1 files changed, 41 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/config/helpers.rs b/src/config/helpers.rs
index ddf29ad..edf4bd5 100644
--- a/src/config/helpers.rs
+++ b/src/config/helpers.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Tomasz Kramkowski <tomasz@kramkow.ski>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
-use std::time::Duration;
+use std::{
+    ffi::{OsStr, OsString},
+    os::unix::ffi::OsStrExt,
+    time::Duration,
+};
 
+use base64::{engine::general_purpose::STANDARD, Engine as _};
 use rumqttc::QoS;
 use serde::{de, Deserialize, Deserializer};
 
@@ -79,12 +84,44 @@ where
     Ok(helper.map(|Helper(external)| external))
 }
 
+pub fn deserialize_box_slice_os_string<'de, D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Box<[OsString]>, D::Error>
+where
+    D: Deserializer<'de>,
+{
+    #[derive(Deserialize)]
+    #[serde(untagged)]
+    enum Untagged {
+        String(String),
+        Base64 { b64: String },
+    }
+
+    impl TryInto<OsString> for Untagged {
+        type Error = String;
+        fn try_into(self) -> Result<OsString, Self::Error> {
+            match self {
+                Untagged::String(s) => Ok(s.into()),
+                Untagged::Base64 { b64 } => match STANDARD.decode(&b64) {
+                    Err(_) => Err(b64),
+                    Ok(b) => Ok(OsStr::from_bytes(&b).to_owned()),
+                },
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    Vec::<Untagged>::deserialize(deserializer)?
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(TryInto::<OsString>::try_into)
+        .collect::<Result<_, _>>()
+        .map_err(|e| de::Error::invalid_value(de::Unexpected::Str(&e), &"valid Base64"))
+}
+
 impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for super::Program {
     fn deserialize<D: Deserializer<'de>>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Self, D::Error> {
         #[derive(Deserialize)]
         #[serde(remote = "super::Program")]
         struct Helper {
-            command: Box<[String]>,
+            #[serde(deserialize_with = "deserialize_box_slice_os_string")]
+            command: Box<[OsString]>,
             #[serde(default, deserialize_with = "deserialize_timeout_opt")]
             timeout: Option<Duration>,
         }
@@ -92,7 +129,8 @@ impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for super::Program {
         #[derive(Deserialize)]
         #[serde(untagged)]
         enum Untagged {
-            Short(Box<[String]>),
+            #[serde(deserialize_with = "deserialize_box_slice_os_string")]
+            Short(Box<[OsString]>),
             #[serde(with = "Helper")]
             Full(super::Program),
         }