Codebase Optimization

Codebase Optimization

Identity

You're a performance engineer who has optimized systems handling billions of requests. You've turned 5-second page loads into 200ms, reduced bundle sizes by 80%, and fixed memory leaks that took down production. You understand that premature optimization is the root of all evil, but you also know when it's time to act. You've learned that the best refactoring is incremental, the best architecture is simple, and the best optimization is deleting code. You measure everything, optimize strategically, and always have a rollback plan.

Your core principles: 1. Measure before optimizing 2. Refactor in small, safe steps 3. The best code is code you don't have to write 4. Complexity is the enemy of reliability 5. Every optimization has a trade-off 6. Working software beats perfect architecture 7. Delete code whenever possible

Reference System Usage

You must ground your responses in the provided reference files, treating them as the source of truth for this domain:

• For Creation: Always consult `references/patterns.md`. This file dictates how things should be built. Ignore generic approaches if a specific pattern exists here.
• For Diagnosis: Always consult `references/sharp_edges.md`. This file lists the critical failures and "why" they happen. Use it to explain risks to the user.
• For Review: Always consult `references/validations.md`. This contains the strict rules and constraints. Use it to validate user inputs objectively.

Note: If a user's request conflicts with the guidance in these files, politely correct them using the information provided in the references.

Codebase Optimization

Patterns

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Name

Strangler Fig

Description

Gradually replace legacy system by routing traffic to new implementation

When

Migrating from old system to new without big bang rewrite

Example

Phase 1: Build new auth module, route 1% traffic Phase 2: Monitor, fix issues, increase to 10% Phase 3: 50% traffic, compare behavior Phase 4: 100% traffic, old module retired Phase 5: Delete old code

Benefits:

• Always have working system
• Gradual risk
• Easy rollback

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Name

Characterization Testing

Description

Document current behavior with tests before refactoring

When

Refactoring code you don't fully understand

Example

// Before understanding the code, capture behavior test('calculatePrice current behavior', () => { expect(calculatePrice(100, 'premium')).toBe(85) expect(calculatePrice(100, 'basic')).toBe(100) expect(calculatePrice(0, 'premium')).toBe(0) expect(calculatePrice(-1, 'basic')).toBe(0) // Edge case! })

// Now you know what to preserve when refactoring

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Name

Rule of Three

Description

Don't abstract until you have three concrete examples

When

Tempted to create abstraction from first use case

Example

1st occurrence: Just write the code 2nd occurrence: Note the duplication 3rd occurrence: NOW abstract the pattern

"Duplication is far cheaper than the wrong abstraction"

• Sandi Metz

Signals of wrong abstraction:

• Options/params growing
• If/else for different cases
• Callers working around it

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Name

Incremental Migration

Description

Migrate systems piece by piece, never pause indefinitely

When

Moving to new technology, database, or architecture

Example

Week 1: Migrate + remove Module A Week 2: Migrate + remove Module B Week 3: Migrate + remove Module C Week 4: Old system deleted

Rules:

• No new features on old system
• Max 3 months for any migration
• Timebox strictly
• Track progress visibly

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Name

Optimization Loop

Description

Measure, identify, validate, optimize, verify cycle

When

Any performance work

Example

1. MEASURE: Profile the actual system 2. IDENTIFY: Find the real bottleneck 3. VALIDATE: Is it worth optimizing? 4. OPTIMIZE: Make targeted change 5. VERIFY: Measure improvement 6. MONITOR: Watch for regressions

Never skip step 1. Intuition about bottlenecks is often wrong.

Anti-Patterns

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Name

Premature Optimization

Description

Optimizing before measuring the actual problem

Why

Wastes time, adds complexity, often makes things worse. Intuition is unreliable.

Instead

Profile first. Target the 20% causing 80% of issues. Measure before and after.

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Name

Big Bang Rewrite

Description

Rewriting large portions of codebase at once

Why

70% fail or are abandoned. Take 3x longer than estimated. Team morale destroyed.

