JuliaGenAI / JuliaGenAI/DocsScraper.jl

Make a cache of robots.txt

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Description

Currently the crawler pings robots.txt everytime, even for repeated URLs. For every hostname, make a cache of allowed and disallowed paths to make the crawling faster. Speed increase: 25-30%

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Research direction

Locate the crawler code that requests robots.txt and trace how repeated URLs are handled. Implement the per-host cache for allowed and disallowed paths, then verify that repeated URLs avoid redundant robots.txt requests while preserving crawling behavior and targeting the stated speed improvement.

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Assessment

Tech stack
julia
Domain
backend, performance
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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