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4 changes: 4 additions & 0 deletions .jules/bolt.md
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## 2026-06-10 - [Lazy Loading Scikit-learn & NumPy]
**Learning:** Top-level imports of `numpy` and `joblib` plus loading a serialized model file (`.joblib`) during FastAPI startup adds significant overhead (e.g., ~3 seconds). Refactoring this into a service with `cached_property` and local imports deferred the cost until the first request.
**Action:** Move all heavy ML model loading and their dependencies into lazy-loaded properties to ensure near-instant application startup.

## 2026-06-11 - [ML Service Hot-Path Optimization]
**Learning:** Applying `lru_cache` to an instance method can lead to memory leaks as the cache holds a strong reference to `self`. Using a module-level function for caching instead is safer. Additionally, for single-sample predictions, passing a list containing a tuple (e.g., `model.predict([features_tuple])`) to Scikit-learn is faster than creating and reshaping a Numpy array, especially when combined with removing local `numpy` imports.
**Action:** Use module-level functions for caching to avoid instance leaks, and minimize object creation/conversion (like Numpy array initialization) in high-frequency prediction loops.
23 changes: 17 additions & 6 deletions ml_service.py
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from functools import cached_property
from functools import cached_property, lru_cache
import logging

logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

@lru_cache(maxsize=128)
def _get_cached_prediction(model, features_tuple):
"""
Internal cached prediction function.
Taking model as an argument and being top-level avoids the lru_cache
memory leak associated with instance methods.
"""
# Scikit-learn can accept a list containing a tuple.
# This avoids converting the tuple back to a list in the hot path.
prediction = model.predict([features_tuple])
return int(prediction[0])

class MLService:
@cached_property
def model(self):
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return None

def predict(self, features_list):
"""Perform prediction using the lazy-loaded model."""
"""Perform prediction with caching and low overhead."""
if self.model is None:
raise RuntimeError("ML model could not be loaded")

import numpy as np
features = np.array(features_list).reshape(1, -1)
prediction = self.model.predict(features)
return int(prediction[0])
# Convert list to tuple for hashability in lru_cache
features_tuple = tuple(features_list)
return _get_cached_prediction(self.model, features_tuple)
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