refactor(nocodb): remove isEmptyList for those cases that are not required

packages/nocodb/src/lib/models/Base.ts

@@ -154,8 +154,7 @@ export default class Base implements BaseType {
       args.projectId,
     ]);
     let { list: baseDataList } = cachedList;
-    const { isEmptyList } = cachedList;
+    if (!baseDataList.length) {
-    if (!isEmptyList && !baseDataList.length) {
       baseDataList = await ncMeta.metaList2(
         args.projectId,
         null,

packages/nocodb/src/lib/models/Column.ts

@@ -478,8 +478,7 @@ export default class Column<T = any> implements ColumnType {
       fk_model_id,
     ]);
     let { list: columnsList } = cachedList;
-    const { isEmptyList } = cachedList;
+    if (!columnsList.length) {
-    if (!isEmptyList && !columnsList.length) {
       columnsList = await ncMeta.metaList2(null, null, MetaTable.COLUMNS, {
         condition: {
           fk_model_id,
@@ -633,8 +632,7 @@ export default class Column<T = any> implements ColumnType {
     {
       const cachedList = await NocoCache.getList(CacheScope.COL_LOOKUP, [id]);
       let { list: lookups } = cachedList;
-      const { isEmptyList } = cachedList;
+      if (!lookups.length) {
-      if (!isEmptyList && !lookups.length) {
         lookups = await ncMeta.metaList2(null, null, MetaTable.COL_LOOKUP, {
           condition: { fk_lookup_column_id: id },
         });
@@ -648,8 +646,7 @@ export default class Column<T = any> implements ColumnType {
     {
       const cachedList = await NocoCache.getList(CacheScope.COL_ROLLUP, [id]);
       let { list: rollups } = cachedList;
-      const { isEmptyList } = cachedList;
+      if (!rollups.length) {
-      if (!isEmptyList && !rollups.length) {
         rollups = await ncMeta.metaList2(null, null, MetaTable.COL_ROLLUP, {
           condition: { fk_rollup_column_id: id },
         });
@@ -664,8 +661,7 @@ export default class Column<T = any> implements ColumnType {
         col.fk_model_id,
       ]);
       let { list: formulaColumns } = cachedList;
-      const { isEmptyList } = cachedList;
+      if (!formulaColumns.length) {
-      if (!isEmptyList && !formulaColumns.length) {
         formulaColumns = await ncMeta.metaList2(null, null, MetaTable.COLUMNS, {
           condition: {
             fk_model_id: col.fk_model_id,
@@ -696,8 +692,7 @@ export default class Column<T = any> implements ColumnType {
         // get lookup columns using relation and delete
         const cachedList = await NocoCache.getList(CacheScope.COL_LOOKUP, [id]);
         let { list: lookups } = cachedList;
-        const { isEmptyList } = cachedList;
+        if (!lookups.length) {
-        if (!isEmptyList && !lookups.length) {
           lookups = await ncMeta.metaList2(null, null, MetaTable.COL_LOOKUP, {
             condition: { fk_relation_column_id: id },
           });
@@ -711,8 +706,7 @@ export default class Column<T = any> implements ColumnType {
         // get rollup columns using relation and delete
         const cachedList = await NocoCache.getList(CacheScope.COL_ROLLUP, [id]);
         let { list: rollups } = cachedList;
-        const { isEmptyList } = cachedList;
+        if (!rollups.length) {
-        if (!isEmptyList && !rollups.length) {
           rollups = await ncMeta.metaList2(null, null, MetaTable.COL_ROLLUP, {
             condition: { fk_relation_column_id: id },
           });

packages/nocodb/src/lib/models/FormViewColumn.ts

@@ -121,8 +121,7 @@ export default class FormViewColumn implements FormColumnType {
       viewId,
     ]);
     let { list: viewColumns } = cachedList;
-    const { isEmptyList } = cachedList;
+    if (!viewColumns.length) {
-    if (!isEmptyList && !viewColumns.length) {
       viewColumns = await ncMeta.metaList2(
         null,
         null,

packages/nocodb/src/lib/models/GalleryViewColumn.ts

@@ -101,8 +101,7 @@ export default class GalleryViewColumn {
       viewId,
     ]);
     let { list: views } = cachedList;
-    const { isEmptyList } = cachedList;
+    if (!views.length) {
-    if (!isEmptyList && !views.length) {
       views = await ncMeta.metaList2(
         null,
         null,

packages/nocodb/src/lib/models/GridViewColumn.ts

@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ export default class GridViewColumn implements GridColumnType {
       viewId,
     ]);
     let { list: views } = cachedList;
-    const { isEmptyList } = cachedList;
+    if (!views.length) {
-    if (!isEmptyList && !views.length) {
       views = await ncMeta.metaList2(null, null, MetaTable.GRID_VIEW_COLUMNS, {
         condition: {
           fk_view_id: viewId,

