perf(gap): inline 1-byte signed decode for TX Power Level

[bluetoothbot]

What

Drop the lru_cache(int.from_bytes(..., signed=True)) indirection for the TX Power Level AD branch. Decode the single signed byte inline with a typed unsigned char read and a signed-fold.

Why

The TX_POWER branch is already gated on end - start == 1 (added in #226 for spec compliance, Core Spec Vol 3 Part C §11). With that gate in place, _cached_from_bytes_signed(gap_data[start:end]) only ever decodes a one-byte slice — the slice allocation, hash, and cache lookup are pure overhead. A two-op signed-fold compiles to tight C in Cython.

How

• Remove from_bytes_signed partial and the _cached_from_bytes_signed lru_cache wrapper from gap.py.
• Replace the call with tx_power_byte = gap_data[start]; tx_power = tx_power_byte - 256 if tx_power_byte >= 128 else tx_power_byte.
• Type tx_power_byte as unsigned char in gap.pxd so Cython folds the branch into native arithmetic.
• Drop the matching cdef object from_bytes_signed / cdef object _cached_from_bytes_signed lines from gap.pxd.

Behaviour is unchanged: a one-byte 0xCE payload still decodes to -50, a multi-byte payload is still rejected (tx_power is None).

Testing

• pytest tests/ --ignore=tests/benchmarks — 87 passed.
• ruff check src/ — clean.
• Cython compile sanity check against gap.py — no errors.
• Existing test_parse_advertisement_data_tx_power_single_byte (-50) and test_parse_advertisement_data_tx_power_multibyte_rejected (None) cover both branches.

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Quality Report

Changes: 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

Code scan: clean

Tests: failed (FAILED)

Branch hygiene: clean

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Codecov Report

✅ All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests.
✅ Project coverage is 100.00%. Comparing base (3521434) to head (cf9a85a).

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[codspeed-hq]

Merging this PR will improve performance by 4.91%

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⚡ 2 improved benchmarks
✅ 9 untouched benchmarks

Performance Changes

	Benchmark	BASE	HEAD	Efficiency
⚡	test_parse_advertisement_data_tuple_bytes	73.4 µs	70 µs	+4.92%
⚡	test_parse_advertisement_data_tuple_uncached	75.2 µs	71.7 µs	+4.89%

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[bdraco]

@bluetoothbot rr

[bluetoothbot]

PR Review — perf(gap): inline 1-byte signed decode for TX Power Level

Clean micro-optimization. The inline signed-fold (tx_power_byte - 256 if tx_power_byte >= 128 else tx_power_byte) is mathematically equivalent to int.from_bytes(..., signed=True) for a single byte, and the end - start == 1 gate from #226 guarantees the precondition. The unsigned char Cython typing folds the branch to native arithmetic. The .pxd cleanup correctly drops both cdef object declarations for the removed names — important per the project memory note about Cython exposing bogus None module attributes when stale cdef object decls linger. Existing tests (test_parse_advertisement_data_tx_power_single_byte for -50 = 0xCE, and the multibyte-rejected test) cover both branches and Codecov confirms 100% coverage. Merge-ready.

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Checklist

• Signed-byte decode is mathematically equivalent
• Single-byte gate (end - start == 1) preserved
• .pxd cleanup matches .py removals (no stale cdef object)
• Cython type annotation correct (unsigned char)
• Test coverage maintained (100% per Codecov)

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Summary

Clean micro-optimization. The inline signed-fold (tx_power_byte - 256 if tx_power_byte >= 128 else tx_power_byte) is mathematically equivalent to int.from_bytes(..., signed=True) for a single byte, and the end - start == 1 gate from #226 guarantees the precondition. The unsigned char Cython typing folds the branch to native arithmetic. The .pxd cleanup correctly drops both cdef object declarations for the removed names — important per the project memory note about Cython exposing bogus None module attributes when stale cdef object decls linger. Existing tests (test_parse_advertisement_data_tx_power_single_byte for -50 = 0xCE, and the multibyte-rejected test) cover both branches and Codecov confirms 100% coverage. Merge-ready.

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Automated review by Kōan111974f

[bluetoothbot]

Rebase with requested adjustments

Branch koan/inline-tx-power-decode was rebased onto main and review feedback was applied.

Stats

2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

Actions performed

• Already-solved check: negative (confidence=high, reasoning=Commit 259fe73 added the one-byte gate but kept the lru_cache decode path; no commit on main inlines)
• Rebased koan/inline-tx-power-decode onto upstream/main
• Pre-push CI check: previous run passed
• Force-pushed koan/inline-tx-power-decode to origin
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[bdraco]

@bluetoothbot rr

[bluetoothbot]

Rebase with requested adjustments

Branch koan/inline-tx-power-decode was rebased onto main and review feedback was applied.

Changes applied

• Changes summary:
• Extracted magic numbers 256 and 128 in the TX Power Level signed-fold to named module-level constants _INT8_RANGE and _INT8_SIGN_THRESHOLD in src/bluetooth_data_tools/gap.py per @bdraco's request ("could be a named const: uint8_t max const cdef and 128 could be as well").
• Added matching cdef declarations in src/bluetooth_data_tools/gap.pxd (_INT8_SIGN_THRESHOLD as unsigned char, _INT8_RANGE as cython.uint) so Cython folds both into native integer arithmetic.
• The other comment on line 109 ("clearly the cache is more expensive than the int convert") was reviewer agreement with the PR's premise, not a change request — no action taken.

Stats

2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

Actions performed

• Already-solved check: negative (confidence=high, reasoning=Recent commits on main only added the one-byte gate (fix(gap): require exactly one signed byte for TX Power Level #227); none inline the signed decode or remove )
• Rebased koan/inline-tx-power-decode onto upstream/main
• Applied review feedback
• Pre-push CI check: previous run passed
• Force-pushed koan/inline-tx-power-decode to origin
• CI check enqueued in ## CI (async)

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