chore: fix creation and speed up prices

providers/aws/nulib/aws/cache.nu

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 use lib.nu *
 use ../../../../../core/nulib/lib_provisioning/config/accessor.nu *
+use ../../../../../core/nulib/lib_provisioning/utils/settings.nu [get_provider_data_path load_provider_env save_provider_env]
 
 export def aws_start_cache_info [
    settings: record 

providers/prov_lib/create_middleware.nu

@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ $output | append '
 # - > Make middleware (middleware.nu env_middleware.nu) for existing providers
 export def make_middleware [
 ] {
-    use ../../core/nulib/lib_provisioning/config/accessor.nu get-providers-path
+    use ../../../core/nulib/lib_provisioning/config/accessor.nu get-providers-path
     let providers_path = (get-providers-path)
     if not ($providers_path | path exists) { 
         print $"🛑 providers path (ansi red_bold)($providers_path)(ansi reset) not found"

providers/prov_lib/middleware.nu

@@ -234,8 +234,8 @@ export def mw_server_exists [
         provider_undefined $server
         if $error_exit { exit } else { false }
     } else {
-        let result = $res
+        # Return the boolean result directly (true/false from provider)
-        $result != null
+        $res | default false
     }
 }
 
@@ -414,6 +414,32 @@ export def mw_get_infra_price [
     }
 }
 
+# Get all infrastructure prices at once (provider-agnostic) - Phase 2 optimization
+# Returns: { hour: float, day: float, month: float, unit_info: string }
+export def mw_get_all_infra_prices [
+    server: record
+    data: record
+    error_exit: bool
+    price_col?: string
+]: nothing -> record {
+    # Try to call provider-specific batched implementation if available
+    let res = (dispatch_provider_function $server.provider "get_all_infra_prices" $server $data $error_exit $price_col)
+
+    if $res != null {
+        # Provider has batched implementation
+        $res
+    } else {
+        # Fallback to individual calls (for providers without batched implementation)
+        let hour = (mw_get_infra_price $server $data "hour" $error_exit $price_col)
+        {
+            hour: $hour,
+            day: (($hour * 24) | math round -p 4),
+            month: ((mw_get_infra_price $server $data "month" $error_exit $price_col) | math round -p 4),
+            unit_info: (mw_get_infra_price $server $data "unit" $error_exit $price_col)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 # Get infrastructure storage (provider-agnostic)
 export def mw_get_infra_storage [
     server: record
@@ -538,6 +564,99 @@ export def mw_suggest_deployment_strategy [
     $recommendations
 }
 
+# Create cache for server (provider-specific)
+export def mw_create_cache [
+    settings: record
+    server: record
+    error_exit: bool
+]: nothing -> nothing {
+    if not ($env.PROVIDER_REGISTRY_INITIALIZED? | default false) {
+        init-middleware | ignore
+    }
+
+    let provider_name = $server.provider
+
+    # Dynamic provider dispatch
+    let res = (dispatch_provider_function $provider_name "create_cache" $settings $server $error_exit)
+
+    if $res == null {
+        provider_undefined $server
+        if $error_exit {
+            log-error $"Failed to create cache for ($server.hostname)" "middleware"
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+# Modify server (provider-specific)
+export def mw_modify_server [
+    settings: record
+    server: record
+    modifications: list
+    check: bool
+]: nothing -> any {
+    if not ($env.PROVIDER_REGISTRY_INITIALIZED? | default false) {
+        init-middleware | ignore
+    }
+
+    let provider_name = $server.provider
+
+    # Dynamic provider dispatch
+    let res = (dispatch_provider_function $provider_name "modify_server" $settings $server $modifications $check)
+
+    if $res == null {
+        provider_undefined $server
+        return null
+    }
+
+    $res
+}
+
+# Post-create server hook (provider-specific)
+export def mw_post_create_server [
+    settings: record
+    server: record
+    check: bool
+]: nothing -> string {
+    if not ($env.PROVIDER_REGISTRY_INITIALIZED? | default false) {
+        init-middleware | ignore
+    }
+
+    let provider_name = $server.provider
+
+    # Dynamic provider dispatch
+    let res = (dispatch_provider_function $provider_name "post_create_server" $settings $server $check)
+
+    if $res == null {
+        provider_undefined $server
+        return ""
+    }
+
+    $res
+}
+
+# Post-generate server hook (provider-specific)
+export def mw_post_generate_server [
+    settings: record
+    server: record
+    check: bool
+]: nothing -> string {
+    if not ($env.PROVIDER_REGISTRY_INITIALIZED? | default false) {
+        init-middleware | ignore
+    }
+
+    let provider_name = $server.provider
+
+    # Dynamic provider dispatch
+    let res = (dispatch_provider_function $provider_name "post_generate_server" $settings $server $check)
+
+    if $res == null {
+        provider_undefined $server
+        return ""
+    }
+
+    $res
+}
+
 # Initialize middleware when loaded
 export-env {
     # This will be set when middleware functions are first called

