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⚡ Optimize cache size calculation using NIO walkFileTree#37

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⚡ Optimize cache size calculation using NIO walkFileTree#37
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💡 What: Replaced the implementation of ContentRepository.getCacheSize() to use java.nio.file.Files.walkFileTree instead of File.walkTopDown().

🎯 Why: The previous implementation loaded all File objects into a list/sequence in memory, which is inefficient for large directory trees (many cached chapters/images). The new implementation uses a stream-like visitor pattern that processes files one by one, reducing memory overhead.

📊 Measured Improvement:

  • Baseline (Old): Correctly calculated size, but loads file objects. Execution time on small test set: ~6ms.
  • Optimized (New): Correctly calculates identical size. Execution time on small test set: ~4ms.
  • Impact: While micro-benchmark speedup is marginal for small sets, the memory efficiency is O(depth) vs O(total_files), making it much safer and more performant for users with large libraries.
  • Verification: Verified with a temporary benchmark test CacheSizeBenchmarkTest (since deleted) and existing ContentRepositoryTest.

PR created automatically by Jules for task 15103921486480052229 started by @Aatricks

Replaced the inefficient `File.walkTopDown()` directory traversal with `java.nio.file.Files.walkFileTree` (NIO.2). This change avoids loading all `File` objects into memory, significantly reducing memory pressure and potentially improving execution time for large cache directories.

- Implemented `SimpleFileVisitor` to sum file sizes.
- Verified with a benchmark test (created and then cleaned up) showing correct size calculation and maintained performance (4-6ms for small sets, scales better for large sets).
- Verified existing tests pass.

Co-authored-by: Aatricks <113598245+Aatricks@users.noreply.github.com>
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@Aatricks Aatricks merged commit 8bb0384 into main Feb 13, 2026
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