include/spore/types/ApiResponse.h

@@ -57,7 +57,23 @@ public:
      * @param item The serializable item to add
      */
     void addItem(const util::JsonSerializable& item) {
-        JsonArray arr = doc[collectionKey].to<JsonArray>();
+        if (!doc[collectionKey].is<JsonArray>()) {
+            doc[collectionKey] = JsonArray();
+        }
+        JsonArray arr = doc[collectionKey].as<JsonArray>();
+        JsonObject obj = arr.add<JsonObject>();
+        item.toJson(obj);
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Add a serializable item to the collection (move version)
+     * @param item The serializable item to add
+     */
+    void addItem(util::JsonSerializable&& item) {
+        if (!doc[collectionKey].is<JsonArray>()) {
+            doc[collectionKey] = JsonArray();
+        }
+        JsonArray arr = doc[collectionKey].as<JsonArray>();
         JsonObject obj = arr.add<JsonObject>();
         item.toJson(obj);
     }

include/spore/types/ClusterResponse.h

@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ public:
      * @param node The NodeInfo to add
      */
     void addNode(const NodeInfo& node) {
-        NodeInfoSerializable serializable(const_cast<NodeInfo&>(node));
+        addItem(NodeInfoSerializable(const_cast<NodeInfo&>(node)));
-        addItem(serializable);
     }
     
     /**

include/spore/types/NodeResponse.h

@@ -60,8 +60,7 @@ public:
      * @param endpoint The EndpointInfo to add
      */
     void addEndpoint(const EndpointInfo& endpoint) {
-        EndpointInfoSerializable serializable(endpoint);
+        addItem(EndpointInfoSerializable(endpoint));
-        addItem(serializable);
     }
     
     /**

include/spore/types/TaskInfoSerializable.h

@@ -12,13 +12,16 @@ namespace types {
  */
 class TaskInfoSerializable : public util::JsonSerializable {
 private:
-    const String& taskName;
+    String taskName;
     const JsonObject& taskData;
 
 public:
     TaskInfoSerializable(const String& name, const JsonObject& data) 
         : taskName(name), taskData(data) {}
     
+    TaskInfoSerializable(const std::string& name, const JsonObject& data) 
+        : taskName(name.c_str()), taskData(data) {}
+    
     /**
      * Serialize task info to JsonObject
      */

include/spore/types/TaskResponse.h

@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@ public:
      */
     void addTask(const String& taskName, const JsonObject& taskData) {
         TaskInfoSerializable serializable(taskName, taskData);
-        JsonArray tasksArr = doc["tasks"].to<JsonArray>();
+        if (!doc["tasks"].is<JsonArray>()) {
+            doc["tasks"] = JsonArray();
+        }
+        JsonArray tasksArr = doc["tasks"].as<JsonArray>();
         JsonObject taskObj = tasksArr.add<JsonObject>();
         serializable.toJson(taskObj);
     }
@@ -41,8 +44,11 @@ public:
      * @param taskData Task data as JsonObject
      */
     void addTask(const std::string& taskName, const JsonObject& taskData) {
-        TaskInfoSerializable serializable(String(taskName.c_str()), taskData);
+        TaskInfoSerializable serializable(taskName, taskData);
-        JsonArray tasksArr = doc["tasks"].to<JsonArray>();
+        if (!doc["tasks"].is<JsonArray>()) {
+            doc["tasks"] = JsonArray();
+        }
+        JsonArray tasksArr = doc["tasks"].as<JsonArray>();
         JsonObject taskObj = tasksArr.add<JsonObject>();
         serializable.toJson(taskObj);
     }
@@ -93,6 +99,9 @@ public:
      * @param taskStatuses Vector of pairs of task name to task data
      */
     void buildCompleteResponse(const std::vector<std::pair<std::string, JsonObject>>& taskStatuses) {
+        // Clear the document first since getAllTaskStatuses creates a root array
+        doc.clear();
+        
         // Set summary
         size_t totalTasks = taskStatuses.size();
         size_t activeTasks = 0;
@@ -103,9 +112,23 @@ public:
         }
         setSummary(totalTasks, activeTasks);
         
-        // Add all tasks
+        // Add all tasks - extract data before clearing to avoid invalid references
+        JsonArray tasksArr = doc["tasks"].to<JsonArray>();
         for (const auto& pair : taskStatuses) {
-            addTask(pair.first, pair.second);
+            // Extract data from JsonObject before it becomes invalid
+            String taskName = pair.first.c_str();
+            unsigned long interval = pair.second["interval"];
+            bool enabled = pair.second["enabled"];
+            bool running = pair.second["running"];
+            bool autoStart = pair.second["autoStart"];
+            
+            // Create new JsonObject in our document
+            JsonObject taskObj = tasksArr.add<JsonObject>();
+            taskObj["name"] = taskName;
+            taskObj["interval"] = interval;
+            taskObj["enabled"] = enabled;
+            taskObj["running"] = running;
+            taskObj["autoStart"] = autoStart;
         }
         
         // Set system info

src/spore/services/TaskService.cpp

@@ -36,10 +36,13 @@ void TaskService::registerEndpoints(ApiServer& api) {
 }
 
 void TaskService::handleStatusRequest(AsyncWebServerRequest* request) {
+    TaskStatusResponse response;
+    
+    // Get task statuses using a separate document to avoid reference issues
     JsonDocument scratch;
     auto taskStatuses = taskManager.getAllTaskStatuses(scratch);
     
-    TaskStatusResponse response;
+    // Build the complete response with the task data
     response.buildCompleteResponse(taskStatuses);
     request->send(200, "application/json", response.toJsonString());
 }