fix: Issue 681 - Image details render - Performance improvement (string += --> strings.Builder)#682
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Summary
This PR isolates the image-details performance regression work into two focused commits:
test: add image details perf regression coveragerenderImageDetailsBody(...)in a dedicated file.fix: avoid quadratic string concatenation in image detailsinefficiencyReport += ...concatenation withstrings.Builder+fmt.Fprintf.Why
On large images with many inefficiency rows (e.g. overlapping layers with massive path duplication), repeated string concatenation in the image details render path can produce severe CPU spikes and long (5-15 seconds) per-keypress latency when navigating across any layers (not just the problem layers).
Scope
cmd/dive/cli/internal/ui/v1/view/image_details.gocmd/dive/cli/internal/ui/v1/view/image_details_content.go(new)cmd/dive/cli/internal/ui/v1/view/image_details_regression_test.go(new)No unrelated branch commits are included.
Validation
Commit 1 state (expected failing regression tests)
go test ./cmd/dive/cli/internal/ui/v1/viewgo test ./cmd/dive/cli/internal/ui/v1/viewmodel ./cmd/dive/cli/internal/ui/v1/app ./dive/filetreeCommit 2 state (fixed)
go test ./cmd/dive/cli/internal/ui/v1/view ./cmd/dive/cli/internal/ui/v1/viewmodel ./cmd/dive/cli/internal/ui/v1/app ./dive/filetreeRevert check (proof tests catch regression)
In an isolated temp clone, revert commit 2 and run:
go test ./cmd/dive/cli/internal/ui/v1/view ./cmd/dive/cli/internal/ui/v1/viewmodel ./cmd/dive/cli/internal/ui/v1/app ./dive/filetreeFixes #681