Fix NetBox string path compatibility

netbox_plugin/netbox_plugin_store/runtime.py

@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ class RuntimeConfigurationError(RuntimeError):
     pass
 
 
+def _netbox_root(django_settings: object) -> Path:
+    """Return NETBOX_ROOT while supporting NetBox settings that expose paths as strings."""
+    base_dir = Path(getattr(django_settings, "BASE_DIR"))
+    return Path(getattr(django_settings, "NETBOX_ROOT", base_dir.parent))
+
+
 def _argv_list(value: object, setting: str) -> tuple[tuple[str, ...], ...]:
     if not isinstance(value, (list, tuple)):
         raise RuntimeConfigurationError(f"{setting} must be a list of argv lists.")
@@ -160,11 +166,12 @@ class RuntimeSettings:
         defaults.update(plugin_settings)
         release = getattr(django_settings, "RELEASE", None)
         version = getattr(release, "version", None) or django_settings.VERSION
+        base_dir = Path(django_settings.BASE_DIR)
         return cls.from_mapping(
             defaults,
             configuration_dir=django_settings.CONFIGURATION_DIR,
-            netbox_root=getattr(django_settings, "NETBOX_ROOT", django_settings.BASE_DIR.parent),
-            base_dir=django_settings.BASE_DIR,
+            netbox_root=_netbox_root(django_settings),
+            base_dir=base_dir,
             netbox_version=version,
         )