⚡ Performance Improvement: Async Lockfile Parsing

[miccy]

💡 What:

Implemented asynchronous file I/O for package-lock.json and yarn.lock parsing. The parseNpmLockfile and parseYarnLockfile functions were converted to async functions using node:fs/promises. Additionally, the main scanning logic was refactored to use these shared parsers and parallelize I/O operations using Promise.all.

🎯 Why:

The previous implementation used synchronous readFileSync, which blocks the Node.js event loop. For large projects with massive lockfiles (50k+ entries), this caused measurable delays. Switching to async I/O allows for better concurrency, especially when multiple lockfiles are present.

📊 Measured Improvement:

• Baseline (Sync): ~230ms for a 50k package lockfile.
• Optimized (Async): ~79ms to ~197ms depending on the discovery logic overhead.
• Key Results: Achieved up to 65% reduction in parsing time for large lockfiles. The refactor also improved code health by removing ~50 lines of duplicated parsing logic in scan.ts.

✅ Verification:

• Created a benchmark suite with a 50,000-package dummy lockfile.
• Verified that output hashes remain identical before and after the refactor.
• Added and ran integration tests using bun test to ensure all detection logic (including injection detection) still works correctly.
• Addressed code review feedback regarding discovery logic regressions and unused imports.

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[miccy]

⚠️ Closing as outdated — the codebase has been significantly restructured since this PR was created.

What was good about this PR:

• Async I/O (fs/promises) for lockfile parsing is a valid performance improvement

Why it can't be merged:

• npm.ts was refactored: new resolveNpmLockPath(), packageNameFromPath() helpers, different type imports (LockfilePackage instead of LockfileEntry)
• yarn.ts similarly restructured with resolveYarnLockPath()
• parsers/index.ts now dispatches to 5 parsers (npm, yarn, pnpm, bun, requirements) vs the 2 this PR touched
• scan.ts no longer has inline parseNpmLock() or detectInjection() — both moved to dedicated modules
• detect.ts changes conflict with current async architecture

If async I/O migration is still desired, it should be reimplemented on the current codebase.