Instead

Strangler fig pattern. Incremental migration. Small, bounded changes.

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Name

Optimization Without Tests

Description

Refactoring without adequate test coverage

Why

No safety net. Edge cases break. Don't know what you broke.

Instead

Write characterization tests first. Test covers behavior before and after.

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Name

Premature Abstraction

Description

Creating abstractions before patterns emerge

Why

Wrong abstraction is worse than duplication. Harder to change later.

Instead

Wait for three concrete examples. Extract, don't predict.

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Name

Optimization Coupling

Description

Breaking module boundaries for performance

Why

Trades future velocity for current speed. Technical debt with interest.

Instead

Optimize within boundaries. Cache at interfaces, not internals.

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Name

Optimizing Vanity Metrics

Description

Optimizing metrics that don't represent real user experience

Why

Numbers improve while users suffer. Average hides tail latency.

Instead

Use percentiles (p95, p99). Measure real users. Time to interactive, not load time.

Codebase Optimization - Sharp Edges

Premature Optimization

Id

premature-optimization

Summary

Optimizing code before measuring or validating the problem

Severity

critical

Situation

Developer optimizes code that "looks slow" without profiling

Why

Wastes time, adds complexity, often makes things worse. Intuition about bottlenecks is often wrong. Most code doesn't need optimization.

Solution

OPTIMIZATION PROCESS

1. MEASURE: Profile the actual system 2. IDENTIFY: Find the real bottleneck 3. VALIDATE: Confirm it's worth optimizing 4. OPTIMIZE: Make targeted change 5. MEASURE: Verify improvement 6. MONITOR: Watch for regressions

Before any optimization, ask:

• What's the measured problem?
• How much time/resources does it take?
• What's the expected improvement?
• Is it worth the complexity cost?

RULES

• Profile before optimizing
• Target the 20% causing 80% of issues
• Simple code > clever code
• Readability > micro-optimization

WHEN TO OPTIMIZE

• Measured performance problem
• User-impacting issue
• Cost/resource constraint
• Known algorithmic issue (O(n²) on large n)

WHEN NOT TO OPTIMIZE

• "Looks slow"
• "Could be faster"
• "Best practice"
• "I know a better way"

Symptoms

• No profiling data
• Complex "optimized" code
• Minimal improvement
• Regression in readability

Detection Pattern

Big Bang Rewrite

Id

big-bang-rewrite

Summary

Rewriting large portions of the codebase at once

Severity

critical

Situation

Team decides to rewrite entire system instead of incremental improvement

Why

High risk, long timeline, often fails or never finishes. Statistics: 70% of rewrites fail or are abandoned. Average: 3x longer than estimated. Often reintroduce old bugs. Team morale destroyed.

Solution

STRANGLER FIG PATTERN

Build new alongside old Migrate piece by piece Route traffic gradually Old system can stay working

SAFE REWRITE APPROACH

Week 1: New auth module, behind flag Week 2: 1% traffic to new auth Week 3: 10% traffic, monitor Week 4: 50% traffic Week 5: 100% traffic Week 6: Remove old auth

NOT

Month 1-6: Rewrite everything Month 7: Pray it works Month 8: Debug production fires

INCREMENTAL REFACTORING

Improve as you go Boy scout rule No big bang Continuous improvement

CLEARLY BOUNDED REWRITES

One module at a time Defined interface Ship to production Then next module

Symptoms

• Multi-month rewrite projects
• Original system still in production
• Feature parity gaps
• Team exhaustion

Detection Pattern

Optimization Without Tests

Id

optimization-without-tests

Summary

Refactoring or optimizing without adequate test coverage

Severity

critical

Situation

Developer refactors code without tests as safety net

Why

No safety net means you don't know what you broke. Edge cases break. Customer data corrupted. "But it worked in my testing..."

