fix: add a JSON-parseable field, make small data tweaks, and add commentary on JSON fields

src/db/databaseUtil.ts

@@ -567,6 +567,8 @@ export async function debugSettingsData(did?: string): Promise<void> {
  * - Web SQLite (wa-sqlite/absurd-sql): Auto-parses JSON strings to objects
  * - Capacitor SQLite: Returns raw strings that need manual parsing
  *
+ * Maybe consolidate with PlatformServiceMixin._parseJsonField
+ *
  * @param value The value to parse (could be string or already parsed object)
  * @param defaultValue Default value if parsing fails
  * @returns Parsed object or default value

src/db/tables/contacts.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ export type Contact = {
   // When adding a property:
   // - Consider whether it should be added when exporting & sharing contacts, eg. DataExportSection
   // - If it's a boolean, it should be converted from a 0/1 integer in PlatformServiceMixin._mapColumnsToValues
+  // - If it's a JSON string, it should be converted to an object/array in PlatformServiceMixin._mapColumnsToValues
+  //
 
   did: string;
   contactMethods?: Array<ContactMethod>;

src/db/tables/settings.ts

@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ export type BoundingBox = {
  * New entries that are boolean should also be added to PlatformServiceMixin._mapColumnsToValues
  */
 export type Settings = {
+  //
+  // When adding a property:
+  // - If it's a boolean, it should be converted from a 0/1 integer in PlatformServiceMixin._mapColumnsToValues
+  // - If it's a JSON string, it should be converted to an object/array in PlatformServiceMixin._mapColumnsToValues
+  //
+
   // default entry is keyed with MASTER_SETTINGS_KEY; other entries are linked to an account with account ID
   id?: string | number; // this is erased for all those entries that are keyed with accountDid