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+import mongoose from 'mongoose';
+import { generateId } from '../../utils.js';
+const { Schema } = mongoose;
+
+const userSettingsSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
+  _reference: { type: String, default: () => generateId()() },
+  user: {
+    type: Schema.Types.ObjectId,
+    ref: 'user',
+    required: true,
+    unique: true,
+  },
+  defaults: {
+    viewMode: { type: Schema.Types.Mixed, default: () => ({}) },
+    filterSidebarVisibility: {
+      type: Schema.Types.Mixed,
+      default: () => ({}),
+    },
+    columnVisibility: { type: Schema.Types.Mixed, default: () => ({}) },
+    collapseState: { type: Schema.Types.Mixed, default: () => ({}) },
+  },
+
+  createdAt: {
+    type: Date,
+    required: true,
+    default: Date.now,
+  },
+  updatedAt: {
+    type: Date,
+    required: true,
+    default: Date.now,
+  },
+});
+
+userSettingsSchema.virtual('id').get(function () {
+  return this._id;
+});
+
+userSettingsSchema.set('toJSON', { virtuals: true });
+
+export const userSettingsModel = mongoose.model('userSettings', userSettingsSchema);