Xteink-X4-crosspoint-reader/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ContentOpfParser.cpp
Daniel Chelling 83315b6179
perf: optimize large EPUB indexing from O(n^2) to O(n) (#458)
## Summary

Optimizes EPUB metadata indexing for large books (2000+ chapters) from
~30 minutes to ~50 seconds by replacing O(n²) algorithms with O(n log n)
hash-indexed lookups.

Fixes #134

## Problem

Three phases had O(n²) complexity due to nested loops:

| Phase | Operation | Before (2768 chapters) |
|-------|-----------|------------------------|
| OPF Pass | For each spine ref, scan all manifest items | ~25 min |
| TOC Pass | For each TOC entry, scan all spine items | ~5 min |
| buildBookBin | For each spine item, scan ZIP central directory | ~8.4
min |

Total: **~30+ minutes** for first-time indexing of large EPUBs.

## Solution

Replace linear scans with sorted hash indexes + binary search:

- **OPF Pass**: Build `{hash(id), len, offset}` index from manifest,
binary search for each spine ref
- **TOC Pass**: Build `{hash(href), len, spineIndex}` index from spine,
binary search for each TOC entry
- **buildBookBin**: New `ZipFile::fillUncompressedSizes()` API - single
ZIP central directory scan with batch hash matching

All indexes use FNV-1a hashing with length as secondary key to minimize
collisions. Indexes are freed immediately after each phase.

## Results

**Shadow Slave EPUB (2768 chapters):**

| Phase | Before | After | Speedup |
|-------|--------|-------|---------|
| OPF pass | ~25 min | 10.8 sec | ~140x |
| TOC pass | ~5 min | 4.7 sec | ~60x |
| buildBookBin | 506 sec | 34.6 sec | ~15x |
| **Total** | **~30+ min** | **~50 sec** | **~36x** |

**Normal EPUB (87 chapters):** 1.7 sec - no regression.

## Memory

Peak temporary memory during indexing:
- OPF index: ~33KB (2770 items × 12 bytes)
- TOC index: ~33KB (2768 items × 12 bytes)
- ZIP batch: ~44KB (targets + sizes arrays)

All indexes cleared immediately after each phase. No OOM risk on
ESP32-C3.

## Note on Threshold

All optimizations are gated by `LARGE_SPINE_THRESHOLD = 400` to preserve
existing behavior for small books. However, the algorithms work
correctly for any book size and are faster even for small books:

| Book Size | Old O(n²) | New O(n log n) | Improvement |
|-----------|-----------|----------------|-------------|
| 10 ch | 100 ops | 50 ops | 2x |
| 100 ch | 10K ops | 800 ops | 12x |
| 400 ch | 160K ops | 4K ops | 40x |

If preferred, the threshold could be removed to use the optimized path
universally.

## Testing

- [x] Shadow Slave (2768 chapters): 50s first-time indexing, loads and
navigates correctly
- [x] Normal book (87 chapters): 1.7s indexing, no regression
- [x] Build passes
- [x] clang-format passes

## Files Changed

- `lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ContentOpfParser.h/.cpp` - OPF manifest index
- `lib/Epub/Epub/BookMetadataCache.h/.cpp` - TOC index + batch size
lookup
- `lib/ZipFile/ZipFile.h/.cpp` - New `fillUncompressedSizes()` API
- `lib/Epub/Epub.cpp` - Timing logs

<details>
<summary><b>Algorithm Details</b> (click to expand)</summary>

### Phase 1: OPF Pass - Manifest to Spine Lookup

**Problem**: Each `<itemref idref="ch001">` in spine must find matching
`<item id="ch001" href="...">` in manifest.

```
OLD: For each of 2768 spine refs, scan all 2770 manifest items
     = 7.6M string comparisons

NEW: While parsing manifest, build index:
     { hash("ch001"), len=5, file_offset=120 }
     
     Sort index, then binary search for each spine ref:
     2768 × log₂(2770) ≈ 2768 × 11 = 30K comparisons
```

