diff --git a/lib/wp/settings.c b/lib/wp/settings.c
index 086b4204..381eea58 100644
--- a/lib/wp/settings.c
+++ b/lib/wp/settings.c
@@ -161,70 +161,6 @@ wp_settings_unsubscribe (WpSettings *self, guintptr subscription_id)
   return ret;
 }
 
-/*!
- * \brief Gets the boolean value of a setting
- *
- * \ingroup wpsettings
- * \param self the settings object
- * \param setting name of the setting
- * \param value (out): the boolean value of the setting
- * \returns TRUE if the setting is defined, FALSE otherwise
- */
-gboolean
-wp_settings_get_boolean (WpSettings *self, const gchar *setting,
-  gboolean *value)
-{
-  g_autoptr (WpSpaJson) json = wp_settings_get (self, setting);
-  return json && wp_spa_json_parse_boolean (json, value);
-}
-
-/*!
- * \brief Gets the string value of a setting
- * \ingroup wpsettings
- * \param self the settings object
- * \param setting name of the setting
- * \returns (transfer full) (nullable): the string value of the setting, or NULL
- * if the string could not be parsed
- */
-gchar *
-wp_settings_get_string (WpSettings *self, const gchar *setting)
-{
-  g_autoptr (WpSpaJson) json = wp_settings_get (self, setting);
-  return json ? wp_spa_json_parse_string (json) : NULL;
-}
-
-/*!
- * \brief Gets the integer (signed) value of a setting
- * \ingroup wpsettings
- * \param self the settings object
- * \param setting name of the setting
- * \param value (out): the integer value of the setting
- * \returns TRUE if the setting is defined, FALSE otherwise
- */
-gboolean
-wp_settings_get_int (WpSettings *self, const gchar *setting,
-    gint *value)
-{
-  g_autoptr (WpSpaJson) json = wp_settings_get (self, setting);
-  return json && wp_spa_json_parse_int (json, value);
-}
-
-/*!
- * \brief Gets the float value of a setting
- * \ingroup wpsettings
- * \param self the settings object
- * \param setting name of the setting
- * \param value (out): the float value of the setting
- * \returns TRUE if the setting is defined, FALSE otherwise
- */
-gboolean
-wp_settings_get_float (WpSettings *self, const gchar *setting,
-    gfloat *value)
-{
-  g_autoptr (WpSpaJson) json = wp_settings_get (self, setting);
-  return json && wp_spa_json_parse_float (json, value);
-}
-
 /*!
  * \brief Gets the WpSpaJson of a setting
  * \ingroup wpsettings
diff --git a/lib/wp/settings.h b/lib/wp/settings.h
index 27613bc4..a29313c9 100644
--- a/lib/wp/settings.h
+++ b/lib/wp/settings.h
@@ -61,21 +61,6 @@ WP_API
 gboolean wp_settings_unsubscribe (WpSettings *self,
     guintptr subscription_id);
 
-WP_API
-gboolean wp_settings_get_boolean (WpSettings *self, const gchar *setting,
-    gboolean *value);
-
-WP_API
-gchar * wp_settings_get_string (WpSettings *self, const gchar *setting);
-
-WP_API
-gboolean wp_settings_get_int (WpSettings *self, const gchar *setting,
-    gint *value);
-
-WP_API
-gboolean wp_settings_get_float (WpSettings *self, const gchar *setting,
-    gfloat *value);
-
 WP_API
 WpSpaJson * wp_settings_get (WpSettings *self, const gchar *setting);
 
diff --git a/modules/module-default-nodes.c b/modules/module-default-nodes.c
index 5f3777dd..87f16745 100644
--- a/modules/module-default-nodes.c
+++ b/modules/module-default-nodes.c
@@ -746,16 +746,47 @@ wireplumber__module_init (WpCore * core, GVariant * args, GError ** error)
   g_autofree gchar *echo_cancel_source_name = NULL;
 
