perf: denormalize media_sort_date + pre-scale video thumbs

Schema (media_sort_date denormalization):
- Add media_sort_date column to storage.files with DEFAULT created_at
- Add trigger sync_media_sort_date: when file_metadata is upserted,
  copies COALESCE(captured_at, created_at) into files.media_sort_date
- Add partial index idx_files_media_timeline on (user_id, media_sort_date DESC)
  WHERE NOT is_trashed AND media type -- enables Index Scan + Limit (no Sort)
- copy_folder_tree now copies media_sort_date for copied files
- Remove dead idx_file_metadata_captured (no longer needed)

Query optimization (list_media_files):
- Rewrite to use fi.media_sort_date instead of COALESCE(fm.captured_at,...)
- Eliminates LEFT JOIN file_metadata -- one fewer table touch
- Plan: Limit to Index Scan O(LIMIT) instead of Sort O(N)

Video thumbnail pre-scaling (client + server):
- JS: pre-scale canvas to max 400px before toBlob -- 22x less RAM, 15x less BW
- Rust: fast-path in store_external_thumbnail -- if payload is already
  WebP with dims within max_dim, store as-is (zero decode, zero encode)
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Diocrafts
2026-03-07 20:12:12 +01:00
parent fc5f101e61
commit 05108d3e12
4 changed files with 73 additions and 18 deletions
@@ -165,6 +165,12 @@ impl FileBlobReadRepository {
///
/// Returns `(Vec<File>, Vec<i64>)` where the second vec contains the
/// `sort_date` epoch for each file (used as pagination cursor).
///
/// Uses the denormalised `media_sort_date` column (synced from
/// `file_metadata.captured_at` by trigger) so no JOIN with
/// `file_metadata` is needed. The partial index
/// `idx_files_media_timeline` covers the full query: filter + ORDER BY
/// in a single Index Scan — O(LIMIT) not O(N).
pub async fn list_media_files(
&self,
owner_id: Uuid,
@@ -178,16 +184,15 @@ impl FileBlobReadRepository {
EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM fi.created_at)::bigint,
EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM fi.updated_at)::bigint,
fi.user_id,
EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM COALESCE(fm.captured_at, fi.created_at))::bigint AS sort_date
EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM fi.media_sort_date)::bigint AS sort_date
FROM storage.files fi
LEFT JOIN storage.folders fo ON fo.id = fi.folder_id
LEFT JOIN storage.file_metadata fm ON fm.file_id = fi.id
WHERE fi.user_id = $1
AND NOT fi.is_trashed
AND (fi.mime_type LIKE 'image/%' OR fi.mime_type LIKE 'video/%')
AND ($2::bigint IS NULL
OR EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM COALESCE(fm.captured_at, fi.created_at))::bigint < $2::bigint)
ORDER BY COALESCE(fm.captured_at, fi.created_at) DESC
OR EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM fi.media_sort_date)::bigint < $2::bigint)
ORDER BY fi.media_sort_date DESC
LIMIT $3
"#,
)