Merge pull request #7727 from nocodb/nc-fix/cache-del

fix: cache del and update
7 months ago · 67d28205ce
31 changed files with 416 additions and 491 deletions
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/dlg/TableDuplicate.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/dlg/TableDuplicate.vue
@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import type { TableType } from 'nocodb-sdk'
+import { type LinkToAnotherRecordType, type TableType, UITypes } from 'nocodb-sdk'
 import { message } from 'ant-design-vue'
 import { useVModel } from '#imports'
 import type { TabType } from '#imports'
@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ const { loadTables } = baseStore

 const { tables } = storeToRefs(baseStore)

+const { getMeta } = useMetas()
+
 const { t } = useI18n()

 const { activeTable: _activeTable } = storeToRefs(useTablesStore())
@ -74,6 +76,20 @@ const _duplicate = async () => {
      }) => {
        if (data.status !== 'close') {
          if (data.status === JobStatus.COMPLETED) {
+            const sourceTable = await getMeta(props.table.id!)
+            if (sourceTable) {
+              for (const col of sourceTable.columns || []) {
+                if ([UITypes.Links, UITypes.LinkToAnotherRecord].includes(col.uidt as UITypes)) {
+                  if (col && col.colOptions) {
+                    const relatedTableId = (col.colOptions as LinkToAnotherRecordType)?.fk_related_model_id
+                    if (relatedTableId) {
+                      await getMeta(relatedTableId, true)
+                    }
+                  }
+                }
+              }
+            }
+
            await loadTables()
            refreshCommandPalette()
            const newTable = tables.value.find((el) => el.id === data?.data?.result?.id)
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/Kanban.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/Kanban.vue
@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ async function onMoveStack(event: any, undo = false) {
    const { fk_grp_col_id, meta: stack_meta } = kanbanMetaData.value
    groupingFieldColOptions.value[oldIndex].order = newIndex
    groupingFieldColOptions.value[newIndex].order = oldIndex
-    const stackMetaObj = JSON.parse(stack_meta as string) || {}
+    const stackMetaObj = parseProp(stack_meta) || {}
    stackMetaObj[fk_grp_col_id as string] = groupingFieldColOptions.value
    await updateKanbanMeta({
      meta: stackMetaObj,
--- a/packages/nc-gui/composables/useKanbanViewStore.ts
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/composables/useKanbanViewStore.ts
@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ const [useProvideKanbanViewStore, useKanbanViewStore] = useInjectionState(

      const { fk_grp_col_id, meta: stack_meta } = kanbanMetaData.value

-      stackMetaObj.value = stack_meta ? JSON.parse(stack_meta as string) : {}
+      stackMetaObj.value = parseProp(stack_meta) || {}

      if (stackMetaObj.value && fk_grp_col_id && stackMetaObj.value[fk_grp_col_id]) {
        // keep the existing order (index of the array) but update the values done outside kanban
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/cache/CacheMgr.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/cache/CacheMgr.ts
@ -500,6 +500,17 @@ export default abstract class CacheMgr {
    });
  }

+  async update(key: string, value: any): Promise<boolean> {
+    let o = await this.get(key, CacheGetType.TYPE_OBJECT);
+    if (o) {
+      // update data
+      o = { ...o, ...value };
+      // set cache
+      await this.set(key, o);
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+
  // wrap value with metadata
  prepareValue(args: {
    value: any;
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/cache/NocoCache.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/cache/NocoCache.ts
@ -106,6 +106,14 @@ export default class NocoCache {
    );
  }

+  public static async update(
+    key: string,
+    updateObj: Record<string, any>,
+  ): Promise<boolean> {
+    if (this.cacheDisabled) return Promise.resolve(true);
+    return this.client.update(`${this.prefix}:${key}`, updateObj);
+  }
+
  public static async destroy(): Promise<boolean> {
    if (this.cacheDisabled) return Promise.resolve(true);
    return this.client.destroy();
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/db/BaseModelSqlv2.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/db/BaseModelSqlv2.ts
@ -3039,6 +3039,8 @@ class BaseModelSqlv2 {
      // TODO: ag column handling for raw bulk insert
      const insertDatas = raw ? datas : [];
      let postInsertOps: ((rowId: any, trx?: any) => Promise<void>)[] = [];
+      let aiPkCol: Column;
+      let agPkCol: Column;

      if (!raw) {
        const nestedCols = (await this.model.getColumns()).filter((c) =>
@ -3194,6 +3196,9 @@ class BaseModelSqlv2 {

          insertDatas.push(insertObj);
        }
+
+        aiPkCol = this.model.primaryKeys.find((pk) => pk.ai);
+        agPkCol = this.model.primaryKeys.find((pk) => pk.meta?.ag);
      }

      if ('beforeBulkInsert' in this) {
@ -3219,9 +3224,6 @@ class BaseModelSqlv2 {

      let responses;

-      const aiPkCol = this.model.primaryKeys.find((pk) => pk.ai);
-      const agPkCol = this.model.primaryKeys.find((pk) => pk.meta?.ag);
-
      // insert one by one as fallback to get ids for sqlite and mysql
      if (insertOneByOneAsFallback && (this.isSqlite || this.isMySQL)) {
        // sqlite and mysql doesn't support returning, so insert one by one and return ids
@ -3248,8 +3250,10 @@ class BaseModelSqlv2 {
      } else {
        const returningArr: string[] = [];

-        for (const col of this.model.primaryKeys) {
-          returningArr.push(col.column_name);
+        if (!raw) {
+          for (const col of this.model.primaryKeys) {
+            returningArr.push(col.column_name);
+          }
        }

        responses =
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/db/formulav2/formulaQueryBuilderv2.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/db/formulav2/formulaQueryBuilderv2.ts
@ -1217,13 +1217,9 @@ export default async function formulaQueryBuilderv2(
        error: e.message,
      });
      // update cache to reflect the error in UI
-      const key = `${CacheScope.COL_FORMULA}:${column.id}`;
-      let o = await NocoCache.get(key, CacheGetType.TYPE_OBJECT);
-      if (o) {
-        o = { ...o, error: e.message };
-        // set cache
-        await NocoCache.set(key, o);
-      }
+      await NocoCache.update(`${CacheScope.COL_FORMULA}:${column.id}`, {
+        error: e.message,
+      });
    }
    throw new Error(`Formula error: ${e.message}`);
  }
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/models/BaseUser.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/models/BaseUser.ts
@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import type { BaseType } from 'nocodb-sdk';
 import type User from '~/models/User';
 import Base from '~/models/Base';
 import {
-  // CacheDelDirection,
+  CacheDelDirection,
  CacheGetType,
  CacheScope,
  MetaTable,
@ -205,17 +205,8 @@ export default class BaseUser {
    roles: string,
    ncMeta = Noco.ncMeta,
  ) {
-    // get existing cache
-    const key = `${CacheScope.BASE_USER}:${baseId}:${userId}`;
-    const o = await NocoCache.get(key, CacheGetType.TYPE_OBJECT);
-    if (o) {
-      o.roles = roles;
-      // set cache
-      await NocoCache.set(key, o);
-    }
-
    // set meta
-    return await ncMeta.metaUpdate(
+    const res = await ncMeta.metaUpdate(
      null,
      null,
      MetaTable.PROJECT_USERS,
@ -227,6 +218,12 @@ export default class BaseUser {
        base_id: baseId,
      },
    );
+
+    await NocoCache.update(`${CacheScope.BASE_USER}:${baseId}:${userId}`, {
+      roles,
+    });
+
+    return res;
  }

  static async update(
@ -237,18 +234,17 @@ export default class BaseUser {
  ) {
    const updateObj = extractProps(baseUser, ['starred', 'hidden', 'order']);

