diff --git a/src/blackmisc/db/datastoreobjectlist.cpp b/src/blackmisc/db/datastoreobjectlist.cpp
index f965c9c85..d00d8b025 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/db/datastoreobjectlist.cpp
+++ b/src/blackmisc/db/datastoreobjectlist.cpp
@@ -7,19 +7,21 @@
  * contained in the LICENSE file.
  */
 
-#include "blackmisc/db/datastoreobjectlist.h"
-#include "blackmisc/predicates.h"
-#include "blackmisc/countrylist.h"
+#include "blackmisc/simulation/aircraftmodellist.h"
+#include "blackmisc/simulation/distributorlist.h"
 #include "blackmisc/aviation/airport.h"
 #include "blackmisc/aviation/airportlist.h"
 #include "blackmisc/aviation/liverylist.h"
 #include "blackmisc/aviation/aircrafticaocodelist.h"
 #include "blackmisc/aviation/airlineicaocodelist.h"
+#include "blackmisc/db/datastoreobjectlist.h"
 #include "blackmisc/db/dbinfolist.h"
 #include "blackmisc/db/artifactlist.h"
 #include "blackmisc/db/distributionlist.h"
-#include "blackmisc/simulation/aircraftmodellist.h"
-#include "blackmisc/simulation/distributorlist.h"
+#include "blackmisc/predicates.h"
+#include "blackmisc/countrylist.h"
+#include "blackmisc/json.h"
+#include "blackmisc/variantprivate.h"
 
 #include <QJsonObject>
 #include <QJsonValue>
@@ -205,15 +207,16 @@ namespace BlackMisc
                 return c;
             }
 
-            if (Json::looksLikeSwiftDataObject(jsonObject))
+            // cache or settings format?
+            if (Json::looksLikeSwiftDataObjectJson(jsonObject))
             {
                 const QJsonObject cacheObj = Json::swiftDataObjectValue(jsonObject);
-                // swift own format
                 CONTAINER container;
-                container.convertFromJson(cacheObj);
+                Private::CValueObjectMetaInfoHelper::convertFromMemoizedJson(cacheObj, container, true, 0); // handles both, memoized or "normal" convertFromJson
                 return container;
             }
 
+            // plain vanilla container, does not match memoized objects
             if (Json::looksLikeSwiftContainerJson(jsonObject))
             {
                 CONTAINER container;
@@ -221,9 +224,18 @@ namespace BlackMisc
                 return container;
             }
 
+            // still as type/value pair
+            if (Json::looksLikeSwiftTypeValuePairJson(jsonObject))
+            {
+                const QJsonObject valueObject = jsonObject.value("value").toObject();
+                CONTAINER container;
+                Private::CValueObjectMetaInfoHelper::convertFromMemoizedJson(valueObject, container, true, 0); // handles both, memoized or "normal" convertFromJson
+                return container;
+            }
+
+            // DB format, as array
             if (jsonObject.contains("data"))
             {
-                // DB format
                 return IDatastoreObjectList::fromDatabaseJson(jsonObject.value("data").toArray());
             }
 
@@ -231,6 +243,20 @@ namespace BlackMisc
             throw CJsonException("Unsupported JSON format");
         }
 
+        template<class OBJ, class CONTAINER, typename KEYTYPE>
+        CONTAINER IDatastoreObjectList<OBJ, CONTAINER, KEYTYPE>::fromMultipleJsonFormats(const QString &jsonString)
+        {
+            // also accept cache format
+            if (jsonString.isEmpty())
+            {
+                const CONTAINER c;
+                return c;
+            }
+
+            const QJsonObject jo = Json::jsonObjectFromString(jsonString, false);
+            return IDatastoreObjectList<OBJ, CONTAINER, KEYTYPE>::fromMultipleJsonFormats(jo);
+        }
+
         template<class OBJ, class CONTAINER, typename KEYTYPE>
         QDateTime IDatastoreObjectList<OBJ, CONTAINER, KEYTYPE>::latestDbTimestamp() const
         {
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/db/datastoreobjectlist.h b/src/blackmisc/db/datastoreobjectlist.h
index 59356837e..3684e48d4 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/db/datastoreobjectlist.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/db/datastoreobjectlist.h
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ namespace BlackMisc
             //! \remark supports native swift C++ format, DB format, and cache format
             static CONTAINER fromMultipleJsonFormats(const QJsonObject &jsonObject);
 
+            //! From multiple JSON formats
+            //! \remark supports native swift C++ format, DB format, and cache format
+            static CONTAINER fromMultipleJsonFormats(const QString &jsonString);
+
             //! From DB JSON with default prefixes
             //! \remark Specialized classes might have their own fromDatabaseJson implementation
             static CONTAINER fromDatabaseJson(const QJsonArray &array);
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/json.cpp b/src/blackmisc/json.cpp
index fd9e5c04b..236139e87 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/json.cpp
+++ b/src/blackmisc/json.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ const QJsonValue &operator >>(const QJsonValue &json, QString &value)
 
 const QJsonValue &operator >>(const QJsonValue &json, QStringList &value)
 {
-    for (auto && element : json.toArray()) { value << element.toString(); }
+    for (auto &&element : json.toArray()) { value << element.toString(); }
     return json;
 }
 
