Support autoreload for templates #7
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This commit dramatically improves the developer experience for template
development, especially in IPython/Jupyter environments with %autoreload.
## Problem
The previous implementation stored template metadata (_source, _compiled_template,
_engine, etc.) as class attributes. This created issues with IPython's %autoreload
because:
- Closures captured stale references to class attributes
- Redefining a template class didn't update existing instances
- File-backed templates didn't reload when the file changed
## Solution
Use method defaults to capture template state in __str__'s default argument:
```python
def __str__(instance, _cache={"tmpl": None, "src": ..., ...}):
# Lazy compilation and hot-reload logic
```
## Key Improvements
1. **IPython/Jupyter Compatibility**:
- %autoreload replaces methods and their __defaults__
- New template source is automatically picked up
- Avoids "frozen closure" problem
2. **Lazy Compilation**:
- Templates compile on first render, not at definition time
- Faster template definition, especially for unused templates
- Better for interactive development
3. **Hot-Reload for File Templates**:
- Automatically detects file modifications via mtime
- Reloads and recompiles changed templates
- Perfect for iterative template development
4. **Old Instance Safety**:
- Proxy rebuilt lazily in __str__ if missing
- Old instances remain functional after class redefinition
- More forgiving for live coding
5. **No Global State**:
- No registry, no module-level tracking
- Each __str__ has its own cache via defaults
- Clean, isolated implementation
## Performance
- Same runtime cost as before (one compile per class per edit)
- Lazy compilation saves time for unused templates
- Hot-reload has negligible overhead (just an mtime check)
## Implementation Details
**Before (class attributes)**:
```python
cls._source = source
cls._compiled_template = engine.compile_template(source)
cls._engine = engine
cls._variables = variables
def __str__(instance):
return instance._compiled_template.render(...)
```
**After (method defaults)**:
```python
def __str__(instance, _cache={"tmpl": None, "src": source, ...}):
if _cache["path"]: # File hot-reload
mtime = os.path.getmtime(_cache["path"])
if _cache["mtime"] != mtime:
_cache["src"] = load_template_source(_cache["path"])
_cache["tmpl"] = None # force recompile
_cache["mtime"] = mtime
if _cache["tmpl"] is None: # Lazy compile
_cache["tmpl"] = _cache["engine"].compile_template(_cache["src"])
# Build proxy lazily for old instances
if not hasattr(instance, "_proxy"):
instance._proxy = SerializationProxy.build(...)
return _cache["tmpl"].render(...)
```
## Testing
Added 4 new tests in test_hot_reload.py:
- File template hot-reload when file changes
- Inline templates don't reload (expected)
- Lazy compilation on first render
- Multiple instances share compiled cache
All 65 tests pass (33 benchmarks + 32 integration).
This makes deigma much more pleasant to use in interactive development!
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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
Added comprehensive benchmarks to measure the overhead introduced by the method-defaults approach with lazy compilation and hot-reload. ## Benchmark Results **Template Definition**: ~1.1 ms (one-time cost) - This is the cost of defining a template class - Happens once per template definition **Instance Creation**: ~3.4 μs (very fast!) - No compilation happens at creation time - Lazy compilation defers cost to first render **First Render (Lazy Compilation)**: - Inline template: ~30 μs - File template: ~162 μs (includes mtime check + load + compile) **Cached Renders**: - Inline template: ~18 μs (pure rendering) - File template: ~158 μs (includes mtime check) **Mtime Check Overhead**: ~140 μs per render - File templates: ~158 μs total - Inline templates: ~18 μs total - Overhead = 158 - 18 = 140 μs for stat() + comparison **Multiple Instances** (10 instances): - Inline: ~296 μs total (~29.6 μs per instance) - File: ~1.7 ms total (~171 μs per instance) - Instances share compiled template cache **Repeated Renders** (100 renders of same instance): - Inline: ~1.7 ms (~17 μs per render) - File: ~16.5 ms (~165 μs per render) ## Analysis 1. **Lazy compilation is essentially free**: - Instance creation: 3.4 μs (vs ~1 ms for eager compile) - First render pays the cost once: 30 μs - Subsequent renders are fast: 18 μs 2. **Mtime check overhead is acceptable**: - ~140 μs per render for file templates - Only applies to file-backed templates - Enables hot-reload for development - For production, use inline templates 3. **Cache sharing works well**: - Multiple instances share compiled template - Lazy proxy building: ~29 μs (only on first render per instance) ## Conclusion The overhead is minimal and acceptable for development workflows: - Lazy compilation saves time for unused templates - Hot-reload is worth the ~140 μs mtime check in development - For production, inline templates have minimal overhead (18 μs) 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Code Review
This pull request introduces hot-reloading for file-based templates and adds a comprehensive set of benchmarks to measure performance overhead. The changes in src/deigma/template.py implement lazy compilation and caching, with support for detecting file modifications. The new test files tests/benches/test_template_overhead.py and tests/integration/test_hot_reload.py provide good coverage for the new functionality.
