Updated issue templates to include latest version release.

Added `VERSION` file to repository root for easy tracking of current app version.

Corrected bug with the latest changes to the settings model that can lead to a JSON decoding error for installations without a properly stored value.

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yaml

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ body:
       label: PDA version
       description: What version of PDA are you currently running?
       options:
+        - "0.4.1"
         - "0.4.0"
         - "0.3.0"
         - "0.2.5"

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yaml

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ body:
       label: PDA version
       description: What version of PDA are you currently running?
       options:
+        - "0.4.1"
         - "0.4.0"
         - "0.3.0"
         - "0.2.5"

VERSION

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0.4.1

powerdnsadmin/models/setting.py

@@ -459,12 +459,13 @@ class Setting(db.Model):
 
     def convert_type(self, name, value):
         import json
+        from json import JSONDecodeError
         if name in self.types:
             var_type = self.types[name]
 
             # Handle boolean values
             if var_type == bool:
-                if value == 'True' or value == 'true' or value == '1' or value == True:
+                if value == 'True' or value == 'true' or value == '1' or value is True:
                     return True
                 else:
                     return False
@@ -477,8 +478,11 @@ class Setting(db.Model):
             if var_type == int:
                 return int(value)
 
-            if var_type == dict or var_type == list:
-                return json.loads(value)
+            if (var_type == dict or var_type == list) and isinstance(value, str) and len(value) > 0:
+                try:
+                    return json.loads(value)
+                except JSONDecodeError as e:
+                    pass
 
             if var_type == str:
                 return str(value)