-    const key = `${CacheScope.BASE_USER}:${baseId}:${userId}`;
-
    // set meta
    await ncMeta.metaUpdate(null, null, MetaTable.PROJECT_USERS, updateObj, {
      fk_user_id: userId,
      base_id: baseId,
    });

-    // delete cache
-    await NocoCache.del(key);
+    await NocoCache.update(
+      `${CacheScope.BASE_USER}:${baseId}:${userId}`,
+      updateObj,
+    );

-    // cache and return
    return await this.get(baseId, userId, ncMeta);
  }

@ -265,8 +261,10 @@ export default class BaseUser {
    );

    // delete list cache to refresh list
-    await NocoCache.del(`${CacheScope.BASE_USER}:${baseId}:${userId}`);
-    await NocoCache.del(`${CacheScope.BASE_USER}:${baseId}:list`);
+    await NocoCache.deepDel(
+      `${CacheScope.BASE_USER}:${baseId}:${userId}`,
+      CacheDelDirection.CHILD_TO_PARENT,
+    );

    return response;
  }
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/models/CalendarView.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/models/CalendarView.ts
@ -2,9 +2,15 @@ import type { BoolType, MetaType } from 'nocodb-sdk';
 import type { CalendarType } from 'nocodb-sdk';
 import View from '~/models/View';
 import { extractProps } from '~/helpers/extractProps';
+import { prepareForDb, prepareForResponse } from '~/utils/modelUtils';
 import NocoCache from '~/cache/NocoCache';
 import Noco from '~/Noco';
-import { CacheGetType, CacheScope, MetaTable } from '~/utils/globals';
+import {
+  CacheDelDirection,
+  CacheGetType,
+  CacheScope,
+  MetaTable,
+} from '~/utils/globals';
 import CalendarRange from '~/models/CalendarRange';

 export default class CalendarView implements CalendarType {
@ -85,24 +91,14 @@ export default class CalendarView implements CalendarType {
    body: Partial<CalendarView>,
    ncMeta = Noco.ncMeta,
  ) {
-    // get existing cache
-    const key = `${CacheScope.CALENDAR_VIEW}:${calendarId}`;
-    let o = await NocoCache.get(key, CacheGetType.TYPE_OBJECT);
-
    const updateObj = extractProps(body, ['fk_cover_image_col_id', 'meta']);

-    if (updateObj.meta && typeof updateObj.meta === 'object') {
-      updateObj.meta = JSON.stringify(updateObj.meta ?? {});
-    }
-
-    if (o) {
-      o = { ...o, ...updateObj };
-      // set cache
-      await NocoCache.set(key, o);
-    }
-
    if (body.calendar_range) {
-      await NocoCache.del(`${CacheScope.CALENDAR_VIEW}:${calendarId}`);
+      // if calendar range is updated, delete cache
+      await NocoCache.deepDel(
+        `${CacheScope.CALENDAR_VIEW}:${calendarId}`,
+        CacheDelDirection.CHILD_TO_PARENT,
+      );
      await ncMeta.metaDelete(
        null,
        null,
@ -121,15 +117,24 @@ export default class CalendarView implements CalendarType {
        }),
      );
    }
+
    // update meta
-    return await ncMeta.metaUpdate(
+    const res = await ncMeta.metaUpdate(
      null,
      null,
      MetaTable.CALENDAR_VIEW,
-      updateObj,
+      prepareForDb(updateObj),
      {
        fk_view_id: calendarId,
      },
    );
+
+    // update cache
+    await NocoCache.update(
+      `${CacheScope.CALENDAR_VIEW}:${calendarId}`,
+      prepareForResponse(updateObj),
+    );
+
+    return res;
  }
 }
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/models/CalendarViewColumn.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/models/CalendarViewColumn.ts
@ -162,21 +162,20 @@ export default class CalendarViewColumn {
      'italic',
    ]);

-    // get existing cache
-    const key = `${CacheScope.CALENDAR_VIEW_COLUMN}:${columnId}`;
-    const o = await NocoCache.get(key, CacheGetType.TYPE_OBJECT);
-    if (o) {
-      Object.assign(o, updateObj);
-      // set cache
-      await NocoCache.set(key, o);
-    }
    // update meta
-    return await ncMeta.metaUpdate(
+    const res = await ncMeta.metaUpdate(
      null,
      null,
      MetaTable.CALENDAR_VIEW_COLUMNS,
      updateObj,
      columnId,
    );
+
+    await NocoCache.update(
+      `${CacheScope.CALENDAR_VIEW_COLUMN}:${columnId}`,
+      updateObj,
+    );
+
+    return res;
  }
 }
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/models/Column.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/models/Column.ts
@ -28,7 +28,11 @@ import {
  MetaTable,
 } from '~/utils/globals';
 import NocoCache from '~/cache/NocoCache';
-import { parseMetaProp, stringifyMetaProp } from '~/utils/modelUtils';
+import {
+  parseMetaProp,
+  prepareForDb,
+  prepareForResponse,
+} from '~/utils/modelUtils';
 import { getFormulasReferredTheColumn } from '~/helpers/formulaHelpers';

 const selectColors = [
@ -479,13 +483,6 @@ export default class Column<T = any> implements ColumnType {
    return this.model;
  }

-  public static async clearList({ fk_model_id }) {
-    await NocoCache.deepDel(
-      `${CacheScope.COLUMN}:${fk_model_id}:list`,
-      CacheDelDirection.PARENT_TO_CHILD,
-    );
-  }
-
  public static async list(
    {
      fk_model_id,
@ -1084,52 +1081,20 @@ export default class Column<T = any> implements ColumnType {
      });
    }

-    // get existing cache
-    const key = `${CacheScope.COLUMN}:${colId}`;
-    let o = await NocoCache.get(key, CacheGetType.TYPE_OBJECT);
-    if (o) {
-      o = { ...o, ...updateObj };
-      // set cache
-      await NocoCache.set(key, o);
-    }
-
-    // get model column list from cache
-    const columnListFromCache = await NocoCache.getList(CacheScope.COLUMN, [
-      oldCol.fk_model_id,
-    ]);
-
-    // update column list in cache if cache exists
-    if (!columnListFromCache.list?.length) {
-      const updatedColumnList = columnListFromCache.list.map((column: any) => {
-        if (column.id === colId) {
-          return {
-            ...column,
-            ...updateObj,
-          };
-        }
-        return column;
-      });
-      await NocoCache.setList(
-        CacheScope.COLUMN,
-        [oldCol.fk_model_id],
-        updatedColumnList,
-      );
-    }
-
    // set meta
    await ncMeta.metaUpdate(
      null,
      null,
      MetaTable.COLUMNS,
-      {
-        ...updateObj,
-        meta:
-          updateObj.meta && typeof updateObj.meta === 'object'
-            ? JSON.stringify(updateObj.meta)
-            : updateObj.meta,
-      },
+      prepareForDb(updateObj),
      colId,
    );
+
+    await NocoCache.update(
+      `${CacheScope.COLUMN}:${colId}`,
+      prepareForResponse(updateObj),
+    );
+
    await this.insertColOption(column, colId, ncMeta);

