Error when uploading multiple images

[kevinwaxi]

Hello there.
Recently i got into this problem where when i try to upload multiple images.
Currently its a laravel inertia vue 3 (vite) project setup
And this is the error i got
RahulHaque\Filepond\AbstractFilepond::decrypt(): Argument #1 ($data) must be of type string, array given, called in C:\Users\Kevin Wakhisi\Documents\Web Projects\clients\zerihun\habtam_ltd\vendor\rahulhaque\laravel-filepond\src\AbstractFilepond.php on line 51
Below is the script
`

        $product_cover_image = Filepond::field($request->cover)->getModel(); // Single Image
        $product_gallery_image = Filepond::field($request->gallery)->getModel(); // Multiple Images

        if ($product_cover_image) {
            try {
                $product->addMediaFromDisk($product_cover_image->filepath, 'local')
                    ->toMediaCollection("products_cover");
            } catch (\Exception $e) {
                dump($e);
            }

            Storage::disk('local')->delete($product_cover_image->filepath);
            $product_cover_image->forceDelete();
        }

        if ($product_gallery_image) {
            try {
                foreach ($product_gallery_image as $gallery_image) {
                    $product->addMediaFromDisk($gallery_image->filepath, 'local')
                        ->toMediaCollection("product_gallery");
                }
            } catch (\Exception $e) {
                dump($e);
            }

            foreach ($product_gallery_image as $gallery_image) {
                Storage::disk('local')->delete($gallery_image->filepath);
                $gallery_image->forceDelete();
            }
        }
    });

`
Everything works apart from the multiple images

[rahulhaque]

@kevinwaxi what is the output of $request->gallery when you submit the form? I see you're using media library for storing files. This may also come in handy.

[kevinwaxi]

i actually did two things

1. wrong never cleared some package that i tried earlier https://github.com/Sopamo. so the config file (filepond.php) was not compatible
2. data from frontend side was not transformed as demonstrated.

I really appreciate your effort and reply