   g_autoptr (WpSettings) settings = wp_settings_get_instance(core, NULL);
-  wp_settings_get_int (settings, "device.save-interval-ms",
-    &save_interval_ms);
-  wp_settings_get_boolean (settings, "device.use-persistent-storage",
-    &use_persistent_storage);
-  wp_settings_get_boolean (settings, "device.auto-echo-cancel",
-    &auto_echo_cancel);
-  echo_cancel_sink_name = wp_settings_get_string (settings,
-      "device.echo-cancel-sink-name");
-  echo_cancel_source_name = wp_settings_get_string (settings,
-      "device.echo-cancel-source-name");
+
+  {
+    g_autoptr (WpSpaJson) j = wp_settings_get (settings,
+        "device.save-interval-ms");
+    if (j && !wp_spa_json_parse_int (j, &save_interval_ms))
+      wp_warning ("Failed to parse integer in device.save-interval-ms");
+  }
+
+  {
+    g_autoptr (WpSpaJson) j = wp_settings_get (settings,
+        "device.use-persistent-storage");
+    if (j && !wp_spa_json_parse_boolean (j, &save_interval_ms))
+      wp_warning ("Failed to parse boolean in device.use-persistent-storage");
+  }
+
+  {
+    g_autoptr (WpSpaJson) j = wp_settings_get (settings,
+        "device.auto-echo-cancel");
+    if (j && !wp_spa_json_parse_boolean (j, &auto_echo_cancel))
+      wp_warning ("Failed to parse boolean in device.auto-echo-cancel");
+  }
+
+  {
+    g_autoptr (WpSpaJson) j = wp_settings_get (settings,
+        "device.echo-cancel-sink-name");
+    if (j) {
+      echo_cancel_sink_name = wp_spa_json_parse_string (j);
+      if (!echo_cancel_sink_name)
+        wp_warning ("Failed to parse string in device.echo-cancel-sink-name");
+    }
+  }
+
+  {
+    g_autoptr (WpSpaJson) j = wp_settings_get (settings,
+        "device.echo-cancel-source-name");
+    if (j) {
+      echo_cancel_sink_name = wp_spa_json_parse_string (j);
+      if (!echo_cancel_sink_name)
+        wp_warning ("Failed to parse string in device.echo-cancel-source-name");
+    }
+  }
 
   wp_plugin_register (g_object_new (wp_default_nodes_get_type (),
       "name", NAME,
diff --git a/modules/module-lua-scripting/api/api.c b/modules/module-lua-scripting/api/api.c
index 0a96cd07..e1601093 100644
--- a/modules/module-lua-scripting/api/api.c
+++ b/modules/module-lua-scripting/api/api.c
@@ -1472,94 +1472,6 @@ impl_module_new (lua_State *L)
   }
 }
 
-static int
-settings_get_boolean (lua_State *L)
-{
-  const char *setting = luaL_checkstring (L, 1);
-  const char *m = NULL;
-
-  if (lua_type (L, 2) == LUA_TSTRING)
-    m = luaL_checkstring (L, 2);
-
-  g_autoptr (WpSettings) s = wp_settings_get_instance (get_wp_core (L), m);
-
-  if (s) {
-    gboolean value = 0;
-    if (wp_settings_get_boolean (s, setting, &value))
-      lua_pushboolean (L, value);
-    else
-      lua_pushnil (L);
-  } else
-    lua_pushnil (L);
-  return 1;
-}
-
-static int
-settings_get_string (lua_State *L)
-{
-  const char *setting = luaL_checkstring (L, 1);
-  const char *m = NULL;
-
-  if (lua_type (L, 2) == LUA_TSTRING)
-    m = luaL_checkstring (L, 2);
-
-  g_autoptr (WpSettings) s = wp_settings_get_instance (get_wp_core (L), m);
-
-  if (s) {
-    g_autofree gchar *value = wp_settings_get_string (s, setting);
-    if (value)
-      lua_pushstring (L, value);
-    else
-      lua_pushnil (L);
-  } else
-    lua_pushnil (L);
-  return 1;
-}
-
-static int
-settings_get_int (lua_State *L)
-{
-  const char *setting = luaL_checkstring (L, 1);
-  const char *m = NULL;
-
-  if (lua_type (L, 2) == LUA_TSTRING)
-    m = luaL_checkstring (L, 2);
-
-  g_autoptr (WpSettings) s = wp_settings_get_instance (get_wp_core (L), m);
-
-  if (s) {
-    gint value = 0;
-    if (wp_settings_get_int (s, setting, &value))
-      lua_pushinteger (L, value);
-    else
-      lua_pushnil (L);
-  } else
-    lua_pushnil (L);
-  return 1;
-}
-
-static int
-settings_get_float (lua_State *L)
-{
-  const char *setting = luaL_checkstring (L, 1);
-  const char *m = NULL;
-
-  if (lua_type (L, 2) == LUA_TSTRING)
-    m = luaL_checkstring (L, 2);
-
-  g_autoptr (WpSettings) s = wp_settings_get_instance (get_wp_core (L), m);
-
-  if (s) {
-    gfloat value = 0;
-    if (wp_settings_get_float (s, setting, &value))
-      lua_pushnumber (L, value);
-    else
-      lua_pushnil (L);
-  } else
-    lua_pushnil (L);
-  return 1;
-}
-
 static int
 settings_get (lua_State *L)
 {
@@ -1667,10 +1579,6 @@ settings_unsubscribe (lua_State *L)
 }
 
