feat(settings): make setting value function synchronous

Added a store to cache the settings configuration. The getSetting
function from useSettings is now synchronous and uses this cache.
The settings cache is set when loading the settings initially
(asnychronously).

src/features/settings/composables/__tests__/useSettings.test.js

@@ -14,17 +14,58 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
+import { useSettingsConfigCacheStore } from '../../stores/settingsConfigCacheStore';
 import { useSettingsStore } from '../../stores/settingsStore';
 import { useSettings } from '../useSettings';
 import { createTestingPinia } from '@pinia/testing';
 import { setActivePinia } from 'pinia';
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest';
 
-const settingDefaultValue = vi.hoisted(() => 42);
+const settingDefaultValue = 42;
-const settingPath = vi.hoisted(() => ['test', 'number']);
+const settingPath = ['test', 'number'];
 
-vi.mock('../../utils/settingsParser', () => ({
+describe('useSettings', () => {
-    loadSettingsConfig: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+    describe('getSetting', () => {
+        test('returns stored value', () => {
+            const { getSetting } = useSettings();
+            const settings = useSettingsStore();
+
+            const key = 'setting';
+            const value = 42;
+
+            settings.set(key, value);
+
+            expect(getSetting(key)).toBe(value);
+        });
+
+        test('returns default value', () => {
+            const { getSetting } = useSettings();
+            expect(getSetting(settingPath)).toBe(settingDefaultValue);
+        });
+
+        test('returns stored value instead of default value', () => {
+            const { getSetting } = useSettings();
+            const settings = useSettingsStore();
+
+            const value = 43;
+
+            expect(getSetting(settingPath)).toBe(settingDefaultValue);
+
+            settings.set(settingPath, value);
+            expect(getSetting(settingPath)).toBe(value);
+        });
+    });
+});
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+    setActivePinia(
+        createTestingPinia({
+            createSpy: vi.fn,
+            stubActions: false
+        })
+    );
+    const settingsConfigCache = useSettingsConfigCacheStore();
+    settingsConfigCache.set({
         contents: [
             {
                 name: 'test',
@@ -39,47 +80,5 @@ vi.mock('../../utils/settingsParser', () => ({
                 ]
             }
         ]
-    })
-}));
-
-describe('useSettings', () => {
-    describe('getSetting', () => {
-        test('returns stored value', async () => {
-            const { getSetting } = useSettings();
-            const settings = useSettingsStore();
-
-            const key = 'setting';
-            const value = 42;
-
-            settings.set(key, value);
-
-            expect(await getSetting(key)).toBe(value);
-        });
-
-        test('returns default value', async () => {
-            const { getSetting } = useSettings();
-            expect(await getSetting(settingPath)).toBe(settingDefaultValue);
-        });
-
-        test('returns stored value instead of default value', async () => {
-            const { getSetting } = useSettings();
-            const settings = useSettingsStore();
-
-            const value = 43;
-
-            expect(await getSetting(settingPath)).toBe(settingDefaultValue);
-
-            settings.set(settingPath, value);
-            expect(await getSetting(settingPath)).toBe(value);
     });
 });
-});
-
-beforeEach(() => {
-    setActivePinia(
-        createTestingPinia({
-            createSpy: vi.fn,
-            stubActions: false
-        })
-    );
-});

src/features/settings/composables/useSettings.js

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
+import { useSettingsConfigCacheStore } from '../stores/settingsConfigCacheStore';
 import { useSettingsStore } from '../stores/settingsStore';
 import { getSettingRecursively } from '../utils/getSetting';
 import { loadSettingsConfig } from '../utils/settingsParser';
@@ -27,10 +28,10 @@ export const useSettings = function useSettings () {
      * @param {string[]} key - The settings key.
      * @return The value of the setting.
      */
-    const getSetting = async function getSetting (key) {
+    const getSetting = function getSetting (key) {
         const settingsStore = useSettingsStore();
 
-        const settings = await loadSettingsConfig();
+        const settings = useSettingsConfigCacheStore().get();
         return (
             settingsStore.get(key) ??
             getSettingRecursively(

src/features/settings/stores/settingsConfigCacheStore.js

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2026 Seekra
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+import { defineStore } from 'pinia';
+
+export const useSettingsConfigCacheStore = defineStore('settingsConfigCache', () => {
+    let settingsConfig = undefined;
+
+    const set = function set (value) {
+        settingsConfig = value;
+    };
+
+    const get = function get () {
+        return settingsConfig;
+    };
+
+    return { set, get };
+});

src/features/settings/utils/settingsParser.js

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
+import { useSettingsConfigCacheStore } from '../stores/settingsConfigCacheStore';
 import { validateSettingsConfig } from './settingsValidator.js';
 
 /**
@@ -21,10 +22,12 @@ import { validateSettingsConfig } from './settingsValidator.js';
  * @returns {Promise<import('../types/settingsConfig').SettingsConfig>}
  */
 export async function loadSettingsConfig() {
+    const settingsConfigCache = useSettingsConfigCacheStore();
     let raw;
 
     try {
         raw = (await import('../settings.json')).default;
+        settingsConfigCache.set(raw);
     } catch (e) {
         throw new Error(`[settings] Failed to load settings.json: ${e.message}`);
     }