Improve plugin loading performance #2973

Jack251970 · 2024-09-15T08:41:26Z

Improve plugin loading performance using concurrency

coderabbitai · 2024-09-15T08:41:34Z

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The changes involve a transition from synchronous to asynchronous processing in the plugin management system of the application. Key methods in several files have been updated to return Task objects instead of collections of PluginPair, allowing for non-blocking execution during plugin setup and loading. This includes modifications to the AbstractPluginEnvironment, PluginManager, and PluginsLoader classes, enhancing the efficiency of plugin initialization and error handling during the loading process.

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Files	Change Summary
`Flow.Launcher.Core/ExternalPlugins/Environments/AbstractPluginEnvironment.cs`	Changed return types of `Setup` and `SetPathForPluginPairs` methods from `IEnumerable<PluginPair>` to `IEnumerable<Task>`.
`Flow.Launcher.Core/Plugin/PluginManager.cs`	Renamed `LoadPlugins` to `LoadPluginsAsync`, shifting to an asynchronous operation.
`Flow.Launcher.Core/Plugin/PluginsLoader.cs`	Updated `Plugins` method to `PluginsAsync` returning `Task<List<PluginPair>>`. Changed other methods to return `IEnumerable<Task>`.
`Flow.Launcher/App.xaml.cs`	Replaced `PluginManager.LoadPlugins` with `PluginManager.LoadPluginsAsync` for non-blocking startup.

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Fix startup localization issues #2881: The changes in PluginManager.cs related to the GetPluginsForInterface<T>() method do not directly connect to the asynchronous changes in the main PR, but they involve modifications within the same file, indicating potential interactions in the plugin management logic.

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Flow.Launcher.Core/ExternalPlugins/Environments/AbstractPluginEnvironment.cs (4 hunks)
Flow.Launcher.Core/Plugin/PluginsLoader.cs (4 hunks)

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Flow.Launcher.Core/Plugin/PluginsLoader.cs (6)

20-21: LGTM!

The use of ConcurrentQueue for storing PluginPair objects is a good choice to ensure thread-safe operations when multiple tasks are executed concurrently. This aligns well with the goal of introducing asynchronous processing in the plugin loading functionality.

22-23: LGTM!

Using ConcurrentQueue for ErroredPlugins is a good choice to ensure thread-safe operations when multiple tasks are executed concurrently. Storing the names of errored plugins separately is a nice approach for error handling and reporting.

24-28: LGTM!

The AddPlugin method provides a convenient way to add plugins to the Plugins queue. Enqueuing the plugin pair into the concurrent queue ensures thread-safe addition of plugins.

Line range hint 29-79: Excellent work on making the plugin loading process asynchronous!

The changes introduce several improvements:

Asynchronous processing allows for non-blocking execution during plugin loading.

Setting up various plugin environments and loading them concurrently enhances the efficiency of the plugin initialization process.

Error handling is significantly improved by storing the names of errored plugins and displaying a message box to inform the user about any errors encountered.

Returning the loaded plugins as a list allows for further processing or usage of the successfully loaded plugins.

Overall, these modifications greatly enhance the performance and user experience of the plugin loading functionality.

Line range hint 82-138: Great job on optimizing the DotNetPlugins method!

The changes introduce several improvements:

Returning an IEnumerable<Task> allows for parallel execution of plugin initialization, enhancing performance.

Encapsulating each plugin loading operation within a Task.Run ensures that the loading process is non-blocking and can be executed concurrently.

Enqueuing the name of errored plugins into ErroredPlugins enables centralized error handling and reporting.

Enqueuing the successfully loaded plugin pair into the Plugins queue ensures thread-safe addition of plugins.

These modifications significantly improve the efficiency and robustness of the DotNetPlugins loading process.

140-152: Excellent work on optimizing the ExecutablePlugins and ExecutableV2Plugins methods!

The changes introduce similar improvements as in the DotNetPlugins method:

Returning an IEnumerable<Task> allows for parallel execution of plugin initialization, enhancing performance.

Encapsulating each plugin loading operation within a Task.Run ensures that the loading process is non-blocking and can be executed concurrently.

Enqueuing the successfully loaded plugin pair into the Plugins queue ensures thread-safe addition of plugins.

These modifications significantly improve the efficiency of the executable plugin loading process.

Also applies to: 154-166

Flow.Launcher.Core/ExternalPlugins/Environments/AbstractPluginEnvironment.cs (4)

11-12: LGTM!

The addition of the System.Threading.Tasks and Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin namespaces is necessary for the asynchronous plugin loading changes in this file.

42-45: LGTM!

The changes to the return type of the Setup method and the early return statement are consistent with the transition to asynchronous plugin setup.

92-92: LGTM!

Returning an empty list of Task in the error case is consistent with the new asynchronous plugin setup approach.

111-121: LGTM!

The changes to the SetPathForPluginPairs method enable asynchronous creation of plugin pairs, allowing for concurrent execution and improved performance. The use of Task.Run and the return type change to IEnumerable<Task> are consistent with this approach.

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taooceros

Looks cool! Could you give a small benchmark about the speed up?

taooceros · 2024-09-17T06:03:33Z

Flow.Launcher.Core/ExternalPlugins/Environments/AbstractPluginEnvironment.cs

            PluginSettings = pluginSettings;
        }

-        internal IEnumerable<PluginPair> Setup()


why would you not use a generic version of task?

I have fixed this.

github-actions · 2024-09-17T07:37:05Z

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Jack251970 · 2024-09-17T07:41:41Z

Looks cool! Could you give a small benchmark about the speed up?

It seems this optimization is invalid. The instance-creating functions are executed very fast, and thus concurrency are hard to optimize their performances.

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