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⚡ Bolt: Optimized playlist song fetching

💡 What: Replaced the N+1 query pattern in getPlaylistWithSongs with a single innerJoin query.
🎯 Why: To reduce database round trips and improve performance when loading playlists, especially those with many songs.
📊 Impact: Reduces SQL queries for fetching playlist songs from 2 (plus metadata fetch) to 1. Eliminates manual array processing in Node.js.
🔬 Measurement: Verify via code review that getPlaylistWithSongs now uses db.select(...).from(songs).innerJoin(...) instead of inArray fetch. Run pnpm check to confirm type safety.


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Optimized getPlaylistWithSongs by replacing the N+1 pattern with a single innerJoin query, reducing database round trips and speeding up playlist loads. Also preserves insertion order and returns clean song objects.

  • Refactors
    • Use innerJoin(songs ↔ playlistSongs) with orderBy(playlistSongs.id) to fetch songs in one query.
    • Use getTableColumns(songs) to return Song rows directly.
    • Removed manual ID fetching, mapping, and filtering.

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  • Documentation

    • Added internal learning documentation on query optimization techniques
  • Refactor

    • Optimized playlist song retrieval for improved performance

…+1 queries

Replaced the N+1 query pattern (fetching playlist, then fetching song IDs, then fetching songs) with a single efficient SQL query using `innerJoin`.
- Reduces database round trips from 3 to 2 (1 for playlist metadata + 1 for songs).
- Eliminates manual client-side mapping and filtering.
- Ensures stable song order using `orderBy(playlistSongs.id)` (insertion order).
- Uses `getTableColumns(songs)` to fetch clean song objects directly.

Co-authored-by: Krosebrook <214532761+Krosebrook@users.noreply.github.com>
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This pull request aims to enhance the performance of playlist song retrieval by optimizing database interactions. It addresses an inefficient N+1 query pattern in the getPlaylistWithSongs method, replacing it with a more efficient single innerJoin query. This change reduces the number of SQL queries and eliminates manual data processing, leading to faster loading times for playlists, especially those containing many songs.

Highlights

  • N+1 Query Optimization: The getPlaylistWithSongs function was refactored to replace an N+1 query pattern with a single innerJoin query, significantly reducing database round trips and improving performance for fetching playlist songs.
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  • .jules/bolt.md
    • Added a new entry documenting the N+1 query optimization for playlists, detailing the learning and action taken.
  • server/storage.ts
    • Refactored the getPlaylistWithSongs method to replace the N+1 query pattern with a single innerJoin operation.
    • Removed the logic for fetching song IDs separately and then fetching songs using inArray.
    • Implemented getTableColumns(songs) and orderBy(playlistSongs.id) to fetch songs directly and maintain insertion order.
    • Removed manual songMap creation and filtering for songsList.
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A Katas/learning entry documents and implements an optimization in getPlaylistWithSongs, replacing an N+1 query pattern with a single inner join query that orders by playlistSongs.id to maintain insertion order while reducing database round-trips.

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N+1 Query Optimization
.jules/bolt.md, server/storage.ts
Replaces the N+1 retrieval pattern in getPlaylistWithSongs with a single join-based query (songs inner joined with playlistSongs on songId, filtered by playlistId, ordered by playlistSongs.id). Removes intermediate playlistSong row retrieval and ID extraction logic. Public API behavior remains unchanged.

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The pull request successfully optimizes playlist song fetching by replacing an N+1 query pattern with a single innerJoin query. This change significantly reduces database round trips and improves performance, which is a great enhancement for the application's efficiency. The update to the .jules/bolt.md file also clearly documents this important learning and action.

.orderBy(playlistSongs.id);

return { ...playlist, songs: songsList };
return { ...playlist, songs: songsList as Song[] };
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The songsList resulting from the innerJoin query with getTableColumns(songs) will be an array of objects where each object contains both songs and playlistSongs properties (e.g., { songs: Song, playlistSongs: PlaylistSong }). A direct type assertion as Song[] is not accurate here, as the structure does not directly match Song[]. This could lead to runtime type mismatches or unexpected data if songsList is consumed expecting only Song objects.

To correctly map the result to an array of Song objects, you should extract the songs property from each row returned by the query.

