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@bartholomej bartholomej commented Apr 15, 2026

💡 What:

  • Replaced occurrences of .split(' ').pop() with a new getLastWord helper that uses zero-allocation .lastIndexOf + .substring.
  • Replaced occurrences of .split('\n')[0] with a new getFirstLine helper that uses zero-allocation .indexOf + .substring.
  • Extracted inline regex /(\r\n|\n|\r|\t)/gm in getMovieTrivia and getMovieDescriptions into a module-level constant CLEAN_TEXT_REGEX.
  • Cleaned up temp benchmark files and recorded learnings.

🎯 Why:
node-html-parser makes DOM querying easy but parsing thousands of items can trigger heavy garbage collection if operations inside iteration loops frequently allocate intermediate arrays (e.g. String.split()). The same applies to recompiling inline Regular Expressions inside .map() closures.

📊 Impact:

  • str.split(' ').pop() vs lastIndexOf: ~78% faster in local micro-benchmarks.
  • str.split('\n')[0] vs indexOf: ~95% faster in local micro-benchmarks.
  • Inline regex vs constant regex: ~8% faster in local micro-benchmarks.
    These optimizations provide a measurable boost and reduce GC pressure during large page extractions (e.g. User Reviews or User Ratings).

🔬 Measurement:
Verified correctness via full test suite pass (yarn test, 429 tests). Validated via custom scripts in sandbox simulating scraper high loads showing significant latency/throughput improvements.


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    • Code formatting improvements across multiple modules for better readability.
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    • Consolidated utility helper functions to reduce code duplication and improve maintainability throughout the codebase.

Replaced expensive string manipulations `str.split(' ').pop()` and `str.split('\n')[0]` with new fast zero-allocation helper functions `getLastWord` and `getFirstLine` using `lastIndexOf` and `indexOf`. Extracted inline regex into a module-level constant to prevent redundant compilation in loops.

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This pull request refactors code formatting and introduces two new string utility helpers (getFirstLine and getLastWord) in the global helper module. Multiple files are updated to use these new helpers instead of inline string operations, and various formatting improvements are applied across bin files, services, and utilities without changing functional behavior.

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Cohort / File(s) Summary
Helper — String Utilities
src/helpers/global.helper.ts
Added two new exported functions: getFirstLine(text) extracts text before the first newline, and getLastWord(text) extracts text after the final space, each returning empty string for falsy input or full text when delimiters absent.
Helper — Refactored String Extraction
src/helpers/creator.helper.ts, src/helpers/movie.helper.ts, src/helpers/search.helper.ts, src/helpers/user-ratings.helper.ts, src/helpers/user-reviews.helper.ts
Updated multiple helpers to use getFirstLine() and getLastWord() instead of manual .split()[0] or .split(' ').pop() operations, improving code reuse and maintainability.
Helper — Callback Formatting
src/helpers/search-user.helper.ts
Reformatted multi-line arrow function callback in filter predicate for improved readability without changing filtering logic.
CLI — Headers & Conditional Formatting
src/bin/export-reviews.ts, src/bin/lookup-movie.ts, src/bin/search.ts
Refactored conditional logic and logging statements from single-line to multi-line formats, including nested ternaries and expanded console.log calls for better code layout.
Utilities — Color Helpers & URL Builders
src/bin/utils.ts, src/vars.ts
Updated color helper function expressions with parentheses; reformatted URL-builder function signatures across multiple lines while preserving all parameters and logic.
Services — Console Warnings
src/services/movie.service.ts, src/services/user-ratings.service.ts, src/services/user-reviews.service.ts
Expanded console.warn and function invocations to multi-line argument lists without changing message content, logic, or filtering behavior.
Configuration & Exports Cleanup
src/types.ts, src/index.ts, src/dto/options.ts
Updated re-export quote style to single quotes, removed trailing empty lines, and ensured consistent newline endings across configuration files.

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Possibly related PRs

  • PR #137: Modifies the same CLI files and helper functions (export-reviews.ts, utils.ts, vars.ts) with formatting and refactoring improvements.
  • PR #146: Updates src/helpers/movie.helper.ts with first-line extraction changes and text-cleaning refactors related to this PR's helper consolidation.
  • PR #92: Modifies src/helpers/global.helper.ts and creator.helper.ts, introducing or fixing helper exports that this PR extends with new utility functions.

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src/helpers/search-user.helper.ts (3)

4-6: ⚠️ Potential issue | 🔴 Critical

Missing null check before accessing element properties.

