@codeyam/codeyam-cli 0.1.0-staging.4c0c3c9 → 0.1.0-staging.5370992

package/packages/analyze/src/lib/files/scenarios/mergeInDependentDataStructure.js

@@ -25,6 +25,34 @@ function getTypeParameter(functionName) {
     }
     return null;
 }
+/**
+ * Check if a schema path contains a Set/Map collection method call.
+ * Paths like `.has(articleId)`, `.delete(articleId)`, `.add(articleId)` represent
+ * membership checks on Sets/Maps, not meaningful data flow for schema generation.
+ * These create massive combinatorial explosions when every filter field (filterRatings,
+ * filterPublications, filterAuthors, etc.) × every method (has, delete, add) gets
+ * tracked as a separate equivalency.
+ */
+const COLLECTION_METHOD_PATTERN = /\.(?:has|delete|add|clear|get|set)\(/;
+function isCollectionMethodPath(path) {
+    return COLLECTION_METHOD_PATTERN.test(path);
+}
+/**
+ * Check if a path contains an inline object literal inside a function call argument.
+ * e.g., setUndoEntry({ label: '...', undo: () => {} }) has '{' inside '(' ')'.
+ * These paths are call-site snapshots where the source code text was captured
+ * as the path. They don't represent schema structure and are very expensive to
+ * parse (avg 319 chars). They account for ~55% of equivalencies in complex entities.
+ */
+const INLINE_OBJECT_ARG_PATTERN = /\([^)]*\{[^}]*:/;
+function hasInlineObjectArg(path) {
+    // Match function calls containing object literals with key-value pairs.
+    // Pattern: open paren, then { with a : inside before closing }.
+    // e.g., setUndoEntry({ label: '...' }) matches
+    // e.g., find(item) does NOT match
+    // e.g., fn({a:1, b:2}) matches
+    return INLINE_OBJECT_ARG_PATTERN.test(path);
+}
 // Primitive types that should not have child paths
 const PRIMITIVE_TYPES = new Set([
     'number',
@@ -35,6 +63,7 @@ const PRIMITIVE_TYPES = new Set([
 ]);
 // Check if a type string represents a primitive type
 // Handles union types like "string | undefined" or "number | null"
+// Also handles string literal unions like "'suggestion' | 'warning' | 'tip'"
 function isPrimitiveType(typeStr) {
     if (PRIMITIVE_TYPES.has(typeStr)) {
         return true;
@@ -42,9 +71,12 @@ function isPrimitiveType(typeStr) {
     // Check union types - if ALL parts of the union are primitives, it's primitive
     // e.g., "string | undefined" -> ["string", "undefined"] -> both are primitive -> true
     // e.g., "object | null" -> ["object", "null"] -> object is not primitive -> false
+    // e.g., "'suggestion' | 'warning'" -> string literal union -> true
     if (typeStr.includes('|')) {
         const parts = typeStr.split('|').map((p) => p.trim());
-        return parts.every((part) => PRIMITIVE_TYPES.has(part));
+        return parts.every((part) => PRIMITIVE_TYPES.has(part) ||
+            // String literal values like 'suggestion', 'warning' are primitives
+            (part.startsWith("'") && part.endsWith("'")));
     }
     return false;
 }
@@ -83,9 +115,19 @@ function pathPartMatches(pathPart, schemaPathPart) {
 }
 function bestValueFromOptions(options) {
     options = options.filter(Boolean);
-    const known = options.find((o) => !o.includes('unknown'));
-    if (known) {
-        return known;
+    const known = options.filter((o) => !o.includes('unknown'));
+    if (known.length > 0) {
+        // Among known values, prefer string literal unions over bare primitives.
+        // e.g., "'draft' | 'inProgress' | 'paused' | 'completed'" is more specific than "string".
+        // This handles cases where a dependency schema has a bare type like "string" but the
+        // child entity's analysis has the actual literal union from TypeScript type resolution.
+        if (known.length > 1 && known.some((o) => PRIMITIVE_TYPES.has(o))) {
+            const literalUnion = known.find((o) => !PRIMITIVE_TYPES.has(o) && o.includes("'"));
+            if (literalUnion) {
+                return literalUnion;
+            }
+        }
+        return known[0];
     }
     const notUnknown = options.find((o) => o !== 'unknown');
     if (notUnknown) {
@@ -93,7 +135,31 @@ function bestValueFromOptions(options) {
     }
     return options[0] ?? 'unknown';
 }
-export default function mergeInDependentDataStructure({ importedExports, dependentAnalyses, rootScopeName, dataStructure, dependencySchemas, }) {
+/** Timeout (ms) for the merge operation. Throws DataStructureTimeoutError if exceeded.