packages/nocodb/src/lib/models/Hook.ts

@@ -89,8 +89,7 @@ export default class Hook implements HookType {
       param.fk_model_id,
     ]);
     let { list: hooks } = cachedList;
-    const { isEmptyList } = cachedList;
+    if (!hooks.length) {
-    if (!isEmptyList && !hooks.length) {
       hooks = await ncMeta.metaList(null, null, MetaTable.HOOKS, {
         condition: {
           fk_model_id: param.fk_model_id,

packages/nocodb/src/lib/models/HookFilter.ts

@@ -209,8 +209,7 @@ export default class Filter {
       this.id,
     ]);
     let { list: childFilters } = cachedList;
-    const { isEmptyList } = cachedList;
+    if (!childFilters.length) {
-    if (!isEmptyList && !childFilters.length) {
       childFilters = await ncMeta.metaList2(null, null, MetaTable.FILTER_EXP, {
         condition: {
           fk_parent_id: this.id,
@@ -247,8 +246,7 @@ export default class Filter {
   ): Promise<FilterType> {
     const cachedList = await NocoCache.getList(CacheScope.FILTER_EXP, [viewId]);
     let { list: filters } = cachedList;
-    const { isEmptyList } = cachedList;
+    if (!filters.length) {
-    if (!isEmptyList && !filters.length) {
       filters = await ncMeta.metaList2(null, null, MetaTable.FILTER_EXP, {
         condition: { fk_view_id: viewId },
       });
@@ -333,8 +331,7 @@ export default class Filter {
   ) {
     const cachedList = await NocoCache.getList(CacheScope.FILTER_EXP, [viewId]);
     let { list: filterObjs } = cachedList;
-    const { isEmptyList } = cachedList;
+    if (!filterObjs.length) {
-    if (!isEmptyList && !filterObjs.length) {
       filterObjs = await ncMeta.metaList2(null, null, MetaTable.FILTER_EXP, {
         condition: { fk_view_id: viewId },
       });

packages/nocodb/src/lib/models/KanbanViewColumn.ts

@@ -89,8 +89,7 @@ export default class KanbanViewColumn implements KanbanColumnType {
       viewId,
     ]);
     let { list: views } = cachedList;
-    const { isEmptyList } = cachedList;
+    if (!views.length) {
-    if (!isEmptyList && !views.length) {
       views = await ncMeta.metaList2(
         null,
         null,

packages/nocodb/src/lib/models/MapViewColumn.ts

@@ -88,8 +88,7 @@ export default class MapViewColumn {
       viewId,
     ]);
     let { list: views } = cachedList;
-    const { isEmptyList } = cachedList;
+    if (!views.length) {
-    if (!isEmptyList && !views.length) {
       views = await ncMeta.metaList2(null, null, MetaTable.MAP_VIEW_COLUMNS, {
         condition: {
           fk_view_id: viewId,

packages/nocodb/src/lib/models/Model.ts

@@ -160,18 +160,12 @@ export default class Model implements TableType {
     },
     ncMeta = Noco.ncMeta
   ): Promise<Model[]> {
-    let cachedList;
+    const cachedList = await NocoCache.getList(CacheScope.MODEL, [
-    if (base_id) {
+      project_id,
-      cachedList = await NocoCache.getList(CacheScope.MODEL, [
+    ]);
-        project_id,
-        base_id,
-      ]);
-    } else {
-      cachedList = await NocoCache.getList(CacheScope.MODEL, [project_id]);
-    }
     let { list: modelList } = cachedList;
-    const { isEmptyList } = cachedList;
+
-    if (!isEmptyList && !modelList.length) {
+    if (!modelList.length) {
       modelList = await ncMeta.metaList2(
         project_id,
         base_id,
@@ -188,15 +182,7 @@ export default class Model implements TableType {
         model.meta = parseMetaProp(model);
       }
 
-      if (base_id) {
+      await NocoCache.setList(CacheScope.MODEL, [project_id], modelList);
-        await NocoCache.setList(
-          CacheScope.MODEL,
-          [project_id, base_id],
-          modelList
-        );
-      } else {
-        await NocoCache.setList(CacheScope.MODEL, [project_id], modelList);
-      }
     }
     modelList.sort(
       (a, b) =>
@@ -221,8 +207,7 @@ export default class Model implements TableType {
       db_alias,
     ]);
     let { list: modelList } = cachedList;
-    const { isEmptyList } = cachedList;
+    if (!modelList.length) {
-    if (!isEmptyList && !modelList.length) {
       modelList = await ncMeta.metaList2(
         project_id,
         db_alias,

