Developer
Ben Blackburne
bpb@meta.com
Performance
YoY:+600%Key patterns and highlights from this developer's activity.
Breakdown of growth, maintenance, and fixes effort over time.
Bugs introduced vs. fixed over time.
Reclassifies engineering effort based on bug attribution. Commits that introduced bugs are retrospectively counted as poor investments.
Investment Quality reclassifies engineering effort based on bug attribution data. Commits identified as buggy origins (those that introduced bugs later fixed by someone) have their grow and maintenance time moved into the Wasted Time category. Their waste (fix commits) remains counted as productive. All other commits retain their standard classification: grow is productive, maintenance is maintenance, and waste (fixes) is productive.
The standard model classifies commits as Growth, Maintenance, or Fixes. Investment Quality adds a quality lens: a commit that introduced a bug is retrospectively counted as a poor investment — the engineering time spent on it was wasted because it ultimately required additional fix work. Fix commits (Fixes in the standard model) are reframed as productive, because fixing bugs is valuable work.
Currently computed client-side from commit and bug attribution data. Ideal server-side endpoint:
POST /v1/organizations/{orgId}/investment-quality
Content-Type: application/json
Request:
{
"startTime": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",
"endTime": "2025-12-31T23:59:59Z",
"bucketSize": "BUCKET_SIZE_MONTH",
"groupBy": ["repository_id" | "deliverer_email"]
}
Response:
{
"productivePct": 74,
"maintenancePct": 18,
"wastedPct": 8,
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{
"bucketStart": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",
"productive": 4.2,
"maintenance": 1.8,
"wasted": 0.6
}
]
}Latest analyzed commits from this developer.
| Hash | Message | Date | Files | Effort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 189d906 | This commit **fixes** an issue in the **`apple_static_archive`** rule where it would incorrectly attempt to link shared libraries (dylibs) into a static archive. Previously, targets with `preferred_linkage = "shared"` could be passed to `apple_static_archive`, leading to `libtool` trying to process dylibs during static archive creation. The **linking logic** in `prelude/apple/apple_static_archive.bzl` has been updated, specifically within `_get_static_link_args`, to use `unpack_link_args_object_files_and_lazy_archives_only`. This ensures that only object files and lazy archives are considered for static linking, preventing shared libraries from being included. This change improves the correctness and efficiency of **Apple static archive builds** by eliminating erroneous linking attempts. | Mar 26 | 1 | waste |
| 9690a2d | This commit introduces a **new capability** to the **`prelude/cxx` link group management system** by implementing the **`MATCH_DIRECT_DEPS`** strategy. This new linking mechanism allows precompiled dynamic libraries, such as **Xcframeworks**, to be included only in link groups that contain targets which directly depend on them. Previously, such libraries were either included everywhere (`MATCH_ALL`) or nowhere (`MATCH_NONE`), leading to unnecessary duplication or complex dependency pinning. This change, primarily in `link_groups.bzl` and `groups_types.bzl`, simplifies the management of dynamic dependencies and optimizes binary size by ensuring libraries are linked only where truly needed. | Jan 29 | 2 | grow |
| ffcda1d | This commit **refactors** the **Apple build rules** by modifying the internal implementation of the `prebuilt_apple_xcframework` macro in `prelude/apple/prebuilt_apple_xcframework_macro_impl.bzl`. Previously, this macro generated an `alias` to a set of platform-specific `prebuilt_apple_framework` targets. Now, it directly creates a single `prebuilt_apple_framework` target that uses `selects` to dynamically choose the correct framework and dSYM paths based on the build configuration. This **internal improvement** simplifies the build graph and allows downstream targets to link against the `prebuilt_apple_framework` using its user-provided name, enhancing clarity and consistency. | Jan 19 | 2 | maint |
| d38d1fc | This commit **refactors** the handling of the `emit-module.dia` diagnostics file within **Swift incremental builds** to correctly account for **Xbat builds**. Previously, the build system incorrectly assumed this file was always emitted for incremental builds, leading to attempts to track non-existent artifacts in scenarios like **Xbat builds**. The logic for declaring and tracking `emit-module.dia` is now moved from `swift_incremental_support.bzl` into the `add_serialized_diagnostics_output` function in `swift_output_file_map.bzl`. This ensures the file is only added to the output map and tracked as an artifact when it is actually generated, improving the reliability of **remote artifact handling** and preventing build failures. | Dec 9 | 3 | maint |