+ *  All successful merges complete in <300ms. Anything exceeding 2s is pathological. */
+const MERGE_TIMEOUT_MS = 2000;
+/** Cap for schema size during postfix application and dep copy.
+ *  Successful merges produce <3K ret keys. Beyond 5K, further entries
+ *  are cross-products of unrelated equivalencies — noise, not signal. */
+const SCHEMA_KEY_CAP = 5000;
+export class DataStructureTimeoutError extends Error {
+    constructor(entityName, elapsedMs) {
+        super(`Data structure merge timed out for ${entityName} after ${Math.round(elapsedMs / 1000)}s (limit: ${MERGE_TIMEOUT_MS / 1000}s)`);
+        this.name = 'DataStructureTimeoutError';
+    }
+}
+export default function mergeInDependentDataStructure({ importedExports, dependentAnalyses, rootScopeName, dataStructure, dependencySchemas, timeoutMs = MERGE_TIMEOUT_MS, }) {
+    const mergeStartTime = Date.now();
+    const mergeDeadline = timeoutMs > 0 ? mergeStartTime + timeoutMs : 0;
+    /** Call in hot loops. Throws DataStructureTimeoutError if deadline exceeded.
+     *  Date.now() is ~20ns — negligible vs the ms-scale string ops in each iteration. */
+    const checkDeadline = () => {
+        if (!mergeDeadline)
+            return;
+        if (Date.now() > mergeDeadline) {
+            throw new DataStructureTimeoutError(rootScopeName, Date.now() - mergeStartTime);
+        }
+    };
     const mergedDataStructure = {
         signatureSchema: { ...(dataStructure.signatureSchema ?? {}) },
         returnValueSchema: { ...(dataStructure.returnValueSchema ?? {}) },
@@ -102,550 +168,591 @@ export default function mergeInDependentDataStructure({ importedExports, depende
         dependencySchemas: {},
         environmentVariables: [...(dataStructure.environmentVariables || [])],
     };
-    // Build a set of functions that have multiple DIFFERENT type parameters.
-    // For these functions, we must NOT normalize paths to avoid merging different schemas.
-    // e.g., if we have both useFetcher<{ data: UserData }>() and useFetcher<{ data: ConfigData }>(),
-    // they must stay separate and not both become 'returnValue'.
-    const functionsWithMultipleTypeParams = new Set();
-    const typeParamsByFunction = {};
-    // Helper to scan a schema for type parameters
-    const scanSchemaForTypeParams = (schema) => {
-        for (const schemaPath of Object.keys(schema ?? {})) {
-            const parts = splitOutsideParenthesesAndArrays(schemaPath);
-            if (parts.length > 0) {
-                const firstPart = parts[0];
-                const typeParam = getTypeParameter(firstPart);
-                if (typeParam) {
-                    const baseName = cleanFunctionName(firstPart);
-                    typeParamsByFunction[baseName] || (typeParamsByFunction[baseName] = new Set());
-                    typeParamsByFunction[baseName].add(typeParam);
-                    if (typeParamsByFunction[baseName].size > 1) {
-                        functionsWithMultipleTypeParams.add(baseName);
+    try {
+        // Build a set of functions that have multiple DIFFERENT type parameters.
+        // For these functions, we must NOT normalize paths to avoid merging different schemas.
+        // e.g., if we have both useFetcher<{ data: UserData }>() and useFetcher<{ data: ConfigData }>(),
+        // they must stay separate and not both become 'returnValue'.
+        const functionsWithMultipleTypeParams = new Set();
+        const typeParamsByFunction = {};
+        // Helper to scan a schema for type parameters
+        const scanSchemaForTypeParams = (schema) => {
+            for (const schemaPath of Object.keys(schema ?? {})) {
+                const parts = splitOutsideParenthesesAndArrays(schemaPath);
+                if (parts.length > 0) {
+                    const firstPart = parts[0];
+                    const typeParam = getTypeParameter(firstPart);
+                    if (typeParam) {
+                        const baseName = cleanFunctionName(firstPart);
+                        typeParamsByFunction[baseName] || (typeParamsByFunction[baseName] = new Set());
+                        typeParamsByFunction[baseName].add(typeParam);
+                        if (typeParamsByFunction[baseName].size > 1) {
+                            functionsWithMultipleTypeParams.add(baseName);
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }
+        };
+        // Scan the root entity's schema
+        scanSchemaForTypeParams(dataStructure.returnValueSchema);
+        // Also scan all dependency schemas for type parameters
+        for (const filePath of Object.keys(dependencySchemas ?? {})) {
+            for (const name of Object.keys(dependencySchemas[filePath] ?? {})) {
+                scanSchemaForTypeParams(dependencySchemas[filePath][name]?.returnValueSchema);
+            }
         }
-    };
-    // Scan the root entity's schema
-    scanSchemaForTypeParams(dataStructure.returnValueSchema);
-    // Also scan all dependency schemas for type parameters
-    for (const filePath of Object.keys(dependencySchemas ?? {})) {
-        for (const name of Object.keys(dependencySchemas[filePath] ?? {})) {
-            scanSchemaForTypeParams(dependencySchemas[filePath][name]?.returnValueSchema);
-        }
-    }
-    let equivalentSchemaPaths = [];
-    // O(1) index for findOrCreateEquivalentSchemaPathsEntry.