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ QJsonValueRef operator >>(QJsonValueRef json, QString &value)
 
 QJsonValueRef operator >>(QJsonValueRef json, QStringList &value)
 {
-    for (auto && element : json.toArray()) { value << element.toString(); }
+    for (auto &&element : json.toArray()) { value << element.toString(); }
     return json;
 }
 
@@ -473,16 +473,31 @@ namespace BlackMisc
             return looksLikeJson(json);
         }
 
-        bool looksLikeSwiftDataObject(const QJsonObject &object)
+        bool looksLikeSwiftDataObjectJson(const QJsonObject &object)
         {
+            // key
+            // - type
+            // - value
             if (object.size() != 1) { return false; }
-            const QString key = object.keys().front();
+            const QStringList keys = object.keys();
+            if (keys.size() != 1) { return false; }
+            const QString key = keys.front();
             const QJsonObject cacheObject = object.value(key).toObject();
             return (cacheObject.contains("type") && cacheObject.contains("value"));
         }
 
+        QJsonObject swiftDataObjectValue(const QString &jsonString)
+        {
+            const QJsonObject obj = jsonObjectFromString(jsonString);
+            if (obj.isEmpty()) { return obj; }
+            return swiftDataObjectValue(obj);
+        }
+
         QJsonObject swiftDataObjectValue(const QJsonObject &object)
         {
+            // key
+            // - type
+            // - value
             if (object.size() != 1) { return object; } // no cache format
             const QString key = object.keys().front();
             const QJsonObject cacheObject = object.value(key).toObject();
@@ -510,13 +525,6 @@ namespace BlackMisc
             return object;
         }
 
-        QJsonObject swiftDataObjectValue(const QString &jsonString)
-        {
-            const QJsonObject obj = jsonObjectFromString(jsonString);
-            if (obj.isEmpty()) { return obj; }
-            return swiftDataObjectValue(obj);
-        }
-
 
         QJsonObject unwrapCache(const QString &jsonString)
         {
@@ -530,5 +538,15 @@ namespace BlackMisc
             // CContainerbase::convertFromJson
             return object.contains("containerbase");
         }
+
+        bool looksLikeSwiftTypeValuePairJson(const QJsonObject &object)
+        {
+            return (object.contains("type") && object.contains("value"));
+        }
+
+        bool looksLikeSwiftDbJson(const QJsonObject &object)
+        {
+            return (object.contains("data"));
+        }
     } // ns
 } // ns
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/json.h b/src/blackmisc/json.h
index a868f0cd5..7dda8f859 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/json.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/json.h
@@ -261,26 +261,34 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         //! \remark Quick check if the string could be a valid swift JSON string
         BLACKMISC_EXPORT bool looksLikeSwiftJson(const QString &json);
 
-        //! Looks like a valid swift container JSON object
+        //! Looks like a valid swift container JSON object?
         BLACKMISC_EXPORT bool looksLikeSwiftContainerJson(const QJsonObject &object);
 
-        //! Looks like a cache/setting object
-        BLACKMISC_EXPORT bool looksLikeSwiftDataObject(const QJsonObject &object);
+        //! Looks like a cache/setting object?
+        BLACKMISC_EXPORT bool looksLikeSwiftDataObjectJson(const QJsonObject &object);
 
-        //! The value of a cache/setting object
+        //! Looks like a swift type/value pair?
+        BLACKMISC_EXPORT bool looksLikeSwiftTypeValuePairJson(const QJsonObject &object);
+
+        //! Looks like a swift DB format?
+        BLACKMISC_EXPORT bool looksLikeSwiftDbJson(const QJsonObject &object);
+
+        //! The value part of a cache/setting object
         //! \remark if data object unstrip from that, otherwise leave unchanged
+        //! \remark this is the value ONLY!
         BLACKMISC_EXPORT QJsonObject swiftDataObjectValue(const QJsonObject &object);
 
         //! The value of a cache/setting object
         //! \remark if data object unstrip from that, otherwise leave unchanged
+        //! \remark this is the value ONLY!
         BLACKMISC_EXPORT QJsonObject swiftDataObjectValue(const QString &jsonString);
 
-        //! The value of a cache/setting object
+        //! The type/value of a cache/setting object
         //! \remark if cache object unstrip from that, otherwise leave unchanged
         //! \remark format is type/value
         BLACKMISC_EXPORT QJsonObject unwrapCache(const QJsonObject &object);
 
-        //! The value of a cache/setting object
+        //! The type/value object of a cache/setting object
         //! \remark if cache object unstrip from that, otherwise leave unchanged
         //! \remark format is type/value
         BLACKMISC_EXPORT QJsonObject unwrapCache(const QString &jsonString);