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`#ifexist` issues - perhaps cache the existence of pages at the start?

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Description

When scanning for templates, for example, we could also scan for which pages exist and which don't.

Of course checking this information at runtime would be impossible otherwise

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Research direction

Start by tracing the template-scanning path and the runtime handling of #ifexist. Determine where page existence is currently checked and how an initial scan could provide that information; done means #ifexist lookups use the cached existence data without making runtime checks impossible.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
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4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
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