 static const luaL_Reg settings_methods[] = {
-  { "get_boolean", settings_get_boolean },
-  { "get_string", settings_get_string },
-  { "get_int", settings_get_int },
-  { "get_float", settings_get_float },
   { "get", settings_get },
   { "get_all", settings_get_all },
   { "apply_rule", settings_apply_rule },
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 6bc86d0b..02df62d9 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -182,8 +182,8 @@ do_load_components(void *data, const char *location, const char *section,
 
     if (wp_spa_json_object_get (o, "deps", "s", &deps, NULL) && deps) {
       gboolean value = 0;
-      gboolean defined = wp_settings_get_boolean (settings, deps, &value);
-      if ((!defined) || (defined && !value)) {
+      g_autoptr (WpSpaJson) j = wp_settings_get (settings, deps);
+      if (!j || !wp_spa_json_parse_boolean (j, &value)) {
         wp_info ("deps(%s) not met for component(%s), skip loading it",
             deps, name);
         continue;
diff --git a/src/scripts/create-item.lua b/src/scripts/create-item.lua
index fe3b93ca..11f92548 100644
--- a/src/scripts/create-item.lua
+++ b/src/scripts/create-item.lua
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ function configProperties (node)
     ["item.node"] = node,
     ["item.plugged.usec"] = GLib.get_monotonic_time (),
     ["item.features.no-dsp"] =
-        Settings.get_boolean ("default-policy-audio.no-dsp"),
+        Settings.get ("default-policy-audio.no-dsp"):parse(),
     ["item.features.monitor"] = true,
     ["item.features.control-port"] = false,
     ["node.id"] = node ["bound-id"],
diff --git a/src/scripts/policy-bluetooth.lua b/src/scripts/policy-bluetooth.lua
index 8569bf3d..3a39e237 100644
--- a/src/scripts/policy-bluetooth.lua
+++ b/src/scripts/policy-bluetooth.lua
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@
 -- settings file: policy.conf
 
 local use_persistent_storage =
-    Settings.get_boolean ("bt-policy-use-persistent-storage") or false
+    Settings.get ("bt-policy-use-persistent-storage"):parse() or false
 local use_headset_profile =
-    Settings.get_boolean ("bt-policy-media-role.use-headset-profile") or false
+    Settings.get ("bt-policy-media-role.use-headset-profile"):parse() or false
 
 local applications = {}
 local profile_restore_timeout_msec = 2000
@@ -45,10 +45,7 @@ local last_profiles = {}
 local active_streams = {}
 local previous_streams = {}
 
-local apps_setting_str =
-    Settings.get_string ("bt-policy-media-role.applications")
-json = Json.Raw (apps_setting_str)
-apps_setting = json:parse ()
+local apps_setting = Settings.get ("bt-policy-media-role.applications"):parse()
 
 for i = 1, #apps_setting do
   applications [apps_setting [i]] = true
diff --git a/src/scripts/policy-device-routes.lua b/src/scripts/policy-device-routes.lua
index 35b3e5fc..cbcfc0e3 100644
--- a/src/scripts/policy-device-routes.lua
+++ b/src/scripts/policy-device-routes.lua
@@ -18,12 +18,28 @@
 
 -- settings file: device.conf
 
-use_persistent_storage =
-  Settings.get_boolean ("device.use-persistent-storage") or false
+local use_persistent_storage =
+  Settings.get ("device.use-persistent-storage"):parse() or false
 