### Phase 2: TOC Pass - TOC Entry to Spine Index Lookup

**Problem**: Each TOC entry with `href="chapter0001.xhtml"` must find
its spine index.

```
OLD: For each of 2768 TOC entries, scan all 2768 spine entries
     = 7.6M string comparisons

NEW: At beginTocPass(), read spine once and build index:
     { hash("OEBPS/chapter0001.xhtml"), len=25, spineIndex=0 }
     
     Sort index, binary search for each TOC entry:
     2768 × log₂(2768) ≈ 30K comparisons
     
     Clear index at endTocPass() to free memory.
```

### Phase 3: buildBookBin - ZIP Size Lookup

**Problem**: Need uncompressed file size for each spine item (for
reading progress). Sizes are in ZIP central directory.

```
OLD: For each of 2768 spine items, scan ZIP central directory (2773 entries)
     = 7.6M filename reads + string comparisons
     Time: 506 seconds

NEW: 
  Step 1: Build targets from spine
          { hash("OEBPS/chapter0001.xhtml"), len=25, index=0 }
          Sort by (hash, len)
  
  Step 2: Single pass through ZIP central directory
          For each entry:
            - Compute hash ON THE FLY (no string allocation)
            - Binary search targets
            - If match: sizes[target.index] = uncompressedSize
  
  Step 3: Use sizes array directly (O(1) per spine item)
  
  Total: 2773 entries × log₂(2768) ≈ 33K comparisons
  Time: 35 seconds
```

### Why Hash + Length?

Using 64-bit FNV-1a hash + string length as a composite key:
- Collision probability: ~1 in 2⁶⁴ × typical_path_lengths
- No string storage needed in index (just 12-16 bytes per entry)
- Integer comparisons are faster than string comparisons
- Verification on match handles the rare collision case

</details>

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_AI-assisted development. All changes tested on hardware._
2026-01-28 01:29:15 +11:00

