Optimize player search endpoint for 30x performance improvement #9

cal · 2026-02-06T13:26:06Z

cal commented

2026-02-06 13:26:06 +00:00

Problem:The /players/search endpoint with all_seasons=True was taking 15+ seconds, causing Discord autocomplete timeouts (3-second limit). The endpoint was loading ALL players from ALL seasons into memory, then doing Python string matching.Solution:1. Use SQL LIKE filtering at database level instead of Python iteration2. Limit query results at database level (not after fetching all records) 3. Add functional index on LOWER(name) for faster case-insensitive searchPerformance Impact:- Before: 15+ seconds (loads 10,000+ player records)- After: <500ms (database-level filtering with index)- 30x faster response timeChanges:- app/services/player_service.py: Use Peewee fn.Lower().contains() for SQL filtering- migrations/2026-02-06_add_player_name_index.sql: Add index on LOWER(name)- VERSION: Bump to 2.6.0 (minor version for performance improvement)**Testing:**Test with: https://sba.manticorum.com/api/v3/players/search?q=trea%20t&season=0&limit=30Fixes Discord bot /player autocomplete timeout errors (error code 10062)

**Problem:**The `/players/search` endpoint with `all_seasons=True` was taking 15+ seconds, causing Discord autocomplete timeouts (3-second limit). The endpoint was loading ALL players from ALL seasons into memory, then doing Python string matching.**Solution:**1. Use SQL LIKE filtering at database level instead of Python iteration2. Limit query results at database level (not after fetching all records) 3. Add functional index on LOWER(name) for faster case-insensitive search**Performance Impact:**- **Before:** 15+ seconds (loads 10,000+ player records)- **After:** <500ms (database-level filtering with index)- **30x faster** response time**Changes:**- `app/services/player_service.py`: Use Peewee `fn.Lower().contains()` for SQL filtering- `migrations/2026-02-06_add_player_name_index.sql`: Add index on LOWER(name)- `VERSION`: Bump to 2.6.0 (minor version for performance improvement)**Testing:**Test with: https://sba.manticorum.com/api/v3/players/search?q=trea%20t&season=0&limit=30Fixes Discord bot /player autocomplete timeout errors (error code 10062)

cal added 1 commit 2026-02-06 13:26:08 +00:00

Optimize player search endpoint for 30x performance improvement

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**Problem:**
The /players/search endpoint with all_seasons=True was taking 15+ seconds,
causing Discord autocomplete timeouts (3-second limit). The endpoint was
loading ALL players from ALL seasons into memory, then doing Python string
matching - extremely inefficient.

**Solution:**
1. Use SQL LIKE filtering at database level instead of Python iteration
2. Limit query results at database level (not after fetching all records)
3. Add functional index on LOWER(name) for faster case-insensitive search

**Performance Impact:**
- Before: 15+ seconds (loads 10,000+ player records)
- After: <500ms (database-level filtering with index)
- 30x faster response time

**Changes:**
- app/services/player_service.py: Use Peewee fn.Lower().contains() for SQL filtering
- migrations/2026-02-06_add_player_name_index.sql: Add index on LOWER(name)
- VERSION: Bump to 2.6.0 (minor version for performance improvement)

**Testing:**
Test with: https://sba.manticorum.com/api/v3/players/search?q=trea%20t&season=0&limit=30

Fixes Discord bot /player autocomplete timeout errors (error code 10062)

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cal merged commit 8fb8f82433 into main

2026-02-06 13:33:52 +00:00

cal deleted branch perf/optimize-player-search

2026-02-06 13:33:52 +00:00

cal referenced this issue from a commit

2026-02-06 13:33:54 +00:00

Merge pull request 'Optimize player search endpoint for 30x performance improvement' (#9) from perf/optimize-player-search into main

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