-    // Maps "(rootPath)::(normalizedFuncName)" → the entry containing that root.
-    // This replaces the O(E) linear search that was causing O(E²) gather performance.
-    const espIndex = new Map();
-    const espIndexKey = (path, functionName) => {
-        const normalized = cleanFunctionName(functionName);
-        const funcKey = normalized === rootScopeName ? '__self__' : normalized || '__self__';
-        return `${path}::${funcKey}`;
-    };
-    const updateEspIndex = (entry) => {
-        for (const root of entry.equivalentRoots) {
-            const funcName = root.function?.name ?? rootScopeName;
-            espIndex.set(espIndexKey(root.schemaRootPath, funcName), entry);
-        }
-    };
-    // Pre-build a lookup map from cleaned function name to dependency for O(1) lookups.
-    // This avoids O(n) linear search in findRelevantDependency which was causing O(n²) performance.
-    const dependencyByCleanedName = new Map();
-    for (const dep of importedExports) {
-        const cleanedName = cleanFunctionName(dep.name);
-        if (!dependencyByCleanedName.has(cleanedName)) {
-            dependencyByCleanedName.set(cleanedName, dep);
-        }
-    }
-    const findRelevantDependency = (functionName) => {
-        return dependencyByCleanedName.get(cleanFunctionName(functionName));
-    };
-    const findRelevantDependentDataStructure = (functionName) => {
-        const dependency = findRelevantDependency(functionName);
-        if (!dependency)
-            return;
-        return dependencySchemas?.[dependency.filePath]?.[dependency.name];
-    };
-    const findRelevantDependentAnalysisDataStructure = (functionName) => {
-        const dependency = findRelevantDependency(functionName);
-        if (!dependency)
-            return;
-        const dependentAnalysis = dependentAnalyses[dependency.filePath]?.[dependency.name];
-        if (!dependentAnalysis?.metadata?.mergedDataStructure) {
-            return;
-        }
-        return dependentAnalysis.metadata.mergedDataStructure;
-    };
-    const findOrCreateDependentSchemas = (dependency) => {
-        var _a, _b;
-        const { filePath, name } = dependency;
-        (_a = mergedDataStructure.dependencySchemas)[filePath] || (_a[filePath] = {});
-        (_b = mergedDataStructure.dependencySchemas[filePath])[name] || (_b[name] = {
-            signatureSchema: {},
-            returnValueSchema: {},
-        });
-        return mergedDataStructure.dependencySchemas[filePath][name];
-    };
-    const cleanSchema = (schema, context) => {
-        transformationTracer.traceSchemaTransform(rootScopeName, 'cleanKnownObjectFunctionsFromMapping', schema, cleanKnownObjectFunctionsFromMapping, context);
-    };
-    const translatePath = (path, dependencyName) => {
-        if (path.startsWith(dependencyName)) {
-            const pathParts = splitOutsideParenthesesAndArrays(path);
-            if (pathParts.length > 1) {
-                if (pathParts[1].startsWith('functionCallReturnValue')) {
-                    // Check if this function has multiple DIFFERENT type parameters.
-                    // If so, DON'T normalize to returnValue - keep the full path to avoid
-                    // merging different type-parameterized variants together.
-                    // e.g., useFetcher<{ data: UserData }>().functionCallReturnValue.data
-                    // should NOT be merged with useFetcher<{ data: ConfigData }>().functionCallReturnValue.data
-                    const baseName = cleanFunctionName(pathParts[0]);
-                    if (functionsWithMultipleTypeParams.has(baseName)) {
-                        return path; // Keep the original path with type parameters
-                    }
-                    // functionCallReturnValue immediately follows - normalize to returnValue
-                    // e.g., useAuth().functionCallReturnValue.user -> returnValue.user
-                    return joinParenthesesAndArrays([
-                        'returnValue',
-                        ...pathParts.slice(2),
-                    ]);
-                }
-                else if (pathParts[0].endsWith(')') &&
-                    pathParts[1].startsWith('signature[')) {
-                    // Hook-style with signature access (e.g., BranchChangesTab().signature[0]...)
