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precacheForDirectory() — mcp Function Reference

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

Function typescript GraphCache Persistence calls 11 called by 1

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Dependency Diagram

graph TD
  9003922a_3c12_9d09_182b_1d8c2e1893be["precacheForDirectory()"]
  a9363f44_0cfc_87dc_a76a_4eeb9d75c684["start()"]
  a9363f44_0cfc_87dc_a76a_4eeb9d75c684 -->|calls| 9003922a_3c12_9d09_182b_1d8c2e1893be
  ec84daee_4b9f_c373_088b_c46d9bf9913e["detectRepo()"]
  9003922a_3c12_9d09_182b_1d8c2e1893be -->|calls| ec84daee_4b9f_c373_088b_c46d9bf9913e
  69fc7a46_28f6_6b72_2725_66c381e53322["debug()"]
  9003922a_3c12_9d09_182b_1d8c2e1893be -->|calls| 69fc7a46_28f6_6b72_2725_66c381e53322
  df6e0585_94bc_eb51_256f_f5c95dbbd57f["info()"]
  9003922a_3c12_9d09_182b_1d8c2e1893be -->|calls| df6e0585_94bc_eb51_256f_f5c95dbbd57f
  2bb2b0ae_2fea_7264_08ce_133bb9b7810c["generateIdempotencyKey()"]
  9003922a_3c12_9d09_182b_1d8c2e1893be -->|calls| 2bb2b0ae_2fea_7264_08ce_133bb9b7810c
  f0ea77a6_c98a_1862_741d_234890ac7da7["detectRepoName()"]
  9003922a_3c12_9d09_182b_1d8c2e1893be -->|calls| f0ea77a6_c98a_1862_741d_234890ac7da7
  1fd46af5_c3e2_8998_1eb2_098430ff3629["zipRepository()"]
  9003922a_3c12_9d09_182b_1d8c2e1893be -->|calls| 1fd46af5_c3e2_8998_1eb2_098430ff3629
  11d5249b_82de_e1fb_e621_e95ae1a093c5["buildIndexes()"]
  9003922a_3c12_9d09_182b_1d8c2e1893be -->|calls| 11d5249b_82de_e1fb_e621_e95ae1a093c5
  6407330b_8aa1_cc04_569a_747f6b1debfd["set()"]
  9003922a_3c12_9d09_182b_1d8c2e1893be -->|calls| 6407330b_8aa1_cc04_569a_747f6b1debfd
  90af3150_ce81_c645_faa7_5b8b9bcf5ecc["has()"]
  9003922a_3c12_9d09_182b_1d8c2e1893be -->|calls| 90af3150_ce81_c645_faa7_5b8b9bcf5ecc
  e3133d6c_87dc_b74a_abf7_6097334e0493["saveCacheToDisk()"]
  9003922a_3c12_9d09_182b_1d8c2e1893be -->|calls| e3133d6c_87dc_b74a_abf7_6097334e0493
  e5352615_c5fb_64a2_cc5c_a248578cbc8a["warn()"]
  9003922a_3c12_9d09_182b_1d8c2e1893be -->|calls| e5352615_c5fb_64a2_cc5c_a248578cbc8a
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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.
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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