--- the default volume to apply
-default_volume = tonumber (Settings.get_float ("device.default-volume") or 0.4^3)
-default_input_volume = tonumber (Settings.get_float ("default-input-volume") or 1.0)
+-- the default volume to apply (optional property)
+local default_volume = 0.4^3
+local default_volume_json = Settings.get ("device.default-volume")
+if default_input_volume_json ~= nil then
+  local val = default_volume_json:parse()
+  if val ~= nil then
+    default_volume = val
+  end
+end
+
+-- the default input volume to apply (optional property)
+local default_input_volume = 1.0
+local default_input_volume_json = Settings.get ("default-input-volume")
+if default_input_volume_json ~= nil then
+  local val = default_input_volume_json:parse()
+  if val ~= nil then
+    default_input_volume = val
+  end
+end
 
 -- table of device info
 dev_infos = {}
diff --git a/src/scripts/policy-endpoint-client-links.lua b/src/scripts/policy-endpoint-client-links.lua
index 6666a3bb..f58eecc6 100644
--- a/src/scripts/policy-endpoint-client-links.lua
+++ b/src/scripts/policy-endpoint-client-links.lua
@@ -5,13 +5,15 @@
 --
 -- SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
-local roles = {}
-local duck_level = Settings.get_float ("default-policy-duck.level") or 0.3
+local duck_level = Settings.get ("default-policy-duck.level"):parse() or 0.3
 
-local endpoint_roles_setting = Settings.get_string ("endpoints-roles")
-if endpoint_roles_setting then
-  json = Json.Raw (endpoint_roles_setting)
-  roles = json:parse ()
+local roles = {}
+local roles_json = Settings.get ("endpoints-roles")
+if roles_json ~= nil then
+  local val = roles_json:parse()
+  if val ~= nil then
+    roles = val
+  end
 end
 
 function findRole(role)
diff --git a/src/scripts/policy-endpoint-client.lua b/src/scripts/policy-endpoint-client.lua
index bd61022d..5d5cab84 100644
--- a/src/scripts/policy-endpoint-client.lua
+++ b/src/scripts/policy-endpoint-client.lua
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@
 
 -- Receive script arguments from config.lua
 local roles = {}
-local endpoint_roles_setting = Settings.get_string ("endpoints-roles")
-if endpoint_roles_setting then
-  json = Json.Raw (endpoint_roles_setting)
-  roles = json:parse ()
+local roles_json = Settings.get ("endpoints-roles")
+if roles_json ~= nil then
+  local val = roles_json:parse()
+  if val ~= nil then
+    roles = val
+  end
 end
 
 local self = {}
diff --git a/src/scripts/policy-endpoint-device.lua b/src/scripts/policy-endpoint-device.lua
index d468afcd..1ac41637 100644
--- a/src/scripts/policy-endpoint-device.lua
+++ b/src/scripts/policy-endpoint-device.lua
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 --
 -- SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
-local move = Settings.get_boolean ("default-policy-move") or false
-local follow = Settings.get_boolean ("default-policy-follow") or false
+local move = Settings.get ("default-policy-move"):parse() or false
+local follow = Settings.get ("default-policy-follow"):parse() or false
 
 local self = {}
 self.scanning = false
diff --git a/src/scripts/policy-node.lua b/src/scripts/policy-node.lua
index 58851d71..7ba3d10c 100644
--- a/src/scripts/policy-node.lua
+++ b/src/scripts/policy-node.lua
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
 
 -- settings file: policy.conf
 
-local move = Settings.get_boolean ("default-policy-move") or false
-local follow = Settings.get_boolean ("default-policy-follow") or false
-local filter_forward_format = Settings.get_boolean ("filter.forward-format") or false
+local move = Settings.get ("default-policy-move"):parse() or false
+local follow = Settings.get ("default-policy-follow"):parse() or false
+local filter_forward_format = Settings.get ("filter.forward-format"):parse() or false
 
 local self = {}
 self.scanning = false
diff --git a/src/scripts/restore-stream.lua b/src/scripts/restore-stream.lua
index 7b13acf8..8d33a01d 100644
--- a/src/scripts/restore-stream.lua
+++ b/src/scripts/restore-stream.lua
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
 
