⚡ Optimize graph traversal in find_affected_files by utilizing reference queues#128
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Eliminated unnecessary PathBuf cloning in the find_affected_files BFS queue by storing references to PathBuf instead of owned structs. This reduces allocations by O(V_affected). We also optimized insertion by checking the affected set before pushing to the queue, rendering the visited set completely redundant. Benchmark results showed a ~32% reduction in runtime for finding affected files in a 10k node graph. Co-authored-by: bashandbone <89049923+bashandbone@users.noreply.github.com>
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Reviewer's GuideOptimizes the DependencyGraph::find_affected_files BFS traversal to avoid PathBuf cloning and redundant state tracking, adds a dedicated benchmark for graph traversal performance, and includes a minor cleanup in language extension resolution. Sequence diagram for optimized BFS in DependencyGraph::find_affected_filessequenceDiagram
participant Benchmark
participant DependencyGraph
participant RapidSetAffected as RapidSet_affected
participant VecDequeQueue as VecDeque_queue
Benchmark->>DependencyGraph: find_affected_files(changed_files)
activate DependencyGraph
DependencyGraph->>RapidSetAffected: affected = changed_files.clone()
DependencyGraph->>VecDequeQueue: queue = changed_files.iter().collect()
loop while queue not empty
DependencyGraph->>VecDequeQueue: pop_front()
VecDequeQueue-->>DependencyGraph: file: &PathBuf
DependencyGraph->>DependencyGraph: get_dependents(file)
DependencyGraph-->>DependencyGraph: dependents: Vec<DependencyEdge>
loop for each edge in dependents
DependencyGraph->>DependencyEdge: effective_strength()
DependencyEdge-->>DependencyGraph: DependencyStrength::Strong or Weak
alt edge.effective_strength() == Strong
DependencyGraph->>RapidSetAffected: contains(&edge.from)
RapidSetAffected-->>DependencyGraph: bool
alt not contained
DependencyGraph->>RapidSetAffected: insert(edge.from.clone())
DependencyGraph->>VecDequeQueue: push_back(&edge.from)
end
end
end
end
DependencyGraph-->>Benchmark: affected
deactivate DependencyGraph
Class diagram for optimized DependencyGraph::find_affected_files and related typesclassDiagram
class DependencyGraph {
+new() DependencyGraph
+add_node(path: &PathBuf) void
+add_edge(edge: DependencyEdge) void
+get_dependents(file: &PathBuf) Vec~DependencyEdge~
+find_affected_files(changed_files: &RapidSet~PathBuf~) RapidSet~PathBuf~
}
class DependencyEdge {
+from PathBuf
+to PathBuf
+dependency_type DependencyType
+new(from: PathBuf, to: PathBuf, dependency_type: DependencyType) DependencyEdge
+effective_strength() DependencyStrength
}
class DependencyType {
}
class DependencyStrength {
<<enumeration>>
Strong
Weak
}
class RapidSet~T~ {
+insert(value: T) bool
+contains(value: &T) bool
+iter() Iterator~&T~
+clone() RapidSet~T~
+collect() RapidSet~T~
}
class VecDeque~T~ {
+push_back(value: T) void
+pop_front() Option~T~
+iter() Iterator~&T~
}
DependencyGraph "1" --> "*" DependencyEdge : stores
DependencyGraph ..> RapidSet~PathBuf~ : uses
DependencyGraph ..> VecDeque~PathBuf~ : bfs_queue_before
DependencyGraph ..> VecDeque~&PathBuf~ : bfs_queue_after
DependencyEdge --> DependencyType
DependencyEdge --> DependencyStrength
RapidSet~T~ <.. RapidSet~PathBuf~ : specialization
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Hey - I've found 1 issue, and left some high level feedback:
- In
find_affected_files, you can avoid the extraaffected.contains(&edge.from)lookup by relying on the return value ofaffected.insert(edge.from.clone())to decide whether to enqueue, which will reduce duplicate set work and simplify the logic. - In
bench_graph_traversal.rs, the manualInstant::now()/durationmeasurement is redundant with Criterion and thedurationvariable is unused, so it can be removed to keep the benchmark focused on the Criterion results.
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Please address the comments from this code review:
## Overall Comments
- In `find_affected_files`, you can avoid the extra `affected.contains(&edge.from)` lookup by relying on the return value of `affected.insert(edge.from.clone())` to decide whether to enqueue, which will reduce duplicate set work and simplify the logic.
- In `bench_graph_traversal.rs`, the manual `Instant::now()`/`duration` measurement is redundant with Criterion and the `duration` variable is unused, so it can be removed to keep the benchmark focused on the Criterion results.
## Individual Comments
### Comment 1
<location path="crates/flow/benches/bench_graph_traversal.rs" line_range="31-41" />
<code_context>
+ .map(|i| PathBuf::from(format!("file_{}.rs", i)))
+ .collect();
+
+ let start = Instant::now();
+ for _ in 0..100 {
+ let _affected = graph.find_affected_files(&changed_files);
+ }
+ let duration = start.elapsed();
+
+ c.bench_function("find_affected_files_10000_nodes", |b| {
</code_context>
<issue_to_address>
**suggestion:** Manual timing block is unused and redundant with Criterion’s measurement.
`duration` is computed but never used, and Criterion already performs all timing and reporting. Please remove this manual timing block to keep the benchmark focused on Criterion’s results and avoid confusion about which measurements matter.