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return { ...playlist, songs: songsList as Song[] };
const songsListRaw = await db.select(getTableColumns(songs))
.from(songs)
.innerJoin(playlistSongs, eq(songs.id, playlistSongs.songId))
.where(eq(playlistSongs.playlistId, id))
.orderBy(playlistSongs.id);
const songsList: Song[] = songsListRaw.map(row => row.songs);
return { ...playlist, songs: songsList };

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Pull request overview

Optimizes playlist loading in the backend storage layer by fetching playlist songs via a single joined query, and records the optimization in the Bolt learning log.

Changes:

  • Reworked getPlaylistWithSongs to use an innerJoin query ordered by playlist insertion order.
  • Updated .jules/bolt.md with a new entry documenting the playlist query optimization.

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server/storage.ts Replaces the prior two-step playlist song fetch with a single innerJoin query and ordering.
.jules/bolt.md Adds a Bolt log entry describing the playlist query optimization.

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// Optimized: Single query using innerJoin to fetch songs directly in insertion order (by playlistSongs.id)
// This replaces the previous N+1 pattern of fetching IDs then fetching songs
const songsList = await db.select(getTableColumns(songs))
.from(songs)
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The new implementation makes inArray unused in this module (it was only used by the removed two-step fetch). Please remove inArray from the drizzle-orm imports to avoid dead code and potential TS build failures under noUnusedLocals/noUnusedParameters.

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const songsResult = await db.select()
// Optimized: Single query using innerJoin to fetch songs directly in insertion order (by playlistSongs.id)
// This replaces the previous N+1 pattern of fetching IDs then fetching songs
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The comment says this replaces an “N+1 pattern”, but the removed code path executed a fixed number of queries (fetch join-table rows, then fetch songs via inArray). Consider updating the comment to describe it as a “two-step fetch” / “multiple round trips” to avoid misleading future readers.

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// This replaces the previous N+1 pattern of fetching IDs then fetching songs
// This replaces the previous two-step fetch (playlistSongs rows, then songs via inArray) to avoid multiple round trips

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.orderBy(playlistSongs.id);

return { ...playlist, songs: songsList };
return { ...playlist, songs: songsList as Song[] };
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Casting songsList to Song[] bypasses type-safety and can hide shape mismatches (especially with joins/select helpers). Prefer restructuring the query so it naturally returns Song[] (e.g., select songs and map row.songs, or use a typed select shape) and remove the assertion.

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server/storage.ts (1)

159-172: Optimization is correct and well-structured.

The join, filter, and ordering all look right. getTableColumns(songs) cleanly avoids junction-table column bleed, and orderBy(playlistSongs.id) reliably preserves insertion order.

One optional future step: the function still makes two DB round trips — this.getPlaylist(id) followed by the join query. A single query joining playlists → playlistSongs → songs (using PostgreSQL json_agg or a multi-row result with client-side grouping) could collapse this to one. That said, the current two-query structure is readable and the primary N+1 regression has been eliminated, so this is strictly a nice-to-have.

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In `@server/storage.ts` around lines 159 - 172, The current getPlaylistWithSongs
performs two DB round trips (this.getPlaylist(id) then the join query); to
collapse to a single query, rewrite getPlaylistWithSongs to select from
playlists and innerJoin playlistSongs and songs, grouping by playlist columns
and aggregating songs using a JSON/array aggregate (e.g., json_agg or array_agg)
while ordering by playlistSongs.id so insertion order is preserved; use
getTableColumns(songs) (or explicit song columns) inside the aggregate to avoid
junction-table bleed and return the aggregated songs as the songs array,
removing the separate this.getPlaylist(id) call so the entire playlist + songs
result comes from one db.select call.
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Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.

Nitpick comments:
In `@server/storage.ts`:
- Around line 159-172: The current getPlaylistWithSongs performs two DB round
trips (this.getPlaylist(id) then the join query); to collapse to a single query,
rewrite getPlaylistWithSongs to select from playlists and innerJoin
playlistSongs and songs, grouping by playlist columns and aggregating songs
using a JSON/array aggregate (e.g., json_agg or array_agg) while ordering by
playlistSongs.id so insertion order is preserved; use getTableColumns(songs) (or
explicit song columns) inside the aggregate to avoid junction-table bleed and
return the aggregated songs as the songs array, removing the separate
this.getPlaylist(id) call so the entire playlist + songs result comes from one
db.select call.

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