 -- settings file: stream.conf
 
-config_restore_props = Settings.get_boolean ("stream_default.restore-props")
+config_restore_props = Settings.get ("stream_default.restore-props"):parse()
     or false
-config_restore_target = Settings.get_boolean ("stream_default.restore-target")
+config_restore_target = Settings.get ("stream_default.restore-target"):parse()
     or false
 config_default_channel_volume = Settings.get_float ("stream.default-channel-volume")
     or 1.0
diff --git a/src/scripts/static-endpoints.lua b/src/scripts/static-endpoints.lua
index 7b6ca6ab..93d2e7a3 100644
--- a/src/scripts/static-endpoints.lua
+++ b/src/scripts/static-endpoints.lua
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@
 
 -- Receive script arguments from config.lua
 local endpoints = {}
-local endpoint_setting = Settings.get_string ("endpoints")
-if endpoint_setting then
-  json = Json.Raw (endpoint_setting)
-  endpoints = json:parse ()
+local endpoints_json = Settings.get ("endpoints")
+if endpoints_json ~= nil then
+  local val = endpoints_json:parse()
+  if val ~= nil then
+    endpoints = val
+  end
 end
 
 function createEndpoint (factory_name, properties)
diff --git a/tests/wp/settings.c b/tests/wp/settings.c
index 627698d8..a2ebb3dc 100644
--- a/tests/wp/settings.c
+++ b/tests/wp/settings.c
@@ -262,14 +262,23 @@ test_wpsettings (TestSettingsFixture *self, gconstpointer data)
   WpSettings *s = self->s;
 
   {
-    gboolean value = 0;
+    /* undefined */
+    g_autoptr (WpSpaJson) j = wp_settings_get (s, "test-setting-undefined");
+    g_assert_null (j);
+  }
 
-    /* test settings _get_boolean */
-    g_assert_false (wp_settings_get_boolean (s, "test-setting-undefined",
-        &value));
-    g_assert_true (wp_settings_get_boolean (s, "test-setting1", &value));
+  {
+    gboolean value = FALSE;
+
+    /* _get_boolean */
+    g_autoptr (WpSpaJson) j = wp_settings_get (s, "test-setting1");
+    g_assert_nonnull (j);
+    g_assert_true (wp_spa_json_parse_boolean (j, &value));
     g_assert_false (value);
-    g_assert_true (wp_settings_get_boolean (s, "test-setting2", &value));
+
+    g_autoptr (WpSpaJson) j2 = wp_settings_get (s, "test-setting2");
+    g_assert_nonnull (j2);
+    g_assert_true (wp_spa_json_parse_boolean (j2, &value));
     g_assert_true (value);
   }
 
@@ -277,10 +286,9 @@ test_wpsettings (TestSettingsFixture *self, gconstpointer data)
     gint value = 0;
 
     /* _get_int () */
-    g_assert_false (wp_settings_get_int (s, "test-setting-undefined",
-        &value));
-
-    g_assert_true (wp_settings_get_int (s, "test-setting3-int", &value));
+    g_autoptr (WpSpaJson) j = wp_settings_get (s, "test-setting3-int");
+    g_assert_nonnull (j);
+    g_assert_true (wp_spa_json_parse_int (j, &value));
     g_assert_cmpint (value, ==, -20);
   }
 
@@ -288,34 +296,19 @@ test_wpsettings (TestSettingsFixture *self, gconstpointer data)
     /* _get_string () */
     {
       g_autofree gchar *value = NULL;
-      value = wp_settings_get_string (s, "test-setting-undefined");
-      g_assert_null (value);
-    }
-
-    {
-      g_autofree gchar *value = NULL;
-      value = wp_settings_get_string (s, "test-setting4-string");
+      g_autoptr (WpSpaJson) j = wp_settings_get (s, "test-setting4-string");
+      g_assert_nonnull (j);
+      value = wp_spa_json_parse_string (j);
       g_assert_nonnull (value);
       g_assert_cmpstr (value, ==, "blahblah");
     }
 
