From c3d574ff75f0e4a27c955eff8414efbd08ab159f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: aferrero2707 <aferrero1975@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2024 18:39:21 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] [Common] handle std::string types in configuration helper
 function

The `std::string` type was not correctly handled because the standard
library does not provide an "identity" override for `std::to_string()`
---
 Modules/Common/include/Common/Utils.h | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Modules/Common/include/Common/Utils.h b/Modules/Common/include/Common/Utils.h
index 0f7b8b0381..5a84b88a2c 100644
--- a/Modules/Common/include/Common/Utils.h
+++ b/Modules/Common/include/Common/Utils.h
@@ -89,7 +89,11 @@ T getFromExtendedConfig(const quality_control::core::Activity& activity, const q
   if (auto param = params.atOptional(name, activity)) {
     parameter = param.value();
   } else {
-    parameter = params.atOrDefaultValue(name, std::to_string(retVal));
+    if constexpr (std::is_same<std::string, T>::value) {
+      parameter = params.atOrDefaultValue(name, retVal);
+    } else {
+      parameter = params.atOrDefaultValue(name, std::to_string(retVal));
+    }
   }
   return internal::stringToType<T>(parameter);
 }