fix: zero copy to create a new Buffer #916

fengmk2 · 2025-12-06T14:27:49Z

https://nodejs.org/docs/latest-v24.x/api/buffer.html#static-method-bufferfromarraybuffer-byteoffset-length

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- Optimized binary data handling to reduce memory copies and improve performance.
- Preserves identical visible content while changing internal buffer object identity — callers that rely on object identity (rather than content) may observe differences.

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https://nodejs.org/docs/latest-v24.x/api/buffer.html#static-method-bufferfromarraybuffer-byteoffset-length

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This pull request introduces a performance optimization by implementing zero-copy Buffer creation within the DistRepository service. Specifically, it updates the readDistBytesToBuffer method to leverage Buffer.from(bytes.buffer, bytes.byteOffset, bytes.byteLength) when the input bytes is a Uint8Array, thereby preventing redundant data duplication and improving efficiency when processing distribution bytes.

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Buffer Creation Optimization: Modified the readDistBytesToBuffer method in app/repository/DistRepository.ts to utilize a zero-copy approach when converting Uint8Array instances to Buffer objects.
Performance Improvement: This change enhances performance by avoiding unnecessary memory allocation and data copying when handling binary data, aligning with Node.js best practices for Buffer creation from ArrayBuffer views.

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Changed readDistBytesToBuffer to always construct a Buffer from the input's underlying ArrayBuffer via Buffer.from(bytes.buffer, bytes.byteOffset, bytes.byteLength), enabling zero-copy views for all Uint8Array-like inputs and returning a new Buffer view even when the input was already a Buffer (object identity now differs).

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Buffer construction change `app/repository/DistRepository.ts`	Replaced conditional `Buffer.isBuffer(bytes) ? bytes : Buffer.from(bytes)` with unconditional `Buffer.from(bytes.buffer, bytes.byteOffset, bytes.byteLength)`. This creates a new Buffer view over the same memory for all inputs, preserving bytes but altering returned object identity for `Buffer` inputs.

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This pull request correctly implements a zero-copy buffer creation in readDistBytesToBuffer, which is a good performance optimization. The change avoids an unnecessary memory copy when converting a Uint8Array to a Buffer. The implementation is sound and handles the case where the input might already be a Buffer. A similar optimization could be applied to the readDistBytesToString method, which is still using Buffer.from(bytes) and thus performing a copy. This could be considered for a follow-up change to further improve performance in other parts of the repository, like readDistBytesToJSON.

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This PR optimizes the readDistBytesToBuffer method in DistRepository by implementing zero-copy Buffer creation from Uint8Array. When converting a Uint8Array to a Buffer, the change uses Buffer.from(bytes.buffer, bytes.byteOffset, bytes.byteLength) instead of Buffer.from(bytes), which creates a view over the existing ArrayBuffer rather than copying the data. This improves performance for package manifest operations where large binary data is read from the NFS storage layer.

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Updated readDistBytesToBuffer to use zero-copy Buffer creation via ArrayBuffer reference
Added documentation comment linking to Node.js v24 Buffer API documentation

app/repository/DistRepository.ts

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coderabbitai · 2025-12-06T15:12:00Z

app/repository/DistRepository.ts

  async readDistBytesToBuffer(dist: Dist): Promise<Buffer | undefined> {
    const bytes = await this.readDistBytes(dist);
    if (!bytes) return undefined;
-    return Buffer.isBuffer(bytes) ? bytes : Buffer.from(bytes);
+    // if bytes is Uint8Array, should use zero copy to create a new Buffer
+    // https://nodejs.org/docs/latest-v24.x/api/buffer.html#static-method-bufferfromarraybuffer-byteoffset-length
+    return Buffer.from(bytes.buffer, bytes.byteOffset, bytes.byteLength);
  }


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Rename method to follow repository naming convention.

The method readDistBytesToBuffer violates the repository naming convention. Repository methods must use findX, saveX, removeX, or listXs patterns. Rename this to findDistBytesAsBuffer or appropriate equivalent.

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[skip ci] ## <small>4.13.3 (2025-12-06)</small> * fix: zero copy to create a new Buffer (#916) ([683ee1d](683ee1d)), closes [#916](#916) [hi#level](https://github.com/hi/issues/level) * chore(deps): update mime-types to v3 (#899) ([0a5c90c](0a5c90c)), closes [#899](#899) [#865](#865) * chore(deps): upgrade base-x to v5 (#897) ([d3e4fae](d3e4fae)), closes [#897](#897) [#864](#864)

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