```suggestion
let changed_files: RapidSet<PathBuf> = (0..10)
.map(|i| PathBuf::from(format!("file_{}.rs", i)))
.collect();
c.bench_function("find_affected_files_10000_nodes", |b| {
```
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Pull request overview
Optimizes DependencyGraph::find_affected_files traversal to reduce PathBuf cloning and improve BFS performance, and adds a Criterion benchmark to measure the impact.
Changes:
- Switch BFS queue from owned
PathBufto borrowed&PathBufand remove the separatevisitedset. - Avoid queueing already-affected nodes by using
affectedas the discovery/visited tracker. - Add a new Criterion benchmark for
find_affected_fileson a 10k-node graph.
Reviewed changes
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| File | Description |
|---|---|
| crates/language/src/lib.rs | Minor cleanup: rename variable in extensionless filename logic. |
| crates/flow/src/incremental/graph.rs | BFS traversal optimization to reduce cloning and simplify visited tracking. |
| crates/flow/benches/bench_graph_traversal.rs | Adds a criterion benchmark for graph traversal. |
| crates/flow/Cargo.toml | Registers the new benchmark and adds thread-utilities dependency. |
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| for edge in self.get_dependents(file) { | ||
| if edge.effective_strength() == DependencyStrength::Strong { | ||
| queue.push_back(edge.from.clone()); | ||
| if !affected.contains(&edge.from) { | ||
| affected.insert(edge.from.clone()); | ||
| queue.push_back(&edge.from); | ||
| } | ||
| } | ||
| } |
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affected.contains(...) followed by affected.insert(...) performs two hash lookups. You can do this in one lookup by relying on insert’s boolean return (e.g., if affected.insert(edge.from.clone()) { ... }). This keeps the same behavior and further tightens the inner loop.
| let mut affected = changed_files.clone(); | ||
| let mut queue: VecDeque<&PathBuf> = changed_files.iter().collect(); |
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Cloning changed_files clones the entire set backing storage up-front. If RapidSet is large (or if thread_utilities::get_set() is intended to reuse thread-local allocations), consider allocating affected via get_set() and populating it via extend(changed_files.iter().cloned()) (or reserving appropriately) to avoid cloning the hash table structure.
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| use std::path::PathBuf; | |||
| use std::time::Instant; | |||
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This manual timing block is unused (duration is never read) and will also run before Criterion’s measurement, adding noise to the benchmark binary’s execution. Prefer removing it and relying on Criterion exclusively (or, if you want a warm-up, ensure it can’t be optimized away by using black_box on the result and prefix unused vars with _).
| let start = Instant::now(); | ||
| for _ in 0..100 { | ||
| let _affected = graph.find_affected_files(&changed_files); | ||
| } | ||
| let duration = start.elapsed(); | ||
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This manual timing block is unused (duration is never read) and will also run before Criterion’s measurement, adding noise to the benchmark binary’s execution. Prefer removing it and relying on Criterion exclusively (or, if you want a warm-up, ensure it can’t be optimized away by using black_box on the result and prefix unused vars with _).
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Resolved a clippy warning from `collapsible_if` regarding the graph traversal optimization, and removed unused imports and variables in the new benchmark script. Co-authored-by: bashandbone <89049923+bashandbone@users.noreply.github.com>
- Fixed a `clippy::collapsible_if` warning in `crates/flow/src/incremental/graph.rs` - Removed unused imports and variable in `crates/flow/benches/bench_graph_traversal.rs` - Ran `cargo update -p aws-lc-rs` and `cargo update -p rustls-webpki` to update out-of-date packages that triggered `cargo deny check advisories` in GitHub CI when `cargo update` was previously executed. Co-authored-by: bashandbone <89049923+bashandbone@users.noreply.github.com>
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…ssues. My previous update did not include the final commit that addressed the `clippy` warnings in `crates/flow/src/incremental/graph.rs` and `crates/flow/benches/bench_graph_traversal.rs`, as well as the `Cargo.lock` updates for `aws-lc-rs` and `rustls-webpki` required to pass the `Cargo Deny` pipeline. Co-authored-by: bashandbone <89049923+bashandbone@users.noreply.github.com>
💡 What:
DependencyGraph::find_affected_filesfromVecDeque<PathBuf>toVecDeque<&PathBuf>.affected.contains(&edge.from)before queueing/inserting.visitedset altogether (asaffectedperfectly mirrors the necessary checked states).🎯 Why:
The inner loop of the BFS traversal in
find_affected_filesiteratively clonedPathBufwhen pushing to the queue. As graphs scale up, this minor heap allocation aggregates to a larger performance tax inside a tight loop. Because the path components' lifespans are derived from the existing Graph structure & query arguments (&selfand&RapidSet<PathBuf>), references are safe to use here.📊 Measured Improvement:
Before optimization: ~20.5ms on a 10,000 node graph test.
After optimization: ~13.9ms on a 10,000 node graph test.
Performance change: ~32% speed improvement on
find_affected_files_10000_nodesbaseline benchmark.PR created automatically by Jules for task 3592739043275147833 started by @bashandbone
Summary by Sourcery
Optimize dependency graph traversal performance and add a dedicated benchmark for measuring
find_affected_fileson large graphs.New Features:
find_affected_filesperformance.Enhancements:
DependencyGraph::find_affected_filesby avoiding redundantPathBufcloning and simplifying visited-state tracking using the existing affected set.Build:
crates/flow/Cargo.tomland add thethread-utilitiesworkspace dependency needed by the graph code.Tests: