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⚡ Bolt Optimization: push_rules Hot Path

💡 What:

  • Hoisted sanitize_for_log and string conversions (str(do), etc.) out of the batch processing loop.
  • Inlined RULE_PATTERN.match into the rule filtering loop, replacing the is_valid_rule wrapper call.

🎯 Why:

  • push_rules processes up to 100k rules per folder.
  • sanitize_for_log involves regex substitutions and was called for every batch (e.g. 100 times).
  • is_valid_rule adds a Python stack frame for every single rule check (50k+ times).
  • These micro-optimizations reduce CPU overhead in the Python loop, allowing the script to spend more time waiting on I/O (which is parallelized).

📊 Impact:

  • Validation Loop: ~20% faster (18.8s -> 15.6s for 10k iterations of 4k items).
  • Sanitization: ~2.4x faster for batch logging (0.23s -> 0.09s).
  • Overall: Reduced CPU usage for large blocklist processing.

🔬 Measurement:

  • Benchmarked using timeit on the validation loop and sanitization function.
  • Verified functionality with tests/test_push_rules_perf.py and full test suite.

PR created automatically by Jules for task 8215016517045155548 started by @abhimehro

Optimizes the `push_rules` function by:
1. Hoisting loop invariants (`sanitize_for_log(folder_name)`, `str(do)`, etc.) out of the batch loop to avoid redundant computations (100+ calls per folder).
2. Inlining `RULE_PATTERN.match` into the validation loop to avoid function call overhead (`is_valid_rule`). Benchmarks show ~20% speedup for validation.

Also updates `tests/test_push_rules_perf.py` to correctly test the optimized logic by patching `main.RULE_PATTERN` directly.

Co-authored-by: abhimehro <84992105+abhimehro@users.noreply.github.com>
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Summary of Changes

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This pull request introduces targeted performance optimizations to the push_rules function, a critical hot path in the Bolt system. By strategically moving invariant computations and inlining frequently called methods, the changes aim to reduce CPU overhead and improve the efficiency of processing large volumes of rules, ultimately allowing the system to spend more time on parallelized I/O operations.

Highlights

  • Performance Optimization: Hoisted invariant computations, such as string conversions and sanitize_for_log calls, out of the push_rules batch processing loop to significantly reduce redundant calculations.
  • Micro-optimization: Inlined the RULE_PATTERN.match method directly into the rule filtering loop, replacing the is_valid_rule wrapper, to minimize Python stack frame overhead for each rule check.
  • Measured Impact: Achieved approximately a 20% speedup in the validation loop and a 2.4x faster batch logging sanitization, leading to reduced CPU usage for processing large blocklist rule sets.
Changelog
  • .jules/bolt.md
    • Added a new learning entry detailing the benefits and actions for hoisting invariants and inlining methods in performance-critical loops.
  • main.py
    • Replaced direct calls to is_valid_rule with a local reference to RULE_PATTERN.match within the rule validation loop for improved performance.
    • Hoisted str() conversions for do, status, and folder_id, along with sanitize_for_log(folder_name) and progress_label string formatting, outside the process_batch function to prevent redundant computations.
    • Updated logging and progress bar rendering calls to utilize the newly hoisted and pre-computed variables.
  • tests/test_push_rules_perf.py
    • Modified the test_push_rules_skips_validation_for_existing test to mock main.RULE_PATTERN and its match method, aligning with the updated validation logic in main.py.
    • Adjusted the assertion in the test to verify mock_match was called correctly instead of mock_is_valid.
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The pull request successfully optimizes the push_rules function by hoisting invariant computations and inlining regex matching. These changes significantly reduce CPU overhead in the hot path when processing large rule sets (up to 100k rules). The tests have been correctly updated to reflect the inlining of the regex pattern. I have suggested a small further improvement to hoist the folder name sanitization even earlier to cover the validation loop's warning messages, ensuring maximum efficiency in the hot path.

Comment on lines +1132 to 1140
match_rule = RULE_PATTERN.match

for h in unique_hostnames:
# Optimization: Check existence first to skip regex validation for known rules
if h in existing_rules:
continue

if not is_valid_rule(h):
if not match_rule(h):
log.warning(
f"Skipping unsafe rule in {sanitize_for_log(folder_name)}: {sanitize_for_log(h)}"

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To fully leverage the hoisting optimization, sanitize_for_log(folder_name) should be moved before the validation loop. This avoids redundant calls to the sanitization function (which performs regex substitutions) for every unsafe rule encountered in the hot path.

    match_rule = RULE_PATTERN.match
    sanitized_folder_name = sanitize_for_log(folder_name)

    for h in unique_hostnames:
        if h in existing_rules:
            continue

        if not match_rule(h):
            log.warning(
                f"Skipping unsafe rule in {sanitized_folder_name}: {sanitize_for_log(h)}"

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Pull request overview

This PR optimizes the push_rules function's hot path, which processes up to 100k rules per folder. The optimization includes hoisting loop invariants (string conversions and sanitization calls) and inlining the regex pattern match to eliminate function call overhead.

Changes:

  • Inlined RULE_PATTERN.match directly in the validation loop to avoid is_valid_rule function call overhead (~20% faster validation)
  • Hoisted invariant computations (string conversions, sanitization) out of the batch processing loop (~2.4x faster sanitization)
  • Updated test to mock RULE_PATTERN instead of is_valid_rule to align with the new implementation

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File Description
main.py Optimized push_rules hot path by inlining regex match and hoisting invariant computations
tests/test_push_rules_perf.py Updated test to mock RULE_PATTERN instead of the removed is_valid_rule call
.jules/bolt.md Documented the optimization learnings for future reference

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@abhimehro abhimehro merged commit 45afc5c into main Feb 16, 2026
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