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precacheForDirectory() — mcp Function Reference

Architecture documentation for the precacheForDirectory() function in graph-cache.ts from the mcp codebase.

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Dependency Diagram

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  5f051fd3_b5fd_05fe_3e0b_f20364a0b064["precacheForDirectory()"]
  108c9ff4_bdb8_518a_9256_9ff4cd9d39a7["graph-cache.ts"]
  5f051fd3_b5fd_05fe_3e0b_f20364a0b064 -->|defined in| 108c9ff4_bdb8_518a_9256_9ff4cd9d39a7
  9d72a623_8b26_a485_5797_5f53c18e4294["start()"]
  9d72a623_8b26_a485_5797_5f53c18e4294 -->|calls| 5f051fd3_b5fd_05fe_3e0b_f20364a0b064
  40378b99_8607_8e31_116f_694f33f24f45["detectRepo()"]
  5f051fd3_b5fd_05fe_3e0b_f20364a0b064 -->|calls| 40378b99_8607_8e31_116f_694f33f24f45
  33bb86df_1268_373b_a74a_77412144612c["debug()"]
  5f051fd3_b5fd_05fe_3e0b_f20364a0b064 -->|calls| 33bb86df_1268_373b_a74a_77412144612c
  86e5ab36_fcab_9ac4_8f1d_6573699f3dc9["info()"]
  5f051fd3_b5fd_05fe_3e0b_f20364a0b064 -->|calls| 86e5ab36_fcab_9ac4_8f1d_6573699f3dc9
  cfff71c5_842d_825f_a41f_4e4cbd45a930["generateIdempotencyKey()"]
  5f051fd3_b5fd_05fe_3e0b_f20364a0b064 -->|calls| cfff71c5_842d_825f_a41f_4e4cbd45a930
  7b324bf5_8fc4_6549_8aca_337ba2b036bd["detectRepoName()"]
  5f051fd3_b5fd_05fe_3e0b_f20364a0b064 -->|calls| 7b324bf5_8fc4_6549_8aca_337ba2b036bd
  bbbd3356_722d_4bf8_09d2_706412487d25["zipRepository()"]
  5f051fd3_b5fd_05fe_3e0b_f20364a0b064 -->|calls| bbbd3356_722d_4bf8_09d2_706412487d25
  f20c71b7_2411_d98b_88ba_3ebc36bdd1f5["buildIndexes()"]
  5f051fd3_b5fd_05fe_3e0b_f20364a0b064 -->|calls| f20c71b7_2411_d98b_88ba_3ebc36bdd1f5
  4e1e5a38_002c_8f16_1767_0260a7001d5e["set()"]
  5f051fd3_b5fd_05fe_3e0b_f20364a0b064 -->|calls| 4e1e5a38_002c_8f16_1767_0260a7001d5e
  5b58088c_d9af_5bc6_19ab_1fff095079b9["has()"]
  5f051fd3_b5fd_05fe_3e0b_f20364a0b064 -->|calls| 5b58088c_d9af_5bc6_19ab_1fff095079b9
  73dde66b_f154_e1ab_4ee7_11f3162fb96d["saveCacheToDisk()"]
  5f051fd3_b5fd_05fe_3e0b_f20364a0b064 -->|calls| 73dde66b_f154_e1ab_4ee7_11f3162fb96d
  f7302a04_558c_423c_2b1f_3cfced56f273["warn()"]
  5f051fd3_b5fd_05fe_3e0b_f20364a0b064 -->|calls| f7302a04_558c_423c_2b1f_3cfced56f273
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Source Code

src/cache/graph-cache.ts lines 644–705

export async function precacheForDirectory(
  client: ClientContext,
  directory: string,
  cacheDir: string | undefined
): Promise<void> {
  // Already cached?
  if (detectRepo(directory, _repoMap)) {
    logger.debug('Graph already cached for', directory);
    return;
  }

  logger.info('Pre-computing graph for', directory, '(first run for this repo; subsequent runs will be instant)...');

  const idempotencyKey = generateIdempotencyKey(directory);
  const repoName = detectRepoName(directory);

  const zipResult = await zipRepository(directory);
  let progressInterval: NodeJS.Timeout | null = null;
  let elapsed = 0;
  progressInterval = setInterval(() => {
    elapsed += 15;
    logger.info(`Analysis in progress... (${elapsed}s elapsed)`);
  }, 15000);

  try {
    const fileBuffer = await fs.readFile(zipResult.path);
    const fileBlob = new Blob([fileBuffer], { type: 'application/zip' });

    const response = await client.graphs.generateSupermodelGraph(
      fileBlob as any,
      { idempotencyKey }
    );

    const graph = buildIndexes(response, `precache:${repoName}`);

    // Update in-memory caches
    graphCache.set(idempotencyKey, graph);
    _repoMap.set(repoName.toLowerCase(), graph);
    const parts = repoName.toLowerCase().split(/[_\-\/]/);
    for (const part of parts) {
      if (part && part.length > 2 && !_repoMap.has(part)) {
        _repoMap.set(part, graph);
      }
    }

    // Persist to disk for cross-container reuse
    if (cacheDir) {
      try {
        const savedPath = await saveCacheToDisk(cacheDir, repoName, response);
        logger.info('Saved graph to:', savedPath);
      } catch (err: any) {
        // Non-fatal: cache dir might be read-only or full
        logger.warn('Failed to persist graph to disk:', err.message);
      }
    }

    logger.info(`Pre-compute complete: ${graph.summary.nodeCount} nodes, ${graph.summary.relationshipCount} relationships`);
  } finally {
    if (progressInterval) clearInterval(progressInterval);
    await zipResult.cleanup();
  }
}

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does precacheForDirectory() do?
precacheForDirectory() is a function in the mcp codebase, defined in src/cache/graph-cache.ts.
Where is precacheForDirectory() defined?
precacheForDirectory() is defined in src/cache/graph-cache.ts at line 644.
What does precacheForDirectory() call?
precacheForDirectory() calls 11 function(s): buildIndexes, debug, detectRepo, detectRepoName, generateIdempotencyKey, has, info, saveCacheToDisk, and 3 more.
What calls precacheForDirectory()?
precacheForDirectory() is called by 1 function(s): start.

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