    // on column update, delete any optimised single query cache
@ -1166,15 +1131,6 @@ export default class Column<T = any> implements ColumnType {
    { title }: { title: string },
    ncMeta = Noco.ncMeta,
  ) {
-    // get existing cache
-    const key = `${CacheScope.COLUMN}:${colId}`;
-    const o = await NocoCache.get(key, CacheGetType.TYPE_OBJECT);
-    if (o) {
-      // update data
-      o.title = title;
-      // set cache
-      await NocoCache.set(key, o);
-    }
    // set meta
    await ncMeta.metaUpdate(
      null, //column.base_id || column.source_id,
@ -1186,6 +1142,8 @@ export default class Column<T = any> implements ColumnType {
      colId,
    );

+    await NocoCache.update(`${CacheScope.COLUMN}:${colId}`, { title });
+
    const column = await Column.get({ colId }, ncMeta);

    await View.clearSingleQueryCache(column.fk_model_id);
@ -1246,15 +1204,6 @@ export default class Column<T = any> implements ColumnType {
    system = true,
    ncMeta = Noco.ncMeta,
  ) {
-    // get existing cache
-    const key = `${CacheScope.COLUMN}:${colId}`;
-    const o = await NocoCache.get(key, CacheGetType.TYPE_OBJECT);
-    if (o) {
-      // update data
-      o.system = system;
-      // set cache
-      await NocoCache.set(key, o);
-    }
    // update system field in meta db
    await ncMeta.metaUpdate(
      null,
@ -1265,6 +1214,8 @@ export default class Column<T = any> implements ColumnType {
      },
      colId,
    );
+
+    await NocoCache.update(`${CacheScope.COLUMN}:${colId}`, { system });
  }

  static getMaxColumnNameLength(sqlClientType: string) {
@ -1284,25 +1235,19 @@ export default class Column<T = any> implements ColumnType {
    { colId, meta }: { colId: string; meta: any },
    ncMeta = Noco.ncMeta,
  ) {
-    // get existing cache
-    const key = `${CacheScope.COLUMN}:${colId}`;
-    const o = await NocoCache.get(key, CacheGetType.TYPE_OBJECT);
-    if (o) {
-      // update meta
-      o.meta = meta;
-      // set cache
-      await NocoCache.set(key, o);
-    }
    // set meta
    await ncMeta.metaUpdate(
      null,
      null,
      MetaTable.COLUMNS,
-      {
-        meta: stringifyMetaProp({ meta }),
-      },
+      prepareForDb({ meta }),
      colId,
    );
+
+    await NocoCache.update(
+      `${CacheScope.COLUMN}:${colId}`,
+      prepareForResponse({ meta }),
+    );
  }

  static async bulkInsert(
@ -1384,10 +1329,7 @@ export default class Column<T = any> implements ColumnType {
      true,
    );

-    // insert column options if any
-    // for (const column of columns) {
    await Column.bulkInsertColOption(columns, ncMeta);
-    // }

    return columns;
  }
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/models/Filter.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/models/Filter.ts
@ -234,15 +234,6 @@ export default class Filter implements FilterType {
    if (typeof updateObj.value === 'string')
      updateObj.value = updateObj.value.slice(0, 255);

-    // get existing cache
-    const key = `${CacheScope.FILTER_EXP}:${id}`;
-    let o = await NocoCache.get(key, CacheGetType.TYPE_OBJECT);
-    // update alias
-    if (o) {
-      o = { ...o, ...updateObj };
-      // set cache
-      await NocoCache.set(key, o);
-    }
    // set meta
    const res = await ncMeta.metaUpdate(
      null,
@ -252,6 +243,8 @@ export default class Filter implements FilterType {
      id,
    );

+    await NocoCache.update(`${CacheScope.FILTER_EXP}:${id}`, updateObj);
+
    // on update delete any optimised single query cache
    {
      const filter = await this.get(id, ncMeta);
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/models/FormView.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/models/FormView.ts
@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import NocoCache from '~/cache/NocoCache';
 import Noco from '~/Noco';
 import { deserializeJSON, serializeJSON } from '~/utils/serialize';
 import { CacheGetType, CacheScope, MetaTable } from '~/utils/globals';
+import { prepareForDb, prepareForResponse } from '~/utils/modelUtils';

 export default class FormView implements FormType {
  show: BoolType;
@ -88,9 +89,6 @@ export default class FormView implements FormType {
    body: Partial<FormView>,
    ncMeta = Noco.ncMeta,
  ) {
-    // get existing cache
-    const key = `${CacheScope.FORM_VIEW}:${formId}`;
-    let o = await NocoCache.get(key, CacheGetType.TYPE_OBJECT);
    const updateObj = extractProps(body, [
      'heading',
      'subheading',
@ -105,20 +103,23 @@ export default class FormView implements FormType {
      'meta',
    ]);

-    if (o) {
-      o = { ...o, ...updateObj };
-      // set cache
-      await NocoCache.set(key, o);
-    }
+    // update meta
+    const res = await ncMeta.metaUpdate(
+      null,
+      null,
+      MetaTable.FORM_VIEW,
+      prepareForDb(updateObj),
+      {
+        fk_view_id: formId,
+      },
+    );

-    if (updateObj.meta) {
-      updateObj.meta = serializeJSON(updateObj.meta);
-    }
+    await NocoCache.update(
+      `${CacheScope.FORM_VIEW}:${formId}`,
+      prepareForResponse(updateObj),
+    );

-    // update meta
-    return await ncMeta.metaUpdate(null, null, MetaTable.FORM_VIEW, updateObj, {
-      fk_view_id: formId,
-    });
+    return res;
  }

  async getColumns(ncMeta = Noco.ncMeta) {
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/models/FormViewColumn.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/models/FormViewColumn.ts
@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import NocoCache from '~/cache/NocoCache';
 import { extractProps } from '~/helpers/extractProps';
 import { deserializeJSON, serializeJSON } from '~/utils/serialize';
 import { CacheGetType, CacheScope, MetaTable } from '~/utils/globals';
+import { prepareForDb, prepareForResponse } from '~/utils/modelUtils';

 export default class FormViewColumn implements FormColumnType {
  id?: string;
@ -168,26 +169,20 @@ export default class FormViewColumn implements FormColumnType {
      'enable_scanner',
    ]);

