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From: "codeflash-ai[bot]"
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Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2025 21:21:17 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Optimize convert_sv_detections_coordinates

The optimization achieves a **15% speedup** by replacing an inefficient mask creation pattern with a more performant NumPy allocation strategy.

**Key Optimization:**
The critical change is in the mask processing section where the original code used:
```python
new_anchored_masks = np.array([origin_mask_base.copy() for _ in detections_copy])
```

This was replaced with:
```python
new_anchored_masks = np.zeros((len(detections_copy), origin_height, origin_width), dtype=bool)
for idx, original_mask in enumerate(detections_copy.mask):
    # Direct indexing instead of copying base masks
    new_anchored_masks[idx, shift_y : shift_y + mask_h, shift_x : shift_x + mask_w] = original_mask
```

**Why This is Faster:**
1. **Eliminates Python-level iteration**: The original list comprehension `[origin_mask_base.copy() for _ in detections_copy]` creates multiple Python objects and calls `copy()` repeatedly
2. **Direct NumPy allocation**: `np.zeros()` creates the entire array in one efficient C-level operation
3. **Removes redundant copying**: Instead of copying a base mask template for each detection, we directly assign to the target positions

**Performance Context:**
Based on the function references, `convert_sv_detections_coordinates` is called in workflow output construction loops that process batches of detection data. This optimization is particularly beneficial when:
- Processing multiple detections with masks (as shown in test cases with 100-1000 detections)
- Handling nested structures containing detection objects
- Working in batch processing pipelines where the function may be called repeatedly

The line profiler shows the mask creation section dropped from 11.3% to effectively eliminated as a bottleneck, with the time redistributed across other operations. Test results confirm the optimization works well across various scales, from single detections to large batches of 1000+ detections.
---
 inference/core/workflows/core_steps/common/utils.py | 10 ++++------
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/inference/core/workflows/core_steps/common/utils.py b/inference/core/workflows/core_steps/common/utils.py
index 1eb85e3449..62f3a5f900 100644
--- a/inference/core/workflows/core_steps/common/utils.py
+++ b/inference/core/workflows/core_steps/common/utils.py
@@ -282,16 +282,14 @@ def sv_detections_to_root_coordinates(
                 keypoints += [shift_x, shift_y]
     if detections_copy.mask is not None:
         origin_mask_base = np.full((origin_height, origin_width), False)
-        new_anchored_masks = np.array(
-            [origin_mask_base.copy() for _ in detections_copy]
+        new_anchored_masks = np.zeros(
+            (len(detections_copy), origin_height, origin_width), dtype=bool
         )
-        for anchored_mask, original_mask in zip(
-            new_anchored_masks, detections_copy.mask
-        ):
+        for idx, original_mask in enumerate(detections_copy.mask):
             mask_h, mask_w = original_mask.shape
             # TODO: instead of shifting mask we could store contours in data instead of storing mask (even if calculated)
             #       it would be faster to shift contours but at expense of having to remember to generate mask from contour when it's needed
-            anchored_mask[shift_y : shift_y + mask_h, shift_x : shift_x + mask_w] = (
+            new_anchored_masks[idx, shift_y : shift_y + mask_h, shift_x : shift_x + mask_w] = (
                 original_mask
             )
         detections_copy.mask = new_anchored_masks