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

@@ -14,33 +14,15 @@ 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 settingPath = vi.hoisted(() => ['test', 'number']);
-
-vi.mock('../../utils/settingsParser', () => ({
-    loadSettingsConfig: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
-        contents: [
-            {
-                name: 'test',
-                i18n: '',
-                content: [
-                    {
-                        type: 'number',
-                        i18n: '',
-                        name: 'number',
-                        default: settingDefaultValue
-                    }
-                ]
-            }
-        ]
-    })
-}));
+const settingDefaultValue = 42;
+const settingPath = ['test', 'number'];
 
 describe('useSettings', () => {
     describe('getSetting', () => {
@@ -82,4 +64,21 @@ beforeEach(() => {
             stubActions: false
         })
     );
+    const settingsConfigCache = useSettingsConfigCacheStore();
+    settingsConfigCache.set({
+        contents: [
+            {
+                name: 'test',
+                i18n: '',
+                content: [
+                    {
+                        type: 'number',
+                        i18n: '',
+                        name: 'number',
+                        default: settingDefaultValue
+                    }
+                ]
+            }
+        ]
+    });
 });

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}`);
     }