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frontend/src/workflows.js

@@ -404,6 +404,27 @@ class WorkflowRegistry {
 // Create and export the default registry instance
 export const workflowRegistry = new WorkflowRegistry();
 
+/**
+ * The backend stores WorkflowInstance.payload as an opaque string - it never
+ * parses or understands it as JSON. The frontend is fully responsible for
+ * serializing it before sending and deserializing it after receiving.
+ */
+export function serializeWorkflowPayload(workflow) {
+    if (!workflow || !('payload' in workflow)) return workflow;
+    return {...workflow, payload: JSON.stringify(workflow.payload ?? {})};
+}
+
+export function deserializeWorkflowPayload(workflow) {
+    if (!workflow) return workflow;
+    let payload = {};
+    try {
+        payload = workflow.payload ? JSON.parse(workflow.payload) : {};
+    } catch (e) {
+        console.error('Failed to parse workflow payload JSON:', e);
+    }
+    return {...workflow, payload};
+}
+
 // Export individual classes for direct use
 export {
     BaseWorkflow,