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Perf: optimize string allocations in hiddenSessionSliceRebaseTargets - #790

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This change hoists the suffixPath string allocation outside the inner contains(where:) closure within the hiddenSessionSliceRebaseTargets function. Previously, the string "/\(relativePath)" was re-allocated for every element in slicePaths, leading to O(N×M) string allocations where N is the number of modified files and M is the number of slice paths. By hoisting this allocation, it is now performed only once per modified file, reducing the complexity to O(N).

This optimization prevents app hangs caused by excessive main thread blocking due to these allocations, specifically addressing issue REPOPROMPT-HH.

Fixes REPOPROMPT-HH

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Blocking on exact head fa99f27393654deb94e50e0d9237ab09c23f3f7f.

WorkspaceFilesViewModel.swift:1719-1724 still performs the Sentry-observed N×M string-comparison scan. Hoisting suffixPath is a valid allocation micro-optimization, but it does not establish the claimed O(N) behavior or fix REPOPROMPT-HH's _stringCompare/Unicode-normalization path; it only moves one interpolation outside the inner closure. There is also no focused scaling regression.

Please either retarget this honestly as an allocation-only cleanup without claiming to fix HH, or index/canonicalize the slice paths so eligibility avoids repeated Unicode suffix comparisons, with focused scaling and path-boundary coverage.

morluto commented Aug 14, 2026

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Audit disposition — claim not achieved; do not merge as the hang fix (2026-08-14)

Hoisting "/\(relativePath)" outside the inner closure removes one repeated allocation, but the nested slicePaths.contains(where:) and its Unicode/suffix comparisons remain O(N×M). The change therefore does not establish the claimed O(N) behavior or close the observed comparison-heavy hang.

Either retitle this honestly as a small allocation cleanup, or build a canonical path/suffix index that avoids scanning every slice path for every modified file. Add scaling and path-boundary tests before claiming the Sentry issue is fixed.

morluto commented Aug 14, 2026

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Deep-review assessment — 2026-08-14

Disposition: block or retitle as a micro-optimization. Hoisting "/\(relativePath)" removes one repeated interpolation, but the implementation still scans every slicePath for every modified file and performs the same suffix/Unicode comparisons. Its complexity remains O(N×M); this does not establish the claimed O(N) behavior or close the observed hang.

Either describe this honestly as an allocation-only cleanup, without claiming to fix REPOPROMPT-HH, or build a canonical path/suffix index so candidate membership avoids the nested comparison scan. Add scaling evidence and path-boundary tests, including equal basenames in different directories and Unicode-normalized paths.

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