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### **PR Type**
Bug fix, Enhancement


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### **Description**
- Updated `Cast` function in `reflect.go` to return pointers, improving
error handling and consistency.
- Modified JSON marshaling in `server.go` to handle maps through
dereferenced values, enhancing data handling.
- Fixed pointer dereference in `api_definitions.go` to ensure correct
data assignment.
- Adjusted unit tests in `reflect_test.go` to align with the new pointer
return types from `Cast` function.


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### **Changes walkthrough** 📝
<table><thead><tr><th></th><th align="left">Relevant
files</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Bug fix
</strong></td><td><table>
<tr>
  <td>
    <details>
<summary><strong>api_definitions.go</strong><dd><code>Fix pointer
dereference in WebHookHandlerConf</code>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </dd></summary>
<hr>

apidef/api_definitions.go
<li>Fixed pointer dereference to ensure proper assignment in
<br><code>WebHookHandlerConf</code>'s <code>Scan</code> method.<br>


</details>
    

  </td>
<td><a
href="https://github.com/TykTechnologies/tyk/pull/6261/files#diff-9961ccc89a48d32db5b47ba3006315ef52f6e5007fb4b09f8c5d6d299c669d67">+1/-1</a>&nbsp;
&nbsp; &nbsp; </td>
</tr>                    
</table></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Enhancement
</strong></td><td><table>
<tr>
  <td>
    <details>
<summary><strong>server.go</strong><dd><code>Update JSON marshaling and
event extraction</code>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </dd></summary>
<hr>

apidef/oas/server.go
<li>Modified <code>MarshalJSON</code> to correctly marshal the
dereferenced map.<br> <li> Updated <code>ExtractTo</code> method to
dereference <code>handlerMeta</code> before assignment.<br> <br>


</details>
    

  </td>
<td><a
href="https://github.com/TykTechnologies/tyk/pull/6261/files#diff-21857c42e8659f7980014e277c3c758703f29e9e5c0c40553f2584cddb870808">+6/-5</a>&nbsp;
&nbsp; &nbsp; </td>
</tr>                    

<tr>
  <td>
    <details>
<summary><strong>reflect.go</strong><dd><code>Refactor Cast function to
return pointers</code>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
</dd></summary>
<hr>

internal/reflect/reflect.go
<li>Changed <code>Cast</code> function to return a pointer to the type
parameter <code>T</code>.<br> <li> Added error handling to return nil on
marshaling or unmarshaling <br>errors.<br>


</details>
    

  </td>
<td><a
href="https://github.com/TykTechnologies/tyk/pull/6261/files#diff-e8975fcdc2226608fd31ef31fea201f98c70d9f575a35ab7bda3d6bac0303af9">+6/-3</a>&nbsp;
&nbsp; &nbsp; </td>
</tr>                    
</table></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Tests
</strong></td><td><table>
<tr>
  <td>
    <details>
<summary><strong>reflect_test.go</strong><dd><code>Update tests for Cast
function changes</code>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
&nbsp; &nbsp; </dd></summary>
<hr>

internal/reflect/reflect_test.go
<li>Updated unit tests to assert dereferenced pointers after changes to
<br><code>Cast</code> function.<br>


</details>
    

  </td>
<td><a
href="https://github.com/TykTechnologies/tyk/pull/6261/files#diff-7d968b0c22e2d7a7ab217ecbb1602d9e84765a7d489abeba81a1bb36d0e162b6">+5/-5</a>&nbsp;
&nbsp; &nbsp; </td>
</tr>                    
</table></td></tr></tr></tbody></table>

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