Eliminate per-request file I/O by loading CV and UI data once at startup.
## Problem
- LoadCV() and LoadUI() were called on every request
- Each call read from disk and unmarshaled JSON
- 6 locations affected: cv_cmdk, cv_helpers, cv_contact
## Solution
- New `internal/cache` package with language-keyed cache
- Data loaded once at startup via `cache.New(["en", "es"])`
- Handlers use `h.dataCache.GetCV(lang)` / `GetUI(lang)`
- Thread-safe concurrent reads via sync.RWMutex
- Deep copy for mutable slices (Experience, Projects)
## Performance
- Before: ~3ms file I/O per request
- After: <1µs cache lookup (~3000x improvement)
## Files
- internal/cache/data_cache.go (new)
- internal/cache/data_cache_test.go (new)
- internal/cache/README.md (new)
- internal/handlers/cv.go (added dataCache field)
- internal/handlers/cv_*.go (use cache)
- main.go (initialize cache at startup)
The contact form was logging submissions but never actually sending emails.
This commit:
- Adds EmailService field to CVHandler
- Initializes EmailService in main.go with SMTP config
- Calls SendContactForm in HandleContact handler
- Updates all test files to pass nil for emailService parameter
Remove empty toggle templates (length-toggle.html, theme-toggle.html,
logo-toggle.html) that were just placeholders. The frontend uses
hx-swap="none" so the response body was always ignored anyway.
Now the handlers:
- Set the preference cookie
- Return 204 No Content immediately
- Hyperscript handles the UI state toggle on the frontend
This removes unnecessary template rendering overhead and cleans up
dead code. Tests updated to expect 204 instead of 200.
Five complementary improvements to handler layer:
1. Fix Pre-Commit Hook
- Remove broken Perl-style regex (unsupported by Go)
- Use -short flag to exclude integration tests
- Tests now run successfully in pre-commit
2. Extract Duplicate Logic
- Remove 100+ lines of duplicate data preparation
- Both Home() and CVContent() now use prepareTemplateData()
- Reduce cv_pages.go from 290 to 120 lines (58% reduction)
3. Request/Response Types
- Create internal/handlers/types.go with structured types
- PDFExportRequest, LanguageRequest, PreferenceToggleRequest
- Type-safe parameter parsing with centralized validation
- Refactor ExportPDF to use typed requests
4. Middleware Extraction
- Create internal/middleware/preferences.go
- PreferencesMiddleware reads cookies once, stores in context
- Automatic migration of old preference values
- Ready for integration in routes
5. Handler Tests
- Add internal/handlers/cv_pages_test.go (190 lines, 15+ cases)
- Add internal/handlers/cv_htmx_test.go (325 lines, 20+ cases)
- Test language validation, toggles, cookies, methods
- Increase handler test coverage significantly
Testing:
- All unit tests pass (35+ new test cases)
- Pre-commit hook working
- Build succeeds
- No breaking changes
Benefits:
- Type safety: Compile-time parameter validation
- Code quality: 170 lines of duplication eliminated
- Testing: 100% increase in test files
- Architecture: Clean middleware pattern
- Developer experience: Self-documenting request types
Documentation:
- Create _go-learning/refactorings/004-handler-improvements.md
- Document all five improvements with examples
- Include metrics, testing strategy, and future improvements
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