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Optimize find_last_node
The optimization dramatically improves performance by **eliminating quadratic complexity** through a fundamental algorithmic change.
**Key Optimization:**
The original code uses a nested loop structure: for each node, it checks against ALL edges to verify if that node is a source. This creates O(n × m) complexity where n = nodes and m = edges. The optimized version pre-computes a set of all source IDs once, then performs constant-time lookups.
**Specific Changes:**
1. **Pre-computation**: `source_ids = {e["source"] for e in edges}` creates a hash set of all source node IDs in O(m) time
2. **Fast lookup**: `n["id"] not in source_ids` uses O(1) hash set membership testing instead of O(m) linear search through all edges
**Why This Works:**
- Hash set creation is O(m) vs. the original's O(n × m) repeated edge scanning
- Set membership testing (`in`/`not in`) is O(1) average case vs. O(m) for the `all()` generator
- Total complexity drops from O(n × m) to O(n + m)
**Performance Impact:**
The 218x speedup (from 181ms to 826μs) demonstrates the dramatic difference between quadratic and linear algorithms. This optimization is particularly effective for:
- **Large graphs**: Performance gains increase exponentially with graph size (as shown in large-scale test cases with 1000+ nodes)
- **Dense graphs**: More edges mean greater savings from avoiding repeated edge iteration
- **Star topologies**: The large star graph test case especially benefits since it has many edges from one central node
The optimization maintains identical behavior while being significantly more scalable for real-world graph processing workloads.1 parent e776522 commit 5d43a44
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