⚡ perf: avoid unnecessary file reads in generate-manifest.js - #18
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Avoid unnecessarily reading and parsing metadata.yaml when a directory contains no .bngl model files by moving the `listModelFiles` check before the file read. Co-authored-by: akutuva21 <44119804+akutuva21@users.noreply.github.com>
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💡 What: The optimization defers the reading and parsing of the
metadata.yamlfile inscripts/generate-manifest.jsuntil after checking if any.bnglfiles exist in the directory. If no model files exist, it early-continues, skipping the expensive I/O and parsing steps completely.🎯 Why: Previously, the loop would read the file from disk (
fs.readFileSync) and parse the YAML contents (parseMetadataYaml) for every metadata file found. However, if the directory didn't actually contain any.bnglfiles (meaningmodelFiles.length === 0), these expensive operations were completely wasted since the loop immediatelycontinued.📊 Measured Improvement:
To verify the optimization, a benchmark was constructed generating 5000 empty metadata directories (directories with
metadata.yamlbut no.bnglfiles).This represents a ~32% reduction in execution time in cases with many empty metadata directories, avoiding unnecessary CPU and I/O overhead.
PR created automatically by Jules for task 8791519002814047577 started by @akutuva21