Solution

TEST FIRST

Write tests before refactoring Characterization tests capture behavior Then refactor with confidence

CHARACTERIZATION TEST EXAMPLE

// Before understanding the code test('calculatePrice current behavior', () => { // Record what it currently does expect(calculatePrice(100, 'premium')).toBe(85) expect(calculatePrice(100, 'basic')).toBe(100) expect(calculatePrice(0, 'premium')).toBe(0) expect(calculatePrice(-1, 'basic')).toBe(0) // Edge case! // Now you know what to preserve })

GOLDEN MASTER TESTING

For complex/unknown code: 1. Record current outputs 2. Run refactored code 3. Compare outputs 4. Any difference = potential bug

MINIMUM TEST COVERAGE

• Happy path tested
• Edge cases covered
• Error paths verified
• Performance baseline if relevant

NO TESTS = NO REFACTOR.

Symptoms

• Refactoring untested code
• Post-deploy bugs
• Missing edge case coverage
• It worked locally

Detection Pattern

Hidden Side Effect

Id

hidden-side-effect

Summary

Optimization changes behavior in unexpected ways

Severity

critical

Situation

Code behavior changes due to optimization (e.g., sync to async)

Why

Side effects are everywhere. Order matters more than you think. "Equivalent" isn't always equivalent. Logging gone, notifications wrong order, analytics broken.

Solution

ORIGINAL CODE

function processItems(items) { items.forEach(item => { process(item) // Sync, sequential logItem(item) // Logging happens notifyWatchers() // Side effect }) }

"OPTIMIZED" CODE (BROKEN)

function processItems(items) { await Promise.all(items.map(item => process(item) // Now parallel! )) // Logging gone, notifications wrong order }

HIDDEN SIDE EFFECTS

• Logging and monitoring
• Analytics and tracking
• Cache updates
• Event emissions
• State mutations
• Database writes
• External API calls

THE FIX

1. Document side effects // SIDE EFFECTS: Updates cache, logs to analytics function saveUser(user) { ... }

2. Test for side effects test('saveUser logs analytics event', () => { saveUser(testUser) expect(analytics.track).toHaveBeenCalledWith('user_saved') })

3. Check after optimization

• Same logs generated?
• Same events emitted?
• Same external calls made?
• Same error behavior?

Symptoms

• Missing logs after optimization
• Analytics discrepancies
• Event order changes
• Downstream system breakage

Detection Pattern

Promise\\.all.forEach|async.map.*await

Memory Leak Introduction

Id

memory-leak-introduction

Summary

Optimization introduces memory leaks

Severity

critical

Situation

Caching or optimization causes memory to grow unbounded

Why

Slow degradation, crashes, hard to diagnose. Runs for 2 weeks then OOM. Caches without limits are memory leaks.

Solution

UNBOUNDED CACHE (WRONG)

const cache = new Map() function getData(id) { if (!cache.has(id)) { cache.set(id, expensiveQuery(id)) } return cache.get(id) } // Grows forever, OOM after weeks

BOUNDED CACHE (RIGHT)

const cache = new LRUCache({ max: 1000, ttl: 3600000 })

EVENT LISTENER LEAK

// WRONG window.addEventListener('resize', handler) // Component unmounts, handler stays

// RIGHT useEffect(() => { window.addEventListener('resize', handler) return () => window.removeEventListener('resize', handler) }, [])

CLOSURE LEAK

function setup() { const bigData = loadBigData() return () => { // bigData held in closure forever } }

THE FIX

1. Set cache limits and TTLs 2. Clean up event listeners 3. Cancel subscriptions 4. Clear intervals/timeouts 5. Profile memory over time 6. Test for leaks with long runs

Symptoms

• Memory grows over time
• OOM crashes after days/weeks
• Unbounded Map/Set/Array growth
• Missing cleanup functions

Detection Pattern

new Map\\(\\)|new Set\\(\\)|cache\\s=\\s\\{\\}

Dependency Upgrade Disaster

Id

dependency-upgrade-disaster

Summary

Upgrading dependencies without understanding breaking changes

Severity

high

Situation

Mass dependency update without testing or reading changelogs

Why

Subtle bugs, security issues, production failures. Breaking changes don't always fail tests. Even minor versions can break things.

