Function tryParseJson

client/src/utils/jsonUtils.ts:89–106

(str: string)

 * @returns Object with success boolean and either parsed data or original string
 */
export function tryParseJson(str: string): {
  success: boolean;
  data: JsonValue;
} {
  const trimmed = str?.trim();
  if (
    trimmed &&
    !(trimmed.startsWith("{") && trimmed.endsWith("}")) &&
    !(trimmed.startsWith("[") && trimmed.endsWith("]"))
  ) {
    return { success: false, data: str };
  }
  try {
    return { success: true, data: JSON.parse(str) };
  } catch {
    return { success: false, data: str };
  }
}

/**
 * Updates a value at a specific path in a nested JSON structure