| 18744c9 | This commit **fixes a logical error** within the **Swift incremental build system** by ensuring that `swift_incremental_file_hashing` is only active when the overall incremental Swift build mode is also enabled. It modifies the `get_incremental_file_hashing_enabled` function in `prelude/apple/swift/swift_incremental_support.bzl` to correctly gate hashing on the incremental build state. This **bug fix** addresses broken tests and prevents incorrect build behavior that arose when incremental hashing was applied without the corresponding incremental build mode. The change **improves the stability and correctness of Swift builds** by aligning the hashing mechanism with the intended incremental build strategy. | Dec 9 | 1 | waste |
| e1e2fb3 | This commit **refactors** the **Swift compilation logic** to **optimize performance** for **Swift incremental builds**. It specifically modifies the `_get_action_properties` function within `prelude/apple/swift/swift_compilation.bzl` to **adjust the `prefer_local` settings** for these builds. This **performance optimization** empirically improves the speed of incremental builds by favoring local execution, even when remote execution (RE) actions are enabled. The change impacts the build system's efficiency for **Swift projects**, ensuring faster iteration times for developers by prioritizing local execution for incremental changes. | Dec 8 | 1 | maint |
| d652423 | This commit introduces a **new feature** by adding the `apple.swift_incremental_logging_enabled` Buck configuration option, enabling detailed logging for **Swift incremental compilation**. This enhancement to the **Apple build rules** provides crucial visibility into the compilation process, outputting messages to stderr that indicate what was compiled and what was skipped. Specifically, it adds a `swift_incremental_logging_attrs` attribute to the `apple_library` rule and integrates conditional flag generation in `swift_incremental_support.bzl` based on the new buckconfig. This capability is essential for **testing and debugging** the effectiveness of incremental compilation for Swift targets. | Dec 5 | 3 | grow |
| 3f8ea8f | This commit **refactors** the **Swift incremental compilation** process to prevent absolute paths from being embedded in generated `swiftmodule` files. It modifies the `_get_incremental_compilation_flags_and_objects` function in `prelude/apple/swift/swift_incremental_support.bzl` to include `-working-directory .` and reorder `-avoid-emit-module-source-info`. This **maintenance** change eliminates "cache-busting" absolute paths, thereby improving the cacheability of `swiftmodule` artifacts and simplifying debugging efforts. The full benefit of this change is dependent on a future Pika release. | Dec 4 | 1 | maint |
| c438df1 | This commit introduces a **new capability** to the `swift_exec.py` wrapper tool by adding the `--no-file-prefix-map` command-line argument. This option allows **disabling the application of file prefix and coverage prefix maps** during Swift compilation, addressing a critical issue in **Swift Incremental builds**. The problem arose because `--file-prefix-map` could lead to unstable build arguments in non-local environments due to varying file paths across machines. This **maintenance improvement** ensures more consistent and reliable incremental compilation, particularly for **WA incremental builds**, by preventing argument changes from run to run. | Dec 4 | 1 | grow |
| 3fb644f | This commit introduces **support for tracking `.swiftdoc` artifacts** generated during Swift compilation within Buck2, which were previously untracked. This **new capability** primarily affects the **incremental build process** for Swift modules, ensuring these files are properly declared and passed as incremental inputs. By tracking `.swiftdoc` files, the system improves the reliability of remote execution actions and overall build correctness, preventing silent omissions of critical artifacts. The implementation leverages the convention that the compiler emits `.swiftdoc` files alongside `.swiftmodule` files, addressing limitations with `output-file-maps` in incremental mode. | Dec 4 | 3 | grow |
| 925b67d | This commit **disables the emission of depsfiles** for **Swift incremental builds** when using remote execution and incremental file hashing. This **maintenance fix** addresses an incompatibility where depsfiles contain absolute paths, which breaks hermeticity and prevents correct incremental behavior in remote environments. By modifying `prelude/apple/swift/swift_compilation.bzl` and `prelude/apple/swift/swift_incremental_support.bzl`, the change ensures that **Swift builds with remote execution remain functional and hermetic**, albeit without depsfile generation, until the absolute path issue can be fully resolved. | Dec 4 | 2 | waste |