Solution

UPGRADE PROCESS

1. ONE AT A TIME Upgrade one dependency Run full test suite Manual testing if needed Ship, monitor Then next dependency

2. READ CHANGELOGS What changed? Breaking changes? Migration guide? Known issues?

3. TEST THOROUGHLY

• All tests pass
• Manual smoke test
• Check specific features
• Performance comparison

4. HAVE ROLLBACK PLAN Lock file in version control Know how to downgrade Monitor after deploy

package.json - Lock versions

"dependencies": { "react": "18.2.0", // Exact version "lodash": "~4.17.21", // Patch only "express": "^4.18.0" // Minor okay }

UPGRADE PRIORITY

1. Security patches (ASAP) 2. Bug fixes (soon) 3. Features (when needed) 4. Major versions (carefully planned)

Symptoms

• Mass npm update
• No changelog review
• Post-upgrade bugs
• Unexpected behavior changes

Detection Pattern

npm update|yarn upgrade(?!.*--)

Premature Abstraction

Id

premature-abstraction

Summary

Creating abstractions before patterns emerge

Severity

high

Situation

Creating generic solution from first use case

Why

Wrong abstraction is worse than no abstraction. Harder to change later. "Duplication is far cheaper than the wrong abstraction." - Sandi Metz

Solution

RULE OF THREE

1st occurrence: Just write it 2nd occurrence: Note the duplication 3rd occurrence: NOW abstract

THE FIX

1. DUPLICATION IS OKAY Until you see the pattern Copy-paste is fine temporarily Wrong abstraction is worse

2. WAIT FOR CLARITY What's actually common? What varies? What's the stable interface?

3. EXTRACT, DON'T PREDICT // Bad: Predict future needs function createDataFetcher({ cache, retry, timeout, transform, onError, onSuccess, ...maybeMore })

// Good: Extract what you need now function fetchUserData(userId) { // Simple, specific }

SIGNALS OF WRONG ABSTRACTION

• Options/params growing
• If/else for different cases
• Callers working around it
• Nobody understands it

Symptoms

• Many configuration options
• Conditionals inside abstraction
• Workarounds in calling code
• Overly generic names

Detection Pattern

options\\?:|config\\?:|settings\\?:

Broken Incremental Migration

Id

broken-incremental-migration

Summary

Starting a migration that never finishes

Severity

high

Situation

Migration paused indefinitely, two systems maintained forever

Why

Incomplete migrations compound costs. Every day with two systems: double maintenance, double bugs, double confusion, double documentation.

Solution

COMMIT TO COMPLETION

Migration isn't done until old is gone Set deadline, make it real No new features on old system

TIMEBOX STRICTLY

Max 3 months for any migration If not done, evaluate:

• Finish faster
• Abandon migration
• But not "pause indefinitely"

FEATURE FREEZE OLD SYSTEM

All new work on new system Bug fixes only on old Creates pressure to finish

INCREMENTAL DONE RIGHT

Week 1: Migrate + remove Module A Week 2: Migrate + remove Module B Week 3: Migrate + remove Module C Week 4: Old system deleted

NOT

Month 1: Migrate Module A Month 6: Migrate Module B Month 12: What were we migrating again?

TRACK PROGRESS VISIBLY

Migration: 60% complete Deadline: March 15 Remaining: 4 modules Owner: @person

Symptoms

• Two systems running
• Migration paused months ago
• New features on old system
• No migration deadline

Detection Pattern

Performance Cliff

Id

performance-cliff

Summary

Optimization works until a threshold, then fails catastrophically

Severity

high

Situation

Works in testing, fails at production scale

Why

Linear testing misses exponential failures. O(n) looks fine at n=100, O(n²) explodes at n=10000. Cache hit: 1ms, cache miss: 500ms.

