make sure all names are returned as strings

[atravitz]

As seen when testing #1710, ofe-name can be any type (in this case, an int), but we want to cast everything to strings when parsing.

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Codecov Report

✅ All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests.
✅ Project coverage is 93.16%. Comparing base (6a9e7e7) to head (259a812).
⚠️ Report is 1 commits behind head on main.

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- Coverage   95.47%   93.16%   -2.32%     
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  Files         187      187              
  Lines       16244    16244              
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- Hits        15509    15133     -376     
- Misses        735     1111     +376     

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No API break detected ✅