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diff --git a/doc/todo/should_optimise_pagespecs.mdwn b/doc/todo/should_optimise_pagespecs.mdwn index 3ccef62fe..1919e3584 100644 --- a/doc/todo/should_optimise_pagespecs.mdwn +++ b/doc/todo/should_optimise_pagespecs.mdwn @@ -105,4 +105,33 @@ I can think about reducung the size of my wiki source and making it available on >>>>> ikiwiki-transition, but that copy doesn't have to be optimal or support >>>>> future features like [[tracking_bugs_with_dependencies]]). --[[smcv]] +--- + +Some questions on your optimize-depends branch. --[[Joey]] + +In saveindex it still or'd together the depends list, but the `{depends}` +field seems only useful for backwards compatability (ie, ikiwiki-transition +uses it still), and otherwise just bloats the index. + +Is an array the right data structure? `add_depends` has to loop through the +array to avoid dups, it would be better if a hash were used there. Since +inline (and other plugins) explicitly add all linked pages, each as a +separate item, the list can get rather long, and that single add_depends +loop has suddenly become O(N^2) to the number of pages, which is something +to avoid.. + +Also, since a lot of places are calling add_depends in a loop, it probably +makes sense to just make it accept a list of dependencies to add. It'll be +marginally faster, probably, and should allow for better optimisation +when adding a lot of depends at once. + +In Render.pm, we now have a triply nested loop, which is a bit +scary for efficiency. It seems there should be a way to +rework this code so it can use the optimised `pagespec_match_list`, +and/or hoist some of the inner loop calculations (like the `pagename`) +out. + +Very good catch on img/meta using the wrong dependency; verified in the wild! +(I've cherry-picked those bug fixes.) + [[!tag wishlist patch patch/core]] |