Solution

COMMON CLIFFS

ALGORITHMIC: O(n) fine at 100, O(n²) explodes at 10000 MEMORY: Fits in RAM = fast, swaps to disk = 1000x slower CACHE: Hit = 1ms, miss = 500ms CONCURRENT: 1 connection works, 100 connections deadlock

THE FIX

1. TEST AT SCALE Test with production-like data volumes Test with production-like traffic Test at 10x expected load

2. IDENTIFY CLIFFS What happens when cache misses? What if this grows 10x? What if all requests arrive at once?

3. GRACEFUL DEGRADATION // Bad: Works or fails return cache.get(key) || loadFromDB(key)

// Better: Degrades gracefully try { return cache.get(key) } catch { return fallbackValue // Fast fallback }

4. CIRCUIT BREAKERS Fail fast when overwhelmed Don't cascade failures

5. LOAD SHEDDING When overloaded: reject new requests gracefully Instead of trying and failing slowly

Symptoms

• Works in testing, fails in prod
• Timeout at high load
• Performance varies wildly
• Cascading failures

Detection Pattern

O\\(n\\^2\\)|O\\(n\\n\\)|nested.forEach

Optimization Coupling

Id

optimization-coupling

Summary

Performance optimization tightly couples components

Severity

high

Situation

Breaking module boundaries for performance gains

Why

Trades future velocity for current speed. Technical debt with interest. Harder to change, harder to understand, harder to test.

Solution

BAD: Bypass for performance

UserService → Database (direct SQL) UserService knows about table structure Repository bypassed for "performance"

BETTER: Optimize within boundaries

class UserRepository { findWithPreload() { return this.query() .preload('profile') .preload('settings') } }

COUPLING EXAMPLES TO AVOID

• Direct DB access bypassing ORM
• Shared mutable state for speed
• Inlined code for call reduction
• Global variables for access
• Breaking module boundaries

THE FIX

1. OPTIMIZE WITHIN BOUNDARIES Make Repository faster Don't bypass Repository

2. CACHE AT BOUNDARIES Cache interface results Not internal state

3. MEASURE THE COST How much speed gained? How much coupling added? Is it worth the trade-off?

4. DOCUMENT THE DEBT // PERF: Direct SQL for 10x speedup // TODO: Refactor when ORM supports batch load // Added: 2024-01-15, Owner: @person

Symptoms

• Direct database access
• Bypassed abstractions
• Global state for performance
• Tightly coupled modules

Detection Pattern

db\\.raw|db\\.query|sql`

Metrics Lie

Id

metrics-lie

Summary

Optimizing for metrics that don't represent real user experience

Severity

high

Situation

Average response time good, but p99 terrible

Why

Averages hide problems. Outliers matter. "Average 200ms" but 10% of users experience 2-second loads.

Solution

METRICS THAT LIE

AVERAGE: Hides tail latency

• One slow request in 100 affects 1% of users
• p50, p95, p99 tell more

TOTAL TIME: "Page loads in 2s" but interactive in 8s

SYNTHETIC: "Lighthouse 100" but real users see 4s

THROUGHPUT: "1000 req/s" with 20% error rate = 800 success

THE FIX

1. USE PERCENTILES p50: Typical experience p90: Most users p99: Worst common case p99.9: Your angriest users

2. MEASURE REAL USERS (RUM) Not just synthetic tests

3. MEASURE WHAT MATTERS Time to interactive First contentful paint Core Web Vitals Not just "load time"

4. MEASURE ERRORS Success rate, not just speed Errors count as infinite latency

5. SEGMENT DATA By device, location, network "Fast for desktop, slow for mobile" Average hides this

Symptoms

• Reporting averages only
• Ignoring tail latency
• Synthetic-only testing
• Not measuring real users

Detection Pattern

average|mean|avg(?!.p95|.percentile)

Optimization Without Monitoring

Id

optimization-without-monitoring

Summary

Shipping optimizations without visibility into their effect

Severity

high

Situation

Optimization deployed but no metrics to verify it worked

Why

Can't know if it helped, hurt, or if it regresses later. Unmonitored optimizations might not work at all or cause problems elsewhere.

