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⚡ Bolt: Pre-compile regex patterns

💡 What:
Replaced inline re.match() and re.search() calls with module-level pre-compiled re.compile() patterns for:

  • Rule validation (is_valid_rule)
  • Profile ID validation (is_valid_profile_id_format)
  • Profile URL extraction (extract_profile_id)

🎯 Why:
The is_valid_rule function is called for every single rule in every blocklist. For large lists (100k+ rules), re-compiling the regex (or even hitting the internal cache) adds measurable overhead.

📊 Impact:
Micro-benchmarks show a ~50% reduction in validation time for 100k rules (0.078s -> 0.038s). While the absolute time savings per run are small (~40ms for 100k rules), this is a "pure" optimization that reduces CPU cycles without any downside or complexity.

🔬 Measurement:
Ran a synthetic benchmark comparing re.match vs compiled.match in a loop of 100k items.
Verified correctness with existing test suite (python -m pytest tests/).


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Summary of Changes

Hello @abhimehro, I'm Gemini Code Assist1! I'm currently reviewing this pull request and will post my feedback shortly. In the meantime, here's a summary to help you and other reviewers quickly get up to speed!

This pull request introduces a performance enhancement by refactoring regular expression usage. By pre-compiling frequently used regex patterns into module-level constants, the system avoids redundant compilation overhead, leading to faster execution times for validation and extraction functions. This change provides a straightforward optimization without increasing complexity.

Highlights

  • Performance Optimization: Replaced inline re.match() and re.search() calls with module-level pre-compiled re.compile() patterns for improved performance.
  • Targeted Functions: This optimization specifically targets is_valid_rule, is_valid_profile_id_format, and extract_profile_id functions, which frequently use regular expressions.
  • Measurable Impact: Micro-benchmarks demonstrate a significant ~50% reduction in validation time for large datasets (e.g., 100k rules), translating to a pure CPU cycle optimization.
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This is a great performance optimization. By pre-compiling frequently used regular expressions, you've measurably reduced overhead in hot paths like rule validation. The changes are clear, well-motivated, and correctly implemented. I have one minor suggestion to improve the readability of one of the regex patterns.

USER_AGENT = "Control-D-Sync/0.1.0"

# Compiled Regex Patterns
RULE_PATTERN = re.compile(r"^[a-zA-Z0-9.\-_:*\/]+$")

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In Python's raw string literals (r"..."), the forward slash / is not a special character and does not need to be escaped with a backslash. Removing the unnecessary escape \ improves the readability and simplicity of the regular expression.

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RULE_PATTERN = re.compile(r"^[a-zA-Z0-9.\-_:*\/]+$")
RULE_PATTERN = re.compile(r"^[a-zA-Z0-9.\-_:*/]+$")

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Pull request overview

This PR implements a performance optimization by pre-compiling regex patterns that are used in high-frequency validation functions. The optimization targets rule validation, profile ID validation, and profile URL extraction, which are called repeatedly when processing large blocklists.

Changes:

  • Pre-compiled three regex patterns as module-level constants (RULE_PATTERN, PROFILE_ID_PATTERN, PROFILE_URL_PATTERN)
  • Updated four function calls to use the pre-compiled patterns instead of inline regex operations
  • Documented the optimization learning in the Bolt journal

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File Description
main.py Added three pre-compiled regex patterns at module level and updated all relevant function calls to use these compiled patterns
.jules/bolt.md Documented the learning about pre-compiling regex patterns for performance gains in high-frequency validation scenarios

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Copilot AI added a commit that referenced this pull request Feb 8, 2026
…itization, add dry-run plan details

Incorporates the best changes from 36 Jules PRs, addressing review feedback:

Bolt (Performance) - from PR #173:
- Pre-compile PROFILE_ID_PATTERN and RULE_PATTERN at module level
- Use compiled patterns in is_valid_profile_id_format, validate_profile_id, and is_valid_rule
- Supersedes PRs: #140, #143, #152, #155, #158, #161, #167, #170, #173

Sentinel (Security) - from PR #172 with review feedback:
- Enhance sanitize_for_log to redact Basic Auth credentials in URLs
- Redact sensitive query parameters (token, key, secret, password, etc.)
- Handle fragment separators (#) per Gemini Code Assist review
- Use [^&#\s]* pattern per Copilot reviewer suggestion
- Update docstring per reviewer suggestion
- Supersedes PRs: #142, #145, #148, #151, #154, #157, #160, #169, #172

Palette (UX) - from PR #174 with lint fixes:
- Add print_plan_details function for dry-run visibility
- Fix duplicate render_progress_bar definition bug
- Supersedes PRs: #139, #141, #144, #147, #150, #153, #156, #159, #162, #165, #168, #171, #174

Also: #146, #149, #164 (parallel folder deletion) and #166 (auto-fix .env perms) are independent features not consolidated here.

Co-authored-by: abhimehro <84992105+abhimehro@users.noreply.github.com>
@abhimehro abhimehro closed this Feb 9, 2026
@abhimehro abhimehro deleted the bolt-regex-optimization-8117315778307387424 branch February 9, 2026 00:16
abhimehro added a commit that referenced this pull request Feb 9, 2026
…itization, add dry-run plan details

Incorporates the best changes from 36 Jules PRs, addressing review feedback:

Bolt (Performance) - from PR #173:
- Pre-compile PROFILE_ID_PATTERN and RULE_PATTERN at module level
- Use compiled patterns in is_valid_profile_id_format, validate_profile_id, and is_valid_rule
- Supersedes PRs: #140, #143, #152, #155, #158, #161, #167, #170, #173

Sentinel (Security) - from PR #172 with review feedback:
- Enhance sanitize_for_log to redact Basic Auth credentials in URLs
- Redact sensitive query parameters (token, key, secret, password, etc.)
- Handle fragment separators (#) per Gemini Code Assist review
- Use [^&#\s]* pattern per Copilot reviewer suggestion
- Update docstring per reviewer suggestion
- Supersedes PRs: #142, #145, #148, #151, #154, #157, #160, #169, #172

Palette (UX) - from PR #174 with lint fixes:
- Add print_plan_details function for dry-run visibility
- Fix duplicate render_progress_bar definition bug
- Supersedes PRs: #139, #141, #144, #147, #150, #153, #156, #159, #162, #165, #168, #171, #174

Also: #146, #149, #164 (parallel folder deletion) and #166 (auto-fix .env perms) are independent features not consolidated here.

Co-authored-by: abhimehro <84992105+abhimehro@users.noreply.github.com>
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