All good, code was not modified to accomodate ints

backend/plugin.py

@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ class PluginWrapper:
             environ["USER"] = "root" if "root" in self.flags else helpers.get_user()
             environ["USER_ID"] = "0" if "root" in self.flags else helpers.get_user_id()
             environ["DECKY_VERSION"] = helpers.get_loader_version()
-            environ["DECKY_USER"] = helpers.get_user()
-            environ["DECKY_USER_ID"] = helpers.get_user_id()
+            environ["DECKY_USER"] = str(helpers.get_user())
+            environ["DECKY_USER_ID"] = str(helpers.get_user_id())
             environ["DECKY_USER_HOME"] = helpers.get_home_path()
             environ["DECKY_HOME"] = helpers.get_homebrew_path()
             environ["DECKY_PLUGIN_SETTINGS_DIR"] = path.join(environ["DECKY_HOME"], "settings", self.plugin_directory)

plugin/decky_plugin.py

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ It would be `root` if `root` was specified in the plugin's flags otherwise the u
 e.g.: `deck`
 """
 
-USER_ID: str = str(os.getenv("USER_ID", default="-1"))
+USER_ID: int = int(os.getenv("USER_ID", default="-1"))
 """
 The effective UID running the process.
 Environment variable: `USER_ID`.
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Environment variable: `DECKY_USER`.
 e.g.: `deck`
 """
 
-DECKY_USER_ID: str = str(os.getenv("DECKY_USER_ID", default="-1"))
+DECKY_USER_ID: int = int(os.getenv("DECKY_USER_ID", default="-1"))
 """
 The UID of the user whose home decky resides in.
 Environment variable: `DECKY_USER_ID`.

plugin/decky_plugin.pyi

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ It would be `root` if `root` was specified in the plugin's flags otherwise the u
 e.g.: `deck`
 """
 
-USER_ID: str
+USER_ID: int
 """
 The effective UID running the process.
 Environment variable: `UID`.
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Environment variable: `DECKY_USER`.
 e.g.: `deck`
 """
 
-DECKY_USER_ID: str
+DECKY_USER_ID: int
 """
 The UID of the user whose home decky resides in.
 Environment variable: `DECKY_USER_ID`.