-                    // Strip the function name for signature equivalency matching
-                    return joinParenthesesAndArrays(pathParts.slice(1));
-                }
-                // For all other cases (object-style APIs like getSupabase().auth and
-                // direct object references like supabase.from), preserve the path as-is.
-                // The prefix must be kept for proper schema lookups in constructMockCode
-                // and gatherDataForMocks.
+        let equivalentSchemaPaths = [];
+        // O(1) index for findOrCreateEquivalentSchemaPathsEntry.
+        // Maps "(rootPath)::(normalizedFuncName)" → the entry containing that root.
+        // This replaces the O(E) linear search that was causing O(E²) gather performance.
+        const espIndex = new Map();
+        const espIndexKey = (path, functionName) => {
+            const normalized = cleanFunctionName(functionName);
+            const funcKey = normalized === rootScopeName ? '__self__' : normalized || '__self__';
+            return `${path}::${funcKey}`;
+        };
+        const updateEspIndex = (entry) => {
+            for (const root of entry.equivalentRoots) {
+                const funcName = root.function?.name ?? rootScopeName;
+                espIndex.set(espIndexKey(root.schemaRootPath, funcName), entry);
+            }
+        };
+        // Pre-build a lookup map from cleaned function name to dependency for O(1) lookups.
+        // This avoids O(n) linear search in findRelevantDependency which was causing O(n²) performance.
+        const dependencyByCleanedName = new Map();
+        for (const dep of importedExports) {
+            const cleanedName = cleanFunctionName(dep.name);
+            if (!dependencyByCleanedName.has(cleanedName)) {
+                dependencyByCleanedName.set(cleanedName, dep);
             }
         }
-        return path;
-    };
-    const gatherAllEquivalentSchemaPaths = (functionName, sourceAndUsageEquivalencies, dataStructure) => {
-        if (!sourceAndUsageEquivalencies)
-            return;
-        const normalizedSchemaCache = new Map();
-        const getSchemaIndex = (schema) => {
-            if (!schema)
-                return { byFirstPart: new Map() };
-            const cached = normalizedSchemaCache.get(schema);
-            if (cached)
+        const findRelevantDependency = (functionName) => {
+            return dependencyByCleanedName.get(cleanFunctionName(functionName));
+        };
+        const findRelevantDependentDataStructure = (functionName) => {
+            const dependency = findRelevantDependency(functionName);
+            if (!dependency)
+                return;
+            return dependencySchemas?.[dependency.filePath]?.[dependency.name];
+        };
+        const findRelevantDependentAnalysisDataStructure = (functionName) => {
+            const dependency = findRelevantDependency(functionName);
+            if (!dependency)
+                return;
+            const dependentAnalysis = dependentAnalyses[dependency.filePath]?.[dependency.name];
+            if (!dependentAnalysis?.metadata?.mergedDataStructure) {
+                return;
+            }
+            return dependentAnalysis.metadata.mergedDataStructure;
+        };
+        const findOrCreateDependentSchemas = (dependency) => {
+            var _a, _b;
+            const { filePath, name } = dependency;
+            (_a = mergedDataStructure.dependencySchemas)[filePath] || (_a[filePath] = {});
+            (_b = mergedDataStructure.dependencySchemas[filePath])[name] || (_b[name] = {
+                signatureSchema: {},
+                returnValueSchema: {},
+            });
+            return mergedDataStructure.dependencySchemas[filePath][name];
+        };
+        const cleanSchema = (schema, context) => {
+            transformationTracer.traceSchemaTransform(rootScopeName, 'cleanKnownObjectFunctionsFromMapping', schema, cleanKnownObjectFunctionsFromMapping, context);
+        };
+        // Cache translatePath results — the same path is often translated multiple times
+        // (once per equivalency entry that references it). Avoids redundant
+        // splitOutsideParenthesesAndArrays calls on long paths.