     {
       g_autofree gchar *value = NULL;
-      value = wp_settings_get_string (s, "test-setting2");
-      g_assert_nonnull (value);
-      g_assert_cmpstr (value, ==, "true");
-    }
-
-    {
-      g_autofree gchar *value = NULL;
-      value = wp_settings_get_string (s, "test-setting3-int");
-      g_assert_nonnull (value);
-      g_assert_cmpstr (value, ==, "-20");
-    }
-
-    {
-      g_autofree gchar *value = NULL;
-      value = wp_settings_get_string (s, "test-setting5-string-with-quotes");
+      g_autoptr (WpSpaJson) j = NULL;
+      j = wp_settings_get (s, "test-setting5-string-with-quotes");
+      g_assert_nonnull (j);
+      value = wp_spa_json_parse_string (j);
       g_assert_nonnull (value);
       g_assert_cmpstr (value, ==, "a string with \"quotes\"");
     }
@@ -323,19 +316,18 @@ test_wpsettings (TestSettingsFixture *self, gconstpointer data)
 
   {
     gfloat value = 0.0;
-    /* _get_float () */
-    g_assert_false (wp_settings_get_float (s, "test-setting-undefined",
-        &value));
-
-    g_assert_true (wp_settings_get_float (s, "test-setting-float1",
-        &value));
 
+    g_autoptr (WpSpaJson) j = wp_settings_get (s, "test-setting-float1");
+    g_assert_nonnull (j);
+    g_assert_true (wp_spa_json_parse_float (j, &value));
     g_assert_cmpfloat_with_epsilon (value, 3.14, 0.001);
 
-    g_assert_true (wp_settings_get_float (s, "test-setting-float2",
-        &value));
+    g_autoptr (WpSpaJson) j2 = wp_settings_get (s, "test-setting-float2");
+    g_assert_nonnull (j2);
+    g_assert_true (wp_spa_json_parse_float (j2, &value));
     g_assert_cmpfloat_with_epsilon (value, 0.4, 0.001);
   }
+
   /* test the wp_settings_get_instance () API */
   {
     g_autoptr (WpSettings) s1 =
@@ -593,19 +585,21 @@ void wp_settings_changed_callback (WpSettings *obj, const gchar *setting,
   TestSettingsFixture *self = user_data;
   g_assert_cmpstr (setting, ==, self->triggered_setting);
   self->triggered_callback = true;
+  g_autoptr (WpSpaJson) j = wp_settings_get (self->s, setting);
+  g_assert_nonnull (j);
 
   if (self->setting_type == BOOLEAN) {
-    gboolean value = false;
-    wp_settings_get_boolean (self->s, setting, &value);
+    gboolean value = FALSE;
+    g_assert_true (wp_spa_json_parse_boolean (j, &value));
     g_assert_cmpint (value, ==, spa_atob (self->triggered_setting_value));
     g_assert_cmpstr (raw_value, ==, self->triggered_setting_value);
   } else if (self->setting_type == INTEGER) {
     gint value = 0;
-    wp_settings_get_int (self->s, setting, &value);
+    g_assert_true (wp_spa_json_parse_int (j, &value));
     g_assert_cmpint (value, ==, atoi (self->triggered_setting_value));
     g_assert_cmpstr (raw_value, ==, self->triggered_setting_value);
   } else if (self->setting_type == STRING) {
-    g_autofree gchar *value = wp_settings_get_string (self->s, setting);
+    g_autofree gchar *value = wp_spa_json_parse_string (j);
     g_assert_nonnull (value);
     g_assert_cmpstr (value, ==, self->triggered_setting_value);
     g_assert_cmpstr (raw_value, ==, self->triggered_setting_value);
diff --git a/tests/wplua/scripts/settings.lua b/tests/wplua/scripts/settings.lua
index cc9ae00a..510eed74 100644
--- a/tests/wplua/scripts/settings.lua
+++ b/tests/wplua/scripts/settings.lua
@@ -4,51 +4,45 @@
 
 Script.async_activation = true
 
+-- test settings undefined
+value = Settings.get ("test-setting-undefined", "test-settings")
+assert (value == nil)
+
+value = Settings.get ("test-setting1")
+assert (value == nil)
+
 -- test settings _get_boolean ()
 
-local value = Settings.get_boolean ("test-setting1", "test-settings")
+local value = Settings.get ("test-setting1", "test-settings"):parse()
 assert (value == false)
 
-value = Settings.get_boolean ("test-setting2", "test-settings")
+value = Settings.get ("test-setting2", "test-settings"):parse()
 assert ("boolean" == type (value))
 assert (value == true)
 
