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⚡ Optimize nested path construction in YAML parser#40

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⚡ Optimize nested path construction in YAML parser#40
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💡 What: Replaced the implementation in parseMetadataYaml where dottedPath was built from scratch on each loop iteration via [...stack.map((entry) => entry.key), key].join('.') with a system that incrementally builds and stores the path right on the stack object (path property).

🎯 Why: Creating new array maps and performing string joins inside a tight parsing loop generates substantial, unnecessary garbage and burns CPU cycles tracking state that can easily be preserved as parsing continues deeper into the object tree.

📊 Measured Improvement: In a local synthetic benchmark parsing 1,000 concatenated YAML files exactly 100 times, the execution time decreased from ~4.1s to ~3.08s, representing an approximately 25% performance improvement on the parse time.


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Avoids repeated allocations in the `parseMetadataYaml` inner loop by incrementally tracking the current property path on the stack instead of recreating it via `map` and `join` on every iteration.

Co-authored-by: akutuva21 <44119804+akutuva21@users.noreply.github.com>
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@akutuva21 akutuva21 marked this pull request as ready for review May 3, 2026 18:38
@akutuva21 akutuva21 merged commit edd353c into master May 3, 2026
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