Repository.IsValid leaking memory

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
csharp, git
Domain
tooling

Research direction

Start by reproducing repeated Repository.IsValid calls in a long-running tool and inspect the implementation of that entry point. Confirm the suspected leak with memory measurements and verify that memory no longer grows during regular validity checks.

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Description

I have developed some tools to help the team I work with conform to our development process. One of the tools checks the validity of a repository regularly, and I have noticed that the call to Repository.IsValid leaks memory. As our tools are running all of the time this is a big issue!

If I manage to find some time I will take a look at the source code.

Phil.

(Renishaw plc, UK)

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