Temp. fix for populating

src/entities/characterHair.ts

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export class CharacterHair extends BaseEntity {
   @Property()
   isSelectable = false
 
-  @ManyToOne({ nullable: true })
+  @ManyToOne()
   sprite?: Sprite
 
   setId(id: UUID) {

src/entities/characterType.ts

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export class CharacterType extends BaseEntity {
   @Property()
   isSelectable = false
 
-  @ManyToOne({ nullable: true })
+  @ManyToOne()
   sprite?: Sprite
 
   @Property()

src/entities/item.ts

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export class Item extends BaseEntity {
   @Property()
   name!: string
 
-  @Property({ nullable: true })
+  @Property()
   description?: string
 
   @Enum(() => ItemType)
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export class Item extends BaseEntity {
   @Enum(() => ItemRarity)
   rarity: ItemRarity = ItemRarity.COMMON
 
-  @ManyToOne(() => Sprite, { nullable: true })
+  @ManyToOne(() => Sprite, )
   sprite?: Sprite
 
   @Property()

src/repositories/characterRepository.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { BaseRepository } from '#application/base/baseRepository'
 import { UUID } from '#application/types'
 import { Character } from '#entities/character'
-import { RequiredEntityData } from '@mikro-orm/core'
 
 class CharacterRepository extends BaseRepository {
   async getByUserId(userId: UUID, populate?: any): Promise<Character[]> {
@@ -24,20 +23,20 @@ class CharacterRepository extends BaseRepository {
     }
   }
 
-  async getById(id: UUID, populate?: string[]): Promise<Character | null> {
+  async getById(id: UUID, populate?: any): Promise<Character | null> {
     try {
       const repository = this.em.getRepository(Character)
-      return await repository.findOne({ id })
+      return await repository.findOne({ id }, { populate })
     } catch (error: any) {
       this.logger.error(`Failed to get character by ID: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`)
       return null
     }
   }
 
-  async getByName(name: string): Promise<Character | null> {
+  async getByName(name: string, populate?: any): Promise<Character | null> {
     try {
       const repository = this.em.getRepository(Character)
-      return await repository.findOne({ name })
+      return await repository.findOne({ name }, { populate })
     } catch (error: any) {
       this.logger.error(`Failed to get character by name: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`)
       return null