-    // get existing cache
-    const key = `${CacheScope.FORM_VIEW_COLUMN}:${columnId}`;
-    const o = await NocoCache.get(key, CacheGetType.TYPE_OBJECT);
-    if (o) {
-      Object.assign(o, updateObj);
-      // set cache
-      await NocoCache.set(key, o);
-    }
-
-    if (updateObj.meta) {
-      updateObj.meta = serializeJSON(updateObj.meta);
-    }
-
    // update meta
-    return await ncMeta.metaUpdate(
+    const res = await ncMeta.metaUpdate(
      null,
      null,
      MetaTable.FORM_VIEW_COLUMNS,
-      updateObj,
+      prepareForDb(updateObj),
      columnId,
    );
+
+    await NocoCache.update(
+      `${CacheScope.FORM_VIEW_COLUMN}:${columnId}`,
+      prepareForResponse(updateObj),
+    );
+
+    return res;
  }
 }
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/models/FormulaColumn.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/models/FormulaColumn.ts
@ -74,20 +74,14 @@ export default class FormulaColumn {
      'parsed_tree',
    ]);

-    // get existing cache
-    const key = `${CacheScope.COL_FORMULA}:${columnId}`;
-    let o = await NocoCache.get(key, CacheGetType.TYPE_OBJECT);
-    if (o) {
-      o = { ...o, ...updateObj };
-      // set cache
-      await NocoCache.set(key, o);
-    }
    if ('parsed_tree' in updateObj)
      updateObj.parsed_tree = stringifyMetaProp(updateObj, 'parsed_tree');
    // set meta
    await ncMeta.metaUpdate(null, null, MetaTable.COL_FORMULA, updateObj, {
      fk_column_id: columnId,
    });
+
+    await NocoCache.update(`${CacheScope.COL_FORMULA}:${columnId}`, updateObj);
  }

  public getParsedTree() {
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/models/GalleryView.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/models/GalleryView.ts
@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import Noco from '~/Noco';
 import NocoCache from '~/cache/NocoCache';
 import { extractProps } from '~/helpers/extractProps';
 import { CacheGetType, CacheScope, MetaTable } from '~/utils/globals';
+import { prepareForDb, prepareForResponse } from '~/utils/modelUtils';

 export default class GalleryView implements GalleryType {
  fk_view_id?: string;
@ -98,29 +99,24 @@ export default class GalleryView implements GalleryType {
    body: Partial<GalleryView>,
    ncMeta = Noco.ncMeta,
  ) {
-    // get existing cache
-    const key = `${CacheScope.GALLERY_VIEW}:${galleryId}`;
-    let o = await NocoCache.get(key, CacheGetType.TYPE_OBJECT);
-
    const updateObj = extractProps(body, ['fk_cover_image_col_id', 'meta']);
-    if (updateObj.meta && typeof updateObj.meta === 'object') {
-      updateObj.meta = JSON.stringify(updateObj.meta ?? {});
-    }

-    if (o) {
-      o = { ...o, ...updateObj };
-      // set cache
-      await NocoCache.set(key, o);
-    }
    // update meta
-    return await ncMeta.metaUpdate(
+    const res = await ncMeta.metaUpdate(
      null,
      null,
      MetaTable.GALLERY_VIEW,
-      updateObj,
+      prepareForDb(updateObj),
      {
        fk_view_id: galleryId,
      },
    );
+
+    await NocoCache.update(
+      `${CacheScope.GALLERY_VIEW}:${galleryId}`,
+      prepareForResponse(updateObj),
+    );
+
+    return res;
  }
 }
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/models/GridView.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/models/GridView.ts
@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import Noco from '~/Noco';
 import NocoCache from '~/cache/NocoCache';
 import { extractProps } from '~/helpers/extractProps';
 import { CacheGetType, CacheScope, MetaTable } from '~/utils/globals';
+import { prepareForDb, prepareForResponse } from '~/utils/modelUtils';

 export default class GridView implements GridType {
  fk_view_id: string;
@ -68,23 +69,24 @@ export default class GridView implements GridType {
    body: Partial<GridView>,
    ncMeta = Noco.ncMeta,
  ) {
-    // get existing cache
-    const key = `${CacheScope.GRID_VIEW}:${viewId}`;
-    let o = await NocoCache.get(key, CacheGetType.TYPE_OBJECT);
    const updateObj = extractProps(body, ['row_height', 'meta']);

-    if (updateObj.meta && typeof updateObj.meta === 'object') {
-      updateObj.meta = JSON.stringify(updateObj.meta ?? {});
-    }
-
-    if (o) {
-      o = { ...o, ...updateObj };
-      // set cache
-      await NocoCache.set(key, o);
-    }
    // update meta
-    return await ncMeta.metaUpdate(null, null, MetaTable.GRID_VIEW, updateObj, {
-      fk_view_id: viewId,
-    });
+    const res = await ncMeta.metaUpdate(
+      null,
+      null,
+      MetaTable.GRID_VIEW,
+      prepareForDb(updateObj),
+      {
+        fk_view_id: viewId,
+      },
+    );
+
+    await NocoCache.update(
+      `${CacheScope.GRID_VIEW}:${viewId}`,
+      prepareForResponse(updateObj),
+    );
+
+    return res;
  }
 }
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/models/GridViewColumn.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/models/GridViewColumn.ts
@ -140,15 +140,7 @@ export default class GridViewColumn implements GridColumnType {
      'group_by_order',
      'group_by_sort',
    ]);
-    // get existing cache
-    const key = `${CacheScope.GRID_VIEW_COLUMN}:${columnId}`;
-    let o = await NocoCache.get(key, CacheGetType.TYPE_OBJECT);
-    if (o) {
-      // update data
-      o = { ...o, ...updateObj };
-      // set cache
-      await NocoCache.set(key, o);
-    }
+
    // set meta
    const res = await ncMeta.metaUpdate(
      null,
@ -158,6 +150,11 @@ export default class GridViewColumn implements GridColumnType {
      columnId,
    );

+    await NocoCache.update(
+      `${CacheScope.GRID_VIEW_COLUMN}:${columnId}`,
+      updateObj,
+    );
+
    // on view column update, delete any optimised single query cache
    {
      const gridCol = await this.get(columnId, ncMeta);
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/models/Hook.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/models/Hook.ts
@ -209,20 +209,11 @@ export default class Hook implements HookType {
      updateObj.notification = JSON.stringify(updateObj.notification);
    }

-    // get existing cache
-    const key = `${CacheScope.HOOK}:${hookId}`;
-    let o = await NocoCache.get(key, CacheGetType.TYPE_OBJECT);
-    if (o) {
-      // update data
-      o = { ...o, ...updateObj };
-      // replace notification
-      o.notification = updateObj.notification;
-      // set cache
-      await NocoCache.set(key, o);
-    }
    // set meta
    await ncMeta.metaUpdate(null, null, MetaTable.HOOKS, updateObj, hookId);

+    await NocoCache.update(`${CacheScope.HOOK}:${hookId}`, updateObj);
+
    return this.get(hookId, ncMeta);
  }

