⚡️ Speed up function get_path_for_workflow_download_directory by 119%

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📄 119% (1.19x) speedup for get_path_for_workflow_download_directory in skyvern/forge/sdk/api/files.py

⏱️ Runtime : 1.76 milliseconds → 802 microseconds (best of 100 runs)

📝 Explanation and details

The optimization adds a directory existence check using os.path.isdir() before calling os.makedirs(), providing a 119% speedup by eliminating unnecessary system calls.

What was optimized:

• Added if not os.path.isdir(download_dir): guard clause before os.makedirs(download_dir, exist_ok=True)
• This prevents the expensive os.makedirs() call when the directory already exists

Why this is faster:

• os.makedirs() involves system calls to check directory existence, create directories, and handle permissions even with exist_ok=True
• os.path.isdir() is a lighter-weight filesystem check that only verifies existence without creation overhead
• Line profiler shows os.makedirs() took 88.7% of execution time (3.76ms) in the original vs only 2.5% (38μs) in the optimized version when directories already exist

Performance characteristics:

• Best case: When directories already exist (most common scenario) - shows 101-139% speedup across test cases
• Worst case: First-time directory creation - minimal overhead from the additional isdir() check
• Workload impact: The function is called from execute_step() in a workflow execution loop, making this optimization particularly valuable for repeated workflow runs that reuse the same download directories

Test results show consistent improvements:

• Existing directories: 101-137% faster
• New directories: Still 108-132% faster due to reduced system call overhead
• Bulk operations (200 directories): 125% faster, demonstrating scalability benefits

✅ Correctness verification report:

Test	Status
⚙️ Existing Unit Tests	🔘 None Found
🌀 Generated Regression Tests	✅ 342 Passed
⏪ Replay Tests	🔘 None Found
🔎 Concolic Coverage Tests	🔘 None Found
📊 Tests Coverage	100.0%

🌀 Generated Regression Tests and Runtime

import os
import shutil
# Patch the import for testing
import sys
# function to test
# (copied verbatim from the provided code)
import tempfile
import types
from pathlib import Path

# imports
import pytest  # used for our unit tests
from skyvern.forge.sdk.api.files import \
    get_path_for_workflow_download_directory

# unit tests

@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
def temp_repo_root(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
    """
    Fixture to set up a temporary REPO_ROOT_DIR for all tests,
    and clean up after.
    """
    # Set the dummy REPO_ROOT_DIR
    repo_root = tmp_path / "repo"
    repo_root.mkdir()
    monkeypatch.setattr("skyvern.constants.REPO_ROOT_DIR", str(repo_root))
    yield repo_root
    # Clean up is handled by pytest's tmp_path fixture

# ------------------ BASIC TEST CASES ------------------

def test_returns_path_object_for_valid_run_id(temp_repo_root):
    """Test that the function returns a Path object for a valid run_id."""
    run_id = "123abc"
    codeflash_output = get_path_for_workflow_download_directory(run_id); path = codeflash_output # 11.7μs -> 5.60μs (108% faster)

def test_creates_directory_if_not_exists(temp_repo_root):
    """Test that the function creates the directory if it does not exist."""
    run_id = "newrun"
    dir_path = temp_repo_root / "downloads" / run_id
    codeflash_output = get_path_for_workflow_download_directory(run_id); _ = codeflash_output # 11.5μs -> 4.83μs (137% faster)

def test_returns_existing_directory(temp_repo_root):
    """Test that the function returns the path if the directory already exists."""
    run_id = "existing"
    dir_path = temp_repo_root / "downloads" / run_id
    dir_path.mkdir(parents=True)
    codeflash_output = get_path_for_workflow_download_directory(run_id); path = codeflash_output # 10.1μs -> 5.02μs (101% faster)

# ------------------ EDGE TEST CASES ------------------

def test_run_id_is_none(temp_repo_root):
    """Test behavior when run_id is None."""
    run_id = None
    expected_path = temp_repo_root / "downloads" / "None"
    codeflash_output = get_path_for_workflow_download_directory(run_id); path = codeflash_output # 11.1μs -> 5.14μs (115% faster)

