Write options:nil when options are not specified

Author: hoffmaen

app/messages/validators.rb

@@ -243,11 +243,6 @@ def validate(record)
   class OptionsValidator < ActiveModel::Validator
     def validate(record)
 
-      # Make sure to write an empty hash if options is nil
-      if record.options.nil?
-        record.options = {}
-      end
-
       # Empty option hashes are allowed, so we skip further validation
       record.options.blank? && return
 

db/migrations/20241105000000_add_options_to_route.rb

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Sequel.migration do
   up do
     alter_table(:routes) do
-      add_column :options, String, text: true
+      add_column :options, String, text: true, default: "{}"
     end
   end
   down do