--- a/packages/nocodb/src/models/HookFilter.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/models/HookFilter.ts
@ -152,17 +152,12 @@ export default class Filter {
      'is_group',
      'logical_op',
    ]);
-    // get existing cache
-    const key = `${CacheScope.FILTER_EXP}:${id}`;
-    let o = await NocoCache.get(key, CacheGetType.TYPE_OBJECT);
-    // update alias
-    if (o) {
-      o = { ...o, ...updateObj };
-      // set cache
-      await NocoCache.set(key, o);
-    }
+
    // set meta
    await ncMeta.metaUpdate(null, null, MetaTable.FILTER_EXP, updateObj, id);
+
+    // update cache
+    await NocoCache.update(`${CacheScope.FILTER_EXP}:${id}`, updateObj);
  }

  static async delete(id: string, ncMeta = Noco.ncMeta) {
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/models/KanbanView.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/models/KanbanView.ts
@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import Noco from '~/Noco';
 import NocoCache from '~/cache/NocoCache';
 import { extractProps } from '~/helpers/extractProps';
 import { CacheGetType, CacheScope, MetaTable } from '~/utils/globals';
+import { prepareForDb, prepareForResponse } from '~/utils/modelUtils';

 export default class KanbanView implements KanbanType {
  fk_view_id: string;
@ -39,6 +40,9 @@ export default class KanbanView implements KanbanType {
      view = await ncMeta.metaGet2(null, null, MetaTable.KANBAN_VIEW, {
        fk_view_id: viewId,
      });
+
+      view = prepareForResponse(view);
+
      await NocoCache.set(`${CacheScope.KANBAN_VIEW}:${viewId}`, view);
    }

@ -99,34 +103,28 @@ export default class KanbanView implements KanbanType {
    body: Partial<KanbanView>,
    ncMeta = Noco.ncMeta,
  ) {
-    // get existing cache
-    const key = `${CacheScope.KANBAN_VIEW}:${kanbanId}`;
-    let o = await NocoCache.get(key, CacheGetType.TYPE_OBJECT);
-
    const updateObj = extractProps(body, [
      'fk_cover_image_col_id',
      'fk_grp_col_id',
      'meta',
    ]);

-    if (updateObj.meta && typeof updateObj.meta === 'object') {
-      updateObj.meta = JSON.stringify(updateObj.meta ?? {});
-    }
-
-    if (o) {
-      o = { ...o, ...updateObj };
-      // set cache
-      await NocoCache.set(key, o);
-    }
    // update meta
-    return await ncMeta.metaUpdate(
+    const res = await ncMeta.metaUpdate(
      null,
      null,
      MetaTable.KANBAN_VIEW,
-      updateObj,
+      prepareForDb(updateObj),
      {
        fk_view_id: kanbanId,
      },
    );
+
+    await NocoCache.update(
+      `${CacheScope.KANBAN_VIEW}:${kanbanId}`,
+      prepareForResponse(updateObj),
+    );
+
+    return res;
  }
 }
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/models/MapView.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/models/MapView.ts
@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { extractProps } from '~/helpers/extractProps';
 import NocoCache from '~/cache/NocoCache';
 import Noco from '~/Noco';
 import { CacheGetType, CacheScope, MetaTable } from '~/utils/globals';
+import { prepareForDb, prepareForResponse } from '~/utils/modelUtils';

 export default class MapView implements MapType {
  fk_view_id: string;
@ -70,22 +71,8 @@ export default class MapView implements MapType {
    body: Partial<MapView>,
    ncMeta = Noco.ncMeta,
  ) {
-    // get existing cache
-    const key = `${CacheScope.MAP_VIEW}:${mapId}`;
-    let o = await NocoCache.get(key, CacheGetType.TYPE_OBJECT);
-
    const updateObj = extractProps(body, ['fk_geo_data_col_id', 'meta']);

-    if (updateObj.meta && typeof updateObj.meta === 'object') {
-      updateObj.meta = JSON.stringify(updateObj.meta ?? {});
-    }
-
-    if (o) {
-      o = { ...o, ...updateObj };
-      // set cache
-      await NocoCache.set(key, o);
-    }
-
    if (body.fk_geo_data_col_id != null) {
      const mapViewColumns = await MapViewColumn.list(mapId);
      const mapViewMappedByColumn = mapViewColumns.find(
@ -98,8 +85,21 @@ export default class MapView implements MapType {
    }

    // update meta
-    return await ncMeta.metaUpdate(null, null, MetaTable.MAP_VIEW, updateObj, {
-      fk_view_id: mapId,
-    });
+    const res = await ncMeta.metaUpdate(
+      null,
+      null,
+      MetaTable.MAP_VIEW,
+      prepareForDb(updateObj),
+      {
+        fk_view_id: mapId,
+      },
+    );
+
+    await NocoCache.update(
+      `${CacheScope.MAP_VIEW}:${mapId}`,
+      prepareForResponse(updateObj),
+    );
+
+    return res;
  }
 }
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/models/Model.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/models/Model.ts
@ -26,7 +26,11 @@ import {
 import NocoCache from '~/cache/NocoCache';
 import Noco from '~/Noco';
 import { BaseModelSqlv2 } from '~/db/BaseModelSqlv2';
-import { parseMetaProp } from '~/utils/modelUtils';
+import {
+  parseMetaProp,
+  prepareForDb,
+  prepareForResponse,
+} from '~/utils/modelUtils';

 export default class Model implements TableType {
  copy_enabled: BoolType;
@ -641,27 +645,8 @@ export default class Model implements TableType {
    if (!table_name) {
      NcError.badRequest("Missing 'table_name' property in body");
    }
-    // get existing cache
-    const key = `${CacheScope.MODEL}:${tableId}`;
-    const o = await NocoCache.get(key, CacheGetType.TYPE_OBJECT);
-    let oldModel = { ...o };
-    // update alias
-    if (o) {
-      o.title = title;
-      o.table_name = table_name;
-      // set cache
-      await NocoCache.set(key, o);
-    } else {
-      oldModel = await this.get(tableId);
-    }

-    // delete alias cache
-    await NocoCache.del([
-      `${CacheScope.MODEL_ALIAS}:${oldModel.base_id}:${oldModel.id}`,
-      `${CacheScope.MODEL_ALIAS}:${oldModel.base_id}:${oldModel.source_id}:${oldModel.id}`,
-      `${CacheScope.MODEL_ALIAS}:${oldModel.base_id}:${oldModel.title}`,
-      `${CacheScope.MODEL_ALIAS}:${oldModel.base_id}:${oldModel.source_id}:${oldModel.title}`,
-    ]);
+    const oldModel = await this.get(tableId, ncMeta);

    // set meta
    const res = await ncMeta.metaUpdate(
@ -675,6 +660,19 @@ export default class Model implements TableType {
      tableId,
    );

+    await NocoCache.update(`${CacheScope.MODEL}:${tableId}`, {
+      title,
+      table_name,
+    });
+
+    // delete alias cache
+    await NocoCache.del([
+      `${CacheScope.MODEL_ALIAS}:${oldModel.base_id}:${oldModel.id}`,
+      `${CacheScope.MODEL_ALIAS}:${oldModel.base_id}:${oldModel.source_id}:${oldModel.id}`,
+      `${CacheScope.MODEL_ALIAS}:${oldModel.base_id}:${oldModel.title}`,
+      `${CacheScope.MODEL_ALIAS}:${oldModel.base_id}:${oldModel.source_id}:${oldModel.title}`,
+    ]);
+
    // clear all the cached query under this model
    await View.clearSingleQueryCache(tableId);

