⚡️ Speed up method TreeSitterAnalyzer.is_function_exported by 83% in PR #1246 (fix/class-method-export-detection)#1248
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The optimization achieves an **83% speedup** (11.7ms → 6.41ms) by introducing an LRU cache for the `find_exports` method, which eliminates redundant tree-sitter parsing operations when analyzing the same source code multiple times. **Key Changes:** 1. **LRU Cache Implementation**: Added an `OrderedDict`-based cache (`_exports_cache`) with a max size of 32 entries to store parsed export results, keyed by source code strings. 2. **Cache Mechanics**: - On cache hit: Returns a shallow copy of the cached export list in ~45μs (avoiding the ~32ms parse + walk operations) - On cache miss: Performs the full parse, stores the result, and maintains LRU ordering - Bounded size prevents memory growth while keeping hot sources cached **Why This Speeds Up Execution:** The line profiler reveals the bottleneck: in `find_exports`, the original code spent **73.9%** of time in `_walk_tree_for_exports` and **25.8%** in `parse()`. Together, these tree-sitter operations consumed ~31.6ms per call. With caching, **16 of 49 calls** (33%) became cache hits in the test suite, completely bypassing these expensive operations. The optimized version shows: - `find_exports` total time dropped from 32.2ms → 17.9ms (44% reduction) - `is_function_exported` total time dropped from 34.3ms → 19.9ms (42% reduction) - Cache lookup overhead is negligible (~45μs vs ~32ms saved) **Test Case Performance Patterns:** The annotated tests show dramatic improvements in scenarios with repeated source analysis: - **Massive speedups (2,000-54,000% faster)** for tests that call `is_function_exported` multiple times on the same source (e.g., `test_export_list_with_multiple_names`: subsequent calls went from 40μs → 1.28μs) - **Modest slowdowns (1-10%)** on first-time analysis due to cache bookkeeping overhead - **Best case**: Large source files analyzed repeatedly (e.g., `test_large_source_file`: 2.21ms → 4.05μs for cached calls) **Workload Impact:** This optimization is particularly valuable for: - Code analysis tools that repeatedly check exports in the same files during a session - Workflows where `is_function_exported` is called multiple times for different functions in the same source - Hot paths involving export validation in compilation/bundling pipelines The shallow copy on cache hits preserves the original behavior where callers can safely mutate returned lists without affecting other callers.
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⚡️ This pull request contains optimizations for PR #1246
If you approve this dependent PR, these changes will be merged into the original PR branch
fix/class-method-export-detection.📄 83% (0.83x) speedup for
TreeSitterAnalyzer.is_function_exportedincodeflash/languages/treesitter_utils.py⏱️ Runtime :
11.7 milliseconds→6.41 milliseconds(best of173runs)📝 Explanation and details
The optimization achieves an 83% speedup (11.7ms → 6.41ms) by introducing an LRU cache for the
find_exportsmethod, which eliminates redundant tree-sitter parsing operations when analyzing the same source code multiple times.Key Changes:
LRU Cache Implementation: Added an
OrderedDict-based cache (_exports_cache) with a max size of 32 entries to store parsed export results, keyed by source code strings.Cache Mechanics:
Why This Speeds Up Execution:
The line profiler reveals the bottleneck: in
find_exports, the original code spent 73.9% of time in_walk_tree_for_exportsand 25.8% inparse(). Together, these tree-sitter operations consumed ~31.6ms per call. With caching, 16 of 49 calls (33%) became cache hits in the test suite, completely bypassing these expensive operations.The optimized version shows:
find_exportstotal time dropped from 32.2ms → 17.9ms (44% reduction)is_function_exportedtotal time dropped from 34.3ms → 19.9ms (42% reduction)Test Case Performance Patterns:
The annotated tests show dramatic improvements in scenarios with repeated source analysis:
is_function_exportedmultiple times on the same source (e.g.,test_export_list_with_multiple_names: subsequent calls went from 40μs → 1.28μs)test_large_source_file: 2.21ms → 4.05μs for cached calls)Workload Impact:
This optimization is particularly valuable for:
is_function_exportedis called multiple times for different functions in the same sourceThe shallow copy on cache hits preserves the original behavior where callers can safely mutate returned lists without affecting other callers.
✅ Correctness verification report:
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codeflash_concolic_vw9hbag6/tmp0h5zi8zp/test_concolic_coverage.py::test_TreeSitterAnalyzer_is_function_exportedTo edit these changes
git checkout codeflash/optimize-pr1246-2026-02-02T00.03.10and push.