feat: Boost UI performance with pure bash string width calculation and truncation, and add visual feedback for cache hits in uninstall scripts.

bin/uninstall.sh

@@ -83,6 +83,12 @@ scan_applications() {
         [[ $cache_age -eq $(date +%s) ]] && cache_age=86401 # Handle missing file
         if [[ $cache_age -lt $cache_ttl ]]; then
             # Cache hit - return immediately
+            # Show brief flash of cache usage if in interactive mode
+            if [[ -t 2 ]]; then
+                 echo -e "${GREEN}Loading from cache...${NC}" >&2
+                 # Small sleep to let user see it (optional, but good for "feeling" the speed vs glitch)
+                 sleep 0.3
+            fi
             echo "$cache_file"
             return 0
         fi

bin/uninstall_lib.sh

@@ -83,6 +83,12 @@ scan_applications() {
         [[ $cache_age -eq $(date +%s) ]] && cache_age=86401 # Handle missing file
         if [[ $cache_age -lt $cache_ttl ]]; then
             # Cache hit - return immediately
+            # Show brief flash of cache usage if in interactive mode
+            if [[ -t 2 ]]; then
+                 echo -e "${GREEN}Loading from cache...${NC}" >&2
+                 # Small sleep to let user see it (optional, but good for "feeling" the speed vs glitch)
+                 sleep 0.3
+            fi
             echo "$cache_file"
             return 0
         fi

lib/core/ui.sh

@@ -24,76 +24,50 @@ show_cursor() { [[ -t 1 ]] && printf '\033[?25h' >&2 || true; }
 get_display_width() {
     local str="$1"
 
-    # Check Python availability once and cache the result
+    # Optimized pure bash implementation without forks
-    # Use Python for accurate width calculation if available (cached check)
+    local width
-    if [[ -z "${MOLE_PYTHON_AVAILABLE:-}" ]]; then
-        if command -v python3 > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-            export MOLE_PYTHON_AVAILABLE=1
-        else
-            export MOLE_PYTHON_AVAILABLE=0
-        fi
-    fi
 
-    if [[ "${MOLE_PYTHON_AVAILABLE:-0}" == "1" ]]; then
+    # Save current locale
-        python3 -c "
+    local old_lc="${LC_ALL:-}"
-import sys
-import unicodedata
-
-s = sys.argv[1]
-width = 0
-for char in s:
-    # East Asian Width property
-    ea_width = unicodedata.east_asian_width(char)
-    if ea_width in ('F', 'W'):  # Fullwidth or Wide
-        width += 2
-    else:
-        width += 1
-print(width)
-" "$str" 2> /dev/null && return
-    fi
-
-    # Fallback: Use wc with UTF-8 locale temporarily
-    local saved_lc_all="${LC_ALL:-}"
-    local saved_lang="${LANG:-}"
 
+    # Get Char Count (UTF-8)
+    # We must export ensuring it applies to the expansion (though just assignment often works in newer bash, export is safer for all subshells/cmds)
     export LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8
-    export LANG=en_US.UTF-8
+    local char_count=${#str}
 
-    local char_count byte_count width
+    # Get Byte Count (C)
-    char_count=$(printf '%s' "$str" | wc -m 2> /dev/null | tr -d ' ')
+    export LC_ALL=C
-    byte_count=$(printf '%s' "$str" | wc -c 2> /dev/null | tr -d ' ')
+    local byte_count=${#str}
 
-    # Restore locale
+    # Restore Locale immediately
-    if [[ -n "$saved_lc_all" ]]; then
+    if [[ -n "$old_lc" ]]; then
-        export LC_ALL="$saved_lc_all"
+        export LC_ALL="$old_lc"
     else
         unset LC_ALL
     fi
-    if [[ -n "$saved_lang" ]]; then
+
-        export LANG="$saved_lang"
+    if [[ $byte_count -eq $char_count ]]; then
-    else
+        echo "$char_count"
-        unset LANG
+        return
     fi
 
-    # Estimate: if byte_count > char_count, we have multibyte chars
+    # CJK Heuristic:
-    # Rough approximation: each multibyte char (CJK) is ~3 bytes and width 2
+    # Most CJK chars are 3 bytes in UTF-8 and width 2.
-    # ASCII chars are 1 byte and width 1
+    # ASCII chars are 1 byte and width 1.
-    if [[ $byte_count -gt $char_count ]]; then
+    # Width ~= CharCount + (ByteCount - CharCount) / 2
-        local multibyte_chars=$((byte_count - char_count))
+    # "中" (1 char, 3 bytes) -> 1 + (2)/2 = 2.
-        # Assume most multibyte chars are 2 bytes extra (3 bytes total for UTF-8 CJK)
+    # "A" (1 char, 1 byte) -> 1 + 0 = 1.
-        local cjk_chars=$((multibyte_chars / 2))
+    # This is an approximation but very fast and sufficient for App names.
-        local ascii_chars=$((char_count - cjk_chars))
+    # Integer arithmetic in bash automatically handles floor.
-        width=$((ascii_chars + cjk_chars * 2))
+    local extra_bytes=$((byte_count - char_count))
-    else
+    local padding=$((extra_bytes / 2))
-        width=$char_count
+    width=$((char_count + padding))
-    fi
 
     echo "$width"
 }
 
 # Truncate string by display width (handles CJK correctly)
 # Args: $1 - string, $2 - max display width
-# Returns: truncated string with "..." if needed
 truncate_by_display_width() {
     local str="$1"
     local max_width="$2"
@@ -105,45 +79,48 @@ truncate_by_display_width() {
         return
     fi
 
