nushell/crates/nu-std/tests/test_dirs.nu
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Improves startup time when using std-lib (#13842)
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- While folks are welcome to read through the entire comments, the core
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# Description

This PR drastically improves startup times of Nushell by only parsing a
single submodule of the Standard Library that provides the `banner` and
`pwd` commands. All other Standard Library commands and submodules are
parsed when imported by the user. This cuts startup times by more than
60%.

At the moment, we have stopped adding to `std-lib` because every
addition adds a small amount to the Nushell startup time.
With this change, we should once again be able to allow new
functionality to be added to the Standard Library without it impacting
`nu` startup times.

# User-Facing Changes

* Nushell now starts about 60% faster
* Breaking change: The `dirs` (Shells) aliases will return a warning
message that it will not be auto-loaded in the following release, along
with instructions on how to restore it (and disable the message)
* The `use std <submodule> *` syntax is available for convenience, but
should be avoided in scripts as it parses the entire `std` module and
all other submodules and places it in scope. The correct syntax to
*just* load a submodule is `use std/<submodule> *` (asterisk optional).
The slash is important. This will be documented.
* `use std *` can be used for convenience to load all of the library but
still incurs the full loading-time.
* `std/dirs`: Semi-breaking change. The `dirs` command replaces the
`show` command. This is more in line with the directory-stack
functionality found in other shells. Existing users will not be impacted
by this as the alias (`shells`) remains the same.

* Breaking-change: Technically a breaking change, but probably only
impacts maintainers of `std`. The virtual path for the standard library
has changed. It could previously be imported using its virtual path (and
technically, this would have been the correct way to do it):

  ```nu
  use NU_STDLIB_VIRTUAL_DIR/std
  ```

  The path is now simply `std/`:

  ```nu
  use std
  ```

  All submodules have moved accordingly.
  

# Timings

Comparisons below were made:

* In a temporary, clean config directory using `$env.XDG_CONFIG_HOME =
(mktemp -d)`.
* `nu` was run with a release build
* `nu` was run one time to generate the default `config.nu` (etc.) files
- Otherwise timings would include the user-prompt
* The shell was exited and then restarted several times to get timing
samples

(Note: Old timings based on 0.97 rather than 0.98, but in the range of
being accurate)

| Scenario | `$nu.startup-time` |
| --- | --- |
| 0.97.2
([aaaab8e](aaaab8e070))
Without this PR | 23ms - 24ms |
| This PR with deprecated commands | 9ms - <11ms |
| This PR after deprecated commands are removed in following release |
8ms - <10ms |
| Final PR (remove deprecated), using `--no-std-lib` | 6.1ms to 6.4ms |
| Final PR (remove deprecated), using `--no-config-file` | 3.1ms - 3.6ms
|
| Final PR (remove deprecated), using `--no-config-file --no-std-lib` |
1ms - 1.5ms |

*These last two timings point to the opportunity for further
optimization (see comment in thread below (will link once I write it).*

# Implementation details for future maintenance

* `use std banner` is a ridiculously deceptive call. That call parses
and imports *all* of `std` into scope. Simply replacing it with `use
std/core *` is essentially what saves ~14-15ms. This *only* imports the
submodule with the `banner` and `pwd` commands.

* From the code-comments, the reason that `NU_STDLIB_VIRTUAL_DIR` was
used as a prefix was so that there wouldn't be an issue if a user had a
`./std/mod.nu` in the current directory. This does **not** appear to be
an issue. After removing the prefix, I tested with both a relative
module as well as one in the `$env.NU_LIB_DIRS` path, and in all cases
the *internal* `std` still took precedence.

* By removing the prefix, users can now `use std` (and variants) without
requiring that it already be parsed and in scope.

* In the next release, we'll stop autoloading the `dirs` (shells)
functionality. While this only costs an additional 1-1.5ms, I think it's
better moved to the `config.nu` where the user can optionally remove it.
The main reason is its use of aliases (which have also caused issues) -
The `n`, `p`, and `g` short-commands are valuable real-estate, and users
may want to map these to something else.
  
