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Load all storage data into cache during Onyx.init#752

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This PR replaces Onyx's lazy per-key cache population strategy with a single bulk read of the entire storage database during init(), and removes the cache eviction system that is no longer needed.

E/App PR: Expensify/App#85210

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Expensify/App#85252

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Unit tests added/changed to cover the changes.

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  1. Open the app
  2. Verify the app loaded correctly
  3. Go offline
  4. Send a couple of messages to anyone
  5. Go back online
  6. Verify the messages were synced correctly

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Android: Native
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Android: mWeb Chrome

We couldn't record for Android web as emulator crashes randomly.

iOS: Native
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iOS: mWeb Safari
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MacOS: Chrome / Safari
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@fabioh8010 fabioh8010 changed the title [WIP] [POC] Load all storage data into cache during Onyx.init Load all storage data into cache during Onyx.init Mar 17, 2026
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Reassure output

🔴 OnyxUtils initializeWithDefaultKeyStates one call initializing 10k heavy objects > Duration deviation of 137.44 ms (43.56%) exceeded the allowed range of 20.00 ms (40.00%).
🔴 Onyx init one call with 10k records to init > Duration deviation of 129.10 ms (41.26%) exceeded the allowed range of 20.00 ms (40.00%).
🟢 Onyx merge 10k calls with heavy objects > Duration deviation of -24.41 ms (-8.06%) is within the allowed range of 20.00 ms (40.00%).
🟢 OnyxUtils subscribeToKey one call subscribing to a whole collection of 10k heavy objects > Duration deviation of -143.55 ms (-91.34%) is within the allowed range of 20.00 ms (40.00%).
🟢 OnyxUtils get 10k calls with heavy objects > Duration deviation of -52.63 ms (-91.45%) is within the allowed range of 20.00 ms (40.00%).

The 🔴 are expected because of this PR very purpose – load all storage data into cache during startup.

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Comment on lines +875 to +881
for (const [key, value] of pairs) {
// RAM-only keys should never be loaded from storage as they may have stale persisted data
// from before the key was migrated to RAM-only.
if (isRamOnlyKey(key)) {
continue;
}
allDataFromStorage[key] = value;

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P1 Badge Exclude skippable members when loading all storage keys

During init we now preload every stored pair into allDataFromStorage, but this loop only filters RAM-only keys. If a collection member ID is listed in skippableCollectionMemberIDs and already exists on disk from a previous session, it will now be inserted into cache and delivered to subscribers after restart, which breaks the skip contract and can reintroduce the large-data/perf problems this option is meant to avoid. The previous lazy get/multiGet paths explicitly filtered these IDs, so the eager-load path needs the same check.

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Web tests well. Mobile app testing currently blocked by this bug on main

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