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#include "ContentOpfParser.h"
#include <FsHelpers.h>
#include <HardwareSerial.h>
#include <Serialization.h>
#include "../BookMetadataCache.h"
namespace {
constexpr char MEDIA_TYPE_NCX[] = "application/x-dtbncx+xml";
constexpr char itemCacheFile[] = "/.items.bin";
} // namespace
bool ContentOpfParser::setup() {
parser = XML_ParserCreate(nullptr);
if (!parser) {
Serial.printf("[%lu] [COF] Couldn't allocate memory for parser\n", millis());
return false;
}
XML_SetUserData(parser, this);
XML_SetElementHandler(parser, startElement, endElement);
XML_SetCharacterDataHandler(parser, characterData);
return true;
}
ContentOpfParser::~ContentOpfParser() {
if (parser) {
XML_StopParser(parser, XML_FALSE); // Stop any pending processing
XML_SetElementHandler(parser, nullptr, nullptr); // Clear callbacks
XML_SetCharacterDataHandler(parser, nullptr);
XML_ParserFree(parser);
parser = nullptr;
}
if (tempItemStore) {
tempItemStore.close();
}
if (SdMan.exists((cachePath + itemCacheFile).c_str())) {
SdMan.remove((cachePath + itemCacheFile).c_str());
}
itemIndex.clear();
itemIndex.shrink_to_fit();
useItemIndex = false;
}
size_t ContentOpfParser::write(const uint8_t data) { return write(&data, 1); }
size_t ContentOpfParser::write(const uint8_t* buffer, const size_t size) {
if (!parser) return 0;
const uint8_t* currentBufferPos = buffer;
auto remainingInBuffer = size;
while (remainingInBuffer > 0) {
void* const buf = XML_GetBuffer(parser, 1024);
if (!buf) {
Serial.printf("[%lu] [COF] Couldn't allocate memory for buffer\n", millis());
XML_StopParser(parser, XML_FALSE); // Stop any pending processing
XML_SetElementHandler(parser, nullptr, nullptr); // Clear callbacks
XML_SetCharacterDataHandler(parser, nullptr);
XML_ParserFree(parser);
parser = nullptr;
return 0;
}
const auto toRead = remainingInBuffer < 1024 ? remainingInBuffer : 1024;
memcpy(buf, currentBufferPos, toRead);
if (XML_ParseBuffer(parser, static_cast<int>(toRead), remainingSize == toRead) == XML_STATUS_ERROR) {
Serial.printf("[%lu] [COF] Parse error at line %lu: %s\n", millis(), XML_GetCurrentLineNumber(parser),
XML_ErrorString(XML_GetErrorCode(parser)));
XML_StopParser(parser, XML_FALSE); // Stop any pending processing
XML_SetElementHandler(parser, nullptr, nullptr); // Clear callbacks
XML_SetCharacterDataHandler(parser, nullptr);
XML_ParserFree(parser);
parser = nullptr;
return 0;
}
currentBufferPos += toRead;
remainingInBuffer -= toRead;
remainingSize -= toRead;
}
return size;
}
void XMLCALL ContentOpfParser::startElement(void* userData, const XML_Char* name, const XML_Char** atts) {
auto* self = static_cast<ContentOpfParser*>(userData);
(void)atts;
if (self->state == START && (strcmp(name, "package") == 0 || strcmp(name, "opf:package") == 0)) {
self->state = IN_PACKAGE;
return;
}
if (self->state == IN_PACKAGE && (strcmp(name, "metadata") == 0 || strcmp(name, "opf:metadata") == 0)) {
self->state = IN_METADATA;
return;
}
if (self->state == IN_METADATA && strcmp(name, "dc:title") == 0) {
self->state = IN_BOOK_TITLE;
return;
}
if (self->state == IN_METADATA && strcmp(name, "dc:creator") == 0) {
self->state = IN_BOOK_AUTHOR;
return;
}
if (self->state == IN_METADATA && strcmp(name, "dc:language") == 0) {
self->state = IN_BOOK_LANGUAGE;
return;
}
if (self->state == IN_PACKAGE && (strcmp(name, "manifest") == 0 || strcmp(name, "opf:manifest") == 0)) {
self->state = IN_MANIFEST;
if (!SdMan.openFileForWrite("COF", self->cachePath + itemCacheFile, self->tempItemStore)) {
Serial.printf(
"[%lu] [COF] Couldn't open temp items file for writing. This is probably going to be a fatal error.\n",
millis());
}
return;
}
if (self->state == IN_PACKAGE && (strcmp(name, "spine") == 0 || strcmp(name, "opf:spine") == 0)) {
