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Major Performance & Code Quality Update

December 5-8, 2025 — This release delivers comprehensive improvements to platform performance and code quality, resulting in dramatically faster page loads, improved reliability, and smoother interactions across all features.

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Highlights

This update focuses on backend performance, code quality, and developer experience:
  • 95% faster leaderboards — Response time reduced from 800ms to 50ms
  • 93% faster dashboards — Sales and admin panels load significantly quicker
  • 100+ query reduction — Genre pages now use single optimized queries
  • 100% type coverage — All 455 PHP files now have strict type declarations
  • 2,884 errors fixed — PHPStan Level 7 static analysis upgrade
  • 13,700+ lines cleaned — Dead code removed, services refactored

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Performance Improvements

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Leaderboard Caching System

Response time reduced from 800-1200ms to 10-50ms — a 95%+ improvement.
The leaderboard system has been completely rebuilt with intelligent caching:
  • Pre-calculated rankings — Leaderboards refresh automatically every 5 minutes
  • Stale-while-revalidate — Instant responses even during cache refresh
  • Higher rate limits — 600 requests/minute for cached endpoints

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Dashboard Performance

Up to 93% faster data loading with optimized queries and smarter caching.
~85% faster response times through query consolidation and index optimization.
50% fewer queries by eliminating N+1 patterns and batching related data.

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Database Optimizations

Key database improvements for faster queries:
  • New indexes — Analytics queries for tracks, albums, and users
  • N+1 elimination — Contribution calculations now use batch loading
  • Cached schema checks — User search avoids redundant database calls
  • Query consolidation — Genre leaderboard reduced from 100+ queries to 1

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Smarter Caching Strategy

Data TypeCache DurationUse Case
Real-time data1 minuteLive play counts, active users
Leaderboards5 minutesRankings, top producers
Analytics dashboards15 minutesCharts, statistics
Profile dataUp to 1 hourUser profiles, artist pages

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API Call Optimization

N+1 API Fixes

Fixed critical performance issues on /genres, /beatpacks, and channel pages by batching API calls.
  • Batch Track Growth — Single API call for all visible tracks instead of one per track
  • Batch License Status — New context provider batches license checks
  • Result — Reduced from N+1 calls to just 2 batch requests per page load

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Real-Time Notifications

  • ~90% reduction in server load for live notifications
  • Adaptive polling — Frequency adjusts based on your activity level
  • Faster delivery — Messages arrive quicker when actively using the platform

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Bug Fixes

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Critical Fixes

Fixed incorrect track IDs showing pivot table IDs instead of actual track IDs, which caused broken waveforms and incorrect URLs on genre pages like /channel/genre/hip-hop-rap.
Removed references to undefined properties that were causing 500 errors in admin analytics.
Fixed potential SQL injection in LeaderboardService with proper parameter binding.
Fixed authentication failures in cached environments by moving credentials to config.
Fixed stale cache causing 404 errors after playlist deletion.
Fixed Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy blocking that caused console errors.

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General Fixes

  • Activity Overview graph empty data and X-Ray mode
  • Recent sales history performance issues
  • Caching inconsistencies in analytics displays
  • Edge cases in statistics queries
  • Division by zero in level progress calculation
  • Type errors on artist profile updates

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Architecture Improvements

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Controller Refactoring

Large controllers have been split into focused, single-responsibility modules following SOLID principles.
Original ControllerNew StructureLines Reduced
ProducerIntelligenceControllerTrackGrowthController, SupportController, ContributionGraphController1,484 lines
StripeFinancesControllerController + StripeFinancesService417 lines (66%)
AchievementServiceAchievementCriteriaEvaluator, AchievementStatsService, AchievementContextBuilder857 lines (73%)

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New Service Layer

TrackContributionService

Handles contribution calculations and batch processing for accurate revenue distribution.

TrackLicensingService

Manages purchase validation, license generation, and rights verification.

StripeFinancesService

Encapsulates Stripe financial operations, payouts, and transaction management.

LeaderboardCacheService

Provides cached leaderboard data with automatic background refresh.

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New Data Transfer Objects (DTOs)

Type-safe structures added for API responses:
  • Analytics DTOs — Chart data, geographic breakdown, device statistics
  • Contribution DTOs — Calculation results, factors, batch processing
  • Timeframe DTOs — Request parameter validation and normalization

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Code Quality

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Type Safety Improvements

All 455 PHP files (100%) now use declare(strict_types=1) for improved type safety and IDE support.
CategoryFiles
Controllers92
Services45+
Console Commands28
Queue Jobs11
Models, Observers, ProvidersFull coverage
  • 194+ any types replaced with proper interfaces
  • 50+ files updated across admin, producer dashboard, and web player
  • Zero runtime changes — All fixes are compile-time only
  • Build validation — npm run build passes with zero TypeScript errors
Upgraded static analysis from Level 6 to Level 7:
  • Stricter parameter and return type checking
  • 2,884 errors fixed (from 3,538 to 654)
  • 200+ methods with full type annotations
  • All new code must pass Level 7 analysis

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Code Cleanup

CategoryLines Removed
Unused code~8,400 lines
Legacy components~2,500 lines
Debug logging99% reduction
Deprecated backups~2,200 lines
Specific removals include:
  • Legacy carousel components (carousel-base.tsx, collection-carousel.tsx, carousel.css)
  • Messaging backup file (messaging-dropdown-old.tsx)
  • Broken analytics stubs and placeholder components
  • Deprecated ProducerIntelligenceController backup

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Revenue & Analytics

Producer Revenue Tracking

The Producer Dashboard now displays real revenue data from track purchases.
  • Total Revenue — Aggregated from track purchases across all your artist profiles
  • Per-Track Revenue — Individual track revenue visible in top tracks list
  • Collaboration Achievements — Team Player achievement now properly tracks collaborative tracks

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For Developers

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New Commands

# Check leaderboard cache health
php artisan leaderboard:precalculate --check

# Force recalculate all periods
php artisan leaderboard:precalculate --period=all

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Scheduler Addition

The leaderboard precalculation runs automatically: 
$schedule->command('leaderboard:precalculate --period=all')
         ->everyFiveMinutes()
         ->withoutOverlapping(3);

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Deployment

Run these commands after pulling this release to ensure proper cache invalidation.
php artisan optimize:clear
php artisan config:cache
php artisan route:cache
php artisan leaderboard:precalculate --period=all
npm run build
php artisan horizon:terminate

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Environment Variables

# Optional: Customize admin users excluded from XP (default: 1,76)
BEATPASS_EXCLUDED_XP_USERS=1,76

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Deprecated Commands

DeprecatedUse InsteadNotes
contribution:updatecontribution:update-optimizedManual debugging only
maintenance:unifiedmaintenance:unified-optimizedManual debugging only
The optimized versions are automatically used by the scheduler.

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PHPStan Baseline

The remaining errors are PHPStan/Laravel limitations that cannot be fixed without framework changes:
Error TypeCountReason
collect() template types45PHPStan can’t resolve Laravel collection templates
Faker Generator26Test factories only, Faker class not typed
Eloquent magic methods16+Laravel magic (permissions(), search())
Always-true conditions15PHPStan false positives
Other edge cases~20S3 drivers, Authenticatable types
All actionable errors have been fixed.

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Last modified on December 8, 2025