Update encoding logic and refactor database methods

Update encoding and decoding logic for EventData in `middleware_eventgenerator.go` to use JSON instead of length encoding.

Refactored `dbmethods.go` to introduce a new function, `ActionFromActionRow`, to reduce redundancy and improve code readability. Minor debugging related change made in `server.go`.

server/resource/dbmethods.go

@@ -71,16 +71,8 @@ func (dbResource *DbResource) GetActionByName(typeName string, actionName string
 
 			var cachedActionRow ActionRow
 			err = value.Scan(&cachedActionRow)
-
-			CheckErr(err, "failed to unmarshal ActionSchema 76")
-
-			if err == nil {
-				action.Name = cachedActionRow.Name
-				action.Label = cachedActionRow.Name
-				action.ReferenceId = cachedActionRow.ReferenceId
-				action.OnType = cachedActionRow.OnType
-				return action, err
-			}
+			action, err = ActionFromActionRow(cachedActionRow)
+			return action, err
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -123,22 +115,28 @@ func (dbResource *DbResource) GetActionByName(typeName string, actionName string
 		return action, err
 	}
 
-	err = json.Unmarshal([]byte(actionRow.ActionSchema), &action)
-	CheckErr(err, "failed to unmarshal ActionSchema 127")
-
-	action.Name = actionRow.Name
-	action.Label = actionRow.Name
-	action.ReferenceId = actionRow.ReferenceId
-	action.OnType = actionRow.OnType
-	action.InstanceOptional = actionRow.InstanceOptional
+	action, err = ActionFromActionRow(actionRow)
 
 	if OlricCache != nil {
 
 		err = OlricCache.Put(context.Background(), cacheKey, actionRow, olric.EX(1*time.Minute), olric.NX())
 		//CheckErr(err, "Failed to set action in olric cache")
 	}
 
-	return action, nil
+	return action, err
+}
+
+func ActionFromActionRow(actionRow ActionRow) (Action, error) {
+	var action Action
+	err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(actionRow.ActionSchema), &action)
+	CheckErr(err, "failed to unmarshal ActionSchema 127")
+
+	action.Name = actionRow.Name
+	action.Label = actionRow.Name
+	action.ReferenceId = actionRow.ReferenceId
+	action.OnType = actionRow.OnType
+	action.InstanceOptional = actionRow.InstanceOptional
+	return action, err
 }
 
 // GetActionsByType Gets the list of all actions defined on type `typeName`

server/resource/middleware_eventgenerator.go

@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ func (e EventMessage) MarshalBinary() (data []byte, err error) {
 	}
 
 	// Simplified handling for EventData: encoding just the length (this should be replaced with actual data encoding logic)
-	if err := binary.Write(buffer, binary.BigEndian, int32(len(e.EventData))); err != nil {
+	jsonStr, err := json.MarshalToString(e.EventData)
+	if err := encodeString(buffer, jsonStr); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -79,15 +80,13 @@ func (e *EventMessage) UnmarshalBinary(data []byte) error {
 		e.ObjectType = objectType
 	}
 
-	// Simplified handling for EventData (assuming only length was encoded)
-	var length int32
-	if err := binary.Read(buffer, binary.BigEndian, &length); err != nil {
+	// Assume EventData is just the count of items (real logic needed to parse actual data)
+	if eventDataJson, err := decodeString(buffer); err != nil {
+		return err
+	} else {
+		err = json.Unmarshal([]byte(eventDataJson), &e.EventData)
 		return err
 	}
-	// Assume EventData is just the count of items (real logic needed to parse actual data)
-	e.EventData = make(map[string]interface{}, length)
-
-	return nil
 }
 
 // Helper functions to encode and decode strings

server/server.go

@@ -806,6 +806,7 @@ func Main(boxRoot http.FileSystem, db database.DatabaseConnection, localStorageP
 						for {
 							msg := <-channel
 							var eventMessage resource.EventMessage
+							//log.Infof("Message received: %s", msg.Payload)
 							err = eventMessage.UnmarshalBinary([]byte(msg.Payload))
 							if err != nil {
 								resource.CheckErr(err, "Failed to read message on channel "+typename)