| 4be5a56 | This commit introduces a **performance optimization** to the **Swift execution tool** (`prelude/apple/tools/swift_exec.py`) by conditionally managing file writability. The `_make_path_user_writable` function has been **refactored** to only make paths writable when the `in_remote_execution` variable is true, indicating operation within a **remote execution worker context**. This change prevents unnecessary and performance-degrading file permission modifications on **local development machines**, addressing identified slowdowns. The **maintenance** work ensures efficient resource usage for local builds while preserving correct behavior for remote execution. | Dec 4 | 1 | maint |
| df0e9d4 | This commit **disables** the `--file-prefix-map` flag for **Swift incremental compilation** when file-hashing is enabled, resolving issues where changing paths in remote build environments could lead to inconsistent arguments. To prevent absolute paths from being embedded in DWARF data for compiler-generated Swift code due to this change, it also **enforces DWARF version 5** by adding `-dwarf-version=5` to the compilation flags. This ensures that generated source code, particularly from Swift Macros, is embedded inline within the DWARF data, maintaining **correct debug information** without relying on potentially unstable file paths. This is a **maintenance update** to the **Swift build system**'s debug information generation and remote compilation logic, primarily affecting `prelude/apple/swift/swift_incremental_support.bzl`. | Dec 4 | 1 | grow |
| 05ad52d | This commit introduces a **build system fix** to enhance the reliability of **Swift incremental compilation** within Buck2. It modifies the `prelude/apple/swift/swift_incremental_support.bzl` rule to **disable the emission of `.swiftsourceinfo` files** during incremental builds. These files, which contain absolute paths and are not tracked by Buck2, were causing issues with incremental inputs in remote execution actions. By adding a flag to the Swift compiler wrapper via `_get_incremental_compilation_flags_and_objects`, this change ensures that **incremental Swift builds function correctly** by preventing the generation of problematic untracked outputs. | Dec 4 | 1 | waste |
| 04b78ea | This commit **enhances Buck2's Swift compilation support** by **tracking the `emit-module.dia` file**, a critical diagnostic output for **incremental Swift builds**. This **feature enhancement** ensures that this generated file is correctly recognized and available as an input for remote execution actions, addressing a gap where untracked files could lead to incorrect incremental inputs. It modifies `prelude/apple/swift/swift_incremental_support.bzl` to declare and add the artifact to the output file map, and `prelude/apple/tools/swift_exec.py` to include `emit-module-diagnostics` in recognized output types, thereby improving the reliability of **incremental Swift builds**. | Dec 4 | 2 | grow |
| 65da705 | This commit **restores** the critical functionality of **incremental remote outputs** for **Swift compilation** within the **Apple build prelude**. It **fixes a regression** by explicitly re-enabling the `incremental_remote_outputs` parameter in the `_compile_with_argsfile` function, located in `prelude/apple/swift/swift_compilation.bzl`. This ensures that previously generated incremental outputs are correctly leveraged as inputs in **Remote Execution (RE) actions**, significantly improving build performance and efficiency for Swift projects. | Oct 24 | 1 | grow |
| a19145e | This commit introduces a **bug fix** within the **`prelude/apple/tools/swift_exec.py`** module to address a persistent path permissions issue. The `_make_path_user_writable` function is modified to robustly handle read-only inputs by recreating files via a backup and copy operation before setting permissions. This change specifically resolves problems where "outputs-as-inputs" cannot be directly marked writable, ensuring that **Swift execution tools** can correctly process such files. The fix restores critical logic to prevent failures and maintain the integrity of build processes involving Apple-specific Swift operations. | Oct 24 | 1 | waste |
| 1315301 | This commit introduces a **new capability** to the `codesign_bundle` tool by adding the `--only-select-provisioning-profile` command-line option. This enhancement to the **Apple code signing utility** in `prelude/apple/tools/code_signing/main.py` allows the tool to **select and print a provisioning profile** without performing the actual code signing operation. This provides greater flexibility, enabling external systems like Orchard to reuse the profile selection logic independently. It serves as a preparatory step to decouple profile selection from the full signing process, making the utility's components more modular. | Oct 1 | 1 | grow |
