Function _load_json_metadata

skills/storage-helper/scripts/db_ops.py:52–64

Best-effort parse for JSON object metadata fields stored in SQLite.

(raw: Any)

def _load_json_metadata(raw: Any) -> Dict[str, Any]:
    """Best-effort parse for JSON object metadata fields stored in SQLite."""
    if isinstance(raw, dict):
        return raw
    if not raw:
        return {}
    if isinstance(raw, str):
        try:
            parsed = json.loads(raw)
        except json.JSONDecodeError:
            return {}
        return parsed if isinstance(parsed, dict) else {}
    return {}


def _build_paper_dict(