auto_populate_fields' module threw an exception under PHP8 #61
Description
This error appeared after we upgraded to PHP8:
The 'auto_populate_fields' module threw the following exception when calling the hook method 'redcap_every_page_top':
TypeError: in_array(): Argument #2 ($haystack) must be of type array, null given in /var/www.backup/redcap-20240819T2043/modules/auto_populate_fields_v2.6.0/ExternalModule.php:167
Stack trace:
#0 /var/www.backup/redcap-20240819T2043/modules/auto_populate_fields_v2.6.0/ExternalModule.php(167): in_array()
#1 /var/www.backup/redcap-20240819T2043/modules/auto_populate_fields_v2.6.0/ExternalModule.php(36): AutoPopulateFields\ExternalModule\ExternalModule->setDefaultValues()
#2 /var/www.backup/redcap-20240819T2043/redcap_v14.6.2/ExternalModules/classes/ExternalModules.php(3156): AutoPopulateFields\ExternalModule\ExternalModule->redcap_every_page_top()
#3 /var/www.backup/redcap-20240819T2043/redcap_v14.6.2/ExternalModules/classes/ExternalModules.php(3323): ExternalModules\ExternalModules::startHook()
#4 /var/www.backup/redcap-20240819T2043/redcap_v14.6.2/ExternalModules/classes/ExternalModules.php(3356): ExternalModules\ExternalModules::ExternalModules{closure}()
#5 /var/www.backup/redcap-20240819T2043/redcap_v14.6.2/Classes/Hooks.php(41): ExternalModules\ExternalModules::callHook()
#6 /var/www.backup/redcap-20240819T2043/redcap_v14.6.2/Classes/HtmlPage.php(151): Hooks::call()
#7 /var/www.backup/redcap-20240819T2043/redcap_v14.6.2/Views/HeaderProject.php(46): HtmlPage->PrintHeader()
#8 /var/www.backup/redcap-20240819T2043/redcap_v14.6.2/ProjectGeneral/header.php(4): require('...')
#9 /var/www.backup/redcap-20240819T2043/redcap_v14.6.2/DataEntry/index.php(526): include('...')
#10 {main}URL: https://redcap.ctsi.ufl.edu/redcap/redcap_v14.6.2/DataEntry/index.php?pid=9941&id=197&event_id=95960&page=participant_and_study_partner_contact_information
Server: redcap.ctsi.ufl.edu (redcap.ctsi.ufl.edu)
User: XXXXXXX
Project ID: 9941
Module Name: Auto Populate Fields (auto_populate_fields)
Module Author(s): XXXXXXXXXX
Run Time: 0 seconds