+        const translatePathCache = new Map();
+        const translatePath = (path, dependencyName) => {
+            const cacheKey = `${dependencyName}\0${path}`;
+            const cached = translatePathCache.get(cacheKey);
+            if (cached !== undefined)
                 return cached;
-            const byFirstPart = new Map();
-            for (const path in schema) {
-                let parts = splitOutsideParenthesesAndArrays(path);
-                if (parts[0].startsWith(functionName)) {
-                    const baseName = cleanFunctionName(parts[0]);
-                    if (!functionsWithMultipleTypeParams.has(baseName)) {
-                        parts =
-                            parts[1] === 'functionCallReturnValue'
-                                ? ['returnValue', ...parts.slice(2)]
-                                : parts.slice(1);
+            let result = path;
+            if (path.startsWith(dependencyName)) {
+                const pathParts = splitOutsideParenthesesAndArrays(path);
+                if (pathParts.length > 1) {
+                    if (pathParts[1].startsWith('functionCallReturnValue')) {
+                        // Check if this function has multiple DIFFERENT type parameters.
+                        // If so, DON'T normalize to returnValue - keep the full path to avoid
+                        // merging different type-parameterized variants together.
+                        const baseName = cleanFunctionName(pathParts[0]);
+                        if (!functionsWithMultipleTypeParams.has(baseName)) {
+                            // functionCallReturnValue immediately follows - normalize to returnValue
+                            result = joinParenthesesAndArrays([
+                                'returnValue',
+                                ...pathParts.slice(2),
+                            ]);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    else if (pathParts[0].endsWith(')') &&
+                        pathParts[1].startsWith('signature[')) {
+                        // Hook-style with signature access
+                        result = joinParenthesesAndArrays(pathParts.slice(1));
                     }
                 }
-                const entry = { path, parts };
-                // Index by the base of the first part (before any function call args)
-                const firstPart = parts[0] ?? '';
-                const parenIdx = firstPart.indexOf('(');
-                const firstPartBase = parenIdx >= 0 ? firstPart.slice(0, parenIdx) : firstPart;
-                let bucket = byFirstPart.get(firstPartBase);
-                if (!bucket) {
-                    bucket = [];
-                    byFirstPart.set(firstPartBase, bucket);
-                }
-                bucket.push(entry);
             }
-            const result = { byFirstPart };
-            normalizedSchemaCache.set(schema, result);
+            translatePathCache.set(cacheKey, result);
             return result;
         };
-        const findOrCreateEquivalentSchemaPathsEntry = (allPaths) => {
-            const equivalentRoots = allPaths
-                .filter((p) => p.functionName === rootScopeName ||
-                !!findRelevantDependency(p.functionName))
-                .map((p) => ({
-                schemaRootPath: p.path,
-                function: p.functionName === rootScopeName
-                    ? undefined
-                    : findRelevantDependency(p.functionName),
-            }));
-            let equivalentSchemaPathsEntry;
-            // Collect the signature indices from the new roots we want to add
-            const newRootSignatureIndices = new Set();
-            for (const root of equivalentRoots) {
-                const idx = extractSignatureIndex(root.schemaRootPath);
-                if (idx !== undefined) {
-                    newRootSignatureIndices.add(idx);
+        const gatherAllEquivalentSchemaPaths = (functionName, sourceAndUsageEquivalencies, dataStructure) => {
+            checkDeadline();
+            if (!sourceAndUsageEquivalencies)
+                return;
+            const normalizedSchemaCache = new Map();
+            const getSchemaIndex = (schema) => {
+                if (!schema)
+                    return { byFirstPart: new Map() };
+                const cached = normalizedSchemaCache.get(schema);
+                if (cached)
+                    return cached;
+                const byFirstPart = new Map();
+                for (const path in schema) {
+                    checkDeadline();
+                    let parts = splitOutsideParenthesesAndArrays(path);
+                    if (parts[0].startsWith(functionName)) {
+                        const baseName = cleanFunctionName(parts[0]);
+                        if (!functionsWithMultipleTypeParams.has(baseName)) {
+                            parts =
+                                parts[1] === 'functionCallReturnValue'
+                                    ? ['returnValue', ...parts.slice(2)]
+                                    : parts.slice(1);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    const entry = { path, parts };
+                    // Index by the base of the first part (before any function call args)
+                    const firstPart = parts[0] ?? '';
+                    const parenIdx = firstPart.indexOf('(');
+                    const firstPartBase = parenIdx >= 0 ? firstPart.slice(0, parenIdx) : firstPart;
+                    let bucket = byFirstPart.get(firstPartBase);
+                    if (!bucket) {
+                        bucket = [];
+                        byFirstPart.set(firstPartBase, bucket);
+                    }
+                    bucket.push(entry);
                 }
-            }
-            // Use espIndex Map for O(1) lookup instead of O(E) linear search.
-            // Falls back to linear search only when Map hit has a signature index conflict.