@ -693,17 +691,8 @@ export default class Model implements TableType {
  }

  static async markAsMmTable(tableId, isMm = true, ncMeta = Noco.ncMeta) {
-    // get existing cache
-    const key = `${CacheScope.MODEL}:${tableId}`;
-    const o = await NocoCache.get(key, CacheGetType.TYPE_OBJECT);
-    // update alias
-    if (o) {
-      o.mm = isMm;
-      // set cache
-      await NocoCache.set(key, o);
-    }
    // set meta
-    return await ncMeta.metaUpdate(
+    const res = await ncMeta.metaUpdate(
      null,
      null,
      MetaTable.MODELS,
@ -712,6 +701,12 @@ export default class Model implements TableType {
      },
      tableId,
    );
+
+    await NocoCache.update(`${CacheScope.MODEL}:${tableId}`, {
+      mm: isMm,
+    });
+
+    return res;
  }

  async getAliasColMapping() {
@ -737,16 +732,8 @@ export default class Model implements TableType {
    order: number,
    ncMeta = Noco.ncMeta,
  ) {
-    // get existing cache
-    const key = `${CacheScope.MODEL}:${tableId}`;
-    const o = await NocoCache.get(key, CacheGetType.TYPE_OBJECT);
-    if (o) {
-      o.order = order;
-      // set cache
-      await NocoCache.set(key, o);
-    }
    // set meta
-    return await ncMeta.metaUpdate(
+    const res = await ncMeta.metaUpdate(
      null,
      null,
      MetaTable.MODELS,
@ -755,6 +742,12 @@ export default class Model implements TableType {
      },
      tableId,
    );
+
+    await NocoCache.update(`${CacheScope.MODEL}:${tableId}`, {
+      order,
+    });
+
+    return res;
  }

  static async updatePrimaryColumn(
@ -769,14 +762,6 @@ export default class Model implements TableType {

    // drop existing primary column/s
    for (const col of model.columns?.filter((c) => c.pv) || []) {
-      // get existing cache
-      const key = `${CacheScope.COLUMN}:${col.id}`;
-      const o = await NocoCache.get(key, CacheGetType.TYPE_OBJECT);
-      if (o) {
-        o.pv = false;
-        // set cache
-        await NocoCache.set(key, o);
-      }
      // set meta
      await ncMeta.metaUpdate(
        null,
@ -787,16 +772,12 @@ export default class Model implements TableType {
        },
        col.id,
      );
-    }

-    // get existing cache
-    const key = `${CacheScope.COLUMN}:${newPvCol.id}`;
-    const o = await NocoCache.get(key, CacheGetType.TYPE_OBJECT);
-    if (o) {
-      o.pv = true;
-      // set cache
-      await NocoCache.set(key, o);
+      await NocoCache.update(`${CacheScope.COLUMN}:${col.id}`, {
+        pv: false,
+      });
    }
+
    // set meta
    await ncMeta.metaUpdate(
      null,
@ -808,6 +789,10 @@ export default class Model implements TableType {
      newPvCol.id,
    );

+    await NocoCache.update(`${CacheScope.COLUMN}:${newPvCol.id}`, {
+      pv: true,
+    });
+
    const grid_views_with_column = await ncMeta.metaList2(
      null,
      null,
@ -829,14 +814,6 @@ export default class Model implements TableType {
  }

  static async setAsMm(id: any, ncMeta = Noco.ncMeta) {
-    // get existing cache
-    const key = `${CacheScope.MODEL}:${id}`;
-    const o = await NocoCache.get(key, CacheGetType.TYPE_OBJECT);
-    if (o) {
-      o.mm = true;
-      // set cache
-      await NocoCache.set(key, o);
-    }
    // set meta
    await ncMeta.metaUpdate(
      null,
@ -847,6 +824,10 @@ export default class Model implements TableType {
      },
      id,
    );
+
+    await NocoCache.update(`${CacheScope.MODEL}:${id}`, {
+      mm: true,
+    });
  }

  static async getByAliasOrId(
@ -976,26 +957,25 @@ export default class Model implements TableType {
    meta: string | Record<string, any>,
    ncMeta = Noco.ncMeta,
  ) {
-    // get existing cache
-    const key = `${CacheScope.MODEL}:${tableId}`;
-    const existingCache = await NocoCache.get(key, CacheGetType.TYPE_OBJECT);
-    if (existingCache) {
-      try {
-        existingCache.meta = typeof meta === 'string' ? JSON.parse(meta) : meta;
-        // set cache
-        await NocoCache.set(key, existingCache);
-      } catch {}
-    }
    // set meta
-    return await ncMeta.metaUpdate(
+    const res = await ncMeta.metaUpdate(
      null,
      null,
      MetaTable.MODELS,
-      {
-        meta: typeof meta === 'object' ? JSON.stringify(meta) : meta,
-      },
+      prepareForDb({
+        meta,
+      }),
      tableId,
    );
+
+    await NocoCache.update(
+      `${CacheScope.MODEL}:${tableId}`,
+      prepareForResponse({
+        meta,
+      }),
+    );
+
+    return res;
  }

  static async getNonDefaultViewsCountAndReset(
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/models/ModelRoleVisibility.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/models/ModelRoleVisibility.ts
@ -86,17 +86,8 @@ export default class ModelRoleVisibility implements ModelRoleVisibilityType {
    role: string,
    body: { disabled: any },
  ) {
-    // get existing cache
-    const key = `${CacheScope.MODEL_ROLE_VISIBILITY}:${fk_view_id}:${role}`;
-    const o = await NocoCache.get(key, CacheGetType.TYPE_OBJECT);
-    if (o) {
-      // update data
-      o.disabled = body.disabled;
-      // set cache
-      await NocoCache.set(key, o);
-    }
    // set meta
-    return await Noco.ncMeta.metaUpdate(
+    const res = await Noco.ncMeta.metaUpdate(
      null,
      null,
      MetaTable.MODEL_ROLE_VISIBILITY,
@ -108,6 +99,15 @@ export default class ModelRoleVisibility implements ModelRoleVisibilityType {
        role,
      },
    );
+
+    await NocoCache.update(
+      `${CacheScope.MODEL_ROLE_VISIBILITY}:${fk_view_id}:${role}`,
+      {
+        disabled: body.disabled,
+      },
+    );
+
+    return res;
  }

  async delete() {
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/models/Plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/models/Plugin.ts
@ -65,16 +65,6 @@ export default class Plugin implements PluginType {
      updateObj.input = JSON.stringify(updateObj.input);
    }

-    // get existing cache
-    const key = `${CacheScope.PLUGIN}:${pluginId}`;
-    let o = await NocoCache.get(key, CacheGetType.TYPE_OBJECT);
-    // update alias
-    if (o) {
-      o = { ...o, ...updateObj };
-      // set cache
-      await NocoCache.set(key, o);
-      await NocoCache.set(`${CacheScope.PLUGIN}:${o.title}`, o);
-    }
    // set meta
    await Noco.ncMeta.metaUpdate(
      null,
@ -84,6 +74,9 @@ export default class Plugin implements PluginType {
      pluginId,
    );

