Problem:
- Users updating from previous versions would crash on startup
- Table created with new column caused "no column named show_context_icon" error
- Existing users had old schema without the column
Solution:
- Step 1: Create table with old schema (backwards compatible)
- Step 2: Check if show_context_icon column exists using pragma_table_info
- Step 3: Add column ONLY if it doesn't exist (safe migration)
- Step 4: Insert default row
This ensures:
✅ New installs work (table created fresh)
✅ Existing users migrate seamlessly (column added, settings preserved)
✅ No data loss
✅ Idempotent (can run multiple times safely)
Tested scenarios:
- Fresh install (no DB) → creates table, adds column, inserts defaults
Result: id=1, autoplay_mode='continue', show_context_icon=1
- Existing DB without column → adds column, preserves user settings
Result: id=1, autoplay_mode='track_only' (preserved), show_context_icon=1
- Existing DB with column → no changes (idempotent)
Migration logs added for debugging.
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