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+const logging = require('../../../../../shared/logging');
+
+// type mapping for settings. object types are ignored for now
+const typeMapping = [
+    {
+        keys: [
+            'db_hash',
+            'session_secret',
+            'theme_session_secret',
+            'ghost_public_key',
+            'ghost_private_key',
+            'title',
+            'description',
+            'logo',
+            'cover_image',
+            'icon',
+            'accent_color',
+            'lang',
+            'timezone',
+            'codeinjection_head',
+            'codeinjection_foot',
+            'facebook',
+            'twitter',
+            'meta_title',
+            'meta_description',
+            'og_image',
+            'og_title',
+            'og_description',
+            'twitter_image',
+            'twitter_title',
+            'twitter_description',
+            'active_theme',
+            'password',
+            'public_hash',
+            'members_public_key',
+            'members_private_key',
+            'members_email_auth_secret',
+            'default_content_visibility',
+            'members_from_address',
+            'stripe_product_name',
+            'stripe_secret_key',
+            'stripe_publishable_key',
+            'stripe_connect_publishable_key',
+            'stripe_connect_secret_key',
+            'stripe_connect_display_name',
+            'stripe_connect_account_id'
+        ],
+        type: 'string'
+    },
+    {
+        keys: [
+            'notifications',
+            'navigation',
+            'secondary_navigation',
+            'slack',
+            'shared_views',
+            'portal_plans',
+            'stripe_plans'
+        ],
+        type: 'array'
+    },
+    {
+        keys: [
+            'next_update_check'
+        ],
+        type: 'number'
+    },
+    {
+        keys: [
+            'amp',
+            'is_private',
+            'members_allow_free_signup',
+            'portal_name',
+            'portal_button',
+            'stripe_connect_livemode'
+        ],
+        type: 'boolean'
+    },
+    {
+        keys: [
+            'labs',
+            'unsplash',
+            'bulk_email_settings'
+        ],
+        type: 'object'
+    }
+];
+
+module.exports = {
+    config: {
+        transaction: true
+    },
+
+    async up(options) {
+        // set the new type for each setting
+        await Promise.map(typeMapping, async (typeMap) => {
+            return await Promise.map(typeMap.keys, async (key) => {
+                const typeValue = typeMap.type;
+                logging.info(`Updating type for setting ${key} to ${typeValue}`);
+
+                return await options
+                    .transacting('settings')
+                    .where('key', key)
+                    .update({
+                        type: typeValue
+                    });
+            });
+        });
+    },
+
+    async down(options) {
+        // put type values back to same as group values
+        return await Promise.map(typeMapping, async (typeMap) => {
+            return await Promise.map(typeMap.keys, async (key) => {
+                logging.info(`Resetting type for ${key}`);
+                const groupResult = await options
+                    .transacting('settings')
+                    .where('key', key)
+                    .select('group');
+                const groupValue = groupResult[0].group;
+                return await options
+                    .transacting('settings')
+                    .where('key', key)
+                    .update({
+                        type: groupValue
+                    });
+            });
+        });
+    }
+};