-            for (const pathInfo of allPaths) {
-                if (equivalentSchemaPathsEntry)
-                    break;
-                const candidate = espIndex.get(espIndexKey(pathInfo.path, pathInfo.functionName));
-                if (!candidate)
-                    continue;
-                // Verify no signature index conflict with the candidate entry
-                if (newRootSignatureIndices.size > 0) {
-                    const existingIndicesByFunction = new Map();
-                    for (const er of candidate.equivalentRoots) {
-                        const funcKey = er.function
-                            ? `${er.function.name}::${er.function.filePath}`
-                            : '__self__';
-                        const idx = extractSignatureIndex(er.schemaRootPath);
-                        if (idx !== undefined) {
-                            if (!existingIndicesByFunction.has(funcKey)) {
-                                existingIndicesByFunction.set(funcKey, new Set());
+                const result = { byFirstPart };
+                normalizedSchemaCache.set(schema, result);
+                return result;
+            };
+            const findOrCreateEquivalentSchemaPathsEntry = (allPaths) => {
+                const equivalentRoots = allPaths
+                    .filter((p) => p.functionName === rootScopeName ||
+                    !!findRelevantDependency(p.functionName))
+                    .map((p) => ({
+                    schemaRootPath: p.path,
+                    function: p.functionName === rootScopeName
+                        ? undefined
+                        : findRelevantDependency(p.functionName),
+                }));
+                let equivalentSchemaPathsEntry;
+                // Collect the signature indices from the new roots we want to add
+                const newRootSignatureIndices = new Set();
+                for (const root of equivalentRoots) {
+                    const idx = extractSignatureIndex(root.schemaRootPath);
+                    if (idx !== undefined) {
+                        newRootSignatureIndices.add(idx);
+                    }
+                }
+                // Use espIndex Map for O(1) lookup instead of O(E) linear search.
+                // Falls back to linear search only when Map hit has a signature index conflict.
+                for (const pathInfo of allPaths) {
+                    checkDeadline();
+                    if (equivalentSchemaPathsEntry)
+                        break;
+                    const candidate = espIndex.get(espIndexKey(pathInfo.path, pathInfo.functionName));
+                    if (!candidate)
+                        continue;
+                    // Verify no signature index conflict with the candidate entry
+                    if (newRootSignatureIndices.size > 0) {
+                        const existingIndicesByFunction = new Map();
+                        for (const er of candidate.equivalentRoots) {
+                            const funcKey = er.function
+                                ? `${er.function.name}::${er.function.filePath}`
+                                : '__self__';
+                            const idx = extractSignatureIndex(er.schemaRootPath);
+                            if (idx !== undefined) {
+                                if (!existingIndicesByFunction.has(funcKey)) {
+                                    existingIndicesByFunction.set(funcKey, new Set());
+                                }
+                                existingIndicesByFunction.get(funcKey).add(idx);
                             }
-                            existingIndicesByFunction.get(funcKey).add(idx);
                         }
-                    }
-                    let hasConflict = false;
-                    for (const newRoot of equivalentRoots) {
-                        const funcKey = newRoot.function
-                            ? `${newRoot.function.name}::${newRoot.function.filePath}`
-                            : '__self__';
-                        const newIdx = extractSignatureIndex(newRoot.schemaRootPath);
-                        if (newIdx !== undefined) {
-                            const existingIndices = existingIndicesByFunction.get(funcKey);
-                            if (existingIndices && existingIndices.size > 0) {
-                                if (!existingIndices.has(newIdx)) {
-                                    hasConflict = true;
-                                    break;
+                        let hasConflict = false;
+                        for (const newRoot of equivalentRoots) {
+                            const funcKey = newRoot.function
+                                ? `${newRoot.function.name}::${newRoot.function.filePath}`
+                                : '__self__';
+                            const newIdx = extractSignatureIndex(newRoot.schemaRootPath);
+                            if (newIdx !== undefined) {
+                                const existingIndices = existingIndicesByFunction.get(funcKey);
+                                if (existingIndices && existingIndices.size > 0) {
+                                    if (!existingIndices.has(newIdx)) {
+                                        hasConflict = true;
+                                        break;
+                                    }
                                 }
                             }
                         }
+                        if (hasConflict)
+                            continue;
                     }
-                    if (hasConflict)
-                        continue;
+                    equivalentSchemaPathsEntry = candidate;
                 }
-                equivalentSchemaPathsEntry = candidate;
-            }
-            if (!equivalentSchemaPathsEntry) {
-                // Before creating a new entry, filter out roots that have conflicting
-                // signature indices from the same function. An entry should never contain
-                // roots with different signature indices from the same function.
-                // This prevents the bug where signature[1], signature[2], signature[4]
-                // all get merged together due to incorrect sourceEquivalencies.
