Error when the device type and image parameters do not match

Resolves: #2537
Change-type: patch
Signed-off-by: Thodoris Greasidis <thodoris@balena.io>

lib/utils/helpers.ts

@@ -107,11 +107,21 @@ export async function getManifest(
  deviceType: string,
 ): Promise<BalenaSdk.DeviceTypeJson.DeviceType> {
  const init = await import('balena-device-init');
+ const sdk = getBalenaSdk();
  const manifest = await init.getImageManifest(image);
- if (manifest != null) {
- return manifest;
+ if (manifest == null) {
+ return await sdk.models.device.getManifestBySlug(deviceType);
+ }
+ if (
+ manifest.slug !== deviceType &&
+ manifest.slug !== (await sdk.models.deviceType.get(deviceType)).slug
+ ) {
+ const { ExpectedError } = await import('../errors');
+ throw new ExpectedError(
+ `The device type of the provided OS image ${manifest.slug}, does not match the expected device type ${deviceType}`,
+ );
  }
- return getBalenaSdk().models.device.getManifestBySlug(deviceType);
+ return manifest;
 }
 
 export const areDeviceTypesCompatible = async (