return isRecord(value) ? value : {};

}

export function readString(value: unknown): string | undefined {

return typeof value === "string" && value.trim() ? value.trim() : undefined;

}

export function readStringArray(value: unknown): string[] {

if (!Array.isArray(value)) {

return [];

}

return value.filter((entry): entry is string => typeof entry === "string" && entry.trim() !== "");

}

export async function appendItem(item: MigrationItem): Promise<MigrationItem> {

if (!item.source || !item.target) {

return markMigrationItemError(item, MIGRATION_REASON_MISSING_SOURCE_OR_TARGET);