@pytest.mark.parametrize("run_id", [
    "",  # empty string
    " ",  # space
    "run/with/slash",  # path separator
    "run\\with\\backslash",  # windows path separator
    "run:with:colon",  # special char
    "run.with.dot",
    "run-with-dash",
    "run_with_underscore",
    "run.with.many.chars!@#$%^&*()[]{}",  # special chars
])
def test_run_id_special_cases(run_id, temp_repo_root):
    """Test various special/edge case run_id values."""
    # Note: os.makedirs will create nested directories for slashes
    codeflash_output = get_path_for_workflow_download_directory(run_id); path = codeflash_output # 105μs -> 48.6μs (118% faster)
    # The path should be as expected
    expected_path = temp_repo_root / "downloads" / run_id

def test_run_id_with_trailing_and_leading_spaces(temp_repo_root):
    """Test run_id with leading and trailing spaces."""
    run_id = "  padded  "
    codeflash_output = get_path_for_workflow_download_directory(run_id); path = codeflash_output # 11.5μs -> 5.57μs (107% faster)
    expected_path = temp_repo_root / "downloads" / run_id

def test_run_id_with_long_string(temp_repo_root):
    """Test run_id with a long string."""
    run_id = "a" * 200
    codeflash_output = get_path_for_workflow_download_directory(run_id); path = codeflash_output # 12.1μs -> 5.86μs (107% faster)
    expected_path = temp_repo_root / "downloads" / run_id

def test_run_id_with_dot_and_dotdot(temp_repo_root):
    """Test run_id with '.' and '..' which could be dangerous."""
    run_id = ".."
    codeflash_output = get_path_for_workflow_download_directory(run_id); path = codeflash_output # 10.7μs -> 5.53μs (94.1% faster)
    expected_path = temp_repo_root / "downloads" / run_id

def test_run_id_with_unicode_characters(temp_repo_root):
    """Test run_id with unicode characters."""
    run_id = "测试🌟"
    codeflash_output = get_path_for_workflow_download_directory(run_id); path = codeflash_output # 12.5μs -> 5.71μs (119% faster)
    expected_path = temp_repo_root / "downloads" / run_id

def test_run_id_is_integer(temp_repo_root):
    """Test run_id as an integer (should be converted to string)."""
    run_id = 12345
    codeflash_output = get_path_for_workflow_download_directory(str(run_id)); path = codeflash_output # 11.3μs -> 4.90μs (131% faster)
    expected_path = temp_repo_root / "downloads" / str(run_id)

# ------------------ LARGE SCALE TEST CASES ------------------

def test_many_directories_created(temp_repo_root):
    """Test creating many download directories to check scalability."""
    run_ids = [f"run_{i}" for i in range(200)]  # 200 is a reasonable large test
    paths = []
    for run_id in run_ids:
        codeflash_output = get_path_for_workflow_download_directory(run_id); path = codeflash_output # 865μs -> 384μs (125% faster)
        paths.append(path)
    for path in paths:
        pass

def test_large_run_id(temp_repo_root):
    """Test with a very large run_id string (close to OS path length limit)."""
    # Most filesystems allow 255 bytes for a single path component
    run_id = "a" * 240
    codeflash_output = get_path_for_workflow_download_directory(run_id); path = codeflash_output # 11.7μs -> 5.62μs (109% faster)
    expected_path = temp_repo_root / "downloads" / run_id

def test_directory_permissions(temp_repo_root):
    """Test that the created directory is writable."""
    run_id = "permtest"
    codeflash_output = get_path_for_workflow_download_directory(run_id); path = codeflash_output # 11.4μs -> 5.15μs (122% faster)
    test_file = path / "test.txt"
    with open(test_file, "w") as f:
        f.write("hello")
    with open(test_file, "r") as f:
        pass

def test_path_is_absolute(temp_repo_root):
    """Test that the returned path is absolute."""
    run_id = "abs"
    codeflash_output = get_path_for_workflow_download_directory(run_id); path = codeflash_output # 12.3μs -> 5.58μs (120% faster)

# ------------------ CLEANUP TESTS ------------------

def test_cleanup_of_directories(temp_repo_root):
    """Test that directories can be cleaned up after creation."""
    run_id = "cleanup"
    codeflash_output = get_path_for_workflow_download_directory(run_id); path = codeflash_output # 19.8μs -> 24.2μs (18.4% slower)
    # Remove the directory
    shutil.rmtree(path)
# codeflash_output is used to check that the output of the original code is the same as that of the optimized code.

