microsoft / microsoft/RecursiveExtractor

Convert FileEntry To IDisposable

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enhancement
Dominant language
C#
Stars
220
Forks
35
Avg merge
20d 1h
Merged PRs (30d)
1

Description

We should investigate making FileEntry inherit IDisposable instead of relying on the finalizer to clean up the Content stream.

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Research direction

Locate the FileEntry class and trace how its Content stream and finalizer are used by callers. Determine the disposal lifecycle and update the behavior so resource cleanup is explicit through IDisposable rather than relying on finalization; existing tests should continue to pass.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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