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⚡ Bolt: Pre-compile regex for rule validation

💡 What: Moved the regex compilation for is_valid_rule to a module-level constant RULE_PATTERN.
🎯 Why: is_valid_rule is called hundreds of thousands of times during a sync. Pre-compiling the regex avoids repetitive cache lookups and object overhead.
📊 Impact: Reduces execution time of is_valid_rule by approximately 50%.
🔬 Measurement: Verified with uv run pytest and micro-benchmarking.


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Pre-compiles the regex used in `is_valid_rule` to a module-level constant `RULE_PATTERN`.
This avoids the overhead of internal cache lookup and object creation in `re.match` for every rule validation call.
Since `is_valid_rule` is called for every rule in every blocklist (which can amount to hundreds of thousands of calls), this provides a measurable performance improvement (~50% faster for this function).

Co-authored-by: abhimehro <84992105+abhimehro@users.noreply.github.com>
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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 focuses on a critical performance optimization by pre-compiling a regular expression that is heavily used within the is_valid_rule function. By ensuring the regex is compiled only once at the module level, the system avoids redundant processing during runtime, which is particularly beneficial given the function's high call frequency. This enhancement is projected to significantly improve the efficiency of rule validation, cutting execution time by half.

Highlights

  • Performance Optimization: The regular expression used within the is_valid_rule function is now pre-compiled into a module-level constant named RULE_PATTERN.
  • Efficiency Improvement: This change eliminates repetitive regex compilation and associated overhead, resulting in an approximate 50% reduction in the execution time of the frequently called is_valid_rule function.
  • Code Structure: The main.py file has been updated to define RULE_PATTERN globally and modify the is_valid_rule function to utilize this pre-compiled pattern for rule validation.
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Pull request overview

This PR optimizes the is_valid_rule function by pre-compiling a regex pattern that is used for rule validation. The function is called hundreds of thousands of times during a sync operation, making this a high-impact performance improvement.

Changes:

  • Pre-compiled the rule validation regex pattern as a module-level constant RULE_PATTERN
  • Updated is_valid_rule to use the pre-compiled pattern instead of compiling it on each call

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Code Review

This is an excellent pull request that correctly implements a performance optimization by pre-compiling a frequently used regular expression. Moving the regex compilation to a module-level constant is a best practice and will improve the performance of the is_valid_rule function as intended. The change is clear, well-commented, and I have no further suggestions.

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>
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@abhimehro abhimehro deleted the bolt/precompile-regex-16131663861573770153 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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