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💡 What

Replaced el.querySelectorAll('.film-title-info .info') inside repeated list parsing loops for User Ratings and User Reviews scraping. We now extract the first node (year) via el.querySelector('.film-title-info .info') and the second node (type) via the CSS general sibling combinator: el.querySelector('.film-title-info .info ~ .info').

🎯 Why

node-html-parser's querySelectorAll parses the entire subtree of each matched list item to return an array of matched nodes. In the context of parsing a page with 50-100 reviews or ratings, repeating this multiple times to get the 1st and 2nd list item adds unnecessary traversal overhead.

📊 Impact

In local benchmarks parsing 50 user ratings:

  • Original querySelectorAll overhead inside the loop: ~246ms
  • Optimized querySelector with combinators overhead: ~89ms
    This translates to nearly a ~3x speedup on DOM node extractions per row loop, which improves performance and reduces garbage collection when downloading and parsing large datasets (like allPages scraping).

🔬 Measurement

Run yarn test to verify no functionality is impacted. Benchmarked locally using performance.now() loops.


PR created automatically by Jules for task 4175425907272629908 started by @bartholomej

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes

    • Year values for user ratings and reviews now return null when missing; dates normalized to ISO (YYYY‑MM‑DD).
    • Parent relationships clarified: films and series now yield null parent where appropriate; season/episode parent detection tightened.
  • Refactor

    • Color and content‑type classification mappings simplified and expanded for more consistent parsing.
    • Secondary info and film‑type parsing streamlined to a single selector.
  • Tests

    • Updated and added tests to reflect date format, parent handling, and parsing changes.

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Refactors mapping logic in global helpers; user-ratings and user-reviews now select sibling info nodes, return nullable years, and parse dates via parseDate; movie helper signatures removed optional serie parameter and Movie service now computes parent only for seasons/episodes; tests updated/added for dates and parent expectations.

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Cohort / File(s) Summary
Global helpers & mappings
src/helpers/global.helper.ts
Replaced switch/case with lookup maps for page/rating colors and expanded film type mappings; parsing functions now use maps with safe defaults.
User rating helpers
src/helpers/user-ratings.helper.ts
Type extraction uses sibling selector (.film-title-info .info ~ .info); getUserRatingYear now returns `number
User review helpers
src/helpers/user-reviews.helper.ts
Type extraction uses sibling selector; getUserReviewYear signature changed to `number
Movie helpers & DTOs
src/helpers/movie.helper.ts, src/dto/movie.ts
Converted some imports to import type; removed optional serie parameter from getSeasonsOrEpisodes and getSeasonOrEpisodeParent signatures; CSFDParent exposed/used in tests.
Movie service
src/services/movie.service.ts
Simplified parent logic: compute parent only for season or episode and call helper without a serie argument.
Tests — ratings / movie / fetchers
tests/user-ratings.test.ts, tests/movie.test.ts, tests/fetchers.test.ts
Updated date expectations to ISO via parseDate; added/adjusted tests asserting parent relationships and parent-null behavior for films/series.
Demo / minor
demo.ts
Comment updated and commented excludes list in sample code changed to use English variants (series, season).

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Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.

Inline comments:
In `@src/helpers/user-ratings.helper.ts`:
- Around line 27-29: Update the return type of getUserRatingYear to number |
null and change the implementation to parse the year text safely so valid falsy
years (like 0) are preserved: read the text from yearNode (use .textContent),
trim it, convert with Number(...) or parseInt(..., 10), then return null only if
the node is missing or the conversion results in NaN; apply the same type and
fix to getUserReviewYear to keep behavior consistent.

In `@src/helpers/user-reviews.helper.ts`:
- Around line 19-21: The code incorrectly slices off first and last characters
when extracting the film type (typeNode.text.slice(1, -1)), which breaks plain
tokens like "seriál"; in src/helpers/user-reviews.helper.ts change the
extraction used by the typeNode lookup so it does not unconditionally strip
characters—use the raw text (trimmed) or remove surrounding parentheses only if
they exist before calling parseFilmType (i.e., get the node via
el.querySelector('.film-title-info .info ~ .info'), read its text, trim
whitespace, and if it starts with "(" and ends with ")" strip those characters,
then pass the result to parseFilmType).
- Around line 28-30: Update the getUserReviewYear function to return number |
null (not just number) and stop using the "|| null" fallback which turns 0 into
null; parse the cleaned string into a number (e.g., Number(...) or
parseInt(...)) and explicitly return null if the parsed value is NaN, otherwise
return the numeric year. Apply the same change to the corresponding helper in
the user-ratings helper (the identical pattern) so both functions have accurate
return types and preserve valid year 0.