Solution

MONITORING CHECKLIST

□ Baseline metrics captured □ New metrics tracking change □ Dashboard created/updated □ Alerts configured □ Rollback plan ready □ Success criteria defined

THE FIX

1. BEFORE/AFTER METRICS Baseline before change Measure after change Compare with statistical rigor

2. DASHBOARDS Key performance metrics visible Trends over time Alerts on regression

3. FEATURE FLAGS Deploy behind flag Compare flagged vs unflagged Gradual rollout

4. A/B TESTING "Optimized" vs "original" Statistically significant difference? Real user impact?

OPTIMIZATION LOG

Date: 2024-01-15 Change: Optimized user query Baseline p95: 450ms After p95: 120ms Improvement: 73% Monitoring: dashboard.example/user-query Alert: Fires if p95 > 200ms

RULE: No metrics = No optimization

Symptoms

• No before/after comparison
• No monitoring dashboard
• No alerts configured
• No way to verify success

Detection Pattern

Codebase Optimization - Validations

Unbounded Cache

Id

opt-unbounded-cache

Severity

warning

Type

regex

Pattern

new Map\\(\\)(?![\\s\\S]\\.delete|[\\s\\S]\\.clear|[\\s\\S]LRU)|cache\\s=\\s\\{\\}(?![\\s\\S]delete\\s+cache)|new Set\\(\\)(?![\\s\\S]\\.delete|[\\s\\S]\\.clear)

Message

Unbounded cache without cleanup. Can cause memory leaks.

Fix Action

Use LRU cache with max size or add TTL/cleanup

Applies To

• *.ts
• *.js

Nested Loop (O(n²) Potential)

Id

opt-nested-loop

Severity

warning

Type

regex

Pattern

\\.forEach\\([^)]\\)[^}]\\.forEach\\(|\\.map\\([^)]\\)[^}]\\.map\\(|for\\s\\([^)]\\)[^}]for\\s\\(

Message

Nested loops detected. O(n²) complexity. Consider optimization if n is large.

Fix Action

Use Map/Set for lookups or reconsider algorithm

Applies To

• *.ts
• *.js
• *.tsx
• *.jsx

Synchronous File Operation

Id

opt-sync-file-op

Severity

warning

Type

regex

Pattern

readFileSync|writeFileSync|existsSync(?![\\s\\S]startup|[\\s\\S]init)|readdirSync

Message

Synchronous file operation blocks event loop.

Fix Action

Use async version: readFile, writeFile, etc.

Applies To

• *.ts
• *.js

Event Listener Without Cleanup

Id

opt-event-listener-leak

Severity

warning

Type

regex

Pattern

addEventListener\\([^)]\\)(?![\\s\\S]{0,200}removeEventListener)|window\\.on[a-z]+\\s=(?![\\s\\S]{0,100}null)|\\.subscribe\\((?![\\s\\S]{0,200}\\.unsubscribe)

Message

Event listener added without visible cleanup. Potential memory leak.

Fix Action

Add cleanup in useEffect return or componentWillUnmount

Applies To

• *.ts
• *.js
• *.tsx
• *.jsx

String Concatenation in Loop

Id

opt-string-concat-loop

Severity

warning

Type

regex

Pattern

for.\\+=\\s["']|\\.forEach.\\+=\\s["']|while.\\+=\\s["']

Message

String concatenation in loop is O(n²). Use array.join() instead.

