Is there a parsed post table, or a cache?

[Rigel Kentaurus]

I noticed that there is no parsed post table. Does this mean that the bbcode is parsed in each and every time that the post is rendered?

 

[Jake Bunce]

Does this mean that the bbcode is parsed in each and every time that the post is rendered?

It appears so. I did some testing and searching of the code and the database and I can't find any caching or pre-parsing going on.

 

[bambua]

As long as the code is efficient that parses the bbcode I actually see this as an advantage. If you have to modify the results of a bbcode you don't have to have it reparse the entire database everytime you make a change.

 

[Jake Bunce]

As long as the code is efficient that parses the bbcode I actually see this as an advantage. If you have to modify the results of a bbcode you don't have to have it reparse the entire database everytime you make a change.

While such a cache does need to be updated following changes to BB codes, that process doesn't normally involve the 'entire database.' For example, vB's post caching system only caches recent posts.

 

[Paul B]

This is excellent news as it means making changes to BB Code won't require re-parsing the posts table.

One thing I am dreading is converting from phpBB to XenForo due to the way BB Code/Smilies are parsed and stored in the post table.