bamnet · September 24, 2025 15:40 · Sep 24, 2025
diff --git a/setting.rb b/setting.rb
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+class Setting < ApplicationRecord
+  validates :key, presence: true, uniqueness: true
+
+  # Getter for type casting
+  def typed_value
+    case value_type
+    when "integer" then value.to_i
+    when "boolean" then value == "true"
+    when "array", "hash" then JSON.parse(value)
+    when "string" then value # Default for string
+    else value # Fallback if value_type is nil or unknown
+    end
+  rescue JSON::ParserError
+    value_type == "array" ? [] : {}
+  end
+
+  # Setter for type casting and setting the string value_type
+  def typed_value=(val)
+    self.value_type = case val
+    when Integer then "integer"
+    when TrueClass, FalseClass then "boolean"
+    when Array then "array"
+    when Hash then "hash"
+    else "string" # Default for unknown types
+    end
+    self.value = val.is_a?(Array) || val.is_a?(Hash) ? val.to_json : val.to_s
+  end
+
+  # Helper methods for easy access (remain unchanged)
+  def self.[](key)
+    Rails.cache.fetch("settings/#{key}") do
+      find_by(key: key)&.typed_value
+    end
+  end
+
+  def self.[]=(key, val)
+    setting = find_or_initialize_by(key: key)
+    # If we already have a value_type, try to convert the incoming value accordingly
+    if setting.persisted? && setting.value_type
+      val = case setting.value_type
+      when "integer" then val.to_i
+      when "boolean" then val.to_s == "true"
+      when "array" then
+        begin
+          JSON.parse(val.is_a?(String) ? val : val.to_json)
+        rescue JSON::ParserError
+          []
+        end
+      when "hash" then
+        begin
+          JSON.parse(val.is_a?(String) ? val : val.to_json)
+        rescue JSON::ParserError
+          {}
+        end
+      else val
+      end
+    end
+    setting.typed_value = val
+    setting.save
+  end
+
+  # Cache invalidation
+  after_commit :clear_cache
+
+  private
+
+  def clear_cache
+    Rails.cache.delete("settings/#{key}")
+  end
+end