self->state = IN_SPINE;
if (!SdMan.openFileForRead("COF", self->cachePath + itemCacheFile, self->tempItemStore)) {
Serial.printf(
"[%lu] [COF] Couldn't open temp items file for reading. This is probably going to be a fatal error.\n",
millis());
}
// Sort item index for binary search if we have enough items
if (self->itemIndex.size() >= LARGE_SPINE_THRESHOLD) {
std::sort(self->itemIndex.begin(), self->itemIndex.end(), [](const ItemIndexEntry& a, const ItemIndexEntry& b) {
return a.idHash < b.idHash || (a.idHash == b.idHash && a.idLen < b.idLen);
});
self->useItemIndex = true;
Serial.printf("[%lu] [COF] Using fast index for %zu manifest items\n", millis(), self->itemIndex.size());
}
return;
}
if (self->state == IN_PACKAGE && (strcmp(name, "guide") == 0 || strcmp(name, "opf:guide") == 0)) {
self->state = IN_GUIDE;
// TODO Remove print
Serial.printf("[%lu] [COF] Entering guide state.\n", millis());
if (!SdMan.openFileForRead("COF", self->cachePath + itemCacheFile, self->tempItemStore)) {
Serial.printf(
"[%lu] [COF] Couldn't open temp items file for reading. This is probably going to be a fatal error.\n",
millis());
}
return;
}
if (self->state == IN_METADATA && (strcmp(name, "meta") == 0 || strcmp(name, "opf:meta") == 0)) {
bool isCover = false;
std::string coverItemId;
for (int i = 0; atts[i]; i += 2) {
if (strcmp(atts[i], "name") == 0 && strcmp(atts[i + 1], "cover") == 0) {
isCover = true;
} else if (strcmp(atts[i], "content") == 0) {
coverItemId = atts[i + 1];
}
}
if (isCover) {
self->coverItemId = coverItemId;
}
return;
}
if (self->state == IN_MANIFEST && (strcmp(name, "item") == 0 || strcmp(name, "opf:item") == 0)) {
std::string itemId;
std::string href;
std::string mediaType;
std::string properties;
for (int i = 0; atts[i]; i += 2) {
if (strcmp(atts[i], "id") == 0) {
itemId = atts[i + 1];
} else if (strcmp(atts[i], "href") == 0) {
href = FsHelpers::normalisePath(self->baseContentPath + atts[i + 1]);
} else if (strcmp(atts[i], "media-type") == 0) {
mediaType = atts[i + 1];
} else if (strcmp(atts[i], "properties") == 0) {
properties = atts[i + 1];
}
}
// Record index entry for fast lookup later
if (self->tempItemStore) {
ItemIndexEntry entry;
entry.idHash = fnvHash(itemId);
entry.idLen = static_cast<uint16_t>(itemId.size());
entry.fileOffset = static_cast<uint32_t>(self->tempItemStore.position());
self->itemIndex.push_back(entry);
}
// Write items down to SD card
serialization::writeString(self->tempItemStore, itemId);
serialization::writeString(self->tempItemStore, href);
if (itemId == self->coverItemId) {
self->coverItemHref = href;
}
if (mediaType == MEDIA_TYPE_NCX) {
if (self->tocNcxPath.empty()) {
self->tocNcxPath = href;
} else {
Serial.printf("[%lu] [COF] Warning: Multiple NCX files found in manifest. Ignoring duplicate: %s\n", millis(),
href.c_str());
}
}
// EPUB 3: Check for nav document (properties contains "nav")
if (!properties.empty() && self->tocNavPath.empty()) {
// Properties is space-separated, check if "nav" is present as a word
if (properties == "nav" || properties.find("nav ") == 0 || properties.find(" nav") != std::string::npos) {
self->tocNavPath = href;
Serial.printf("[%lu] [COF] Found EPUB 3 nav document: %s\n", millis(), href.c_str());
}
}
return;
}
// NOTE: This relies on spine appearing after item manifest (which is pretty safe as it's part of the EPUB spec)
// Only run the spine parsing if there's a cache to add it to
if (self->cache) {
if (self->state == IN_SPINE && (strcmp(name, "itemref") == 0 || strcmp(name, "opf:itemref") == 0)) {
for (int i = 0; atts[i]; i += 2) {
if (strcmp(atts[i], "idref") == 0) {
const std::string idref = atts[i + 1];
std::string href;
bool found = false;
if (self->useItemIndex) {
