Remove allowed keys list for adding woocommerce_meta data (https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-admin/pull/6889)

* introduce filter for wc meta preferences

* package changelog

* added PR number

* Remove allow list for woocommerce_meta keys

* Remove hooks dep

* Lint js fixes

* Update readme.txt

* Update readme.txt

* Fix test.

Co-authored-by: Jeff Stieler <jeff.m.stieler@gmail.com>

plugins/woocommerce-admin/packages/data/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Unreleased
 
 -   Fix parsing bad JSON string data in useUserPreferences hook. #6819
+-   Removed allowed keys list for adding woocommerce_meta data. #6889
 
 # 1.2.0
 

plugins/woocommerce-admin/packages/data/src/user/test/use-user-preferences.js

@@ -140,14 +140,11 @@ describe( 'useUserPreferences() hook', () => {
 			'function'
 		);
 
-		const updateResult = await result.current.updateUserPreferences( {
-			banana: 'is not a valid meta key',
-		} );
+		// Passing an array, not an object.
+		const updateResult = await result.current.updateUserPreferences( [] );
 
 		expect( updateResult ).toMatchObject( {
-			error: new Error(
-				'No valid woocommerce_meta keys were provided for update.'
-			),
+			error: new Error( 'Invalid woocommerce_meta data for update.' ),
 			updatedUser: undefined,
 		} );
 	} );

plugins/woocommerce-admin/packages/data/src/user/use-user-preferences.js

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /**
  * External dependencies
  */
-import { mapValues, pick } from 'lodash';
+import { mapValues } from 'lodash';
 import { useDispatch, useSelect } from '@wordpress/data';
 
 /**
@@ -48,39 +48,12 @@ async function updateUserPrefs(
 ) {
 	// @todo Handle unresolved getCurrentUser() here.
 
-	// Whitelist our meta fields.
-	const userDataFields = [
-		'categories_report_columns',
-		'coupons_report_columns',
-		'customers_report_columns',
-		'orders_report_columns',
-		'products_report_columns',
-		'revenue_report_columns',
-		'taxes_report_columns',
-		'variations_report_columns',
-		'dashboard_sections',
-		'dashboard_chart_type',
-		'dashboard_chart_interval',
-		'dashboard_leaderboard_rows',
-		'activity_panel_inbox_last_read',
-		'homepage_layout',
-		'homepage_stats',
-		'android_app_banner_dismissed',
-		'task_list_tracked_started_tasks',
-		'help_panel_highlight_shown',
-	];
-
-	// Prep valid fields for update.
-	const metaData = mapValues(
-		pick( userPrefs, userDataFields ),
-		JSON.stringify
-	);
+	// Prep fields for update.
+	const metaData = mapValues( userPrefs, JSON.stringify );
 
 	if ( Object.keys( metaData ).length === 0 ) {
 		return {
-			error: new Error(
-				'No valid woocommerce_meta keys were provided for update.'
-			),
+			error: new Error( 'Invalid woocommerce_meta data for update.' ),
 			updatedUser: undefined,
 		};
 	}

plugins/woocommerce-admin/readme.txt

@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ Release and roadmap notes are available on the [WooCommerce Developers Blog](htt
 - Dev: Use rule processing for remote payment methods #6830
 - Dev: Update E2E jest config, so it correctly creates screenshots on failure. #6858
 - Dev: Fixed storybook build script #6875
+- Dev: Removed allowed keys list for adding woocommerce_meta data. #6889 🎉 @xristos3490
 - Feature: Add recommended payment methods in payment settings. #6760
 - Fix: Disable the continue btn on OBW when requested are being made #6838
 - Fix: Event tracking for merchant email notes #6616