+    await NocoCache.update(`${CacheScope.PLUGIN}:${pluginId}`, updateObj);
+    await NocoCache.update(`${CacheScope.PLUGIN}:${plugin.title}`, updateObj);
+
    return this.get(pluginId);
  }

--- a/packages/nocodb/src/models/Sort.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/models/Sort.ts
@ -148,16 +148,6 @@ export default class Sort {
  }

  public static async update(sortId, body, ncMeta = Noco.ncMeta) {
-    // get existing cache
-    const key = `${CacheScope.SORT}:${sortId}`;
-    const o = await NocoCache.get(key, CacheGetType.TYPE_OBJECT);
-    if (o) {
-      // update fk_column_id & direction
-      o.fk_column_id = body.fk_column_id;
-      o.direction = body.direction;
-      // set cache
-      await NocoCache.set(key, o);
-    }
    // set meta
    const res = await ncMeta.metaUpdate(
      null,
@ -170,6 +160,11 @@ export default class Sort {
      sortId,
    );

+    await NocoCache.update(`${CacheScope.SORT}:${sortId}`, {
+      fk_column_id: body.fk_column_id,
+      direction: body.direction,
+    });
+
    // on update, delete any optimised single query cache
    {
      const sort = await this.get(sortId, ncMeta);
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/models/Source.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/models/Source.ts
@ -17,7 +17,12 @@ import Noco from '~/Noco';
 import { extractProps } from '~/helpers/extractProps';
 import { NcError } from '~/helpers/catchError';
 import NcConnectionMgrv2 from '~/utils/common/NcConnectionMgrv2';
-import { parseMetaProp, stringifyMetaProp } from '~/utils/modelUtils';
+import {
+  parseMetaProp,
+  prepareForDb,
+  prepareForResponse,
+  stringifyMetaProp,
+} from '~/utils/modelUtils';

 // todo: hide credentials
 export default class Source implements SourceType {
@ -130,10 +135,6 @@ export default class Source implements SourceType {
      ).toString();
    }

-    if ('meta' in updateObj) {
-      updateObj.meta = stringifyMetaProp(updateObj);
-    }
-
    // type property is undefined even if not provided
    if (!updateObj.type) {
      updateObj.type = oldBase.type;
@ -143,11 +144,14 @@ export default class Source implements SourceType {
      source.baseId,
      null,
      MetaTable.BASES,
-      updateObj,
+      prepareForDb(updateObj),
      oldBase.id,
    );

-    await NocoCache.del(`${CacheScope.BASE}:${sourceId}`);
+    await NocoCache.update(
+      `${CacheScope.BASE}:${sourceId}`,
+      prepareForResponse(updateObj),
+    );

    // call before reorder to update cache
    const returnBase = await this.get(oldBase.id, false, ncMeta);
@ -474,15 +478,7 @@ export default class Source implements SourceType {
    if (!this.erd_uuid) {
      const uuid = uuidv4();
      this.erd_uuid = uuid;
-      // get existing cache
-      const key = `${CacheScope.BASE}:${this.id}`;
-      const o = await NocoCache.get(key, CacheGetType.TYPE_OBJECT);
-      if (o) {
-        // update data
-        o.erd_uuid = uuid;
-        // set cache
-        await NocoCache.set(key, o);
-      }
+
      // set meta
      await ncMeta.metaUpdate(
        null,
@ -493,6 +489,10 @@ export default class Source implements SourceType {
        },
        this.id,
      );
+
+      await NocoCache.update(`${CacheScope.BASE}:${this.id}`, {
+        erd_uuid: this.erd_uuid,
+      });
    }
    return this;
  }
@ -500,15 +500,7 @@ export default class Source implements SourceType {
  async disableShareErd(ncMeta = Noco.ncMeta) {
    if (this.erd_uuid) {
      this.erd_uuid = null;
-      // get existing cache
-      const key = `${CacheScope.BASE}:${this.id}`;
-      const o = await NocoCache.get(key, CacheGetType.TYPE_OBJECT);
-      if (o) {
-        // update data
-        o.erd_uuid = null;
-        // set cache
-        await NocoCache.set(key, o);
-      }
+
      // set meta
      await ncMeta.metaUpdate(
        null,
@ -519,6 +511,10 @@ export default class Source implements SourceType {
        },
        this.id,
      );
+
+      await NocoCache.update(`${CacheScope.BASE}:${this.id}`, {
+        erd_uuid: this.erd_uuid,
+      });
    }
    return this;
  }
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/models/View.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/models/View.ts
@ -26,7 +26,12 @@ import {
  MetaTable,
 } from '~/utils/globals';
 import Noco from '~/Noco';
-import { parseMetaProp, stringifyMetaProp } from '~/utils/modelUtils';
+import {
+  parseMetaProp,
+  prepareForDb,
+  prepareForResponse,
+  stringifyMetaProp,
+} from '~/utils/modelUtils';

 const { v4: uuidv4 } = require('uuid');

@ -858,18 +863,11 @@ export default class View implements ViewType {
      }
    }

-    // get existing cache
-    const key = `${cacheScope}:${colId}`;
-    let o = await NocoCache.get(key, CacheGetType.TYPE_OBJECT);
-    if (o) {
-      // update data
-      o = { ...o, ...updateObj };
-      // set cache
-      await NocoCache.set(key, o);
-    }
    // set meta
    const res = await ncMeta.metaUpdate(null, null, table, updateObj, colId);

+    await NocoCache.update(`${cacheScope}:${colId}`, updateObj);
+
    // on view column update, delete corresponding single query cache
    await View.clearSingleQueryCache(view.fk_model_id, [view]);

