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# Architecture Diagrams - Performance Optimization
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## Current Architecture (SLOW ❌)
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```
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┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
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│ User opens application │
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└──────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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│
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▼
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┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
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│ Browser requests /api/vault │
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│ (Load ALL notes with FULL content) │
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└──────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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│
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▼ (5-10 seconds)
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┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
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│ Server: loadVaultNotes(vaultDir) │
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│ ├─ Walk filesystem recursively │
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│ ├─ For EACH file: │
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│ │ ├─ Read file content │
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│ │ ├─ enrichFrontmatterOnOpen() ← EXPENSIVE (YAML parsing, I/O) │
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│ │ ├─ Extract title, tags │
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│ │ └─ Calculate stats │
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│ └─ Return 5-10MB JSON │
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└──────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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│
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▼ (5-10 seconds)
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┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
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│ Network: Send large JSON payload (5-10MB) │
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│ ├─ Compression: gzip reduces to 1-2MB │
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│ └─ Transfer time: 2-5 seconds on 4G │
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└──────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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│
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▼ (2-3 seconds)
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┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
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│ Client: Parse JSON, store in VaultService.allNotes() │
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│ ├─ Parse 5-10MB JSON │
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│ ├─ Create Note objects for all files │
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│ └─ Store in memory (200-300MB) │
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└──────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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│
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▼ (2-3 seconds)
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┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
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│ Render UI │
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│ ├─ NotesListComponent renders all items │
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│ ├─ AppShellNimbusLayoutComponent initializes │
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│ └─ UI becomes interactive │
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└──────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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│
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▼
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┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
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│ ⏱️ TOTAL TIME: 15-30 SECONDS ❌ │
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│ User can finally interact with the application │
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└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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```
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---
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## Proposed Architecture (FAST ✅)
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```
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┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
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│ User opens application │
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└──────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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│
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▼
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┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
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│ Browser requests /api/vault/metadata │
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│ (Load ONLY metadata, NO content, NO enrichment) │
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└──────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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│
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▼ (0.5-1 second)
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┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
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│ Server: loadVaultMetadataOnly(vaultDir) │
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│ ├─ Walk filesystem recursively │
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│ ├─ For EACH file: │
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│ │ ├─ Read file content (fast) │
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│ │ ├─ Extract title from first heading (fast) │
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│ │ └─ Get file stats (fast) │
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│ ├─ NO enrichFrontmatterOnOpen() ← SKIPPED │
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│ ├─ NO tag extraction ← DEFERRED │
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│ └─ Return 0.5-1MB JSON (metadata only) │
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└──────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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│
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▼ (0.2-0.5 seconds)
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┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
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│ Network: Send small JSON payload (0.5-1MB) │
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│ ├─ Compression: gzip reduces to 100-200KB │
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│ └─ Transfer time: < 1 second on 4G │
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└──────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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│
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▼ (0.5-1 second)
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┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
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│ Client: Parse JSON, store in VaultService.allNotesMetadata() │
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│ ├─ Parse 0.5-1MB JSON (fast) │
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│ ├─ Create Note objects with empty content │
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│ └─ Store in memory (50-100MB) │
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└──────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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│
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▼ (1-2 seconds)
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┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
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│ Render UI │
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│ ├─ NotesListComponent renders all items (metadata only) │
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│ ├─ AppShellNimbusLayoutComponent initializes │
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│ └─ UI becomes interactive │
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└──────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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│
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▼
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┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
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│ ⏱️ TOTAL TIME: 2-4 SECONDS ✅ │
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│ User can interact with the application │
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└──────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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│
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▼
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┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
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│ User clicks on a note │
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└──────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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│
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▼
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┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
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│ Browser requests /api/files?path=note.md │
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│ (Load ONLY this note's content) │
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└──────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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│
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▼ (0.2-0.5 seconds)
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┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
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│ Server: Load and enrich single file │
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│ ├─ Read file content │
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│ ├─ enrichFrontmatterOnOpen() ← ONLY for this file │
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│ ├─ Extract tags │
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│ └─ Return file content │
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└──────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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│
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▼ (0.2-0.5 seconds)
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┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
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│ Network: Send single note content (5-50KB) │
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└──────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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│
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▼ (0.2-0.5 seconds)
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┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
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│ Client: Update note with full content │
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│ ├─ Parse content │
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│ ├─ Update VaultService │
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│ └─ Render note viewer │
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└──────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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│
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▼
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┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
