From f61346a0c507bbc9cb9208606e867f2921db0ad4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sam Rose <hello@samwho.dev>
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2023 17:46:15 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Cache the helpers list for executing JS.

---
 packages/string-templates/src/helpers/list.js | 15 +++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/string-templates/src/helpers/list.js b/packages/string-templates/src/helpers/list.js
index a309b9e57f..b59efb1ef3 100644
--- a/packages/string-templates/src/helpers/list.js
+++ b/packages/string-templates/src/helpers/list.js
@@ -1,19 +1,26 @@
 const externalHandlebars = require("./external")
 const helperList = require("@budibase/handlebars-helpers")
 
+let helpers = undefined
+
 module.exports.getHelperList = () => {
+  if (helpers) {
+    return helpers
+  }
+
+  helpers = {}
   let constructed = []
   for (let collection of externalHandlebars.externalCollections) {
     constructed.push(helperList[collection]())
   }
-  const fullMap = {}
   for (let collection of constructed) {
     for (let [key, func] of Object.entries(collection)) {
-      fullMap[key] = func
+      helpers[key] = func
     }
   }
   for (let key of Object.keys(externalHandlebars.addedHelpers)) {
-    fullMap[key] = externalHandlebars.addedHelpers[key]
+    helpers[key] = externalHandlebars.addedHelpers[key]
   }
-  return fullMap
+  Object.freeze(helpers)
+  return helpers
 }