* sequential
* zero default
* fix
* fix: preserve absolute paths in sqlite+sqlcipher URLs
Previously, the connection logic incorrectly stripped the leading slash
from `sqlite+sqlcipher` paths, forcibly converting absolute paths
(e.g., `sqlite+sqlcipher:////app/data.db`) into relative paths
(which became `app/data.db`). This caused database initialization failures
when using absolute paths, such as with Docker volume mounts.
This change removes the slash-stripping logic, ensuring that absolute
path conventions (starting with `/`) are respected while maintaining
support for relative paths (which do not start with `/`).