UMass-Rescue / UMass-Rescue/RescueBox

Rescuebox: deal with large number of files in a folder inputs

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Description

when a plugin operation is invoked with input folder that contains a large number of files , it would be better to break it up into chunks and then call the operation, maybe in parallel , and then at the end collate the output.

this could be the steps:
break folders into smaller chunks
filter duplicates and bad files
run operation in parallel and store results
after all chunks are processed summarize results
in case operation stops retry / resume from last processed chunk

how about tying up with pipeline

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Research direction

Start by tracing how plugin operations receive folder inputs and review the pipeline proposal in issue #56. Define how chunking, duplicate and bad-file filtering, parallel execution, result collation, and retry or resume behavior should fit together. Done means the large-folder workflow is specified and implemented with a way to verify each processing stage.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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