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💡 What: Replaced pathValue.Split(';') with pathValue.AsSpan().Split(';') in PathExecutableLookup.TryFindOnPath. Also updated the processing loop to check empty segments efficiently and use Path.Join with spans.
🎯 Why: TryFindOnPath is likely called during startup or process launches. Using standard string.Split allocates a string[] array and an intermediate string for every segment, contributing to GC pressure and overhead.
📊 Impact: Reduces memory allocation in hot path variable resolution to zero. The path segment parsing and construction now operate entirely on spans up to the final file check.
🔬 Measurement: Compare memory allocations and execution time for PathExecutableLookup.TryFindOnPath in a benchmark.


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Optimized PATH scanning in PathExecutableLookup.TryFindOnPath with span-based parsing and Path.Join to eliminate per-segment allocations during startup. Also removed a redundant local flagged by CodeQL and added XML docs.

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    • Replace string.Split with AsSpan().Split(';'), trim spans, skip empties, and build with Path.Join(segment, name.AsSpan()).
    • Add XML doc comments to PathExecutableLookup for clarity.

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Replaced string.Split with ReadOnlySpan.Split to avoid array and intermediate string allocations in the hot path.
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TryFindOnPath now processes PATH segments with spans and constructs candidate paths using span-based joining. Existing validation, existence checks, resolution behavior, and exception handling remain unchanged.

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PATH lookup optimization

Layer / File(s) Summary
Span-based PATH enumeration
QuickShell.Core/Services/PathExecutableLookup.cs
TryFindOnPath splits and trims PATH segments, skips empty segments, and uses span-based candidate joining while preserving lookup behavior.

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Gpu/Cpu Runtime Boundary ✅ Passed Only QuickShell.Core/Services/PathExecutableLookup.cs changed; no inference, requirements, main.py, or diarization boundary code was modified.
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In `@QuickShell.Core/Services/PathExecutableLookup.cs`:
- Around line 118-129: Add regression tests for
PathExecutableLookup.TryFindOnPath covering consecutive semicolons,
whitespace-only segments, trimming surrounding whitespace, and finding a valid
executable after skipped entries. Assert both the boolean result and the out
fullPath value, matching the contract consumed by
CompanionAppCatalog.TryResolveExecutablePath.
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Keep SessionWorkflowStage members in strictly ascending order: Foundation < MediaLoaded < Transcribed < Diarized < Translated < TtsGenerated. Comparisons must use enum member names rather than raw integer literals. When adding or renumbering members, provide a legacy-compatible JSON converter for old numeric values; when reordering, verify all inequalities across the solution retain their original semantic meaning.

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**/*.cs: Use namespaces that mirror folders and preserve the repository's QuickShell.* namespace hierarchy.
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  • PathExecutableLookup is the internal in-process executable resolver; TryResolve checks an override, then TryResolveKnownLocation, then TryFindOnPath, and the class comment says it exists to avoid spawning where.exe on hot startup paths.
  • TryFindOnPath is used by CompanionAppCatalog.TryResolveExecutablePath after direct File.Exists and environment expansion fail, so this PATH parsing only affects fallback resolution from a bare file name. PathExecutableLookup.Exists is also used by AgentCliCatalog and TerminalCatalog.
  • The known-location path is handled before PATH scanning: cmd.exe is resolved directly under Environment.SystemDirectory, and powershell.exe is checked under System32\\WindowsPowerShell\\v1.0 first.
  • Existing tests cover the override seam and known-location resolution for cmd.exe/powershell.exe, but I found no direct test for PATH segment parsing or malformed/empty PATH entries.
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118-129: 🎯 Functional Correctness

No API-compatibility issue here. The project targets net10.0, so ReadOnlySpan<char>.Split and span-based Path.Join are available.

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@jules are there any conflicts with this PR and PR124

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In `@QuickShell.Core/Services/PathExecutableLookup.cs`:
- Around line 118-120: Update the PATH iteration in the lookup method containing
rawSegment to use a ReadOnlySpan<char> split/range enumerator instead of
pathValue.Split(';'), avoiding allocation of the full segment array. Preserve
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Keep SessionWorkflowStage members in strictly ascending order: Foundation < MediaLoaded < Transcribed < Diarized < Translated < TtsGenerated. Comparisons must use enum member names rather than raw integer literals. When adding or renumbering members, provide a legacy-compatible JSON converter for old numeric values; when reordering, verify all inequalities across the solution retain their original semantic meaning.

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**/*.cs: Use namespaces that mirror folders and preserve the repository's QuickShell.* namespace hierarchy.
Keep one type per file; make most types internal, use internal static class for stateless helpers, and internal sealed class for stateful singletons.
Prefer pure logic in internal static helpers and swappable dependencies as interfaces registered through dependency injection.
Use explicit DI factory lambdas where appropriate for AOT and trimming friendliness; avoid reflection-based registration.
Preserve existing #region agent log instrumentation blocks and AgentDebugLog calls.

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  • TryFindOnPath is called by CompanionAppCatalog; Exists is also used by AgentCliCatalog and TerminalCatalog.
  • The existing test suite covers overrides and known Windows locations, but contains no direct tests for PATH parsing, whitespace, empty segments, or malformed segments.
  • The PR preserves the existing candidate validation, File.Exists, full-path resolution, and exception filtering. It changes only segment enumeration/trimming and uses Path.Join(ReadOnlySpan<char>, ReadOnlySpan<char>).
  • The “allocation-free” comment should be interpreted narrowly: span-based iteration avoids the string[] and segment-string allocations from Split, but successful resolution still allocates candidate/full-path strings.
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@jules are there any conflicts with this PR and PR124

I've checked PR124 (bolt-optimize-path-split-292288705065865692). There appears to be a small merge conflict in QuickShell.Core/Services/PathExecutableLookup.cs. PR124 adds some docstrings and slightly different comments for the same ReadOnlySpan.Split optimization logic. We should be able to resolve it easily by keeping the docstrings from PR124 and the shared optimization code.

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