TASEmulators / TASEmulators/BizHawk
Improve gamedb loading
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re: gamedb/FWdb and heuristics
Request: Feature/Enhancement
- Dominant language
- C#
- Stars
- 2.8k
- Forks
- 468
- PR merge metrics
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Description
- Runs in background
- Loop over files can be
async, loop over lines can be PLINQ
- Loop over files can be
- Load user gamedb even when bundled gamedb is missing
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the gamedb loading entry point in BizHawk and review how the background load currently loops over files and lines. The remaining checklist items define done: assess the proposed async and PLINQ changes, and load the user gamedb when the bundled gamedb is missing.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100