⚡ Bolt: [performance improvement] Optimize file stat call in srt processing - #75
⚡ Bolt: [performance improvement] Optimize file stat call in srt processing#75Jandir wants to merge 1 commit into
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…essing Replaced the double syscall pattern (`exists()` followed by `stat()`) with a single `try-except OSError` block around `stat()` in `_init_md_processing` (`escriba.py`). This reduces redundant filesystem I/O operations by 50% when validating SRT files. Added corresponding explanatory comments in code. Tested and verified no regressions. Co-authored-by: Jandir <3695656+Jandir@users.noreply.github.com>
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💡 What: Replaced the double syscall pattern (
exists()followed bystat()) with a singletry-except OSErrorblock aroundstat()in_init_md_processing(escriba.py). Added comments explaining the optimization.🎯 Why: The codebase performance pattern memory explicitly flags that checking
path.exists()beforepath.stat()is inefficient, asexists()makes astat()call under the hood. Using atry-except OSErrorreduces filesystem syscalls by half. While seemingly small on a per-file basis, this aligns with Bolt's "every millisecond counts" philosophy for I/O-bound operations and fixes a potential TOCTOU race condition.📊 Impact: Reduces filesystem I/O operations by 50% when verifying SRT files during the markdown generation initialization phase.
🔬 Measurement: Running the provided test suite (
pytest tests/) shows all existing tests continue to pass correctly, confirming thetry-exceptblock correctly handles missing/unreadable files without regression.PR created automatically by Jules for task 15279024112896731616 started by @Jandir