// Fast path: binary search
uint32_t targetHash = fnvHash(idref);
uint16_t targetLen = static_cast<uint16_t>(idref.size());
auto it = std::lower_bound(self->itemIndex.begin(), self->itemIndex.end(),
ItemIndexEntry{targetHash, targetLen, 0},
[](const ItemIndexEntry& a, const ItemIndexEntry& b) {
return a.idHash < b.idHash || (a.idHash == b.idHash && a.idLen < b.idLen);
});
// Check for match (may need to check a few due to hash collisions)
while (it != self->itemIndex.end() && it->idHash == targetHash) {
self->tempItemStore.seek(it->fileOffset);
std::string itemId;
serialization::readString(self->tempItemStore, itemId);
if (itemId == idref) {
serialization::readString(self->tempItemStore, href);
found = true;
break;
}
++it;
}
} else {
// Slow path: linear scan (for small manifests, keeps original behavior)
// TODO: This lookup is slow as need to scan through all items each time.
// It can take up to 200ms per item when getting to 1500 items.
self->tempItemStore.seek(0);
std::string itemId;
while (self->tempItemStore.available()) {
serialization::readString(self->tempItemStore, itemId);
serialization::readString(self->tempItemStore, href);
if (itemId == idref) {
found = true;
break;
}
}
}
if (found && self->cache) {
self->cache->createSpineEntry(href);
}
}
}
return;
}
}
// parse the guide
if (self->state == IN_GUIDE && (strcmp(name, "reference") == 0 || strcmp(name, "opf:reference") == 0)) {
std::string type;
std::string textHref;
for (int i = 0; atts[i]; i += 2) {
if (strcmp(atts[i], "type") == 0) {
type = atts[i + 1];
if (type == "text" || type == "start") {
continue;
} else {
Serial.printf("[%lu] [COF] Skipping non-text reference in guide: %s\n", millis(), type.c_str());
break;
}
} else if (strcmp(atts[i], "href") == 0) {
textHref = FsHelpers::normalisePath(self->baseContentPath + atts[i + 1]);
}
}
if ((type == "text" || (type == "start" && !self->textReferenceHref.empty())) && (textHref.length() > 0)) {
Serial.printf("[%lu] [COF] Found %s reference in guide: %s.\n", millis(), type.c_str(), textHref.c_str());
self->textReferenceHref = textHref;
}
return;
}
}
void XMLCALL ContentOpfParser::characterData(void* userData, const XML_Char* s, const int len) {
auto* self = static_cast<ContentOpfParser*>(userData);
if (self->state == IN_BOOK_TITLE) {
self->title.append(s, len);
return;
}
if (self->state == IN_BOOK_AUTHOR) {
self->author.append(s, len);
return;
}
if (self->state == IN_BOOK_LANGUAGE) {
self->language.append(s, len);
return;
}
}
void XMLCALL ContentOpfParser::endElement(void* userData, const XML_Char* name) {
auto* self = static_cast<ContentOpfParser*>(userData);
(void)name;
if (self->state == IN_SPINE && (strcmp(name, "spine") == 0 || strcmp(name, "opf:spine") == 0)) {
self->state = IN_PACKAGE;
self->tempItemStore.close();
return;
}
if (self->state == IN_GUIDE && (strcmp(name, "guide") == 0 || strcmp(name, "opf:guide") == 0)) {
self->state = IN_PACKAGE;
self->tempItemStore.close();
return;
}
if (self->state == IN_MANIFEST && (strcmp(name, "manifest") == 0 || strcmp(name, "opf:manifest") == 0)) {
self->state = IN_PACKAGE;
self->tempItemStore.close();
return;
}
if (self->state == IN_BOOK_TITLE && strcmp(name, "dc:title") == 0) {
self->state = IN_METADATA;
return;
}
if (self->state == IN_BOOK_AUTHOR && strcmp(name, "dc:creator") == 0) {
self->state = IN_METADATA;
return;
}
if (self->state == IN_BOOK_LANGUAGE && strcmp(name, "dc:language") == 0) {
self->state = IN_METADATA;
return;
}
if (self->state == IN_METADATA && (strcmp(name, "metadata") == 0 || strcmp(name, "opf:metadata") == 0)) {
self->state = IN_PACKAGE;
return;
}
if (self->state == IN_PACKAGE && (strcmp(name, "package") == 0 || strcmp(name, "opf:package") == 0)) {
self->state = START;
return;
}
}