Phase 1: Core Enhancements¶

Additional File Format Support¶

XML Support¶

# Planned XML strategy
@register_file_strategy(".xml")
class XmlStrategy:
    def load(self, file_path):
        # Parse XML to dictionary structure
        pass

    def save(self, file_path, data):
        # Convert dictionary to XML
        pass

    def navigate(self, document, path, create=False):
        # Navigate XML structure
        pass

Features: - Full XML 1.0 and 1.1 support - Namespace handling - Attribute support - Comment preservation - CDATA sections

INI/ConfigParser Support¶

# Planned INI strategy
@register_file_strategy([".ini", ".cfg", ".conf"])
class IniStrategy:
    def load(self, file_path):
        # Parse INI files to nested dictionary
        pass

    def save(self, file_path, data):
        # Convert dictionary to INI format
        pass

Features: - Section-based configuration - Type conversion (strings, numbers, booleans) - Comment preservation - Multi-line value support

CSV Support¶

# Planned CSV strategy
@register_file_strategy(".csv")
class CsvStrategy:
    def load(self, file_path):
        # Load CSV as list of dictionaries
        pass

    def save(self, file_path, data):
        # Save list of dictionaries as CSV
        pass

Features: - Header row handling - Type inference - Custom delimiters - Encoding support

Properties Files Support¶

# Planned Properties strategy
@register_file_strategy([".properties", ".props"])
class PropertiesStrategy:
    def load(self, file_path):
        # Parse Java-style properties files
        pass

    def save(self, file_path, data):
        # Convert to properties format
        pass

Enhanced Caching System¶

Multi-Level Caching¶

class AdvancedCacheManager:
    def __init__(self, memory_cache_size=1000, disk_cache_enabled=True):
        self.memory_cache = LRUCache(memory_cache_size)
        self.disk_cache = DiskCache() if disk_cache_enabled else None
        self.cache_stats = CacheStats()

    def get(self, key):
        # L1: Memory cache
        if key in self.memory_cache:
            self.cache_stats.hit_memory()
            return self.memory_cache[key]

        # L2: Disk cache
        if self.disk_cache and key in self.disk_cache:
            value = self.disk_cache[key]
            self.memory_cache[key] = value
            self.cache_stats.hit_disk()
            return value

        # Cache miss
        self.cache_stats.miss()
        return None

Features: - LRU memory cache - Disk-based persistent cache - Cache invalidation strategies - Cache statistics and monitoring - Configurable cache policies

Smart Cache Invalidation¶

class SmartCacheInvalidator:
    def __init__(self):
        self.file_watchers = {}
        self.dependency_graph = {}

    def watch_file(self, file_path, callback):
        # Watch file for changes and invalidate cache
        pass

    def add_dependency(self, cache_key, file_path):
        # Add file dependency for cache invalidation
        pass

Performance Optimizations¶

Lazy Loading Enhancements¶

class LazyFileManager:
    def __init__(self, path, lazy_sections=True, lazy_keys=True):
        self.path = path
        self.lazy_sections = lazy_sections
        self.lazy_keys = lazy_keys
        self._loaded_sections = set()
        self._loaded_keys = set()

    def get_section(self, section_name):
        if section_name not in self._loaded_sections:
            self._load_section(section_name)
        return self._sections[section_name]

    def get_key(self, dot_key):
        if self.lazy_keys and not self._is_key_loaded(dot_key):
            self._load_key(dot_key)
        return self._get_key_value(dot_key)

Features: - Section-level lazy loading - Key-level lazy loading - Background loading - Prefetching strategies - Memory usage optimization

Streaming Support¶

class StreamingFileManager:
    def __init__(self, path, chunk_size=1024):
        self.path = path
        self.chunk_size = chunk_size

    def stream_sections(self):
        # Stream large files section by section
        pass

    def stream_keys(self):
        # Stream keys for memory-efficient processing
        pass

    def parallel_processing(self, processor_func):
        # Process large files in parallel
        pass

Conflict Resolution¶

Merge Strategies¶

class ConflictResolver:
    def __init__(self):
        self.strategies = {
            'last_wins': self._last_wins,
            'first_wins': self._first_wins,
            'merge': self._merge_values,
            'custom': None
        }

    def resolve_conflicts(self, local_data, remote_data, strategy='last_wins'):
        # Resolve conflicts between local and remote data
        pass

    def _last_wins(self, local, remote):
        # Remote data takes precedence
        return remote

    def _first_wins(self, local, remote):
        # Local data takes precedence
        return local

    def _merge_values(self, local, remote):
        # Intelligent merging of values
        pass

Features: - Multiple conflict resolution strategies - Custom conflict handlers - Three-way merge support - Conflict detection and reporting - Automatic resolution where possible

Version Control Integration¶

class VersionControlIntegration:
    def __init__(self, vcs_type='git'):
        self.vcs_type = vcs_type
        self.vcs_client = self._create_vcs_client()

    def track_changes(self, file_path):
        # Track file changes in version control
        pass

    def resolve_merge_conflicts(self, file_path):
        # Resolve merge conflicts in tracked files
        pass

    def create_branch(self, branch_name):
        # Create branch for configuration changes
        pass