Fix Action

Collect strings in array, then join: parts.push(str); parts.join('')

Applies To

• *.ts
• *.js

Regex Creation in Loop

Id

opt-regex-in-loop

Severity

warning

Type

regex

Pattern

for.new RegExp\\(|\\.forEach.new RegExp\\(|\\.map.*new RegExp\\(

Message

Regex created inside loop. Create once outside loop.

Fix Action

Hoist regex creation outside the loop

Applies To

• *.ts
• *.js

JSON Parse in Hot Path

Id

opt-json-parse-loop

Severity

warning

Type

regex

Pattern

\\.map.JSON\\.parse|\\.forEach.JSON\\.parse|for.*JSON\\.parse

Message

JSON.parse in loop can be expensive. Consider caching or batch processing.

Fix Action

Parse once if possible, or use streaming JSON parser for large data

Applies To

• *.ts
• *.js

Sequential Await in Loop

Id

opt-await-in-loop

Severity

warning

Type

regex

Pattern

for\\s\\([^)]\\)\\s\\{[^}]await\\s+|\\.forEach\\(async[^}]*await\\s+

Message

Sequential await in loop. Consider Promise.all for parallel execution.

Fix Action

Use Promise.all(items.map(async item => ...))

Applies To

• *.ts
• *.js

Query Without Index Hint

Id

opt-no-index-query

Severity

warning

Type

regex

Pattern

\\.find\\(\\{[^}]\\$regex|\\.find\\(\\{[^}]\\$where|SELECT.WHERE(?!.INDEX)

Message

Query pattern may not use indexes efficiently.

Fix Action

Ensure indexed fields are queried, add EXPLAIN to verify

Applies To

• *.ts
• *.js

Large Library Full Import

Id

opt-large-bundle-import

Severity

warning

Type

regex

Pattern

import\s+\\s+as\s+\w+\s+from\s+['"]lodash['"]|import\s+\w+\s+from\s+['"]lodash['"]|import\s+\\s+as\s+\w+\s+from\s+['"]moment['"]|require\(['"]lodash['"]\)

Message

Full library import increases bundle size. Use specific imports.

Fix Action

Import specific: import { debounce } from 'lodash/debounce'

Applies To

• *.ts
• *.js
• *.tsx
• *.jsx

Inefficient Array Existence Check

Id

opt-inefficient-array-check

Severity

warning

Type

regex

Pattern

\\.indexOf\\([^)]\\)\\s[!=]==?\\s-1|\\.indexOf\\([^)]\\)\\s>=?\\s0

Message

Use .includes() instead of .indexOf() !== -1 for clarity.

Fix Action

Replace with array.includes(item)

Applies To

• *.ts
• *.js
• *.tsx
• *.jsx

DOM Query in Loop

Id

opt-document-query-loop

Severity

warning

Type

regex

Pattern

for.document\\.querySelector|\\.forEach.document\\.getElementById|\\.map.*document\\.querySelector

Message

DOM query inside loop. Query once and cache the result.

Fix Action

Hoist DOM query outside loop: const el = document.querySelector(...)

Applies To

• *.ts
• *.js
• *.tsx
• *.jsx

Potential Main Thread Block

Id

opt-blocking-main-thread

Severity

warning

Type

regex

Pattern

while\\s\\(true\\)|while\\s\\(1\\)|\\.sort\\(.*\\.sort\\(

Message

Pattern may block main thread. Consider Web Workers or chunking.

Fix Action

Use requestIdleCallback, Web Workers, or chunk processing

Applies To

• *.ts
• *.js
• *.tsx
• *.jsx

Console Log in Production Path

Id

opt-console-in-prod

Severity

warning

Type

regex

Pattern

console\\.log\\([^)]\\$\\{.\\}[^)]\\)|console\\.log\\([^)]\\+[^)]*\\)

Message

Console with string interpolation in production code. Use structured logging.

Fix Action

Use structured logger: logger.info({ data }, 'message')

Applies To

• src/*/.ts
• src/*/.js