The function assumes querySelector('.user-title-name') will always return an element, but it can return null if the selector doesn't match. This will cause a runtime error when accessing .text. As per coding guidelines, helpers should never assume an element exists since CSFD changes layouts.

🛡️ Proposed fix using optional chaining
 export const getUser = (el: HTMLElement): string => {
-  return el.querySelector('.user-title-name').text;
+  return el.querySelector('.user-title-name')?.text ?? null;
 };
🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.

In `@src/helpers/search-user.helper.ts` around lines 4 - 6, The getUser helper
currently assumes querySelector('.user-title-name') always returns an element;
update the getUser function to safely handle null by checking the result of
el.querySelector('.user-title-name') (or use optional chaining) before accessing
.text and return a sensible fallback (e.g., empty string) when the element or
its text is missing; ensure the change is made inside the getUser function so
callers get a stable string result instead of throwing.

20-23: ⚠️ Potential issue | 🔴 Critical

Missing null checks before accessing nested properties.

The function chains querySelector('.article-img img').attributes.src without null safety. If the selector fails to match or the src attribute is missing, this will throw a runtime error. As per coding guidelines, helpers must handle cases where elements don't exist since CSFD layouts change.

🛡️ Proposed fix using optional chaining
 export const getAvatar = (el: HTMLElement): string => {
-  const image = el.querySelector('.article-img img').attributes.src;
+  const image = el.querySelector('.article-img img')?.attributes?.src;
   return addProtocol(image);
 };
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Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.

In `@src/helpers/search-user.helper.ts` around lines 20 - 23, The getAvatar helper
currently assumes querySelector('.article-img img') and its src attribute always
exist, which can throw if the element or attribute is missing; update getAvatar
to null-check the result of el.querySelector('.article-img img') (or use
optional chaining) and use element.getAttribute('src') safely, providing a
sensible fallback (e.g. empty string) before calling addProtocol so addProtocol
always receives a string and runtime errors are prevented.

25-27: ⚠️ Potential issue | 🔴 Critical

Missing null checks before accessing element attributes.

Similar to getUser, this function assumes querySelector('.user-title-name') will always succeed and that the href attribute exists. This will fail if the element is not found or the attribute is missing. As per coding guidelines, helpers should use optional chaining or try/catch for robust scraping.

🛡️ Proposed fix using optional chaining
 export const getUserUrl = (el: HTMLElement): string => {
-  return el.querySelector('.user-title-name').attributes.href;
+  return el.querySelector('.user-title-name')?.attributes?.href ?? null;
 };
🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.

In `@src/helpers/search-user.helper.ts` around lines 25 - 27, getUserUrl currently
assumes document.querySelector('.user-title-name') and its href attribute always
exist; update getUserUrl to safely handle missing nodes/attributes by using
optional chaining and a safe fallback (e.g., return '' or null) instead of
directly accessing attributes.href, or wrap the lookup in a try/catch and return
the fallback on error; reference the getUserUrl function and the
'.user-title-name' selector so the change checks for element existence and
attribute presence before returning the URL.
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Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.

Inline comments:
In `@src/helpers/search.helper.ts`:
- Around line 33-36: getSearchColorRating currently assumes
el.querySelector('.article-header i.icon') exists and directly reads
.classNames; make this null-safe by using optional chaining to get the icon
element and its class string (e.g., const iconClass =
el.querySelector('.article-header i.icon')?.className) and only call
getLastWord/parseColor when iconClass is present; if the icon is missing,
short-circuit and return a safe default CSFDColorRating (or call parseColor with
a known fallback) so parseColor, getLastWord and getSearchColorRating all handle
missing elements without throwing.

In `@src/helpers/user-ratings.helper.ts`:
- Around line 12-15: The code reads classNames off
el.querySelector('td.star-rating-only .stars') without guarding for a missing
node, causing crashes; update the logic in user-ratings.helper (the ratingText
and rating computation around getLastWord and CSFDStars) to first check the
querySelector result (using optional chaining or a try/catch) before accessing
.classNames, defaulting ratingText to an empty string (or similar safe value) so
rating = ratingText.includes('stars-') ? +ratingText.split('-').pop() : 0 still
returns a valid CSFDStars without throwing.

