h

SYS/database.py

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import sqlite3
 import json
+import ast
 import threading
 import os
 from queue import Queue
@@ -396,6 +397,9 @@ def rows_to_config(rows) -> Dict[str, Any]:
 
         # Conservative JSON parsing: only attempt to decode when the value
         # looks like JSON (object/array/quoted string/true/false/null/number).
+        # If JSON decoding fails, also attempt Python literal parsing (e.g., single-quoted
+        # dict/list reprs) using ast.literal_eval as a safe fallback. If both
+        # attempts fail, use the raw string value.
         parsed_val = val
         try:
             if isinstance(val, str):
@@ -409,14 +413,26 @@ def rows_to_config(rows) -> Dict[str, Any]:
                         try:
                             parsed_val = json.loads(val)
                         except Exception:
-                            parsed_val = val
+                            # Try parsing Python literal formats (single-quoted dicts/lists)
+                            try:
+                                parsed_val = ast.literal_eval(val)
+                                debug(f"Parsed config value for key '{key}' using ast.literal_eval (non-JSON literal)")
+                            except Exception:
+                                parsed_val = val
                     else:
                         parsed_val = val
             else:
                 try:
                     parsed_val = json.loads(val)
                 except Exception:
-                    parsed_val = val
+                    # Non-string values can sometimes be bytes or Python literals; try decoding when appropriate
+                    try:
+                        if isinstance(val, (bytes, bytearray)):
+                            parsed_val = json.loads(val.decode('utf-8', errors='replace'))
+                        else:
+                            parsed_val = val
+                    except Exception:
+                        parsed_val = val
         except Exception:
             parsed_val = val