microsoft / microsoft/gctoolkit

Parser rules improvements

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Description

Currently the parser sends a log line through a set of (regex) rules to identify it to know how to safely process it. The proposal is to replace the list with a circular buffer in hopes that for well formed log files, the "next" log line will be the "next" rule which should hopefully reduce the number of rules to try before getting a hit. The worst case is still run to failure, failure being, the log line being passed in isn't recognized.

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Research direction

Start by locating the parser's regex rule list and the code that tries rules against each log line. Review how rule ordering is maintained and how unrecognized lines are handled. Done means the parser uses a circular buffer to prefer the next rule for well-formed logs while preserving the existing failure behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
devtools, performance
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
32/100

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