For this release, there's an `deprecated_dirs` module that is still
autoloaded. As with the top-level commands, use of these will give a
deprecation warning with instructions on how to handle going forward.

To help with this, moved the aliases to their own submodule inside the
`dirs` module.

* Also sneaks in a small change where the top-level `dirs` command is
now the replacement for `dirs show`

* Fixed a double-import of `assert` in `dirs.nu`
* The `show_banner` step is replaced with simply `banner` rather than
re-importing it.

* A `virtual_path` may now be referenced with either a forward-slash or
a backward-slash on Windows. This allows `use std/<submodule>` to work
on all platforms.

# Performance side-notes:

* Future parsing and/or IR improvements should improve performance even
further.
* While the existing load time penalty of `std-lib` was not noticeable
on many systems, Nushell runs on a wide-variety of hardware and OS
platforms. Slower platforms will naturally see a bigger jump in
performance here. For users starting multiple Nushell sessions
frequently (e.g., `tmux`, Zellij, `screen`, et. al.) it is recommended
to keep total startup time (including user configuration) under ~250ms.

# Tests + Formatting

* All tests are green

* Updated tests:
- Removed the test that confirmed that `std` was loaded (since we
don't).
- Removed the `shells` test since it is not autoloaded. Main `dirs.nu`
functionality is tested through `stdlib-test`.
- Many tests assumed that the library was fully loaded, because it was
(even though we didn't intend for it to be). Fixed those tests.
- Tests now import only the necessary submodules (e.g., `use
std/assert`, rather than `use std assert`)
- Some tests *thought* they were loading `std/log`, but were doing so
improperly. This was masked by the now-fixed "load-everything-into-scope
bug". Local CI would pass due the `$env.NU_LOG_<...>` variables being
inherited from the calling process, but would fail in the "clean" GitHub
CI environment. These tests have also been fixed.