| 70c9216 | This commit introduces a **new feature** to the **Apple code signing tools**, specifically within `codesign_bundle`, by adding a `--no-check-certificates` option. This option allows users to **skip the validation of developer certificates** during the provisioning profile selection process. The change affects `prelude/apple/tools/code_signing/codesign_bundle.py`, `prelude/apple/tools/code_signing/main.py`, and `prelude/apple/tools/code_signing/provisioning_profile_selection.py`, modifying functions like `select_best_provisioning_profile` to conditionally bypass certificate checks. This enhancement is crucial for enabling the reuse of this code in environments like **CI systems** (e.g., Orchard) where enterprise certificates may not be installed, thus improving the flexibility and automation capabilities of the signing process. | Oct 1 | 3 | grow |
| c368cf5 | This commit **fixes a critical bug** in **Buck's Swift compilation** that prevented `swiftinterface` generation for prebuilt third-party frameworks with inter-dependencies. It **enhances** the `compile_swiftinterface_common` function to correctly include `swiftinterfaces` from transitive third-party Swift dependencies, resolving `import` failures. Specifically, it ensures that `SwiftDependencyInfo` containing compiled Swift modules is passed to the `swiftinterface` compilation action for **prebuilt Apple frameworks**. This change enables proper module resolution and successful compilation for complex Swift projects utilizing multiple prebuilt third-party frameworks. | Sep 26 | 4 | grow |
This commit **fixes** an issue in the **`apple_static_archive`** rule where it would incorrectly attempt to link shared libraries (dylibs) into a static archive. Previously, targets with `preferred_linkage = "shared"` could be passed to `apple_static_archive`, leading to `libtool` trying to process dylibs during static archive creation. The **linking logic** in `prelude/apple/apple_static_archive.bzl` has been updated, specifically within `_get_static_link_args`, to use `unpack_link_args_object_files_and_lazy_archives_only`. This ensures that only object files and lazy archives are considered for static linking, preventing shared libraries from being included. This change improves the correctness and efficiency of **Apple static archive builds** by eliminating erroneous linking attempts.
This commit introduces a **new capability** to the **`prelude/cxx` link group management system** by implementing the **`MATCH_DIRECT_DEPS`** strategy. This new linking mechanism allows precompiled dynamic libraries, such as **Xcframeworks**, to be included only in link groups that contain targets which directly depend on them. Previously, such libraries were either included everywhere (`MATCH_ALL`) or nowhere (`MATCH_NONE`), leading to unnecessary duplication or complex dependency pinning. This change, primarily in `link_groups.bzl` and `groups_types.bzl`, simplifies the management of dynamic dependencies and optimizes binary size by ensuring libraries are linked only where truly needed.
This commit **refactors** the **Apple build rules** by modifying the internal implementation of the `prebuilt_apple_xcframework` macro in `prelude/apple/prebuilt_apple_xcframework_macro_impl.bzl`. Previously, this macro generated an `alias` to a set of platform-specific `prebuilt_apple_framework` targets. Now, it directly creates a single `prebuilt_apple_framework` target that uses `selects` to dynamically choose the correct framework and dSYM paths based on the build configuration. This **internal improvement** simplifies the build graph and allows downstream targets to link against the `prebuilt_apple_framework` using its user-provided name, enhancing clarity and consistency.
This commit **refactors** the handling of the `emit-module.dia` diagnostics file within **Swift incremental builds** to correctly account for **Xbat builds**. Previously, the build system incorrectly assumed this file was always emitted for incremental builds, leading to attempts to track non-existent artifacts in scenarios like **Xbat builds**. The logic for declaring and tracking `emit-module.dia` is now moved from `swift_incremental_support.bzl` into the `add_serialized_diagnostics_output` function in `swift_output_file_map.bzl`. This ensures the file is only added to the output map and tracked as an artifact when it is actually generated, improving the reliability of **remote artifact handling** and preventing build failures.
This commit **fixes a logical error** within the **Swift incremental build system** by ensuring that `swift_incremental_file_hashing` is only active when the overall incremental Swift build mode is also enabled. It modifies the `get_incremental_file_hashing_enabled` function in `prelude/apple/swift/swift_incremental_support.bzl` to correctly gate hashing on the incremental build state. This **bug fix** addresses broken tests and prevents incorrect build behavior that arose when incremental hashing was applied without the corresponding incremental build mode. The change **improves the stability and correctness of Swift builds** by aligning the hashing mechanism with the intended incremental build strategy.
