IViewMetadataCache

The IViewMetadataCache service provides cached access to Dataverse view (saved query) metadata. Views are retrieved from Dataverse on first access and cached for subsequent requests.

Retrieving a View by ID

Use GetAsync with the view's GUID to retrieve a single view's metadata, including its FetchXML query, columns, and display configuration.

[Inject]
private IViewMetadataCache _viewCache { get; set; } = null!;

protected override async Task OnInitializedAsync()
{
    var viewMetadata = await _viewCache.GetAsync(viewId);

    if (viewMetadata != null)
    {
        var viewName = viewMetadata.Name;
        var fetchXml = viewMetadata.FetchXml;
        var tableName = viewMetadata.TableName;
        var isDefault = viewMetadata.IsDefault;
    }
}

Retrieving All Views for a Table

Use GetAllViewsForTableAsync to retrieve all views for a specific table. Filter by ViewType to get only public views, quick find views, or lookup views.

var allViews = await _viewCache.GetAllViewsForTableAsync("contact");

// Get only public views
var publicViews = allViews
    .Where(v => v.Type == ViewType.Public)
    .ToList();

// Find the default view
var defaultView = allViews
    .FirstOrDefault(v => v.IsDefault);

Tip

Prefer IViewMetadataCache over IPowerPortalsProService.RetrieveViewMetadataAsync for reading view metadata. The cache avoids redundant network calls and is used internally by all PowerPortalsPro grid components.