providers/upcloud/nulib/upcloud/cache.nu

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 use std
 use ../../../../../core/nulib/lib_provisioning/config/accessor.nu *
+use ../../../../../core/nulib/lib_provisioning/utils/settings.nu [get_provider_data_path load_provider_env save_provider_env]
 
 export def upcloud_start_cache_info [
   settings: record

providers/upcloud/nulib/upcloud/prices.nu

@@ -114,6 +114,68 @@ export def upcloud_get_price [
     }
   }
 }
+
+# Phase 2 Optimization: Get all prices at once
+export def upcloud_get_all_infra_prices [
+  all_data: record
+  error_exit: bool
+  price_col: string = "global_price"
+] {
+  let data = ($all_data | get -o item)
+  # Return default record if item is empty or not a record
+  if ($data | is-empty) or (($data | describe) !~ "^record") {
+    return { hour: 0.0, day: 0.0, month: 0.0, unit_info: 1 }
+  }
+  let str_price_col = if ($price_col | is-empty) { "global_price" } else { $price_col }
+  match ($all_data | get -o target) {
+    "server" => {
+      let price_data = ($data | get -o $str_price_col)
+      if ($price_data | is-empty) or (($price_data | describe) !~ "^record") {
+        return { hour: 0.0, day: 0.0, month: 0.0, unit_info: 1 }
+      }
+      let hour_raw = ($price_data | get -o hour | default "")
+      let month_raw = ($price_data | get -o month | default "")
+      if ($hour_raw | is-empty) or ($hour_raw == "") {
+        return { hour: 0.0, day: 0.0, month: 0.0, unit_info: 1 }
+      }
+      let hour = ($hour_raw | str replace -a "€" "" | str trim | into float)
+      let month = ($month_raw | str replace -a "€" "" | str trim | into float)
+      {
+        hour: $hour,
+        day: (($hour * 24) | math round -p 4),
+        month: ($month | math round -p 4),
+        unit_info: 1
+      }
+    },
+    "storage" => {
+      # Index 0 should be part of the server PLAN
+      let it = ($all_data | get -o src)
+      if ($it | is-empty) or ($it | get -o item | is-empty) {
+        return { hour: 0.0, day: 0.0, month: 0.0, unit_info: 1 }
+      }
+      if ($it.index) == 0 {
+        return { hour: 0.0, day: 0.0, month: 0.0, unit_info: 1 }
+      }
+      let storage = $it.item
+      let storage_type = match ($storage | get -o voltype) {
+        "maxiops" => "MaxIOPS",
+        "hdd" => "HDD",
+        "custom" => "Custom image",
+      }
+      let month = ($data | find $storage_type | select $str_price_col | flatten | into record | get -o month | default "" | str replace -a "€" "" | into float)
+      let hour = ($data | find $storage_type | select $str_price_col | flatten | into record | get -o hour | default "" | str replace -a "€" "" | into float)
+      {
+        hour: $hour,
+        day: (($hour * 24) | math round -p 4),
+        month: ($month | math round -p 4),
+        unit_info: 1
+      }
+    },
+    _ => {
+      { hour: 0.0, day: 0.0, month: 0.0, unit_info: 1 }
+    }
+  }
+}
 export def upcloud_get_item_for_storage [
   server: record
   settings: record

providers/upcloud/provider.nu

@@ -244,6 +244,23 @@ export def get_infra_price [
     }
 }
 
+# Phase 2 Optimization: Get all prices at once
+export def get_all_infra_prices [
+    server: record
+    data: record
+    error_exit: bool
+    price_col?: string
+]: nothing -> record {
+    if ($data | get -o item | is-empty) {
+        return { hour: 0.0, day: 0.0, month: 0.0, unit_info: 1 }
+    }
+    try {
+        upcloud_get_all_infra_prices $data $error_exit $price_col
+    } catch {
+        { hour: 0.0, day: 0.0, month: 0.0, unit_info: 1 }
+    }
+}
+
 # Cache operations
 export def start_cache_info [
     settings: record