-                let filteredRoots = equivalentRoots;
-                if (newRootSignatureIndices.size > 1) {
-                    // There are multiple signature indices - we need to filter to keep only
-                    // one consistent set. We'll keep the roots that match the PRIMARY index
-                    // (the first signature index we encounter from self, or the lowest index).
-                    // First, determine the primary index - prefer the self root's index
-                    let primaryIndex;
-                    for (const root of equivalentRoots) {
-                        if (!root.function) {
-                            // This is a self root
-                            const idx = extractSignatureIndex(root.schemaRootPath);
-                            if (idx !== undefined) {
-                                primaryIndex = idx;
-                                break;
+                if (!equivalentSchemaPathsEntry) {
+                    // Before creating a new entry, filter out roots that have conflicting
+                    // signature indices from the same function. An entry should never contain
+                    // roots with different signature indices from the same function.
+                    // This prevents the bug where signature[1], signature[2], signature[4]
+                    // all get merged together due to incorrect sourceEquivalencies.
+                    let filteredRoots = equivalentRoots;
+                    if (newRootSignatureIndices.size > 1) {
+                        // There are multiple signature indices - we need to filter to keep only
+                        // one consistent set. We'll keep the roots that match the PRIMARY index
+                        // (the first signature index we encounter from self, or the lowest index).
+                        // First, determine the primary index - prefer the self root's index
+                        let primaryIndex;
+                        for (const root of equivalentRoots) {
+                            if (!root.function) {
+                                // This is a self root
+                                const idx = extractSignatureIndex(root.schemaRootPath);
+                                if (idx !== undefined) {
+                                    primaryIndex = idx;
+                                    break;
+                                }
                             }
                         }
+                        // If no self root has a signature index, use the lowest index
+                        if (primaryIndex === undefined) {
+                            primaryIndex = Math.min(...newRootSignatureIndices);
+                        }
+                        // Filter roots: keep if no signature index OR signature index matches primary
+                        filteredRoots = equivalentRoots.filter((root) => {
+                            const idx = extractSignatureIndex(root.schemaRootPath);
+                            return idx === undefined || idx === primaryIndex;
+                        });
                     }
-                    // If no self root has a signature index, use the lowest index
-                    if (primaryIndex === undefined) {
-                        primaryIndex = Math.min(...newRootSignatureIndices);
-                    }
-                    // Filter roots: keep if no signature index OR signature index matches primary
-                    filteredRoots = equivalentRoots.filter((root) => {
-                        const idx = extractSignatureIndex(root.schemaRootPath);
-                        return idx === undefined || idx === primaryIndex;
-                    });
+                    equivalentSchemaPathsEntry = {
+                        equivalentRoots: filteredRoots,
+                        equivalentPostfixes: {},
+                    };
+                    equivalentSchemaPaths.push(equivalentSchemaPathsEntry);
                 }
-                equivalentSchemaPathsEntry = {
-                    equivalentRoots: filteredRoots,
-                    equivalentPostfixes: {},
-                };
-                equivalentSchemaPaths.push(equivalentSchemaPathsEntry);
-            }
-            else {
-                equivalentSchemaPathsEntry.equivalentRoots.push(...equivalentRoots);
-            }
-            // Deduplicate roots using a Set for O(n) instead of O(n²)
-            const seenRoots = new Set();
-            equivalentSchemaPathsEntry.equivalentRoots =
-                equivalentSchemaPathsEntry.equivalentRoots.filter((er) => {
-                    const key = er.schemaRootPath + '::' + (er.function?.name ?? '');
-                    if (seenRoots.has(key))
-                        return false;
-                    seenRoots.add(key);
-                    return true;
-                });
-            // Keep the espIndex in sync after adding/deduplicating roots
-            updateEspIndex(equivalentSchemaPathsEntry);
-            return equivalentSchemaPathsEntry;
-        };
-        // Helper to extract function name from a path that starts with a function call.
-        // e.g., 'ScenarioViewer().signature[0].scenario' -> 'ScenarioViewer'
-        // Returns undefined if the path doesn't start with a function call or the function isn't a dependency.