packages/nocodb/src/lib/models/Plugin.ts

@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ export default class Plugin implements PluginType {
   static async list(ncMeta = Noco.ncMeta) {
     const cachedList = await NocoCache.getList(CacheScope.PLUGIN, []);
     let { list: pluginList } = cachedList;
-    const { isEmptyList } = cachedList;
+    if (!pluginList.length) {
-    if (!isEmptyList && !pluginList.length) {
       pluginList = await ncMeta.metaList2(null, null, MetaTable.PLUGIN);
       await NocoCache.setList(CacheScope.PLUGIN, [], pluginList);
     }

packages/nocodb/src/lib/models/Project.ts

@@ -81,8 +81,7 @@ export default class Project implements ProjectType {
     // todo: pagination
     const cachedList = await NocoCache.getList(CacheScope.PROJECT, []);
     let { list: projectList } = cachedList;
-    const { isEmptyList } = cachedList;
+    if (!projectList.length) {
-    if (!isEmptyList && !projectList.length) {
       projectList = await ncMeta.metaList2(null, null, MetaTable.PROJECT, {
         xcCondition: {
           _or: [

packages/nocodb/src/lib/models/ProjectUser.ts

@@ -191,8 +191,7 @@ export default class ProjectUser {
       userId,
     ]);
     let { list: cachedProjectList } = cachedList;
-    const { isEmptyList } = cachedList;
+    if (cachedProjectList?.length) {
-    if (!isEmptyList && cachedProjectList?.length) {
       cachedProjectList = cachedProjectList.filter((p) => p.id !== projectId);
       await NocoCache.setList(
         CacheScope.USER_PROJECT,
@@ -227,9 +226,8 @@ export default class ProjectUser {
       userId,
     ]);
     let { list: projectList } = cachedList;
-    const { isEmptyList } = cachedList;
 
-    if (!isEmptyList && projectList.length) {
+    if (projectList.length) {
       return projectList;
     }
 

packages/nocodb/src/lib/models/SelectOption.ts

@@ -73,8 +73,7 @@ export default class SelectOption implements SelectOptionType {
       fk_column_id,
     ]);
     let { list: options } = cachedList;
-    const { isEmptyList } = cachedList;
+    if (!options.length) {
-    if (!isEmptyList && !options.length) {
       options = await ncMeta.metaList2(
         null, //,
         null, //model.db_alias,

packages/nocodb/src/lib/models/View.ts

@@ -207,8 +207,7 @@ export default class View implements ViewType {
   public static async list(modelId: string, ncMeta = Noco.ncMeta) {
     const cachedList = await NocoCache.getList(CacheScope.VIEW, [modelId]);
     let { list: viewsList } = cachedList;
-    const { isEmptyList } = cachedList;
+    if (!viewsList.length) {
-    if (!isEmptyList && !viewsList.length) {
       viewsList = await ncMeta.metaList2(null, null, MetaTable.VIEWS, {
         condition: {
           fk_model_id: modelId,
@@ -1127,8 +1126,7 @@ export default class View implements ViewType {
     // get existing cache
     const cachedList = await NocoCache.getList(scope, [viewId]);
     const { list: dataList } = cachedList;
-    const { isEmptyList } = cachedList;
+    if (dataList?.length) {
-    if (!isEmptyList && dataList?.length) {
       for (const o of dataList) {
         if (!ignoreColdIds?.length || !ignoreColdIds.includes(o.fk_column_id)) {
           // set data
@@ -1215,7 +1213,6 @@ export default class View implements ViewType {
     // get existing cache
     const cachedList = await NocoCache.getList(scope, [viewId]);
     const { list: dataList } = cachedList;
-    const { isEmptyList } = cachedList;
 
     const colsEssentialForView =
       view.type === ViewTypes.MAP
@@ -1224,7 +1221,7 @@ export default class View implements ViewType {
 
     const mergedIgnoreColdIds = [...ignoreColdIds, ...colsEssentialForView];
 
-    if (!isEmptyList && dataList?.length) {
+    if (dataList?.length) {
       for (const o of dataList) {
         if (
           !mergedIgnoreColdIds?.length ||
@@ -1265,8 +1262,7 @@ export default class View implements ViewType {
   static async shareViewList(tableId, ncMeta = Noco.ncMeta) {
     const cachedList = await NocoCache.getList(CacheScope.VIEW, [tableId]);
     let { list: sharedViews } = cachedList;
-    const { isEmptyList } = cachedList;
+    if (!sharedViews.length) {
-    if (!isEmptyList && !sharedViews.length) {
       sharedViews = await ncMeta.metaList2(null, null, MetaTable.VIEWS, {
         xcCondition: {
           fk_model_id: {