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investigate `parse_connectapi_typed` performance
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Description
Performance of this can sometimes be slow for large blobs of data. Investigate performance and see if it's even necessary to enforce typing like this.
From https://github.com/posit-dev/connect-extensions/pull/38#discussion_r1995521332.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the parse_connectapi_typed entry point in the R package and reviewing the linked connect-extensions discussion. Benchmark it with large blobs of data, then compare behavior with typing enforcement removed or changed. Done means the performance cost and necessity of typing are established, with the chosen direction documented.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- r
- Domain
- api
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100