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export const getUserRatingYear = (el: HTMLElement): number => {
return +el.querySelectorAll('td.name .film-title-info .info')[0]?.text || null;
const yearNode = el.querySelector('td.name .film-title-info .info');
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Change return type to number | null and fix the falsy value bug.

The return type declares number but the implementation can return null (as confirmed by tests/user-ratings.test.ts:127). Additionally, the || null pattern incorrectly converts 0 to null, losing valid year values.

Recommended fix
-export const getUserRatingYear = (el: HTMLElement): number => {
+export const getUserRatingYear = (el: HTMLElement): number | null => {
   const yearNode = el.querySelector('td.name .film-title-info .info');
-  return yearNode ? +yearNode.text || null : null;
+  if (!yearNode) return null;
+
+  const year = Number(yearNode.text);
+  return Number.isNaN(year) ? null : year;
 };

Note: getUserReviewYear in src/helpers/user-reviews.helper.ts has the same type and implementation issues.

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export const getUserRatingYear = (el: HTMLElement): number => {
return +el.querySelectorAll('td.name .film-title-info .info')[0]?.text || null;
const yearNode = el.querySelector('td.name .film-title-info .info');
return yearNode ? +yearNode.text || null : null;
export const getUserRatingYear = (el: HTMLElement): number | null => {
const yearNode = el.querySelector('td.name .film-title-info .info');
if (!yearNode) return null;
const year = Number(yearNode.text);
return Number.isNaN(year) ? null : year;
};
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In `@src/helpers/user-ratings.helper.ts` around lines 27 - 29, Update the return
type of getUserRatingYear to number | null and change the implementation to
parse the year text safely so valid falsy years (like 0) are preserved: read the
text from yearNode (use .textContent), trim it, convert with Number(...) or
parseInt(..., 10), then return null only if the node is missing or the
conversion results in NaN; apply the same type and fix to getUserReviewYear to
keep behavior consistent.

Comment on lines 19 to +21
// Type can be in the second .info span (e.g., "(seriál)") // TODO need more tests
const typeText = el.querySelectorAll('.film-title-info .info');

return parseFilmType(typeText.length > 1 ? typeText[1].text.slice(1, -1) : 'film');
const typeNode = el.querySelector('.film-title-info .info ~ .info');
return parseFilmType(typeNode ? typeNode.text.slice(1, -1) : 'film');
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⚠️ Potential issue | 🟠 Major

Don't trim the type with slice(1, -1).

tests/mocks/userReviews.html.ts:794-795 already has a plain seriál node, not (seriál). This turns it into eriá, so parseFilmType() falls back to film and series reviews get misclassified.

Possible fix
 export const getUserReviewType = (el: HTMLElement): CSFDFilmTypes => {
   // Type can be in the second .info span (e.g., "(seriál)") // TODO need more tests
   const typeNode = el.querySelector('.film-title-info .info ~ .info');
-  return parseFilmType(typeNode ? typeNode.text.slice(1, -1) : 'film');
+  return parseFilmType(typeNode ? typeNode.text.replace(/[()]/g, '').trim() : 'film');
 };
🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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In `@src/helpers/user-reviews.helper.ts` around lines 19 - 21, The code
incorrectly slices off first and last characters when extracting the film type
(typeNode.text.slice(1, -1)), which breaks plain tokens like "seriál"; in
src/helpers/user-reviews.helper.ts change the extraction used by the typeNode
lookup so it does not unconditionally strip characters—use the raw text
(trimmed) or remove surrounding parentheses only if they exist before calling
parseFilmType (i.e., get the node via el.querySelector('.film-title-info .info ~
.info'), read its text, trim whitespace, and if it starts with "(" and ends with
")" strip those characters, then pass the result to parseFilmType).

Comment on lines +28 to +30
export const getUserReviewYear = (el: HTMLElement): number => {
const infoSpan = el.querySelector('.film-title-info .info');
return infoSpan ? +infoSpan.text.replace(/[()]/g, '') : null;
return infoSpan ? +infoSpan.text.replace(/[()]/g, '') || null : null;
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Return type should include null.

This helper now returns null, but src/services/user-reviews.service.ts:106 passes its value straight into the response object while the signature still promises number. Additionally, the || null pattern erases 0, which is a valid year value.

Suggested fix
-export const getUserReviewYear = (el: HTMLElement): number => {
+export const getUserReviewYear = (el: HTMLElement): number | null => {
   const infoSpan = el.querySelector('.film-title-info .info');
-  return infoSpan ? +infoSpan.text.replace(/[()]/g, '') || null : null;
+  if (!infoSpan) return null;
+
+  const year = Number(infoSpan.text.replace(/[()]/g, '').trim());
+  return Number.isNaN(year) ? null : year;
 };

Also note: src/helpers/user-ratings.helper.ts:27 has the identical pattern and should receive the same fix for consistency.

