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server/models/settingsModel.js

@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ export function getBooleanSetting(key, fallback) {
   return String(value).toLowerCase() === 'true';
 }
 
+export function getStringSetting(key, fallback = '') {
+  const value = getSetting(key);
+  const normalized = String(value ?? '').trim();
+  return normalized || fallback;
+}
+
 // Effective CORS allow-list: admin-editable `trusted_origins` merged with the
 // built-in localhost defaults so the dev experience never locks itself out.
 export function effectiveTrustedOrigins() {