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

src/utils/PlatformServiceMixin.ts

@@ -275,16 +275,22 @@ export const PlatformServiceMixin = {
 
           // Convert SQLite integer booleans to JavaScript booleans
           if (
+            // settings
             column === "isRegistered" ||
             column === "finishedOnboarding" ||
             column === "filterFeedByVisible" ||
             column === "filterFeedByNearby" ||
+            column === "hasBackedUpSeed" ||
             column === "hideRegisterPromptOnNewContact" ||
             column === "showContactGivesInline" ||
             column === "showGeneralAdvanced" ||
             column === "showShortcutBvc" ||
             column === "warnIfProdServer" ||
-            column === "warnIfTestServer"
+            column === "warnIfTestServer" ||
+            // contacts
+            column === "iViewContent" ||
+            column === "registered" ||
+            column === "seesMe"
           ) {
             if (value === 1) {
               value = true;
@@ -294,13 +300,9 @@ export const PlatformServiceMixin = {
             // Keep null values as null
           }
 
-          // Handle JSON fields like contactMethods
-          if (column === "contactMethods" && typeof value === "string") {
-            try {
-              value = JSON.parse(value);
-            } catch {
-              value = [];
-            }
+          // Convert SQLite JSON strings to objects/arrays
+          if (column === "contactMethods" || column === "searchBoxes") {
+            value = this._parseJsonField(value, []);
           }
 
           obj[column] = value;
@@ -310,10 +312,13 @@ export const PlatformServiceMixin = {
     },
 
     /**
-     * Self-contained implementation of parseJsonField
-     * Safely parses JSON strings with fallback to default value
+     * Safely parses JSON strings with fallback to default value.
+     * Handles different SQLite implementations:
+     * - Web SQLite (wa-sqlite/absurd-sql): Auto-parses JSON strings to objects
+     * - Capacitor SQLite: Returns raw strings that need manual parsing
      *
-     * Consolidate this with src/libs/util.ts parseJsonField
+     * See also src/db/databaseUtil.ts parseJsonField
+     * and maybe consolidate
      */
     _parseJsonField<T>(value: unknown, defaultValue: T): T {
       if (typeof value === "string") {