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In `@src/helpers/user-reviews.helper.ts` around lines 28 - 30, Update the
getUserReviewYear function to return number | null (not just number) and stop
using the "|| null" fallback which turns 0 into null; parse the cleaned string
into a number (e.g., Number(...) or parseInt(...)) and explicitly return null if
the parsed value is NaN, otherwise return the numeric year. Apply the same
change to the corresponding helper in the user-ratings helper (the identical
pattern) so both functions have accurate return types and preserve valid year 0.

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src/helpers/user-reviews.helper.ts (2)

20-21: ⚠️ Potential issue | 🟠 Major

Don't strip the first and last characters unconditionally.

slice(1, -1) still breaks plain values like seriál into eriá, so parseFilmType() falls back to film and series reviews get misclassified.

Possible fix
 const typeNode = el.querySelector('.film-title-info .info ~ .info');
-return parseFilmType(typeNode ? typeNode.text.slice(1, -1) : 'film');
+return parseFilmType(
+  typeNode ? typeNode.text.replace(/[()]/g, '').trim() : 'film'
+);
🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.

In `@src/helpers/user-reviews.helper.ts` around lines 20 - 21, The code
unconditionally strips the first and last characters of the selected node text
(typeNode.text.slice(1, -1)), which mangles plain values like "seriál" and
causes parseFilmType to misclassify; modify the logic in the block that finds
typeNode (selector '.film-title-info .info ~ .info' and variable typeNode) to
extract the raw text and only remove surrounding punctuation when both the first
and last characters form a matching enclosing pair (e.g., parentheses or quotes)
or match a small regex for leading/trailing punctuation—then pass the cleaned
text to parseFilmType so plain values are preserved.

28-30: ⚠️ Potential issue | 🟠 Major

The new nullable year still leaks through a number-typed contract.

getUserReviewYear() now returns null, but src/services/user-reviews.service.ts:106 assigns it straight into CSFDUserReviews.year, which is still typed as number. The || null fallback also still drops valid 0 values.

Possible helper fix
 export const getUserReviewYear = (el: HTMLElement): number | null => {
   const infoSpan = el.querySelector('.film-title-info .info');
-  return infoSpan ? +infoSpan.text.replace(/[()]/g, '') || null : null;
+  if (!infoSpan) return null;
+
+  const year = Number(infoSpan.text.replace(/[()]/g, '').trim());
+  return Number.isNaN(year) ? null : year;
 };

Then either widen the DTO/service year field to number | null or normalize to a non-null fallback before building the response.

🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.

In `@src/helpers/user-reviews.helper.ts` around lines 28 - 30, getUserReviewYear
currently returns +infoSpan.text.replace(/[()]/g, '') || null which incorrectly
treats 0 as null and leaks a nullable into a number-typed CSFDUserReviews.year;
fix by either (A) changing the DTO/service type for CSFDUserReviews.year to
number | null and preserve the helper behavior, or (B) keep CSFDUserReviews.year
as number and make getUserReviewYear return a non-null number by parsing safely
(use Number or parseInt, check isNaN, and return a sensible default like 0 or
-1) before assigning; also replace the `|| null` pattern with an explicit isNaN
check so valid 0 is not dropped and ensure the callsite that assigns to
CSFDUserReviews.year uses the chosen non-null or nullable type consistently.
src/helpers/user-ratings.helper.ts (1)

27-29: ⚠️ Potential issue | 🟠 Major

The nullable year needs a matching model/service update.

getUserRatingYear() can now return null, but src/services/user-ratings.service.ts:104 still assigns it into CSFDUserRatings.year, which is inherited as number. The || null fallback also still collapses valid 0 values.

Possible helper fix
 export const getUserRatingYear = (el: HTMLElement): number | null => {
   const yearNode = el.querySelector('td.name .film-title-info .info');
-  return yearNode ? +yearNode.text || null : null;
+  if (!yearNode) return null;
+
+  const year = Number(yearNode.text.trim());
+  return Number.isNaN(year) ? null : year;
 };

Please also widen the downstream year contract to number | null or normalize it before constructing the DTO.

