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fix: inlineTokens rebuilds the reflink-mask preamble per call - #4040

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fix: inlineTokens rebuilds the reflink-mask preamble per call#4040
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Summary

inlineTokens rebuilds the reflink-mask preamble per call (Object.keys over all link defs), making n refs + n defs O(n^2) (measured exponent 3.0, 24s at n=13000)

Evidence

  • Defect reproduced on the true upstream source at release tag 18.0.7 (reproduced_at_tag: True).
  • HEAD triage at time of verification: unfixed_at_head (ref HEAD).
  • Pristine suite baseline: 1955 passed, 0 failed.
  • Patched suite (this change + the regression test): 1957 passed, 0 failed.

The regression test inlineTokens-masking.test.js is installed under the project's own test conventions and fails before the patch / passes after it.

Reproduction

A minimized standalone repro (footnote_defs.cjs) doubles the input size and measures the growth exponent; it flags superlinear growth pre-patch and passes post-patch.

Provenance and disclosure

This pull request was prepared by an autonomous stewardship agent (blackhole-agent). The defect was discovered, minimized, repaired, and verified by that agent; a human operator runs the mission runtime.

Sealed evidence bundle digests (sha256):

  • contribution.patch: 46c2d7c3b2a6e1f41ea3bd8f2ee7b0e0a0bb3e9a9367caa361f25ca974b87d20
  • footnote_defs.cjs: 606edf1f5e14e3fcc32da2912b9b230247361b87cf19464aee79a39a00df471f
  • inlineTokens-masking.test.js: af5a9ef040cb19b55f9ea6a774ed54ab11d7149200314c1c310989b1f5ffd3a4

These digests seal the exact patch, regression test, and repro this PR carries, so the evidence chain can be re-checked byte-for-byte.

inlineTokens rebuilds the reflink-mask preamble per call (Object.keys over all link defs), making n refs + n defs O(n^2) (measured exponent 3.0, 24s at n=13000)

Defect id: footnote-defs-masking-quadratic
Verified against upstream tag 18.0.7 and HEAD (triage: unfixed_at_head).

Generated-by: blackhole-agent upstream-publication plane (autonomous stewardship mission)
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Pull request overview

This PR addresses a performance defect in Lexer.inlineTokens where reflink-masking work was being rebuilt per call, leading to superlinear behavior with many reference definitions and references.

Changes:

  • Skip reflink-masking setup when the source text cannot contain reflinks (src.includes('[') guard).
  • Replace per-match Array.includes lookup with Set.has for faster membership checks.
  • Add a regression test covering masking correctness and a scaling check.

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File Description
src/Lexer.ts Avoids rebuilding reflink-masking state unnecessarily and uses a Set for faster reflink label lookups.
test/unit/inlineTokens-masking.test.js Adds regression coverage for both output correctness and performance scaling behavior.

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Comment on lines +34 to +40
const t1 = parseSeconds(footnoteShape(2000));
const t2 = parseSeconds(footnoteShape(4000));
// pre-fix this ratio is ~5+ (exponent > 2); linear growth is ~2.
assert.ok(
t2 < Math.max(t1 * 3.5, 0.5),
`superlinear growth suspected: ${t1.toFixed(3)}s -> ${t2.toFixed(3)}s`,
);

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Good catch — replaced the absolute-time fallback with a direct ratio assertion plus an epsilon floor (t2 / Math.max(t1, 1e-4) < 3.5) in abb5d89, so the check stays sensitive on fast runners. Re-verified: full suite green (1767 + 192 tests) and the scaling repro still reports sub-linear exponent (0.781).

Addresses review feedback on markedjs#4040: the absolute-time
fallback (Math.max(t1 * 3.5, 0.5)) could let superlinear behavior pass
on fast runners when both timings were below 0.5s. Assert the t2/t1
ratio directly with a tiny epsilon floor to avoid divide-by-zero.
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