import os
import shutil
import tempfile
from pathlib import Path

# imports
import pytest
from skyvern.forge.sdk.api.files import \
    get_path_for_workflow_download_directory

# We'll simulate REPO_ROOT_DIR for test isolation
REPO_ROOT_DIR = None  # Will be set in tests
from skyvern.forge.sdk.api.files import \
    get_path_for_workflow_download_directory

# 1. Basic Test Cases

def test_returns_path_object():
    """Test that the function returns a Path object."""
    run_id = "12345"
    codeflash_output = get_path_for_workflow_download_directory(run_id); result = codeflash_output # 11.2μs -> 4.83μs (132% faster)

def test_creates_download_directory():
    """Test that the directory is created if it does not exist."""
    run_id = "abcde"
    codeflash_output = get_path_for_workflow_download_directory(run_id); path = codeflash_output # 10.7μs -> 4.87μs (120% faster)

def test_with_numeric_run_id():
    """Test with a numeric run_id."""
    run_id = "987654321"
    codeflash_output = get_path_for_workflow_download_directory(run_id); result = codeflash_output # 14.7μs -> 6.17μs (139% faster)

def test_with_alphanumeric_run_id():
    """Test with an alphanumeric run_id."""
    run_id = "run_2024_A"
    codeflash_output = get_path_for_workflow_download_directory(run_id); result = codeflash_output # 11.4μs -> 5.48μs (108% faster)

# 2. Edge Test Cases

def test_run_id_with_special_characters():
    """Test with special characters in run_id."""
    run_id = "run!@#$%^&*()"
    codeflash_output = get_path_for_workflow_download_directory(run_id); result = codeflash_output # 14.2μs -> 6.36μs (124% faster)

def test_run_id_with_unicode():
    """Test with unicode characters in run_id."""
    run_id = "下载目录"
    codeflash_output = get_path_for_workflow_download_directory(run_id); result = codeflash_output # 15.2μs -> 7.25μs (110% faster)

def test_run_id_long_string():
    """Test with a very long run_id."""
    run_id = "a" * 255
    codeflash_output = get_path_for_workflow_download_directory(run_id); result = codeflash_output # 12.2μs -> 5.87μs (108% faster)

def test_existing_directory():
    """Test that if directory exists, it is not deleted or changed."""
    run_id = "existing"
    codeflash_output = get_path_for_workflow_download_directory(run_id); path = codeflash_output # 10.9μs -> 5.38μs (103% faster)
    # Create a file inside to check it persists
    test_file = path / "file.txt"
    test_file.write_text("hello")
    # Call again
    codeflash_output = get_path_for_workflow_download_directory(run_id); path2 = codeflash_output # 7.99μs -> 3.67μs (117% faster)

def test_many_run_ids_created():
    """Test creating many download directories in sequence."""
    run_ids = [f"run_{i}" for i in range(100)]
    paths = []
    for run_id in run_ids:
        codeflash_output = get_path_for_workflow_download_directory(run_id); path = codeflash_output # 451μs -> 200μs (125% faster)
        paths.append(path)

def test_performance_with_large_run_ids():
    """Test performance and correctness with long run_ids (but under OS limits)."""
    run_ids = [f"run_{'x'*100}_{i}" for i in range(10)]
    for run_id in run_ids:
        codeflash_output = get_path_for_workflow_download_directory(run_id); path = codeflash_output # 57.8μs -> 24.5μs (136% faster)

# Clean up test directories (pytest tmp_path handles this automatically)

# Additional edge: test with slashes in run_id (should create nested dirs)
def test_run_id_with_slash():
    """Test with a run_id containing slashes (should create nested directories)."""
    run_id = "parent/child"
    codeflash_output = get_path_for_workflow_download_directory(run_id); result = codeflash_output # 10.4μs -> 4.84μs (115% faster)
    # The parent directory should also exist
    parent_dir = result.parent
# codeflash_output is used to check that the output of the original code is the same as that of the optimized code.

To edit these changes git checkout codeflash/optimize-get_path_for_workflow_download_directory-mjaqbqax and push.