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From: "codeflash-ai[bot]"
 <148906541+codeflash-ai[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2026 00:48:38 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Optimize _extract_class_body_context
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The optimized code achieves an **11% runtime improvement** (93.6μs → 83.6μs) through two key changes:

**1. Caching `child.type` in a local variable**
```python
child_type = child.type  # Cache the attribute access
if child_type in ("{", "}", ";", ","):
```
In the loop over `body_node.children`, `child.type` was accessed 3-4 times per iteration. By storing it once in `child_type`, we eliminate repeated attribute lookups on the Node object, which are more expensive than local variable access in Python.

**2. Replacing `append("".join(...))` with `extend(...)`**
Original:
```python
field_lines = lines[javadoc_start : end_line + 1]
field_parts.append("".join(field_lines))  # Join then append
```

Optimized:
```python
field_parts.extend(lines[javadoc_start : end_line + 1])  # Directly extend
```

This eliminates intermediate string concatenations inside the loop. Instead of creating a joined string for each field/constructor and appending it to the list, we extend the list with the raw line slices. The final `"".join(field_parts)` at the end performs one single join operation over all accumulated lines, which is significantly more efficient than multiple joins.

**Performance impact by test case:**
- **Large-scale test** (200 fields): 16.5% faster (71.6μs → 61.5μs) - the extend optimization scales particularly well with many fields
- **Multiple mixed fields/constructors**: 4.86% faster - benefits from both optimizations
- **Basic single field tests**: slight variation (some 0.5-5% slower) - the overhead of the extra local variable assignment is negligible for single-element cases but the optimization still maintains correctness

The optimization is most effective when processing Java files with many field declarations or constructors, which is common in real-world codebases. The deferred string joining pattern is a classic Python performance technique that reduces memory allocations and intermediate object creation.
---
 codeflash/languages/java/context.py | 22 +++++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/codeflash/languages/java/context.py b/codeflash/languages/java/context.py
index a5597351c..701dddd96 100644
--- a/codeflash/languages/java/context.py
+++ b/codeflash/languages/java/context.py
@@ -413,18 +413,20 @@ def _extract_type_body_context(
     enum_constant_parts: list[str] = []
 
     for child in body_node.children:
+        child_type = child.type
+        
         # Skip braces, semicolons, and commas
-        if child.type in ("{", "}", ";", ","):
+        if child_type in ("{", "}", ";", ","):
             continue
 
         # Handle enum constants (only for enums)
         # Extract just the constant name/text, not the whole line
-        if child.type == "enum_constant" and type_kind == "enum":
+        if child_type == "enum_constant" and type_kind == "enum":
             constant_text = source_bytes[child.start_byte : child.end_byte].decode("utf8")
             enum_constant_parts.append(constant_text)
 
         # Handle field declarations
-        elif child.type == "field_declaration":
+        elif child_type == "field_declaration":
             start_line = child.start_point[0]
             end_line = child.end_point[0]
 
@@ -436,18 +438,16 @@ def _extract_type_body_context(
                 if comment_text.strip().startswith("/**"):
                     javadoc_start = prev_sibling.start_point[0]
 
-            field_lines = lines[javadoc_start : end_line + 1]
-            field_parts.append("".join(field_lines))
+            field_parts.extend(lines[javadoc_start : end_line + 1])
 
         # Handle constant declarations (for interfaces)
-        elif child.type == "constant_declaration" and type_kind == "interface":
+        elif child_type == "constant_declaration" and type_kind == "interface":
             start_line = child.start_point[0]
             end_line = child.end_point[0]
-            constant_lines = lines[start_line : end_line + 1]
-            field_parts.append("".join(constant_lines))
+            field_parts.extend(lines[start_line : end_line + 1])
 
         # Handle constructor declarations
-        elif child.type == "constructor_declaration":
+        elif child_type == "constructor_declaration":
             start_line = child.start_point[0]
             end_line = child.end_point[0]
 
@@ -459,8 +459,8 @@ def _extract_type_body_context(
                 if comment_text.strip().startswith("/**"):
                     javadoc_start = prev_sibling.start_point[0]
 
-            constructor_lines = lines[javadoc_start : end_line + 1]
-            constructor_parts.append("".join(constructor_lines))
+            constructor_parts.extend(lines[javadoc_start : end_line + 1])
+
 
     fields_code = "".join(field_parts)
     constructors_code = "".join(constructor_parts)