Reduce allocations in fs::copy_files_except_ext

Above mentioned function copies files (recursively) from a source to a
destination directory. For that, file/directory paths have to be created
repeatedly. This allocates as directory and file names are concatenated
into an owning path structure.

The number of allocations can be reduced by creating file/directory
paths only once and borrowing them instead of cloning/recreating them.

In bigger projects, this reduces execution time noticeably. Please note
that file system operations are dominant from performance POV.

Author: johamster

src/utils/fs.rs

@@ -72,14 +72,12 @@ pub fn create_file(path: &Path) -> Result<File> {
 
 /// Removes all the content of a directory but not the directory itself
 pub fn remove_dir_content(dir: &Path) -> Result<()> {
-    for item in fs::read_dir(dir)? {
-        if let Ok(item) = item {
-            let item = item.path();
-            if item.is_dir() {
-                fs::remove_dir_all(item)?;
-            } else {
-                fs::remove_file(item)?;
-            }
+    for item in fs::read_dir(dir)?.flatten() {
+        let item = item.path();
+        if item.is_dir() {
+            fs::remove_dir_all(item)?;
+        } else {
+            fs::remove_file(item)?;
         }
     }
     Ok(())
@@ -108,72 +106,41 @@ pub fn copy_files_except_ext(
     }
 
     for entry in fs::read_dir(from)? {
-        let entry = entry?;
+        let entry = entry?.path();
         let metadata = entry
-            .path()
             .metadata()
-            .with_context(|| format!("Failed to read {:?}", entry.path()))?;
+            .with_context(|| format!("Failed to read {entry:?}"))?;
+
+        let entry_file_name = entry.file_name().unwrap();
+        let target_file_path = to.join(entry_file_name);
 
         // If the entry is a dir and the recursive option is enabled, call itself
         if metadata.is_dir() && recursive {
-            if entry.path() == to.to_path_buf() {
+            if entry == to.as_os_str() {
                 continue;
             }
 
             if let Some(avoid) = avoid_dir {
-                if entry.path() == *avoid {
+                if entry == *avoid {
                     continue;
                 }
             }
 
             // check if output dir already exists
-            if !to.join(entry.file_name()).exists() {
-                fs::create_dir(&to.join(entry.file_name()))?;
+            if !target_file_path.exists() {
+                fs::create_dir(&target_file_path)?;
             }
 
-            copy_files_except_ext(
-                &from.join(entry.file_name()),
-                &to.join(entry.file_name()),
-                true,
-                avoid_dir,
-                ext_blacklist,
-            )?;
+            copy_files_except_ext(&entry, &target_file_path, true, avoid_dir, ext_blacklist)?;
         } else if metadata.is_file() {
             // Check if it is in the blacklist
-            if let Some(ext) = entry.path().extension() {
+            if let Some(ext) = entry.extension() {
                 if ext_blacklist.contains(&ext.to_str().unwrap()) {
                     continue;
                 }
             }
-            debug!(
-                "creating path for file: {:?}",
-                &to.join(
-                    entry
-                        .path()
-                        .file_name()
-                        .expect("a file should have a file name...")
-                )
-            );
-
-            debug!(
-                "Copying {:?} to {:?}",
-                entry.path(),
-                &to.join(
-                    entry
-                        .path()
-                        .file_name()
-                        .expect("a file should have a file name...")
-                )
-            );
-            copy(
-                entry.path(),
-                &to.join(
-                    entry
-                        .path()
-                        .file_name()
-                        .expect("a file should have a file name..."),
-                ),
-            )?;
+            debug!("Copying {entry:?} to {target_file_path:?}");
+            copy(&entry, &target_file_path)?;
         }
     }
     Ok(())