-value = Settings.get_boolean ("test-setting1")
-assert (value == nil)
-
-value = Settings.get_boolean ("test-setting-undefined",
-    "test-settings")
-assert (value == nil)
-
-
 -- test settings _get_int ()
-value = Settings.get_int ("test-setting-undefined", "test-settings")
-assert (value == nil)
 
-value = Settings.get_int ("test-setting3-int", "test-settings")
+value = Settings.get ("test-setting3-int", "test-settings"):parse()
 assert ("number" == type (value))
 assert (value == -20)
 
 -- test settings _get_string ()
-value = Settings.get_string ("test-setting-undefined", "test-settings")
-assert (value == nil)
 
-value = Settings.get_string ("test-setting4-string", "test-settings")
+value = Settings.get ("test-setting4-string", "test-settings"):parse()
 assert ("string" == type (value))
 assert (value == "blahblah")
 
-value = Settings.get_string ("test-setting3-int", "test-settings")
-assert (value == "-20")
+value = Settings.get ("test-setting5-string-with-quotes", "test-settings"):parse()
+assert ("string" == type (value))
+assert (value == "a string with \"quotes\"")
 
 -- test settings _get_float ()
-value = Settings.get_float ("test-setting-undefined", "test-settings")
-assert (value == nil)
 
-value = Settings.get_float ("test-setting-float1", "test-settings")
+value = Settings.get ("test-setting-float1", "test-settings"):parse()
 assert ("number" == type (value))
 assert ((value - 3.14) < 0.00001)
 
-value = Settings.get_float ("test-setting-float2", "test-settings")
+value = Settings.get ("test-setting-float2", "test-settings"):parse()
 assert ((value - 0.4) < 0.00001)
 
 -- test settings _get ()
@@ -205,30 +199,29 @@ metadata_om:activate()
 local setting
 local setting_value
 local callback
-local setting_type
 local finish_activation
 
 function callback (obj, s, rawvalue)
-  if (setting_type == "boolean") then
-    assert (s == setting)
-    callback = true
-    assert (rawvalue == tostring(setting_value))
-    assert ((setting_value and true or false) ==
-        Settings.get_boolean (s, "test-settings"))
+  local json = Json.Raw (rawvalue)
+  assert (json ~= nil)
 
-  elseif (setting_type == "integer") then
+  if (json:is_boolean()) then
     assert (s == setting)
     callback = true
-    assert (rawvalue == tostring(setting_value))
-    assert (setting_value ==
-        Settings.get_int (s, "test-settings"))
+    assert (json:parse() == setting_value)
+    assert (setting_value == Settings.get (s, "test-settings"):parse())
 
-  elseif (setting_type == "string") then
+  elseif (json:is_int()) then
     assert (s == setting)
     callback = true
-    assert (rawvalue == setting_value)
-    assert (setting_value ==
-        Settings.get_string (s, "test-settings"))
+    assert (json:parse() == setting_value)
+    assert (setting_value == Settings.get (s, "test-settings"):parse())
+
+  elseif (json:is_string()) then
+    assert (s == setting)
+    callback = true
+    assert (json:parse() == setting_value)
+    assert (setting_value == Settings.get (s, "test-settings")):parse()
   end
 
   if (finish_activation) then
@@ -251,7 +244,6 @@ metadata_om:connect("objects-changed", function (om)
   setting = "test-setting1"
   setting_value = true
   callback = false
-  setting_type = "boolean"
 
   metadata:set(0, setting, "Spa:String:JSON", tostring(setting_value))
   assert (callback)
@@ -260,7 +252,6 @@ metadata_om:connect("objects-changed", function (om)
   setting = "test-setting1"
   setting_value = true
   callback = false
-  setting_type = "boolean"
 
   metadata:set(0, setting, "Spa:String:JSON", tostring(setting_value))
   assert (not callback)
@@ -269,7 +260,6 @@ metadata_om:connect("objects-changed", function (om)
   setting = "test-setting3-int"
   setting_value = 99
   callback = false
-  setting_type = "integer"
 
   metadata:set(0, setting, "Spa:String:JSON", setting_value)
   assert (callback)
@@ -278,7 +268,6 @@ metadata_om:connect("objects-changed", function (om)
   setting = "test-setting4-string"
   setting_value = "lets not blabber"
   callback = false
-  setting_type = "string"
 
   finish_activation = true
   metadata:set(0, setting, "Spa:String:JSON", setting_value)