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Performance issue with Get Dataset Versions Summary API

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Description

For a Dataset with a large number of files, the API call be slow, for example for this dataset: https://qa.dataverse.org/spa/datasets?persistentId=doi:10.7910/DVN/29236.
This issue is for reviewing the current implementation, to see if there are any performance improvements that can be made.

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Research direction

Start by locating the Get Dataset Versions Summary API and reproduce the slow call with the linked large dataset. Review the current implementation and measure the request before and after any justified improvement; done means a measurable performance improvement for large datasets.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
api, performance
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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