tursodatabase / tursodatabase/libsql

WAL compaction on push

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enhancement offline writes performance
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Description

If the same page is updated more than once, we only need to send the latest frame on push.

Depends on: https://github.com/tursodatabase/libsql/issues/1833

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Research direction

Start by reading the dependency issue 1833 and then trace the WAL push path in libSQL. The intended result is that when a page has been updated multiple times, only its latest frame is sent during push; verify behavior with the relevant WAL or push tests if available.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
c, sqlite
Domain
databases
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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