Updated Readme gif, handle invalid json string in getter

Signed-off-by: Omkar Phansopkar <[email protected]>

Author: OmkarPh

README.md

@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ ScanCode Workbench is based on
 for using nexB’s [AboutCode tools](https://github.com/nexB/aboutcode). This app 
 works on Windows, OS X and Linux operating systems.
 
-![ScanCode Workbench](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/48476025/185114433-7340ee70-57cd-4586-b7e7-964fe736451a.gif)
-
+![ScanCode Workbench](/src/assets/images/workbench_intro.gif)
 
 ## Using
 

src/assets/images/workbench_intro.gif

@@ -60,7 +60,16 @@ const Home = () => {
   }
 
   function historyItemParser(historyItem: HistoryItem) {
-    if (historyItem.json_path) {
+    // During development, re-parse JSON file (Possible schema changes)
+    // Toggle this if you don't have schema changes & wish to save time in imports
+    const REIMPORT_JSON_IN_DEV = true;
+
+    if (
+      REIMPORT_JSON_IN_DEV &&
+      process.env.NODE_ENV === "development" &&
+      historyItem.json_path
+    ) {
+      console.log("Re-import JSON file (Dev mode)");
       if (!electronFs.existsSync(historyItem.json_path)) {
         return reportInvalidEntry(historyItem, "JSON");
       }

src/pages/Home/Home.tsx

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import Sequelize from "sequelize";
 // eslint-disable-next-line import/no-unresolved
 import { parse } from "license-expressions";
+import { parseIfValidJson } from "../../utils/parsers";
 
 // @TODO
 // Store an object as a json string internally, but as an object externally
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ export function jsonDataType(attributeName: string) {
   return {
     type: Sequelize.STRING,
     get: function () {
-      return JSON.parse(this.getDataValue(attributeName));
+      return parseIfValidJson(this.getDataValue(attributeName));
     },
     set: function (val: any) {
       return this.setDataValue(attributeName, JSON.stringify(val));