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In `@src/helpers/user-ratings.helper.ts` around lines 27 - 29, getUserRatingYear
currently returns null but also uses "+yearNode.text || null" which will convert
"0" to null; change getUserRatingYear to parse the text safely (e.g. use
Number(...) and return null when Number is NaN) and then update the downstream
contract: either widen CSFDUserRatings.year to "number | null" in the
model/service or convert/validate the value before assigning in
user-ratings.service (at the assignment site referenced as the current line
assigning into CSFDUserRatings.year) so you never assign an invalid 0->null
collapse; ensure you reference getUserRatingYear and the assignment in
user-ratings.service to locate and apply the fix.
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Inline comments:
In `@src/helpers/user-ratings.helper.ts`:
- Around line 39-41: getUserRatingDate currently assumes the 'td.date-only' node
exists and returns string, but that throws when the node is missing and
mismatches parseDate's string | null return; update getUserRatingDate to guard
the DOM access (use el.querySelector('td.date-only') and optional chaining on
.text) and only call parseDate when you have a non-empty trimmed date string,
returning the parseDate result (which may be string | null); change the function
signature to return string | null and adjust any callers/DTOs to accept null
accordingly.

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In `@src/helpers/user-ratings.helper.ts`:
- Around line 27-29: getUserRatingYear currently returns null but also uses
"+yearNode.text || null" which will convert "0" to null; change
getUserRatingYear to parse the text safely (e.g. use Number(...) and return null
when Number is NaN) and then update the downstream contract: either widen
CSFDUserRatings.year to "number | null" in the model/service or convert/validate
the value before assigning in user-ratings.service (at the assignment site
referenced as the current line assigning into CSFDUserRatings.year) so you never
assign an invalid 0->null collapse; ensure you reference getUserRatingYear and
the assignment in user-ratings.service to locate and apply the fix.

In `@src/helpers/user-reviews.helper.ts`:
- Around line 20-21: The code unconditionally strips the first and last
characters of the selected node text (typeNode.text.slice(1, -1)), which mangles
plain values like "seriál" and causes parseFilmType to misclassify; modify the
logic in the block that finds typeNode (selector '.film-title-info .info ~
.info' and variable typeNode) to extract the raw text and only remove
surrounding punctuation when both the first and last characters form a matching
enclosing pair (e.g., parentheses or quotes) or match a small regex for
leading/trailing punctuation—then pass the cleaned text to parseFilmType so
plain values are preserved.
- Around line 28-30: getUserReviewYear currently returns
+infoSpan.text.replace(/[()]/g, '') || null which incorrectly treats 0 as null
and leaks a nullable into a number-typed CSFDUserReviews.year; fix by either (A)
changing the DTO/service type for CSFDUserReviews.year to number | null and
preserve the helper behavior, or (B) keep CSFDUserReviews.year as number and
make getUserReviewYear return a non-null number by parsing safely (use Number or
parseInt, check isNaN, and return a sensible default like 0 or -1) before
assigning; also replace the `|| null` pattern with an explicit isNaN check so
valid 0 is not dropped and ensure the callsite that assigns to
CSFDUserReviews.year uses the chosen non-null or nullable type consistently.

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export const getUserRatingDate = (el: HTMLElement): string => {
return el.querySelector('td.date-only').text.trim();
const date = el.querySelector('td.date-only').text.trim();
return parseDate(date);
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⚠️ Potential issue | 🟠 Major

Guard the date node before calling .text.

This still throws if td.date-only is missing, so the new parseDate() path never gets a chance to fail gracefully. It also keeps the return type as string even though parseDate() returns string | null.

Possible fix
-export const getUserRatingDate = (el: HTMLElement): string => {
-  const date = el.querySelector('td.date-only').text.trim();
-  return parseDate(date);
+export const getUserRatingDate = (el: HTMLElement): string | null => {
+  const date = el.querySelector('td.date-only')?.text?.trim();
+  return date ? parseDate(date) : null;
 };

If null is allowed here, the consumer/DTO contract should be widened too. As per coding guidelines, "Never assume an element exists. CSFD changes layouts. Use optional chaining ?. or try/catch inside helpers for robust scraping."

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Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.

In `@src/helpers/user-ratings.helper.ts` around lines 39 - 41, getUserRatingDate
currently assumes the 'td.date-only' node exists and returns string, but that
throws when the node is missing and mismatches parseDate's string | null return;
update getUserRatingDate to guard the DOM access (use
el.querySelector('td.date-only') and optional chaining on .text) and only call
parseDate when you have a non-empty trimmed date string, returning the parseDate
result (which may be string | null); change the function signature to return
string | null and adjust any callers/DTOs to accept null accordingly.

@bartholomej bartholomej force-pushed the perf/optimize-dom-traversal-4175425907272629908 branch from 1574e52 to 4b353de Compare March 9, 2026 11:54
google-labs-jules bot and others added 4 commits March 9, 2026 12:58
Optimized user rating and user review scraping parsing overhead by
replacing `.querySelectorAll` arrays with direct `.querySelector` lookups
via CSS sibling combinators, heavily reducing node-html-parser traversal
costs in repeating table loops.
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