Improve parse_maybe_json.

fjerkroa_bot/ai_responder.py

@@ -30,21 +30,23 @@ def parse_response(content: str) -> Dict:
 
 
 def parse_maybe_json(json_string):
+    if json_string is None:
+        return None
+    json_string = json_string.strip()
+
     try:
-        # Attempt to parse the string as JSON
         parsed_json = parse_response(json_string)
     except Exception:
-        # If it fails, return the original string unchanged
+        if json_string.startswith('{') and json_string.endswith('}'):
+            return parse_maybe_json(json_string[1:-1])
         return json_string
 
-    # If the parsed JSON is a list or dictionary, concatenate its values as a string
     if isinstance(parsed_json, (list, dict)):
         concatenated_values = []
         for value in parsed_json.values() if isinstance(parsed_json, dict) else parsed_json:
             concatenated_values.append(str(value))
         return '\n'.join(concatenated_values)
 
-    # If the parsed JSON is a string, return it
     return str(parsed_json)