fixes for saving non config items

app/Http/Controllers/ItemController.php

@@ -139,12 +139,11 @@ class ItemController extends Controller
             ]);
         }
 
-        $config = json_encode($request->input('config'));
+        $config = $request->input('config');
-        if($config) {
+        $config = (!empty($config)) ? json_encode($config) : null;
         $request->merge([
             'description' => $config
         ]);
-        }
 
         //die(print_r($request->input('config')));
         
@@ -202,12 +201,11 @@ class ItemController extends Controller
             ]);
         }
         
-        $config = json_encode($request->input('config'));
+        $config = $request->input('config');
-        if($config) {
+        $config = (!empty($config)) ? json_encode($config) : null;
         $request->merge([
             'description' => $config
         ]);
-        }
  
 
         Item::find($id)->update($request->all());

app/Item.php

@@ -61,9 +61,10 @@ class Item extends Model
                 $class = $output->type;
                 $sap = new $class();
                 $view = $sap->configDetails();
-            }
                 $output->view = $view;
             }
+            
+        }
         return (object)$output;
     }
 }