This commit **refactors** the **Swift compilation logic** to **optimize performance** for **Swift incremental builds**. It specifically modifies the `_get_action_properties` function within `prelude/apple/swift/swift_compilation.bzl` to **adjust the `prefer_local` settings** for these builds. This **performance optimization** empirically improves the speed of incremental builds by favoring local execution, even when remote execution (RE) actions are enabled. The change impacts the build system's efficiency for **Swift projects**, ensuring faster iteration times for developers by prioritizing local execution for incremental changes.
This commit introduces a **new feature** by adding the `apple.swift_incremental_logging_enabled` Buck configuration option, enabling detailed logging for **Swift incremental compilation**. This enhancement to the **Apple build rules** provides crucial visibility into the compilation process, outputting messages to stderr that indicate what was compiled and what was skipped. Specifically, it adds a `swift_incremental_logging_attrs` attribute to the `apple_library` rule and integrates conditional flag generation in `swift_incremental_support.bzl` based on the new buckconfig. This capability is essential for **testing and debugging** the effectiveness of incremental compilation for Swift targets.
This commit **refactors** the **Swift incremental compilation** process to prevent absolute paths from being embedded in generated `swiftmodule` files. It modifies the `_get_incremental_compilation_flags_and_objects` function in `prelude/apple/swift/swift_incremental_support.bzl` to include `-working-directory .` and reorder `-avoid-emit-module-source-info`. This **maintenance** change eliminates "cache-busting" absolute paths, thereby improving the cacheability of `swiftmodule` artifacts and simplifying debugging efforts. The full benefit of this change is dependent on a future Pika release.
This commit introduces a **new capability** to the `swift_exec.py` wrapper tool by adding the `--no-file-prefix-map` command-line argument. This option allows **disabling the application of file prefix and coverage prefix maps** during Swift compilation, addressing a critical issue in **Swift Incremental builds**. The problem arose because `--file-prefix-map` could lead to unstable build arguments in non-local environments due to varying file paths across machines. This **maintenance improvement** ensures more consistent and reliable incremental compilation, particularly for **WA incremental builds**, by preventing argument changes from run to run.
This commit introduces **support for tracking `.swiftdoc` artifacts** generated during Swift compilation within Buck2, which were previously untracked. This **new capability** primarily affects the **incremental build process** for Swift modules, ensuring these files are properly declared and passed as incremental inputs. By tracking `.swiftdoc` files, the system improves the reliability of remote execution actions and overall build correctness, preventing silent omissions of critical artifacts. The implementation leverages the convention that the compiler emits `.swiftdoc` files alongside `.swiftmodule` files, addressing limitations with `output-file-maps` in incremental mode.
This commit **disables the emission of depsfiles** for **Swift incremental builds** when using remote execution and incremental file hashing. This **maintenance fix** addresses an incompatibility where depsfiles contain absolute paths, which breaks hermeticity and prevents correct incremental behavior in remote environments. By modifying `prelude/apple/swift/swift_compilation.bzl` and `prelude/apple/swift/swift_incremental_support.bzl`, the change ensures that **Swift builds with remote execution remain functional and hermetic**, albeit without depsfile generation, until the absolute path issue can be fully resolved.
This commit introduces a **performance optimization** to the **Swift execution tool** (`prelude/apple/tools/swift_exec.py`) by conditionally managing file writability. The `_make_path_user_writable` function has been **refactored** to only make paths writable when the `in_remote_execution` variable is true, indicating operation within a **remote execution worker context**. This change prevents unnecessary and performance-degrading file permission modifications on **local development machines**, addressing identified slowdowns. The **maintenance** work ensures efficient resource usage for local builds while preserving correct behavior for remote execution.
