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perf(mobile): halve the native storage calls behind each preference save - #28791
Every mobile preference save first reloaded preferences from storage: a SQLite read and a keychain read before its own SQLite write and keychain delete. The reads ran inside the store's one-permit lock, so they also delayed every queued save. Saves are frequent: workspace selections, shelf toggles, collapsed groups, last-used project and settings all go through MobilePreferencesStore.update.
Change
MobilePreferencesStore is the only writer of the client_preferences row and the t3code.preferences / t3code.preferences.fallback keys, and persistence/layer.ts provides it once inside the app's single ManagedRuntime. So after it reads or writes storage, it knows the current preferences. It now keeps that value, and update uses it instead of reloading.
The cache is only trusted when it matches what a reload would return:
A load fills the cache only when both the database and keychain fallback reads succeed. An incomplete load leaves any existing cache unchanged; an update without a cached value reloads storage.
A successful save stores the sanitized JSON payload it just wrote. That is exactly what the next reload would have parsed.
Any failed or interrupted update clears it, so the next update reloads.
load still always reads storage. Fallback recovery, newest-wins reconciliation and legacy migration all still run there and on the first update. Updates stay serialized under the same lock. Native writes run to completion before cancellation can release that lock, including fallback reconciliation and legacy migration. Cancellation may therefore wait for the native write to finish.
Scope and approval
This is a behavior-preserving performance change to one store. It changes no setting, storage format, recovery rule or displayed behavior, so it needs no prior product approval. Maintainers, please confirm you are comfortable with the store keeping the last value it knows in memory between saves.
Mobile only. Web and desktop do not use this store.
Verification
This is a text transcript proof: nothing on screen changes. Native storage calls for 10 preference saves in the real app:
Revision
Android
iOS
main 7462f234e8 (before)
40
40
the fix before the merge, d263211cd3
20
not run
merge of that main, eff49358b9 (current head)
20
20 (on 350971ffa0, see below)
Main makes 4 native calls per save (SQLite read, keychain read, SQLite write, keychain delete); the fix and the merge make 2 (SQLite write, keychain delete). I tapped Queue and Steer alternately ten times in Settings › Chat on a Pixel 10 emulator and an iPhone 17 Pro simulator, each revision on its own dev client and Metro bundle. A test-only counting patch, the same on every revision and not in this PR, logged one line per native storage call.
Not checked:
iOS on d263211cd3 alone: its dev client was not built. iOS ran on main and on the merged tree.
Timings and physical devices.
Method detail, unedited count output, tests
Order: main 7462f234e8 (newest green main when I started), the fix d263211cd3, then the merge of that main into it. Devices: Pixel 10 emulator (Android 16, software rendering) and iPhone 17 Pro simulator (iOS 26.5), Settings › Chat › While the agent is running, input through the T3 Device panel. The patch logs one line per expo-sqlite call on client_preferences and per expo-secure-store call on the t3code.preferences* keys; Metro printed the lines. Counts only, no timings: the claim is the number of native calls.
The iOS merge run used the local merge 350971ffa0. The pushed commit eff49358b9 differs from it only in mobile-preferences.test.ts (git diff 350971ffa0 eff49358b9 --stat: 1 file, 10 insertions, 8 deletions): main removed the planModeEnabled preference in #33131, and the store tests used it as sample data, so they now use mathRenderingEnabled. Nothing else changes beyond the textual merge.
