refactor(api): reuse serialize/deserialize function

Signed-off-by: Pranav C <pranavxc@gmail.com>

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

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import Noco from '../Noco';
 import { CacheGetType, CacheScope, MetaTable } from '../utils/globals';
 import { FormType } from 'nocodb-sdk';
+import { deserializeJSON, serializeJSON } from '../utils/searialize';
 import FormViewColumn from './FormViewColumn';
 import View from './View';
 import NocoCache from '../cache/NocoCache';
@@ -44,10 +45,7 @@ export default class FormView implements FormType {
         fk_view_id: viewId,
       });
       if (view) {
-        view.meta =
-          view.meta && typeof view.meta === 'string'
-            ? JSON.parse(view.meta)
-            : view.meta;
+        view.meta = deserializeJSON(view.meta);
         await NocoCache.set(`${CacheScope.FORM_VIEW}:${viewId}`, view);
       }
     }
@@ -69,10 +67,7 @@ export default class FormView implements FormType {
       logo_url: view.logo_url,
       submit_another_form: view.submit_another_form,
       show_blank_form: view.show_blank_form,
-      meta:
-        view.meta && typeof view.meta === 'object'
-          ? JSON.stringify(view.meta)
-          : view.meta,
+      meta: serializeJSON(view.meta),
     };
     if (!(view.project_id && view.base_id)) {
       const viewRef = await View.get(view.fk_view_id);
@@ -103,8 +98,10 @@ export default class FormView implements FormType {
       o.logo_url = body.logo_url;
       o.submit_another_form = body.submit_another_form;
       o.show_blank_form = body.show_blank_form;
+      o.meta = body.meta;
       // set cache
       await NocoCache.set(key, o);
+      o.meta = serializeJSON(body.meta);
     }
     // update meta
     return await ncMeta.metaUpdate(

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

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import Noco from '../Noco';
 import { CacheGetType, CacheScope, MetaTable } from '../utils/globals';
 import { FormColumnType } from 'nocodb-sdk';
+import { deserializeJSON, serializeJSON } from '../utils/searialize';
 import View from './View';
 import NocoCache from '../cache/NocoCache';
 import { extractProps } from '../meta/helpers/extractProps';
@@ -69,11 +70,8 @@ export default class FormViewColumn implements FormColumnType {
       required: column.required,
     };
 
-    if (insertObj.meta) {
-      insertObj.meta =
-        typeof insertObj.meta === 'object'
-          ? JSON.stringify(insertObj.meta)
-          : insertObj.meta;
+    if (column.meta) {
+      insertObj.meta = serializeJSON(column.meta);
     }
 
     if (!(column.project_id && column.base_id)) {
@@ -130,10 +128,7 @@ export default class FormViewColumn implements FormColumnType {
       );
 
       for (const viewColumn of viewColumns) {
-        viewColumn.meta =
-          viewColumn.meta && typeof viewColumn.meta === 'string'
-            ? JSON.parse(viewColumn.meta)
-            : viewColumn.meta;
+        viewColumn.meta = deserializeJSON(viewColumn.meta);
       }
 
       await NocoCache.setList(
@@ -165,13 +160,6 @@ export default class FormViewColumn implements FormColumnType {
       'meta',
     ]);
 
-    if (insertObj.meta) {
-      insertObj.meta =
-        insertObj.meta && typeof insertObj.meta === 'object'
-          ? JSON.stringify(insertObj.meta)
-          : insertObj.meta;
-    }
-
     // get existing cache
     const key = `${CacheScope.FORM_VIEW_COLUMN}:${columnId}`;
     const o = await NocoCache.get(key, CacheGetType.TYPE_OBJECT);
@@ -180,6 +168,11 @@ export default class FormViewColumn implements FormColumnType {
       // set cache
       await NocoCache.set(key, o);
     }
+
+    if (insertObj.meta) {
+      insertObj.meta = serializeJSON(insertObj.meta);
+    }
+
     // update meta
     await ncMeta.metaUpdate(
       null,