From 606fd887c57407e2024984e47fac5f588528c49f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lizandro Guarnizo <77708265+lizandrogd@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 12:24:24 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Update WhatsAppService.php

---
 services/WhatsAppService.php | 16 ++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/services/WhatsAppService.php b/services/WhatsAppService.php
index 2d5ca1a..86bae40 100644
--- a/services/WhatsAppService.php
+++ b/services/WhatsAppService.php
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ class WhatsAppService
         $bodyParameters = [],
         $headerParameters = [],
         $rawComponents = null,
-        $meta = null
+        $meta = null,
+        $dryRun = false
     ) {
         // Si se pasan components completos (por ejemplo flow/button/image), úsalos tal cual
         if (is_array($rawComponents) && !empty($rawComponents)) {
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ class WhatsAppService
                 'template' => $template
             ];
 
-            return $this->sendMessage($data);
+            return $dryRun ? $data : $this->sendMessage($data);
         }
 
         $components = [];
@@ -127,11 +128,18 @@ class WhatsAppService
                     if (is_array($paramValue) && isset($paramValue['type'])) {
                         // already detailed param object: remove any unexpected keys like 'name'
                         $paramObj = $paramValue;
-                        unset($paramObj['name']);
+                        // ensure parameter name is set using 'parameter_name' (preferred) or fall back to 'name'
+                        if (!isset($paramObj['parameter_name']) && !isset($paramObj['name'])) {
+                            $paramObj['parameter_name'] = $paramName;
+                        }
+                        // remove legacy 'name' to avoid API errors
+                        if (isset($paramObj['name'])) unset($paramObj['name']);
                         $normalizedBody[] = $paramObj;
                     } else {
+                        // include parameter_name so WhatsApp recognizes named params
                         $normalizedBody[] = [
                             'type' => 'text',
+                            'parameter_name' => $paramName,
                             'text' => (string)$paramValue
                         ];
                     }
@@ -184,7 +192,7 @@ class WhatsAppService
             $data['__app_meta'] = $meta;
         }
 
-        return $this->sendMessage($data);
+        return $dryRun ? $data : $this->sendMessage($data);
     }
 
     /**