Avoid expensive operations in frequently executed code paths by implementing performance optimizations such as lookup tables, result caching, conditional initialization, and object reuse.
Avoid expensive operations in frequently executed code paths by implementing performance optimizations such as lookup tables, result caching, conditional initialization, and object reuse.
Key optimization strategies:
Replace expensive algorithms with faster alternatives: Use lookup tables instead of linear searches like std::find_first_of
when checking for special characters in strings.
Cache redundant computations: Avoid performing the same expensive checks multiple times by caching results in appropriate data structures like unsafe_unique_array<bool>
.
Minimize initialization overhead: Only perform expensive initialization when necessary (e.g., after state changes) rather than on every iteration or function call.
Reuse expensive objects: Make costly-to-create objects like compiled regex patterns static to avoid recreation overhead.
Example of lookup table optimization:
// Instead of: std::find_first_of(string_data, string_end, special_chars, special_chars + special_chars_length)
// Use a lookup table for O(1) character checking:
static bool special_char_lookup[256] = {false}; // Initialize once
// Check: if (special_char_lookup[static_cast<unsigned char>(ch)])
Example of conditional initialization:
// Instead of initializing on every chunk:
static void MultiFileScan(...) {
InitializeFileScanState(context, data, gstate.projection_ids); // Every call
}
// Initialize only when needed:
static void MultiFileScan(...) {
if (file_changed || !initialized) {
InitializeFileScanState(context, data, gstate.projection_ids);
}
}
These optimizations can provide significant performance improvements, with reported speedups of 2x or more in critical code paths.
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