user with an account balance in cents", function () {
+ const firstName = faker.name.firstName();
+
+ cy.request("POST", `${apiUsers}`, {
+ firstName,
+ lastName: faker.name.lastName(),
+ username: faker.internet.userName(),
+ password: faker.internet.password(),
+ email: faker.internet.email(),
+ phoneNumber: faker.phone.phoneNumber(),
+ avatar: faker.internet.avatar(),
+ balance: 100_00,
+ }).then((response) => {
+ expect(response.status).to.eq(201);
+ expect(response.body.user).to.contain({ firstName });
+ expect(response.body.user.balance).to.equal(100_00);
+ });
+ });
+
  it("error when invalid field sent", function () {
  cy.request({
  method: "POST",