Fix for adding FFA torrents with trackers (#8327)

src/tribler/core/database/orm_bindings/torrent_metadata.py

@@ -277,6 +277,8 @@ def add_ffa_from_dict(cls: type[Self], metadata: dict) -> Self | None:
             pk_blob = b""
             if cls.exists(lambda g: (g.infohash == ih_blob) or (g.id_ == id_ and g.public_key == pk_blob)):
                 return None
+            if isinstance(metadata.get("tracker_info", ""), bytes):
+                metadata["tracker_info"] = metadata["tracker_info"].decode()
             # Add the torrent as a free-for-all entry if it is unknown to GigaChannel
             return cls.from_dict(dict(metadata, public_key=b'', status=COMMITTED, id_=id_))
 

src/tribler/test_unit/core/database/test_store.py

@@ -197,6 +197,15 @@ def test_process_payload_ffa(self) -> None:
         self.assertIsNotNone(self.metadata_store.TorrentMetadata.get(title=ffa_title))
         self.assertEqual([], self.metadata_store.process_payload(ffa_payload))
 
+    @db_session
+    def test_ffa_with_tracker_info(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Test if FFA entries are correctly added when they have tracker_info.
+        """
+        self.metadata_store.TorrentMetadata.add_ffa_from_dict({"infohash": b"1" * 20,
+                                                               "title": "abcabc",
+                                                               "tracker_info": b"http://tracker/announce"})
+
     @db_session
     def test_get_entries_query_sort_by_size(self) -> None:
         """