---

Outside diff comments:
In `@src/helpers/search-user.helper.ts`:
- Around line 4-6: The getUser helper currently assumes
querySelector('.user-title-name') always returns an element; update the getUser
function to safely handle null by checking the result of
el.querySelector('.user-title-name') (or use optional chaining) before accessing
.text and return a sensible fallback (e.g., empty string) when the element or
its text is missing; ensure the change is made inside the getUser function so
callers get a stable string result instead of throwing.
- Around line 20-23: The getAvatar helper currently assumes
querySelector('.article-img img') and its src attribute always exist, which can
throw if the element or attribute is missing; update getAvatar to null-check the
result of el.querySelector('.article-img img') (or use optional chaining) and
use element.getAttribute('src') safely, providing a sensible fallback (e.g.
empty string) before calling addProtocol so addProtocol always receives a string
and runtime errors are prevented.
- Around line 25-27: getUserUrl currently assumes
document.querySelector('.user-title-name') and its href attribute always exist;
update getUserUrl to safely handle missing nodes/attributes by using optional
chaining and a safe fallback (e.g., return '' or null) instead of directly
accessing attributes.href, or wrap the lookup in a try/catch and return the
fallback on error; reference the getUserUrl function and the '.user-title-name'
selector so the change checks for element existence and attribute presence
before returning the URL.
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export const getSearchColorRating = (el: HTMLElement): CSFDColorRating => {
return parseColor(
el.querySelector('.article-header i.icon').classNames.split(' ').pop() as CSFDColors
getLastWord(el.querySelector('.article-header i.icon').classNames) as CSFDColors
);
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⚠️ Potential issue | 🟠 Major

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Add null-safe handling for icon class extraction.

querySelector('.article-header i.icon') can return null; direct .classNames access will throw at runtime.

Suggested fix
 export const getSearchColorRating = (el: HTMLElement): CSFDColorRating => {
-  return parseColor(
-    getLastWord(el.querySelector('.article-header i.icon').classNames) as CSFDColors
-  );
+  const iconClasses = el.querySelector('.article-header i.icon')?.classNames ?? '';
+  return parseColor(getLastWord(iconClasses) as CSFDColors);
 };

Per guideline: "Never assume an element exists. CSFD changes layouts. Use optional chaining ?. or try/catch inside helpers for robust scraping."

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Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.

In `@src/helpers/search.helper.ts` around lines 33 - 36, getSearchColorRating
currently assumes el.querySelector('.article-header i.icon') exists and directly
reads .classNames; make this null-safe by using optional chaining to get the
icon element and its class string (e.g., const iconClass =
el.querySelector('.article-header i.icon')?.className) and only call
getLastWord/parseColor when iconClass is present; if the icon is missing,
short-circuit and return a safe default CSFDColorRating (or call parseColor with
a known fallback) so parseColor, getLastWord and getSearchColorRating all handle
missing elements without throwing.

Comment on lines +12 to 15
const ratingText = getLastWord(el.querySelector('td.star-rating-only .stars').classNames);

const rating = ratingText.includes('stars-') ? +ratingText.split('-').pop() : 0;
return rating as CSFDStars;
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Guard .stars lookup before reading classNames.

This will throw when the rating node is missing, making the parser brittle against CSFD layout changes. The helper must use optional chaining or try/catch per the robustness requirements for this directory.

Suggested fix
 export const getUserRating = (el: HTMLElement): CSFDStars => {
-  const ratingText = getLastWord(el.querySelector('td.star-rating-only .stars').classNames);
+  const starsClass = el.querySelector('td.star-rating-only .stars')?.classNames ?? '';
+  const ratingText = getLastWord(starsClass);
 
   const rating = ratingText.includes('stars-') ? +ratingText.split('-').pop() : 0;
   return rating as CSFDStars;
 };
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const ratingText = getLastWord(el.querySelector('td.star-rating-only .stars').classNames);
const rating = ratingText.includes('stars-') ? +ratingText.split('-').pop() : 0;
return rating as CSFDStars;
export const getUserRating = (el: HTMLElement): CSFDStars => {
const starsClass = el.querySelector('td.star-rating-only .stars')?.classNames ?? '';
const ratingText = getLastWord(starsClass);
const rating = ratingText.includes('stars-') ? +ratingText.split('-').pop() : 0;
return rating as CSFDStars;
};
🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.

In `@src/helpers/user-ratings.helper.ts` around lines 12 - 15, The code reads
classNames off el.querySelector('td.star-rating-only .stars') without guarding
for a missing node, causing crashes; update the logic in user-ratings.helper
(the ratingText and rating computation around getLastWord and CSFDStars) to
first check the querySelector result (using optional chaining or a try/catch)
before accessing .classNames, defaulting ratingText to an empty string (or
similar safe value) so rating = ratingText.includes('stars-') ?
+ratingText.split('-').pop() : 0 still returns a valid CSFDStars without
throwing.

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