nodejs / nodejs/performance

Bring in a faster Transform stream

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Description

https://github.com/mcollina/syncthrough offers 3x the throughput of Transform. https://www.npmjs.com/package/minipass offer similar characteristics.

I think bringing in a faster set of Streams that enforce backpressure would speed up an area of Node.js that is showing its time.

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Research direction

No source file, test, or entry point is named. Start by reading the linked syncthrough and minipass projects and locating the existing Node.js Transform-stream performance measurements; define the comparison and backpressure requirements before deciding what completion means.

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Assessment

Tech stack
node.js
Domain
performance
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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