fix: change BodySerializer from any to unknown for strict TypeScript support

[Copilot]

• Change BodySerializer = (body: any) => any to BodySerializer = (body: unknown) => unknown in source bundle files
• Update concrete serializers (formDataBodySerializer, jsonBodySerializer, urlSearchParamsBodySerializer) to accept unknown parameter in both source files
• Update test custom client template
• Update test snapshots and example files
• Fix typecheck failures:
  • Fix serializedBody: undefined initialization by using undefined as string | undefined so TypeScript doesn't infer undefined literal type
  • Fix assignment opts.serializedBody = opts.bodySerializer(opts.body) as string | undefined to explicitly cast the unknown return type
  • Fix test files using (body: object) parameter type — changed to (body: unknown) to match new BodySerializer signature
  • Update all example and snapshot client.gen.ts files with the same fixes
• Fix snapshot mismatch for sse-tanstack-react-query snapshot files (added in merge from main):
  • core/bodySerializer.gen.ts — updated from old any type to new unknown type
  • client/client.gen.ts — updated with as string | undefined casts
• All typecheck passes (28 packages)
• All 1167 tests pass

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<issue_title>Generated BodySerializer uses any; please support strict unknown typing (or config option)</issue_title>
<issue_description>### Description

Summary

Generated API client code emits BodySerializer as:

export type BodySerializer = (body: any) => any;

For strict TypeScript setups (noImplicitAny, lint rules disallowing any), this creates policy/type-safety violations in otherwise generated-safe code.

What I expected

A stricter default type for serializer signatures, for example:

export type BodySerializer = (body: unknown) => unknown;

or a generator option to choose strictness (e.g. any vs unknown).

What happens currently

Generated files include any in serializer type aliases, requiring post-processing patches in strict repos.

Minimal repro

1. Generate a client with the current generator defaults.
2. Inspect generated serializer files (commonly bodySerializer.gen.ts).
3. Observe BodySerializer = (body: any) => any.

Why this matters

• Breaks repos that enforce no-any policies.
• Forces teams to maintain custom patch scripts after generation.
• Introduces avoidable friction in CI and code review workflows.

Suggested solutions

1. Change default emitted type to unknown for request/response serializer boundaries.
2. Or add a generator flag/config to control serializer strictness.
3. Document the rationale if any is intentionally required, plus recommended strict-mode workaround.

Environment

• Tool: @hey-api/openapi-ts
• Generation mode: Axios + React Query plugins
• TypeScript strict projects with linting rules disallowing any

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Comments on the Issue (you are @copilot in this section)

• Fixes Generated BodySerializer uses any; please support strict unknown typing (or config option) #3462

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[mrlubos]

@copilot CI fails on typecheck, please fix. I also think instead of replacing this:

bodySerializer: <T extends Record<string, any> | Array<Record<string, any>>>(
    body: T,
  ): FormData => {

with this:

bodySerializer: (body: unknown): FormData => {

you should've done just this:

bodySerializer: <T extends Record<string, unknown> | Array<Record<string, unknown>>>(
    body: T,
  ): FormData => {

[Copilot]

@copilot CI fails on typecheck, please fix. I also think instead of replacing this:

bodySerializer: <T extends Record<string, any> | Array<Record<string, any>>>(

...

Fixed in commit 7e85cb0. Two separate typecheck issues were addressed:

1. serializedBody assignment — The opts object literal { serializedBody: undefined, ... } caused TypeScript to infer a literal undefined type for opts.serializedBody. When bodySerializer now returns unknown, assignment failed. Fixed by:

   • Changing the initialization to serializedBody: undefined as string | undefined in all 5 source bundle client.ts files
   • Casting the assignment: opts.bodySerializer(opts.body) as string | undefined

2. Test files with (body: object) parameter — Changed to (body: unknown) in 4 test files (client-fetch, client-ky, client-next, client-ofetch) so they're assignable to the updated BodySerializer signature.

[mrlubos]

@copilot tests fail, you probably need to run pnpm test:update and pnpm examples:generate

[Copilot]

@copilot tests fail, you probably need to run pnpm test:update and pnpm examples:generate

Fixed in commit 21d860a. The sse-tanstack-react-query snapshot directory (added in the merge from main) had stale snapshot files with the old types. Ran vitest run --update to regenerate them — 2 files updated: core/bodySerializer.gen.ts (updated BodySerializer type and serializer signatures) and client/client.gen.ts (updated serializedBody casts). All 1167 tests now pass.

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✅ Project coverage is 40.15%. Comparing base (12c76b8) to head (21d860a).

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