 * Added additional tests for the changes

# After Submitting

Will update the Standard Library doc page
2024-10-03 06:28:22 -05:00

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use std/assert
use std/log
# A couple of nuances to understand when testing module that exports environment:
# Each 'use' for that module in the test script will execute the def --env block.
# PWD at the time of the `use` will be what the export def --env block will see.
#[before-each]
def before-each [] {
# need some directories to play with
let base_path = ($nu.temp-path | path join $"test_dirs_(random uuid)")
let path_a = ($base_path | path join "a")
let path_b = ($base_path | path join "b")
mkdir $base_path $path_a $path_b
{base_path: $base_path, path_a: $path_a, path_b: $path_b}
}
#[after-each]
def after-each [] {
let base_path = $in.base_path
cd $base_path
cd ..
rm -r $base_path
}
def cur_dir_check [expect_dir, scenario] {
log debug $"check dir ($expect_dir), scenario ($scenario)"
assert equal $expect_dir $env.PWD $"expected not PWD after ($scenario)"
}
def cur_ring_check [expect_dir:string, expect_position: int scenario:string] {
log debug $"check ring ($expect_dir), position ($expect_position) scenario ($scenario)"
assert ($expect_position < ($env.DIRS_LIST | length)) $"ring big enough after ($scenario)"
assert equal $expect_position $env.DIRS_POSITION $"position in ring after ($scenario)"
}
#[test]
def dirs_command [] {
# careful with order of these statements!
# must capture value of $in before executing `use`s
let $c = $in
# must set PWD *before* doing `use` that will run the def --env block in dirs module.
cd $c.base_path
# must execute these uses for the UOT commands *after* the test and *not* just put them at top of test module.
# the def --env gets messed up
use std/dirs
# Stack: [BASE]
assert equal [$c.base_path] $env.DIRS_LIST "list is just pwd after initialization"
dirs next
assert equal $c.base_path $env.DIRS_LIST.0 "next wraps at end of list"
dirs prev
assert equal $c.base_path $env.DIRS_LIST.0 "prev wraps at top of list"
# Stack becomes: [base PATH_B path_a]
dirs add $c.path_b $c.path_a
assert equal $c.path_b $env.PWD "add changes PWD to first added dir"
assert length $env.DIRS_LIST 3 "add in fact adds to list"
assert equal $c.path_a $env.DIRS_LIST.2 "add in fact adds to list"
# Stack becomes: [BASE path_b path_a]
dirs next 2
# assert (not) equal requires span.start of first arg < span.end of 2nd
assert equal $env.PWD $c.base_path "next wraps at end of list"
# Stack becomes: [base path_b PATH_A]
dirs prev 1
assert equal $c.path_a $env.PWD "prev wraps at start of list"
cur_dir_check $c.path_a "prev wraps to end from start of list"
# Stack becomes: [base PATH_B]
dirs drop
assert length $env.DIRS_LIST 2 "drop removes from list"
assert equal $env.PWD $c.path_b "drop changes PWD to previous in list (before dropped element)"
assert equal (dirs) [[active path]; [false $c.base_path] [true $c.path_b]] "show table contains expected information"
# Stack becomes: [BASE]
dirs drop
assert length $env.DIRS_LIST 1 "drop removes from list"
assert equal $env.PWD $c.base_path "drop changes PWD (regression test for #9449)"
}
#[test]
def dirs_next [] {
# must capture value of $in before executing `use`s
let $c = $in
# must set PWD *before* doing `use` that will run the def --env block in dirs module.
cd $c.base_path
assert equal $env.PWD $c.base_path "test setup"
use std/dirs
cur_dir_check $c.base_path "use module test setup"
dirs add $c.path_a $c.path_b
cur_ring_check $c.path_a 1 "add 2, but pwd is first one added"
dirs next
cur_ring_check $c.path_b 2 "next to third"
dirs next
cur_ring_check $c.base_path 0 "next from top wraps to bottom of ring"
}
#[test]
def dirs_cd [] {
# must capture value of $in before executing `use`s
let $c = $in
# must set PWD *before* doing `use` that will run the def --env block in dirs module.
cd $c.base_path
use std/dirs
cur_dir_check $c.base_path "use module test setup"
cd $c.path_b
cur_ring_check $c.path_b 0 "cd with empty ring"
dirs add $c.path_a
cur_dir_check $c.path_a "can add 2nd directory"
cd $c.path_b
cur_ring_check $c.path_b 1 "cd at 2nd item on ring"
dirs next
cur_ring_check $c.path_b 0 "cd updates current position in non-empty ring"
assert equal [$c.path_b $c.path_b] $env.DIRS_LIST "cd updated both positions in ring"
}
#[test]
def dirs_goto_bug10696 [] {
let $c = $in
cd $c.base_path
use std/dirs
dirs add $c.path_a
cd $c.path_b
dirs goto 0
dirs goto 1
assert equal $env.PWD $c.path_b "goto other, then goto to come back returns to same directory"
}
#[test]
def dirs_goto [] {
let $c = $in
cd $c.base_path
use std/dirs
# check that goto can move *from* any position in the ring *to* any other position (correctly)
assert equal $env.PWD $c.base_path
dirs add $c.path_a
dirs add $c.path_b
assert equal ($env.DIRS_LIST | length) 3 "start with 3 elements in ring"
let exp_dir = [$c.base_path $c.path_a $c.path_b]
for $cur_pos in 0..<($env.DIRS_LIST | length) {
for $other_pos in 0..<($env.DIRS_LIST | length) {
dirs goto $cur_pos
assert equal $env.PWD ($exp_dir | get $cur_pos) "initial position as expected"
dirs goto $other_pos
assert equal $env.DIRS_POSITION $other_pos "goto moved index to correct slot"
assert equal $env.PWD ($exp_dir | get $other_pos) "goto changed working directory correctly"
}
}
# check that 'dirs goto' with no argument maps to `dirs` (main)
assert length (dirs goto) 3
}