eager update app settings and added isServe check for the auto backups

core/base_backup.go

@@ -251,12 +251,13 @@ func (app *BaseApp) RestoreBackup(ctx context.Context, name string) error {
 // @todo add tests
 func (app *BaseApp) initAutobackupHooks() error {
 	c := cron.New()
+	isServe := false
 
 	loadJob := func() {
 		c.Stop()
 
 		rawSchedule := app.Settings().Backups.Cron
-		if rawSchedule == "" || !app.IsBootstrapped() {
+		if rawSchedule == "" || !isServe || !app.IsBootstrapped() {
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -321,6 +322,7 @@ func (app *BaseApp) initAutobackupHooks() error {
 
 	// load on app serve
 	app.OnBeforeServe().Add(func(e *ServeEvent) error {
+		isServe = true
 		loadJob()
 		return nil
 	})
@@ -333,10 +335,6 @@ func (app *BaseApp) initAutobackupHooks() error {
 
 	// reload on app settings change
 	app.OnModelAfterUpdate((&models.Param{}).TableName()).Add(func(e *ModelEvent) error {
-		if !c.HasStarted() {
-			return nil // no need to reload as it hasn't been started yet
-		}
-
 		p := e.Model.(*models.Param)
 		if p == nil || p.Key != models.ParamAppSettings {
 			return nil

forms/settings_upsert.go

@@ -58,8 +58,22 @@ func (form *SettingsUpsert) Submit(interceptors ...InterceptorFunc[*settings.Set
 	return runInterceptors(form.Settings, func(s *settings.Settings) error {
 		form.Settings = s
 
+		oldSettings, err := form.app.Settings().Clone();
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		// eagerly merge the application settings with the form ones
+		if err := form.app.Settings().Merge(form.Settings); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		// persists settings change
 		encryptionKey := os.Getenv(form.app.EncryptionEnv())
 		if err := form.dao.SaveSettings(form.Settings, encryptionKey); err != nil {
+			// try to revert app settings
+			form.app.Settings().Merge(oldSettings)
+
 			return err
 		}
 
@@ -73,7 +87,6 @@ func (form *SettingsUpsert) Submit(interceptors ...InterceptorFunc[*settings.Set
 			form.app.LogsDao().Vacuum()
 		}
 
-		// merge the application settings with the form ones
+		return nil
-		return form.app.Settings().Merge(form.Settings)
 	}, interceptors...)
 }