Function LoadSettings

internal/config/settings.go:333–357

LoadSettings loads settings from disk. Returns defaults if file doesn't exist or if the JSON is corrupt, so the application can always start.

()

// LoadSettings loads settings from disk. Returns defaults if file doesn't exist
// or if the JSON is corrupt, so the application can always start.
func LoadSettings() (*Settings, error) {
	path := GetSettingsPath()

	data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
	if err != nil {
		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
			return DefaultSettings(), nil
		}
		return nil, err
	}

	settings := DefaultSettings() // Start with defaults to fill any missing fields
	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, settings); err != nil {
		utils.Debug("Warning: corrupt settings file %s: %v - using defaults", path, err)
		defaults := DefaultSettings()
		defaults.StartupWarnings = append(defaults.StartupWarnings,
			fmt.Sprintf("Config: settings file is corrupt (%v) - all settings reset to defaults", err))
		return defaults, nil
	}

	// Validate settings and roll back individual invalid fields to defaults
	settings.Validate()

	return settings, nil
}

// SettingMeta provides metadata for a single setting (for UI rendering).
type SettingMeta struct {