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shell/watcher.js

@@ -68,13 +68,22 @@ function calculateDiff(oldValue, newValue) {
   const changes = [];
 
   function findChanges(path, oldVal, newVal) {
-      const oldKeys = oldVal ? Object.keys(oldVal) : [];
+      // Check if both values are objects (and not null), otherwise compare directly
+      if (!(typeof oldVal === 'object' && oldVal !== null) ||
+          !(typeof newVal === 'object' && newVal !== null)) {
+          if (oldVal !== newVal) {
+              changes.push(`${path} = ${JSON.stringify(newVal)};`);
+          }
+          return oldVal !== newVal ? 1 : 0;
+      }
+
+      const oldKeys = Object.keys(oldVal);
       const newKeys = Object.keys(newVal);
       const allKeys = new Set([...oldKeys, ...newKeys]);
       let changedCount = 0;
 
       allKeys.forEach(key => {
-        const oldKeyValue = oldVal ? oldVal[key] : undefined;
+          const oldKeyValue = oldVal[key];
           const newKeyValue = newVal[key];
           const currentPath = path ? `${path}['${key}']` : `['${key}']`;
 
@@ -82,7 +91,7 @@ function calculateDiff(oldValue, newValue) {
               // New key added
               changes.push(`${currentPath} = ${JSON.stringify(newKeyValue)};`);
               changedCount++;
-        } else if (typeof oldKeyValue === 'object' && oldKeyValue !== null && typeof newKeyValue === 'object') {
+          } else if (typeof oldKeyValue === 'object' && oldKeyValue !== null && typeof newKeyValue === 'object' && newKeyValue !== null) {
               // Recursive diff for objects
               const subChanges = findChanges(currentPath, oldKeyValue, newKeyValue);
               if (subChanges > 0) changedCount++;
@@ -103,10 +112,16 @@ function calculateDiff(oldValue, newValue) {
       return changedCount;
   }
 
+  // Adjust initial call to handle non-object types
+  if ((typeof oldValue === 'object' && oldValue !== null) && (typeof newValue === 'object' && newValue !== null)) {
       findChanges('progvars', oldValue, newValue);
+  } else if (oldValue !== newValue) {
+      changes.push(`progvars = ${JSON.stringify(newValue)};`);
+  }
 
   return changes.join('\n');
-  }
+}
+
   
 //// HTTP SERVER ////