TASEmulators / TASEmulators/BizHawk

Pre-allocate when creating files over a certain size

Open
#3,559 1 comment 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

Nobody has claimed this yet.

App: EmuHawk Request: Feature/Enhancement
Dominant language
C#
Stars
2.8k
Forks
468
PR merge metrics
No merged PRs in 30d

Description

File.WriteAll{Bytes,Text,Lines} might already do this.

see also #3419

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by inspecting the File.WriteAllBytes, File.WriteAllText, and File.WriteAllLines paths and compare them with the concern in #3419. Determine whether large-file creation already pre-allocates space, then verify the behavior and its performance impact with the relevant existing tests or a focused reproduction.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
performance
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
45/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.