Android, main 7462f234e8:
## Android app, main 7462f234e8 (Metro rev/main, port 42525), Settings > Chat, 10 saves
## tally (sort | uniq -c of the lines above), for 10 saves:
10 [native-count] secure-store delete t3code.preferences.fallback
10 [native-count] secure-store read t3code.preferences.fallback
10 [native-count] sqlite read client_preferences
10 [native-count] sqlite write client_preferences
## total: 40 calls for 10 saves
Android, fix d263211cd3:
## Android app, head d263211cd3 (Metro rev/pr28791, port 36975), Settings > Chat, 10 saves
## tally (sort | uniq -c of the lines above), for 10 saves:
10 [native-count] secure-store delete t3code.preferences.fallback
10 [native-count] sqlite write client_preferences
## total: 20 calls for 10 saves
Android, merge eff49358b9:
## Android app, candidate eff49358b9 (Metro rev/cand28791, port 38773), Settings > Chat, 10 saves
## tally (sort | uniq -c of the lines above), for 10 saves:
10 [native-count] secure-store delete t3code.preferences.fallback
10 [native-count] sqlite write client_preferences
## total: 20 calls for 10 saves
iOS, main 7462f234e8:
## iOS app, main 7462f234e8 (Metro rev/main, port 42525), Settings > Chat, 10 saves
## tally (sort | uniq -c of the lines above), for 10 saves:
10 [native-count] secure-store delete t3code.preferences.fallback
10 [native-count] secure-store read t3code.preferences.fallback
10 [native-count] sqlite read client_preferences
10 [native-count] sqlite write client_preferences
## total: 40 calls for 10 saves
iOS, local merge 350971ffa0:
## iOS app, merged 350971ffa0 (Metro rev/merged28791, port 36023), Settings > Chat, 10 saves
## tally (sort | uniq -c of the lines above), for 10 saves:
10 [native-count] secure-store delete t3code.preferences.fallback
10 [native-count] sqlite write client_preferences
## total: 20 calls for 10 saves
Tests, fix and merge (both 12 pass):
$ vp test run apps/mobile/src/persistence/mobile-preferences.test.ts apps/mobile/src/lib/storage.test.ts # head d263211cd3
Test Files 2 passed (2)
Tests 12 passed (12)
exit 0
$ vp test run apps/mobile/src/persistence/mobile-preferences.test.ts apps/mobile/src/lib/storage.test.ts # candidate eff49358b9
Test Files 2 passed (2)
Tests 12 passed (12)
exit 0
Tests, the merge's test files on main's production code (4 fail: the read count, and three interrupted writes that lose preference fields). Lines of vp test run apps/mobile/src/persistence/mobile-preferences.test.ts apps/mobile/src/lib/storage.test.ts output matching grep -E "^ FAIL|AssertionError: expected 3|Tests ":
⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Failed Tests 4 ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯
FAIL |@t3tools/mobile (unit)| src/persistence/mobile-preferences.test.ts > MobilePreferencesStore > reads storage once across serialized updates
AssertionError: expected 3 to be 1 // Object.is equality
FAIL |@t3tools/mobile (unit)| src/persistence/mobile-preferences.test.ts > MobilePreferencesStore > waits for an interrupted update write before the next update
FAIL |@t3tools/mobile (unit)| src/persistence/mobile-preferences.test.ts > MobilePreferencesStore > waits for an interrupted fallback write before the next update
FAIL |@t3tools/mobile (unit)| src/persistence/mobile-preferences.test.ts > MobilePreferencesStore > waits for an interrupted legacy write before the next update
Tests 4 failed | 8 passed (12)
The preferences store is the only writer of its SQLite row and keychain
fallback, so a complete load or a successful save is reused by the next
update. A failed or interrupted update, or a load that could not read
the database or the fallback, still reads storage again.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
The preferences store now keeps what it last read or wrote, and these
cases reset the storage mocks underneath one shared runtime. A fresh
module import per case keeps them independent.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — Caches mobile preferences between saves to reduce native storage reads while retaining existing persistence, fallback handling, and serialized updates. The change does not alter product defaults or introduce an obvious material risk requiring human judgment.
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MobilePreferencesStore now caches sanitized preferences and uses the cache during updates. Saves are uninterruptible. New tests cover concurrent updates, interrupted saves, and recovery after a database-load failure. Existing storage tests load fresh runtime and storage modules and dispose of the runtime after each test.
MobilePreferencesStore caches sanitized preferences when the database load succeeds and fallback storage is inspected successfully. Updates use cached preferences when available, cache sanitized saved preferences, and clear the cache after errors. Saves are uninterruptible. Tests cover concurrent updates, interrupted saves, and database-load recovery.
Isolate storage test runtime apps/mobile/src/lib/storage.test.ts
Storage tests load fresh runtime and storage modules before each test and dispose of the runtime after each test. Tests call preference operations through the dynamically loaded storage module.
If a preference read from the database fails after a save, the next preference update can be based on older cached values instead of what a reload would return. This is a narrow edge case with a one-line fix. Otherwise the change keeps saves serialized and uninterruptible and is covered by new tests.
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The title names the main change: it reduces the native storage calls that each mobile preference save makes. The PR caches preferences in MobilePreferencesStore so updates skip the SQLite and keychain reads. The title is specific and follows the conventional commit format. The stated count of 'halve' matches the reported measurements, 4 native calls per save reduced to 2.
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The description follows the template sections: Problem, Change, Scope and approval, and Verification. It explains the problem and the caching change clearly. It gives scope rationale and approval context, and it reports counted native-call results on Android and iOS with test outputs. The Verification section states what was not checked, and it names the model and harness used. One template item is unclear: the Scope section does not link a triaged issue or maintainer approval. The author argues the change needs no prior approval because it is behavior-preserving. Reviewers must decide whether that exemption applies. The description is mostly complete, so the check passes.