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│ ⏱️ TOTAL TIME: 0.5-1.5 SECONDS ✅ │
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│ Note content displayed to user │
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└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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```
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---
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## Data Flow Comparison
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### Current Flow (Slow)
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App Start
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│
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├─→ /api/vault (ALL files, ALL content)
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│ └─→ Server: loadVaultNotes()
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│ ├─ Walk FS: O(n)
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│ ├─ Enrich each: O(n) × expensive
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│ └─ Return: 5-10MB
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│
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├─→ Network: 2-5s
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│
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├─→ Client Parse: 2-3s
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│
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└─→ Render UI: 2-3s
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Total: 15-30 seconds ❌
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```
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### Proposed Flow (Fast)
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```
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App Start
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│
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├─→ /api/vault/metadata (metadata only)
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│ └─→ Server: loadVaultMetadataOnly()
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│ ├─ Walk FS: O(n)
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│ ├─ NO enrichment: fast
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│ └─ Return: 0.5-1MB
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│
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├─→ Network: < 1s
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│
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├─→ Client Parse: 0.5-1s
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│
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├─→ Render UI: 1-2s
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│
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└─→ UI Interactive: 2-4s ✅
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User clicks note
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│
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├─→ /api/files?path=note.md (single file)
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│ └─→ Server: Load and enrich single file
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│ ├─ Read: fast
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│ ├─ Enrich: only this file
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│ └─ Return: 5-50KB
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│
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├─→ Network: < 1s
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│
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└─→ Client: Render: 0.5-1s
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Total: 0.5-1.5 seconds ✅
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```
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---
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## Memory Usage Comparison
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### Current Architecture
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```
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┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
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│ Memory Usage (1000 files) │
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├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
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│ Server: │
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│ ├─ File handles: ~50MB │
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│ ├─ Parsed JSON: ~100MB │
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│ └─ Enrichment cache: ~50MB │
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│ └─ Total: 200MB │
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│ │
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│ Client: │
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│ ├─ JSON payload: ~100MB │
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│ ├─ Note objects: ~100MB │
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│ └─ DOM nodes: ~50MB │
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│ └─ Total: 250MB │
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│ │
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│ TOTAL: 450MB ❌ │
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└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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```
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### Proposed Architecture
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```
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┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
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│ Memory Usage (1000 files) │
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├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
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│ Server: │
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│ ├─ File handles: ~20MB │
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│ ├─ Parsed JSON: ~10MB │
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│ └─ Cache (optional): ~30MB │
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│ └─ Total: 60MB │
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│ │
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│ Client: │
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│ ├─ JSON payload: ~5MB │
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│ ├─ Note objects (metadata): ~20MB │
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│ └─ DOM nodes: ~10MB │
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│ └─ Total: 35MB │
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│ │
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│ TOTAL: 95MB ✅ (79% reduction) │
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└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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```
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---
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## Network Payload Comparison
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### Current Architecture
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```
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Request: /api/vault
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Response Size: 5-10 MB
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Breakdown (1000 files):
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├─ Metadata per file: 200 bytes
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│ └─ id, title, path, dates: 200 × 1000 = 200KB
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│
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├─ Content per file: 5KB average
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│ └─ Full markdown: 5000 × 1000 = 5MB
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│
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└─ Tags per file: 100 bytes
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└─ Extracted tags: 100 × 1000 = 100KB
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Total: ~5.3 MB ❌
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Compressed (gzip): ~1-2 MB
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Transfer time (4G): 2-5 seconds
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```
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### Proposed Architecture
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```
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Request 1: /api/vault/metadata
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Response Size: 0.5-1 MB
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Breakdown (1000 files):
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├─ Metadata per file: 200 bytes
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│ └─ id, title, path, dates: 200 × 1000 = 200KB
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│
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├─ NO content
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│ └─ Saved: 5MB
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│
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└─ NO tags
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└─ Saved: 100KB
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Total: ~0.2 MB ✅
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Compressed (gzip): ~50-100 KB
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Transfer time (4G): < 1 second
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Request 2 (on-demand): /api/files?path=note.md
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Response Size: 5-50 KB per file
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Transfer time: < 1 second per file
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```
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---
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## Performance Timeline
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### Current (Slow) Timeline
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0s ├─ App starts
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│
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1s ├─ Network request sent
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│
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3s ├─ Server processing (loadVaultNotes)
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│
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8s ├─ Server response received
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│
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10s ├─ Network transfer complete
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│
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13s ├─ Client parsing complete
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│
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15s ├─ UI rendering complete
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│
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20s ├─ UI interactive ❌
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│
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30s └─ All features ready
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```
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### Proposed (Fast) Timeline
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```
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0s ├─ App starts
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│
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0.5s ├─ Network request sent
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│
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1s ├─ Server processing (loadVaultMetadataOnly)
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│
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1.5s ├─ Server response received
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│
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2s ├─ Network transfer complete
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│
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2.5s ├─ Client parsing complete
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│
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3s ├─ UI rendering complete
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│
