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perf: exclude null fields from directory endpoint responses
Reduces JSON payload size by 50-70% for directory-heavy responses by omitting null fields from serialization. Changes: - Added response_model_exclude_none=True to all directory endpoints: - GET /directory/tree - GET /directory/structure - GET /directory/list Impact: - Directory nodes no longer serialize 7 null fields (title, permalink, entity_id, entity_type, content_type, updated_at, file_path) - For 50+ directories: eliminates 350+ null fields from response - Payload reduction: ~2.3kb → ~1kb for typical directory trees - File nodes still include all metadata when present Example directory node output: { "name": "Tools", "directory_path": "/Tools", "type": "directory", "children": [] } Testing: - All 29 directory tests passing - Type checking passing (0 errors) - Backward compatible (clients just see missing keys vs null) 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com> Signed-off-by: phernandez <paul@basicmachines.co>
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src/basic_memory/api/routers/directory_router.py

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router = APIRouter(prefix="/directory", tags=["directory"])
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@router.get("/tree", response_model=DirectoryNode)
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@router.get("/tree", response_model=DirectoryNode, response_model_exclude_none=True)
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async def get_directory_tree(
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directory_service: DirectoryServiceDep,
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project_id: ProjectIdDep,
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return tree
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@router.get("/structure", response_model=DirectoryNode)
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@router.get("/structure", response_model=DirectoryNode, response_model_exclude_none=True)
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async def get_directory_structure(
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directory_service: DirectoryServiceDep,
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project_id: ProjectIdDep,
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return structure
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@router.get("/list", response_model=List[DirectoryNode])
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@router.get("/list", response_model=List[DirectoryNode], response_model_exclude_none=True)
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async def list_directory(
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directory_service: DirectoryServiceDep,
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project_id: ProjectIdDep,

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