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Review comments at @apps/mobile/src/persistence/mobile-preferences.ts:
- Around line 545-555: Make every native write through saveJson uninterruptible,
including calls in update/savePatch and the migration and reconciliation paths
in loadUnlocked, so interruption cannot leave a native write running after the
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The store tests now use mathRenderingEnabled as their sample preference because pingdotgg#33131 removed planModeEnabled from main, which made five of them fail after this merge.
@maria-rcks I merged main into this PR, so the head moves from d263211cd3 (your main merge and test fix) to eff49358b9.
After the merge, five store tests failed because #33131 removed planModeEnabled, which they used as sample data, so they now use mathRenderingEnabled.
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Review comments at @apps/mobile/src/persistence/mobile-preferences.ts:
- Around line 541-542: Update the load flow around cachedPreferences so any
incomplete load that cannot inspect both stores clears the cache, including
paths that exit before the databaseAvailable and fallbackResult success branch.
Ensure subsequent updates merge against the value returned by load rather than
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Closing this: it is not a bug fix, and this repository now takes only bug fixes from outside contributors. The branch stays on my fork if it is useful.
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Problem
Every mobile preference save first reloaded preferences from storage: a SQLite read and a keychain read before its own SQLite write and keychain delete. The reads ran inside the store's one-permit lock, so they also delayed every queued save. Saves are frequent: workspace selections, shelf toggles, collapsed groups, last-used project and settings all go through
MobilePreferencesStore.update.Change
MobilePreferencesStoreis the only writer of theclient_preferencesrow and thet3code.preferences/t3code.preferences.fallbackkeys, andpersistence/layer.tsprovides it once inside the app's singleManagedRuntime. So after it reads or writes storage, it knows the current preferences. It now keeps that value, andupdateuses it instead of reloading.The cache is only trusted when it matches what a reload would return:
loadstill always reads storage. Fallback recovery, newest-wins reconciliation and legacy migration all still run there and on the first update. Updates stay serialized under the same lock. Native writes run to completion before cancellation can release that lock, including fallback reconciliation and legacy migration. Cancellation may therefore wait for the native write to finish.Scope and approval
This is a behavior-preserving performance change to one store. It changes no setting, storage format, recovery rule or displayed behavior, so it needs no prior product approval. Maintainers, please confirm you are comfortable with the store keeping the last value it knows in memory between saves.
Mobile only. Web and desktop do not use this store.
Verification
This is a text transcript proof: nothing on screen changes. Native storage calls for 10 preference saves in the real app:
7462f234e8(before)d263211cd3eff49358b9(current head)350971ffa0, see below)Main makes 4 native calls per save (SQLite read, keychain read, SQLite write, keychain delete); the fix and the merge make 2 (SQLite write, keychain delete). I tapped Queue and Steer alternately ten times in Settings › Chat on a Pixel 10 emulator and an iPhone 17 Pro simulator, each revision on its own dev client and Metro bundle. A test-only counting patch, the same on every revision and not in this PR, logged one line per native storage call.
Not checked:
d263211cd3alone: its dev client was not built. iOS ran on main and on the merged tree.Method detail, unedited count output, tests
Order: main
7462f234e8(newest green main when I started), the fixd263211cd3, then the merge of that main into it. Devices: Pixel 10 emulator (Android 16, software rendering) and iPhone 17 Pro simulator (iOS 26.5), Settings › Chat › While the agent is running, input through the T3 Device panel. The patch logs one line per expo-sqlite call onclient_preferencesand per expo-secure-store call on thet3code.preferences*keys; Metro printed the lines. Counts only, no timings: the claim is the number of native calls.The iOS merge run used the local merge
350971ffa0. The pushed commiteff49358b9differs from it only inmobile-preferences.test.ts(git diff 350971ffa0 eff49358b9 --stat: 1 file, 10 insertions, 8 deletions): main removed theplanModeEnabledpreference in #33131, and the store tests used it as sample data, so they now usemathRenderingEnabled. Nothing else changes beyond the textual merge.Android, main
7462f234e8:Android, fix
d263211cd3:Android, merge
eff49358b9:iOS, main
7462f234e8:iOS, local merge
350971ffa0:Tests, fix and merge (both 12 pass):
Tests, the merge's test files on main's production code (4 fail: the read count, and three interrupted writes that lose preference fields). Lines of
vp test run apps/mobile/src/persistence/mobile-preferences.test.ts apps/mobile/src/lib/storage.test.tsoutput matchinggrep -E "^ FAIL|AssertionError: expected 3|Tests ":Prior PRs
workspace-selection-store.ts. It cuts the number of saves; this PR cuts the reads inside each save. They do not overlap.Generated with Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT-6.1 Terra and GPT-6.1 Sol in T3 Code Nightly