changes to task scheduling and readability change on downloads view

backend/app/api/settings.py

@@ -118,8 +118,10 @@ async def update_settings():
             setting = result.scalar()
 
             if setting:
+                current_app.logger.info(f"Updating setting '{key}': {setting.value} -> {value} (type: {type(value).__name__})")
                 setting.value = value
             else:
+                current_app.logger.info(f"Creating setting '{key}': {value} (type: {type(value).__name__})")
                 setting = Setting(key=key, value=value)
                 session.add(setting)
 
@@ -321,3 +323,49 @@ async def get_system_info():
         "download_path": config.download_path,
         "config_path": config.config_path,
     })
+
+
+@bp.route("/debug/schedule-interval", methods=["GET"])
+async def debug_schedule_interval():
+    """Debug endpoint to verify schedule_interval setting storage and retrieval.
+
+    Returns detailed information about how the setting is stored and what value
+    the worker would read.
+    """
+    async with current_app.db_engine.connect() as conn:
+        session = AsyncSession(bind=conn)
+
+        # Query the raw setting from database
+        result = await session.execute(
+            select(Setting).where(Setting.key == "download.schedule_interval")
+        )
+        setting = result.scalar()
+
+        if setting:
+            raw_value = setting.value
+            db_info = {
+                "found_in_database": True,
+                "raw_value": raw_value,
+                "raw_type": type(raw_value).__name__,
+                "as_int": int(raw_value) if raw_value is not None else None,
+                "updated_at": setting.updated_at.isoformat() if setting.updated_at else None,
+            }
+        else:
+            db_info = {
+                "found_in_database": False,
+                "raw_value": None,
+                "raw_type": None,
+                "as_int": None,
+                "updated_at": None,
+            }
+
+        # What the worker would use
+        fallback_value = DEFAULT_SETTINGS.get("download.schedule_interval", 3600)
+        worker_would_use = db_info["as_int"] if db_info["found_in_database"] else fallback_value
+
+        return jsonify({
+            "database": db_info,
+            "default_settings_value": fallback_value,
+            "worker_would_use": worker_would_use,
+            "worker_would_use_hours": worker_would_use / 3600 if worker_would_use else None,
+        })