My review focuses on improving code maintainability and test robustness. I've identified significant code duplication in the __str__ method implementations that should be refactored. I also have a suggestion to make the hot-reload integration test more reliable.
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| field: getattr(instance._proxy, field) for field in cls._variables | ||
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| "engine": Jinja2Engine(serialize=serialize), | ||
| "src": _src, | ||
| "vars": variables, | ||
| "path": _path, | ||
| "mtime": None, | ||
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| # Optional file mtime check for hot-reload | ||
| if _cache["path"] and os.path.exists(_cache["path"]): | ||
| mtime = os.path.getmtime(_cache["path"]) | ||
| if _cache["mtime"] != mtime: | ||
| _cache["src"] = load_template_source(_cache["path"]) | ||
| _cache["tmpl"] = None # force recompile | ||
| _cache["mtime"] = mtime | ||
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| _cache["tmpl"] = _cache["engine"].compile_template(_cache["src"]) | ||
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| adapter = _get_adapter(instance.__class__) | ||
| instance._proxy = SerializationProxy.build(instance, adapter) | ||
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| proxied = {name: getattr(instance._proxy, name) for name in _cache["vars"]} | ||
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| "engine": Jinja2Engine(serialize=serialize), | ||
| "src": _src, | ||
| "vars": variables, | ||
| "path": _path, | ||
| "mtime": None, | ||
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| # Optional file mtime check for hot-reload | ||
| if _cache["path"] and os.path.exists(_cache["path"]): | ||
| mtime = os.path.getmtime(_cache["path"]) | ||
| if _cache["mtime"] != mtime: | ||
| _cache["src"] = load_template_source(_cache["path"]) | ||
| _cache["tmpl"] = None # force recompile | ||
| _cache["mtime"] = mtime | ||
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| _cache["tmpl"] = _cache["engine"].compile_template(_cache["src"]) | ||
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| adapter = _get_adapter(instance.__class__) | ||
| serialized = adapter.dump_python(instance) | ||
| rendered_fields = { | ||
| name: _render_field_maybe(getattr(instance, name), serialized[name]) | ||
| for name in _cache["vars"] | ||
| } | ||
| return instance._compiled_template.render(proxied) | ||
| return _cache["tmpl"].render(rendered_fields) | ||
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There is significant code duplication between the __str__ method defined when use_proxy is True and when it is False. The logic for hot-reloading based on file modification time and for lazy template compilation is identical in both branches.
This duplication makes the code harder to maintain, as any changes to this logic would need to be applied in two places. To improve this, you could extract the duplicated logic into a shared helper function within the decorator scope. This function would handle checking for file modifications and compiling the template, and could be called from both __str__ implementations.
For example:
def _get_compiled_template(cache):
# Optional file mtime check for hot-reload
if cache["path"] and os.path.exists(cache["path"]):
mtime = os.path.getmtime(cache["path"])
if cache["mtime"] != mtime:
cache["src"] = load_template_source(cache["path"])
cache["tmpl"] = None # force recompile
cache["mtime"] = mtime
if cache["tmpl"] is None:
cache["tmpl"] = cache["engine"].compile_template(cache["src"])
return cache["tmpl"]
# ... then in both __str__ implementations:
tmpl = _get_compiled_template(_cache)
# ... rest of the logic
tests/integration/test_hot_reload.py
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Using time.sleep() in tests can lead to flakiness, as the required sleep duration can vary depending on the filesystem's modification time resolution and system load. A more robust way to test file modification is to manually set the modification time using os.utime() to a future timestamp. This would require importing the os module.
1. Extract duplicated hot-reload and lazy compilation logic into _get_compiled_template() helper function to reduce code duplication between use_proxy=True and use_proxy=False branches. 2. Replace time.sleep() with os.utime() in hot-reload tests for more robust and reliable testing that doesn't depend on filesystem mtime resolution or system load. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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