This commit **disables** the `--file-prefix-map` flag for **Swift incremental compilation** when file-hashing is enabled, resolving issues where changing paths in remote build environments could lead to inconsistent arguments. To prevent absolute paths from being embedded in DWARF data for compiler-generated Swift code due to this change, it also **enforces DWARF version 5** by adding `-dwarf-version=5` to the compilation flags. This ensures that generated source code, particularly from Swift Macros, is embedded inline within the DWARF data, maintaining **correct debug information** without relying on potentially unstable file paths. This is a **maintenance update** to the **Swift build system**'s debug information generation and remote compilation logic, primarily affecting `prelude/apple/swift/swift_incremental_support.bzl`.
This commit introduces a **build system fix** to enhance the reliability of **Swift incremental compilation** within Buck2. It modifies the `prelude/apple/swift/swift_incremental_support.bzl` rule to **disable the emission of `.swiftsourceinfo` files** during incremental builds. These files, which contain absolute paths and are not tracked by Buck2, were causing issues with incremental inputs in remote execution actions. By adding a flag to the Swift compiler wrapper via `_get_incremental_compilation_flags_and_objects`, this change ensures that **incremental Swift builds function correctly** by preventing the generation of problematic untracked outputs.
This commit **enhances Buck2's Swift compilation support** by **tracking the `emit-module.dia` file**, a critical diagnostic output for **incremental Swift builds**. This **feature enhancement** ensures that this generated file is correctly recognized and available as an input for remote execution actions, addressing a gap where untracked files could lead to incorrect incremental inputs. It modifies `prelude/apple/swift/swift_incremental_support.bzl` to declare and add the artifact to the output file map, and `prelude/apple/tools/swift_exec.py` to include `emit-module-diagnostics` in recognized output types, thereby improving the reliability of **incremental Swift builds**.
This commit **restores** the critical functionality of **incremental remote outputs** for **Swift compilation** within the **Apple build prelude**. It **fixes a regression** by explicitly re-enabling the `incremental_remote_outputs` parameter in the `_compile_with_argsfile` function, located in `prelude/apple/swift/swift_compilation.bzl`. This ensures that previously generated incremental outputs are correctly leveraged as inputs in **Remote Execution (RE) actions**, significantly improving build performance and efficiency for Swift projects.
This commit introduces a **bug fix** within the **`prelude/apple/tools/swift_exec.py`** module to address a persistent path permissions issue. The `_make_path_user_writable` function is modified to robustly handle read-only inputs by recreating files via a backup and copy operation before setting permissions. This change specifically resolves problems where "outputs-as-inputs" cannot be directly marked writable, ensuring that **Swift execution tools** can correctly process such files. The fix restores critical logic to prevent failures and maintain the integrity of build processes involving Apple-specific Swift operations.
This commit introduces a **new capability** to the `codesign_bundle` tool by adding the `--only-select-provisioning-profile` command-line option. This enhancement to the **Apple code signing utility** in `prelude/apple/tools/code_signing/main.py` allows the tool to **select and print a provisioning profile** without performing the actual code signing operation. This provides greater flexibility, enabling external systems like Orchard to reuse the profile selection logic independently. It serves as a preparatory step to decouple profile selection from the full signing process, making the utility's components more modular.
This commit introduces a **new feature** to the **Apple code signing tools**, specifically within `codesign_bundle`, by adding a `--no-check-certificates` option. This option allows users to **skip the validation of developer certificates** during the provisioning profile selection process. The change affects `prelude/apple/tools/code_signing/codesign_bundle.py`, `prelude/apple/tools/code_signing/main.py`, and `prelude/apple/tools/code_signing/provisioning_profile_selection.py`, modifying functions like `select_best_provisioning_profile` to conditionally bypass certificate checks. This enhancement is crucial for enabling the reuse of this code in environments like **CI systems** (e.g., Orchard) where enterprise certificates may not be installed, thus improving the flexibility and automation capabilities of the signing process.
This commit **fixes a critical bug** in **Buck's Swift compilation** that prevented `swiftinterface` generation for prebuilt third-party frameworks with inter-dependencies. It **enhances** the `compile_swiftinterface_common` function to correctly include `swiftinterfaces` from transitive third-party Swift dependencies, resolving `import` failures. Specifically, it ensures that `SwiftDependencyInfo` containing compiled Swift modules is passed to the `swiftinterface` compilation action for **prebuilt Apple frameworks**. This change enables proper module resolution and successful compilation for complex Swift projects utilizing multiple prebuilt third-party frameworks.
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