Fix string json unmarshal, add test coverage

router/types/forward.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package types
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
@@ -62,7 +63,13 @@ func (o *JSONObject) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error {
 	if err := o.orderedMap.UnmarshalJSON(b); err != nil {
 		// If ordered map unmarshal fails, this is a primitive value
 		o.obj = false
-		o.primitive = b
+		// Attempt to unmarshal as string, this removes extra JSON escaping
+		var primitiveStr string
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(b, &primitiveStr); err != nil {
+			o.primitive = b
+			return nil
+		}
+		o.primitive = []byte(primitiveStr)
 		return nil
 	}
 	// This is a JSON object, now stored as an ordered map to retain key order.

router/types/forward_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package types_test
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/strangelove-ventures/packet-forward-middleware/v4/router/types"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestForwardMetadataUnmarshalStringNext(t *testing.T) {
+	const memo = "{\"forward\":{\"receiver\":\"noble1f4cur2krsua2th9kkp7n0zje4stea4p9tu70u8\",\"port\":\"transfer\",\"channel\":\"channel-0\",\"timeout\":0,\"next\":\"{\\\"forward\\\":{\\\"receiver\\\":\\\"noble1l505zhahp24v5jsmps9vs5asah759fdce06sfp\\\",\\\"port\\\":\\\"transfer\\\",\\\"channel\\\":\\\"channel-0\\\",\\\"timeout\\\":0}}\"}}"
+	var packetMetadata types.PacketMetadata
+
+	err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(memo), &packetMetadata)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	nextBz, err := json.Marshal(packetMetadata.Forward.Next)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, `{"forward":{"receiver":"noble1l505zhahp24v5jsmps9vs5asah759fdce06sfp","port":"transfer","channel":"channel-0","timeout":0}}`, string(nextBz))
+}
+
+func TestForwardMetadataUnmarshalJSONNext(t *testing.T) {
+	const memo = "{\"forward\":{\"receiver\":\"noble1f4cur2krsua2th9kkp7n0zje4stea4p9tu70u8\",\"port\":\"transfer\",\"channel\":\"channel-0\",\"timeout\":0,\"next\":{\"forward\":{\"receiver\":\"noble1l505zhahp24v5jsmps9vs5asah759fdce06sfp\",\"port\":\"transfer\",\"channel\":\"channel-0\",\"timeout\":0}}}}"
+	var packetMetadata types.PacketMetadata
+
+	err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(memo), &packetMetadata)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	nextBz, err := json.Marshal(packetMetadata.Forward.Next)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, `{"forward":{"receiver":"noble1l505zhahp24v5jsmps9vs5asah759fdce06sfp","port":"transfer","channel":"channel-0","timeout":0}}`, string(nextBz))
+}