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4s ├─ UI interactive ✅
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│
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└─ User clicks note
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4.5s ├─ Network request sent
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│
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5s ├─ Server processing (single file)
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│
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5.5s ├─ Server response received
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│
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6s ├─ Network transfer complete
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│
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6.5s ├─ Client parsing complete
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│
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7s └─ Note displayed ✅
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```
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---
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## Component Architecture
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### Current Architecture
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```
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┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
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│ AppComponent │
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├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
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│ ├─ VaultService │
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│ │ └─ allNotes: Note[] (ALL with content) │
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│ │ │
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│ ├─ AppShellNimbusLayoutComponent │
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│ │ ├─ NotesListComponent │
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│ │ │ └─ Renders all notes (with virtual scroll) │
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│ │ ├─ NoteViewerComponent │
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│ │ │ └─ Shows selected note │
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│ │ └─ FileExplorerComponent │
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│ │ └─ Shows file tree │
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│ │ │
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│ └─ Other components... │
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│ │
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│ Issue: All notes loaded at startup ❌ │
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└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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```
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### Proposed Architecture
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```
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┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
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│ AppComponent │
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├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
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│ ├─ VaultService │
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│ │ ├─ allNotesMetadata: Note[] (metadata only) │
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│ │ └─ ensureNoteContent(noteId): Promise<Note> │
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│ │ └─ Lazy load content on-demand │
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│ │ │
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│ ├─ AppShellNimbusLayoutComponent │
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│ │ ├─ NotesListComponent │
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│ │ │ └─ Renders metadata (fast) │
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│ │ ├─ NoteViewerComponent │
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│ │ │ └─ Loads content on-demand │
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│ │ └─ FileExplorerComponent │
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│ │ └─ Shows file tree (from metadata) │
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│ │ │
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│ └─ Other components... │
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│ │
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│ Benefit: Fast startup + on-demand loading ✅ │
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└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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```
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---
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## Request/Response Comparison
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### Current: /api/vault
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```
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REQUEST:
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GET /api/vault HTTP/1.1
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RESPONSE:
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HTTP/1.1 200 OK
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Content-Type: application/json
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Content-Length: 5242880
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{
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"notes": [
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{
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"id": "note-1",
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"title": "Note 1",
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"content": "# Note 1\n\nLong markdown content...",
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"tags": ["tag1", "tag2"],
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"filePath": "folder/note-1.md",
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"originalPath": "folder/note-1",
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"fileName": "note-1.md",
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"createdAt": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",
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"updatedAt": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",
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"mtime": 1234567890,
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"frontmatter": { "key": "value" }
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},
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// ... 999 more notes with full content
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]
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}
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Size: 5-10 MB ❌
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Time: 5-10 seconds ❌
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```
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### Proposed: /api/vault/metadata
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```
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REQUEST:
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GET /api/vault/metadata HTTP/1.1
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RESPONSE:
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HTTP/1.1 200 OK
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Content-Type: application/json
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Content-Length: 524288
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[
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{
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"id": "note-1",
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"title": "Note 1",
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"filePath": "folder/note-1.md",
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"createdAt": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",
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"updatedAt": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
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},
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// ... 999 more notes with metadata only
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]
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Size: 0.5-1 MB ✅
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Time: < 1 second ✅
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```
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### On-Demand: /api/files?path=...
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```
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REQUEST:
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GET /api/files?path=folder/note-1.md HTTP/1.1
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RESPONSE:
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HTTP/1.1 200 OK
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Content-Type: text/markdown
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Content-Length: 5120
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# Note 1
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Long markdown content...
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Size: 5-50 KB ✅
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Time: < 500ms ✅
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```
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---
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## Scaling Comparison
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### Current Architecture Scaling
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```
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Files Startup Time Memory Network
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────────────────────────────────────────────
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100 2-3s 50MB 500KB
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500 8-12s 150MB 2.5MB
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1000 15-30s 300MB 5MB
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5000 60-120s 1.5GB 25MB ❌
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10000 120-240s 3GB 50MB ❌
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Problem: Exponential growth ❌
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```
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### Proposed Architecture Scaling
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```
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Files Startup Time Memory Network
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────────────────────────────────────────────
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100 0.5-1s 10MB 50KB
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500 1-2s 30MB 250KB
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1000 2-4s 60MB 500KB
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5000 3-5s 200MB 2.5MB ✅
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10000 4-6s 300MB 5MB ✅
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Benefit: Linear growth ✅
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```
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## Summary
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| Metric | Current | Proposed | Improvement |
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| Startup Time | 15-30s | 2-4s | **75% faster** |
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| Network Payload | 5-10MB | 0.5-1MB | **90% smaller** |
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| Memory Usage | 200-300MB | 50-100MB | **75% less** |
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| Time to Interactive | 20-35s | 3-5s | **80% faster** |
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| Max Files | ~5000 | Unlimited | **Unlimited** |
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| Complexity | High | Medium | **Simpler** |
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**Conclusion**: The proposed metadata-first architecture provides **dramatic improvements** in performance, scalability, and user experience with **minimal complexity**.
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