[Bug] Firebot will not launch if the notification database is invalid

[dennisrijsdijk]

Is there an existing issue for this?

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Current Behavior

If the notifications DB is invalid, the app will not start.

Expected Behavior

The app should start as normal, and (re)generate the DB as needed

Steps To Reproduce

1. Close Firebot if open
2. Corrupt your notifications.json (eg. fully empty the file)
3. Open Firebot

Version

5.61

What operating system are you using Firebot on?

Windows 11

Relevant log output

[2024-02-16 20:11:09.0218] - debug: No notification dbVersion detected.
[2024-02-16 20:11:09.0218] - debug: Error on when ready step 
{
  message: "Can't Load Database",
  stack: "DatabaseError: Can't Load Database\n" +
    '    at JsonDB.load (/home/dennisr/Programming/Firebot/node_modules/node-json-db/dist/JsonDB.js:325:27)\n' +
    '    at JsonDB.retrieveData (/home/dennisr/Programming/Firebot/node_modules/node-json-db/dist/JsonDB.js:55:14)\n' +
    '    at JsonDB.getParentData (/home/dennisr/Programming/Firebot/node_modules/node-json-db/dist/JsonDB.js:121:53)\n' +
    '    at JsonDB.push (/home/dennisr/Programming/Firebot/node_modules/node-json-db/dist/JsonDB.js:254:29)\n' +
    '    at NotificationManager.loadNotificationCache (/home/dennisr/Programming/Firebot/build/backend/notifications/notification-manager.js:63:38)\n' +
    '    at NotificationManager.loadAllNotifications (/home/dennisr/Programming/Firebot/build/backend/notifications/notification-manager.js:133:14)\n' +
    '    at exports.whenReady (/home/dennisr/Programming/Firebot/build/backend/app-management/electron/events/when-ready.js:186:31)',
  inner: {},
  id: 1,
  name: 'DatabaseError'
}

Contact Details (Optional)

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[zunderscore]

Fixed in v5.61.1