-    # Use Python for accurate truncation if available (use cached check)
-    if [[ "${MOLE_PYTHON_AVAILABLE:-0}" == "1" ]]; then
-        python3 -c "
-import sys
-import unicodedata
 
-s = sys.argv[1]
+    # Fallback: Use pure bash character iteration
-max_w = int(sys.argv[2])
+    # Since we need to know the width of *each* character to truncate at the right spot,
-result = ''
+    # we cannot just use the total width formula on the whole string.
-width = 0
+    # However, iterating char-by-char and calling the optimized get_display_width function
+    # is now much faster because it doesn't fork 'wc'.
 
-for char in s:
+    # CRITICAL: Switch to UTF-8 for correct character iteration
-    ea_width = unicodedata.east_asian_width(char)
+    local old_lc="${LC_ALL:-}"
-    char_width = 2 if ea_width in ('F', 'W') else 1
-
-    if width + char_width + 3 > max_w:  # +3 for '...'
-        break
-
-    result += char
-    width += char_width
-
-print(result + '...')
-" "$str" "$max_width" 2> /dev/null && return
-    fi
-
-    # Fallback: Use UTF-8 locale for proper string handling
-    local saved_lc_all="${LC_ALL:-}"
-    local saved_lang="${LANG:-}"
     export LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8
-    export LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 
     local truncated=""
     local width=0
     local i=0
     local char char_width
+    local strlen=${#str} # Re-calculate in UTF-8
 
-    while [[ $i -lt ${#str} ]]; do
+    # Optimization: If total width <= max_width, return original string (checked above)
+
+    while [[ $i -lt $strlen ]]; do
         char="${str:$i:1}"
-        char_width=$(get_display_width "$char")
+
+        # Inlined width calculation for minimal overhead to avoid recursion overhead
+        # We are already in UTF-8, so ${#char} is char length (1).
+        # We need byte length for the heuristic.
+        # But switching locale inside loop is disastrous for perf.
+        # Logic: If char is ASCII (1 byte), width 1.
+        # If char is wide (3 bytes), width 2.
+        # How to detect byte size without switching locale?
+        # printf %s "$char" | wc -c ? Slow.
+        # Check against ASCII range?
+        # Fast ASCII check: if [[ "$char" < $'\x7f' ]]; then ...
+
+        if [[ "$char" =~ [[:ascii:]] ]]; then
+            char_width=1
+        else
+            # Assume wide for non-ascii in this context (simplified)
+            # Or use LC_ALL=C inside? No.
+            # Most non-ASCII in filenames are either CJK (width 2) or heavy symbols.
+            # Let's assume 2 for simplicity in this fast loop as we know we are usually dealing with CJK.
+            char_width=2
+        fi
 
         if ((width + char_width + 3 > max_width)); then
             break
@@ -155,16 +132,11 @@ print(result + '...')
     done
 
     # Restore locale
-    if [[ -n "$saved_lc_all" ]]; then
+    if [[ -n "$old_lc" ]]; then
-        export LC_ALL="$saved_lc_all"
+        export LC_ALL="$old_lc"
     else
         unset LC_ALL
     fi
-    if [[ -n "$saved_lang" ]]; then
-        export LANG="$saved_lang"
-    else
-        unset LANG
-    fi
 
     echo "${truncated}..."
 }

lib/ui/app_selector.sh

@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ format_app_display() {
     [[ "$size" != "0" && "$size" != "" && "$size" != "Unknown" ]] && size_str="$size"
 
     # Calculate available width for app name based on terminal width
-    local terminal_width=$(tput cols 2> /dev/null || echo 80)
+    # use passed width or calculate it (but calculation is slow in loops)
+    local terminal_width="${4:-$(tput cols 2> /dev/null || echo 80)}"
     local fixed_width=28
     local available_width=$((terminal_width - fixed_width))
 
@@ -58,7 +59,8 @@ select_apps_for_uninstall() {
     # Build menu options
     # Show loading for large lists (formatting can be slow due to width calculations)
     local app_count=${#apps_data[@]}
-    if [[ $app_count -gt 30 ]]; then
+    local terminal_width=$(tput cols 2> /dev/null || echo 80)
+    if [[ $app_count -gt 100 ]]; then
         if [[ -t 2 ]]; then
             printf "\rPreparing %d applications...    " "$app_count" >&2
         fi
@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@ select_apps_for_uninstall() {
     for app_data in "${apps_data[@]}"; do
         # Keep extended field 7 (size_kb) if present
         IFS='|' read -r epoch _ display_name _ size last_used size_kb <<< "$app_data"
-        menu_options+=("$(format_app_display "$display_name" "$size" "$last_used")")
+        menu_options+=("$(format_app_display "$display_name" "$size" "$last_used" "$terminal_width")")
         # Build csv lists (avoid trailing commas)
         if [[ $idx -eq 0 ]]; then
             epochs_csv="${epoch:-0}"
@@ -85,7 +87,7 @@ select_apps_for_uninstall() {
     done
 
     # Clear loading message
-    if [[ $app_count -gt 30 ]]; then
+    if [[ $app_count -gt 100 ]]; then
         if [[ -t 2 ]]; then
             printf "\r\033[K" >&2
         fi