fix(backend): Fix iteration and timer block

autogpt_platform/backend/backend/blocks/iteration.py

@@ -2,13 +2,28 @@ from typing import Any
 
 from backend.data.block import Block, BlockCategory, BlockOutput, BlockSchema
 from backend.data.model import SchemaField
+from backend.util.json import json
 
 
 class StepThroughItemsBlock(Block):
     class Input(BlockSchema):
-        items: list | dict = SchemaField(
+        items: list = SchemaField(
+            advanced=False,
             description="The list or dictionary of items to iterate over",
             placeholder="[1, 2, 3, 4, 5] or {'key1': 'value1', 'key2': 'value2'}",
+            default=[],
+        )
+        items_object: dict = SchemaField(
+            advanced=False,
+            description="The list or dictionary of items to iterate over",
+            placeholder="[1, 2, 3, 4, 5] or {'key1': 'value1', 'key2': 'value2'}",
+            default={},
+        )
+        items_str: str = SchemaField(
+            advanced=False,
+            description="The list or dictionary of items to iterate over",
+            placeholder="[1, 2, 3, 4, 5] or {'key1': 'value1', 'key2': 'value2'}",
+            default="",
         )
 
     class Output(BlockSchema):
@@ -39,14 +54,20 @@ class StepThroughItemsBlock(Block):
         )
 
     def run(self, input_data: Input, **kwargs) -> BlockOutput:
-        items = input_data.items
-        if isinstance(items, dict):
-            # If items is a dictionary, iterate over its values
-            for item in items.values():
-                yield "item", item
-                yield "key", item
-        else:
-            # If items is a list, iterate over the list
-            for index, item in enumerate(items):
-                yield "item", item
-                yield "key", index
+        for data in [input_data.items, input_data.items_object, input_data.items_str]:
+            if not data:
+                continue
+            if isinstance(data, str):
+                items = json.loads(data)
+            else:
+                items = data
+            if isinstance(items, dict):
+                # If items is a dictionary, iterate over its values
+                for item in items.values():
+                    yield "item", item
+                    yield "key", item
+            else:
+                # If items is a list, iterate over the list
+                for index, item in enumerate(items):
+                    yield "item", item
+                    yield "key", index

autogpt_platform/backend/backend/blocks/time_blocks.py

@@ -139,23 +139,26 @@ class GetCurrentDateAndTimeBlock(Block):
 
 class CountdownTimerBlock(Block):
     class Input(BlockSchema):
-        input_message: Any = SchemaField(
+        input_data: Any = SchemaField(
+            advanced=False,
             description="Message to output after the timer finishes",
             default="timer finished",
         )
         seconds: Union[int, str] = SchemaField(
-            description="Duration in seconds", default=0
+            advanced=False, description="Duration in seconds", default=0
         )
         minutes: Union[int, str] = SchemaField(
-            description="Duration in minutes", default=0
+            advanced=False, description="Duration in minutes", default=0
+        )
+        hours: Union[int, str] = SchemaField(
+            advanced=False, description="Duration in hours", default=0
+        )
+        days: Union[int, str] = SchemaField(
+            advanced=False, description="Duration in days", default=0
         )
-        hours: Union[int, str] = SchemaField(description="Duration in hours", default=0)
-        days: Union[int, str] = SchemaField(description="Duration in days", default=0)
 
     class Output(BlockSchema):
-        output_message: str = SchemaField(
-            description="Message after the timer finishes"
-        )
+        output_data: Any = SchemaField(description="Message after the timer finishes")
 
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__(
@@ -166,11 +169,11 @@ class CountdownTimerBlock(Block):
             output_schema=CountdownTimerBlock.Output,
             test_input=[
                 {"seconds": 1},
-                {"input_message": "Custom message"},
+                {"input_data": "Custom message"},
             ],
             test_output=[
-                ("output_message", "timer finished"),
-                ("output_message", "Custom message"),
+                ("output_data", "timer finished"),
+                ("output_data", "Custom message"),
             ],
         )
 
@@ -183,4 +186,4 @@ class CountdownTimerBlock(Block):
         total_seconds = seconds + minutes * 60 + hours * 3600 + days * 86400
 
         time.sleep(total_seconds)
-        yield "output_message", input_data.input_message
+        yield "output_data", input_data.input_data