@ -988,15 +986,7 @@ export default class View implements ViewType {
    if (!view.uuid) {
      const uuid = uuidv4();
      view.uuid = uuid;
-      // get existing cache
-      const key = `${CacheScope.VIEW}:${view.id}`;
-      const o = await NocoCache.get(key, CacheGetType.TYPE_OBJECT);
-      if (o) {
-        // update data
-        o.uuid = uuid;
-        // set cache
-        await NocoCache.set(key, o);
-      }
+
      // set meta
      await ncMeta.metaUpdate(
        null,
@ -1007,32 +997,35 @@ export default class View implements ViewType {
        },
        viewId,
      );
+
+      await NocoCache.update(`${CacheScope.VIEW}:${view.id}`, {
+        uuid: view.uuid,
+      });
    }
    if (!view.meta || !('allowCSVDownload' in view.meta)) {
      const defaultMeta = {
        ...(view.meta ?? {}),
        allowCSVDownload: true,
      };
-      // get existing cache
-      const key = `${CacheScope.VIEW}:${view.id}`;
-      const o = await NocoCache.get(key, CacheGetType.TYPE_OBJECT);
-      if (o) {
-        // update data
-        o.meta = defaultMeta;
-        // set cache
-        await NocoCache.set(key, o);
-      }
+      view.meta = defaultMeta;
+
      // set meta
      await ncMeta.metaUpdate(
        null,
        null,
        MetaTable.VIEWS,
-        {
-          meta: JSON.stringify(defaultMeta),
-        },
+        prepareForDb({
+          meta: defaultMeta,
+        }),
        viewId,
      );
-      view.meta = defaultMeta;
+
+      await NocoCache.update(
+        `${CacheScope.VIEW}:${view.id}`,
+        prepareForResponse({
+          meta: defaultMeta,
+        }),
+      );
    }
    return view;
  }
@ -1042,15 +1035,6 @@ export default class View implements ViewType {
    { password }: { password: string },
    ncMeta = Noco.ncMeta,
  ) {
-    // get existing cache
-    const key = `${CacheScope.VIEW}:${viewId}`;
-    const o = await NocoCache.get(key, CacheGetType.TYPE_OBJECT);
-    if (o) {
-      // update data
-      o.password = password;
-      // set cache
-      await NocoCache.set(key, o);
-    }
    // set meta
    await ncMeta.metaUpdate(
      null,
@ -1061,18 +1045,13 @@ export default class View implements ViewType {
      },
      viewId,
    );
+
+    await NocoCache.update(`${CacheScope.VIEW}:${viewId}`, {
+      password,
+    });
  }

  static async sharedViewDelete(viewId, ncMeta = Noco.ncMeta) {
-    // get existing cache
-    const key = `${CacheScope.VIEW}:${viewId}`;
-    const o = await NocoCache.get(key, CacheGetType.TYPE_OBJECT);
-    if (o) {
-      // update data
-      o.uuid = null;
-      // set cache
-      await NocoCache.set(key, o);
-    }
    // set meta
    await ncMeta.metaUpdate(
      null,
@ -1083,6 +1062,10 @@ export default class View implements ViewType {
      },
      viewId,
    );
+
+    await NocoCache.update(`${CacheScope.VIEW}:${viewId}`, {
+      uuid: null,
+    });
  }

  static async update(
@ -1108,37 +1091,33 @@ export default class View implements ViewType {
      'uuid',
    ]);

-    // get existing cache
-    const key = `${CacheScope.VIEW}:${viewId}`;
-    let o = await NocoCache.get(key, CacheGetType.TYPE_OBJECT);
-    let oldView = { ...o };
-    if (o) {
-      // update data
-      o = {
-        ...o,
-        ...updateObj,
-      };
-      if (o.is_default) {
-        await NocoCache.set(`${CacheScope.VIEW}:${o.fk_model_id}:default`, o);
-      }
-      // set cache
-      await NocoCache.set(key, o);
-    } else {
-      oldView = await this.get(viewId);
-    }
+    const oldView = await this.get(viewId, ncMeta);
+
+    // set meta
+    await ncMeta.metaUpdate(
+      null,
+      null,
+      MetaTable.VIEWS,
+      prepareForDb(updateObj),
+      viewId,
+    );

    // reset alias cache
    await NocoCache.del(
      `${CacheScope.VIEW}:${oldView.fk_model_id}:${oldView.title}`,
    );

-    // if meta data defined then stringify it
-    if ('meta' in updateObj) {
-      updateObj.meta = stringifyMetaProp(updateObj);
-    }
+    await NocoCache.update(
+      `${CacheScope.VIEW}:${viewId}`,
+      prepareForResponse(updateObj),
+    );

-    // set meta
-    await ncMeta.metaUpdate(null, null, MetaTable.VIEWS, updateObj, viewId);
+    if (oldView.is_default) {
+      await NocoCache.update(
+        `${CacheScope.VIEW}:${oldView.fk_model_id}:default`,
+        prepareForResponse(updateObj),
+      );
+    }

    const view = await this.get(viewId);

@ -1407,7 +1386,7 @@ export default class View implements ViewType {
        MetaTable.COLUMNS,
        col.fk_column_id,
      );
-      view_columns_meta.push(col_meta);
+      if (col_meta) view_columns_meta.push(col_meta);
    }

    const primary_value_column_meta = view_columns_meta.find((col) => col.pv);
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/modules/jobs/jobs/export-import/export.service.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/modules/jobs/jobs/export-import/export.service.ts
@ -515,6 +515,8 @@ export class ExportService {
    if (hasLink) {
      linkStream.setEncoding('utf8');

+      let streamedHeaders = false;
+
      for (const mm of mmColumns) {
        if (handledMmList.includes(mm.colOptions?.fk_mm_model_id)) continue;

@ -573,8 +575,11 @@ export class ExportService {
            mmOffset,
            mmLimit,
            mmFields,
-            true,
+            streamedHeaders ? false : true,
          );
+
+          // avoid writing headers for same model multiple times
+          streamedHeaders = true;
        } catch (e) {
          this.debugLog(e);
          throw e;
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/modules/jobs/jobs/export-import/import.service.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/modules/jobs/jobs/export-import/import.service.ts
@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { isLinksOrLTAR, isVirtualCol, UITypes, ViewTypes } from 'nocodb-sdk';
-import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { Injectable, Logger } from '@nestjs/common';
 import papaparse from 'papaparse';
 import debug from 'debug';
 import { elapsedTime, initTime } from '../../helpers';
@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ import { sanitizeColumnName } from '~/helpers';

@Injectable()
 export class ImportService {
-  private readonly debugLog = debug('nc:jobs:import');
+  protected readonly debugLog = debug('nc:jobs:import');
+  protected readonly logger = new Logger(ImportService.name);

  constructor(
    private tablesService: TablesService,
@ -1515,7 +1516,7 @@ export class ImportService {
                    raw: true,
                  });
                } catch (e) {
-                  this.debugLog(e);
+                  this.logger.error(e);
                }
                chunk = [];
                parser.resume();
@ -1536,7 +1537,7 @@ export class ImportService {
                raw: true,
              });
            } catch (e) {
-              this.debugLog(e);
+              this.logger.error(e);
            }
            chunk = [];
          }
@ -1573,7 +1574,7 @@ export class ImportService {
          });
          lChunks[k] = [];
        } catch (e) {
-          this.debugLog(e);
+          this.logger.error(e);
        }
      }
    };
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/utils/modelUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/utils/modelUtils.ts
@ -23,3 +23,38 @@ export function stringifyMetaProp(model: any, propName = 'meta'): string {
    return '{}';
  }
 }
+
+export function prepareForDb(model: any, props: string | string[] = 'meta') {
+  if (!model) return model;
+
+  if (typeof props === 'string') {
+    props = [props];
+  }
+
+  props.forEach((prop) => {
+    if (prop in model) {
+      model[prop] = stringifyMetaProp(model, prop);
+    }
+  });
+
+  return model;
+}
+
+export function prepareForResponse(
+  model: any,
+  props: string | string[] = 'meta',
+) {
+  if (!model) return model;
+
+  if (typeof props === 'string') {
+    props = [props];
+  }
+
+  props.forEach((prop) => {
+    if (prop in model) {
+      model[prop] = parseMetaProp(model, prop);
+    }
+  });
+
+  return model;
+}