-        const extractFunctionNameFromPath = (path) => {
-            const parts = splitOutsideParenthesesAndArrays(path);
-            if (parts.length > 0 && parts[0].endsWith(')')) {
-                // Extract the function name without the () suffix and type params
-                const funcCallPart = parts[0];
-                const funcName = cleanFunctionName(funcCallPart.replace(/\(\)$/, ''));
-                // Check if this function is a dependency
-                if (findRelevantDependency(funcName)) {
-                    return funcName;
+                else {
+                    equivalentSchemaPathsEntry.equivalentRoots.push(...equivalentRoots);
                 }
-            }
-            return undefined;
-        };
-        const allEquivalencies = [
-            sourceAndUsageEquivalencies.usageEquivalencies,
-            sourceAndUsageEquivalencies.sourceEquivalencies,
-        ].filter(Boolean);
-        for (const equivalencies of allEquivalencies) {
-            const schemaPathEntries = Object.entries(equivalencies);
-            for (const [schemaPath, usages] of schemaPathEntries) {
-                // First, check if the raw schemaPath starts with a function call to a dependency.
-                // If so, use that dependency name for translation (so translatePath can strip the prefix).
-                const extractedFuncName = extractFunctionNameFromPath(schemaPath);
-                const effectiveFunctionName = extractedFuncName || functionName;
-                const translatedPath = translatePath(schemaPath, effectiveFunctionName);
-                const allPaths = [
-                    { path: translatedPath, functionName: effectiveFunctionName },
-                    ...usages.map((u) => ({
-                        path: translatePath(u.schemaPath, u.scopeNodeName),
-                        functionName: u.scopeNodeName,
-                    })),
-                ].filter((pathInfo) => !pathInfo.path.includes('.map('));
-                // Fix 38: Derive base paths from property access paths.
-                // When we have equivalent paths like:
-                //   Parent: signature[0].scenarios[].name
-                //   Child:  signature[0].selectedScenario.name
-                // We want to derive the base paths by finding the common suffix:
-                //   Common suffix: .name
-                //   Parent base: signature[0].scenarios[]
-                //   Child base:  signature[0].selectedScenario
-                // This allows the merge to find nested child schema fields under the base prop.
-                // Find child signature paths (paths from child components)
-                const childPaths = allPaths.filter((p) => p.functionName &&
-                    p.functionName !== rootScopeName &&
-                    p.functionName !== effectiveFunctionName);
-                // Find parent paths (paths from this component)
-                const parentPaths = allPaths.filter((p) => !p.functionName ||
-                    p.functionName === rootScopeName ||
-                    p.functionName === effectiveFunctionName);
-                const derivedBasePaths = [];
-                const allPathSet = new Set(allPaths.map((p) => p.path));
-                const derivedBasePathSet = new Set();
-                // For each child path, find its equivalent parent path and derive bases
-                for (const childPathInfo of childPaths) {
-                    const childParts = splitOutsideParenthesesAndArrays(childPathInfo.path);
-                    // Look for a parent path that shares a common suffix with this child path
-                    for (const parentPathInfo of parentPaths) {
-                        const parentParts = splitOutsideParenthesesAndArrays(parentPathInfo.path);
-                        // Find the common suffix (from the end)
-                        let commonSuffixLength = 0;
-                        const minLen = Math.min(childParts.length, parentParts.length);
-                        for (let i = 1; i <= minLen; i++) {
-                            if (childParts[childParts.length - i] ===
-                                parentParts[parentParts.length - i]) {
-                                commonSuffixLength = i;
-                            }
-                            else {
-                                break;
+                // Deduplicate roots using a Set for O(n) instead of O(n²)
+                const seenRoots = new Set();
+                equivalentSchemaPathsEntry.equivalentRoots =
+                    equivalentSchemaPathsEntry.equivalentRoots.filter((er) => {
+                        const key = er.schemaRootPath + '::' + (er.function?.name ?? '');
+                        if (seenRoots.has(key))
+                            return false;
+                        seenRoots.add(key);
+                        return true;
+                    });
+                // Keep the espIndex in sync after adding/deduplicating roots
+                updateEspIndex(equivalentSchemaPathsEntry);
+                return equivalentSchemaPathsEntry;
+            };
+            // Helper to extract function name from a path that starts with a function call.
+            // e.g., 'ScenarioViewer().signature[0].scenario' -> 'ScenarioViewer'
+            // Returns undefined if the path doesn't start with a function call or the function isn't a dependency.
+            const extractFunctionNameFromPath = (path) => {
+                const parts = splitOutsideParenthesesAndArrays(path);
+                if (parts.length > 0 && parts[0].endsWith(')')) {
+                    // Extract the function name without the () suffix and type params
+                    const funcCallPart = parts[0];
+                    const funcName = cleanFunctionName(funcCallPart.replace(/\(\)$/, ''));
+                    // Check if this function is a dependency
+                    if (findRelevantDependency(funcName)) {
+                        return funcName;
+                    }
+                }
+                return undefined;
+            };
+            const allEquivalencies = [
+                sourceAndUsageEquivalencies.usageEquivalencies,
+                sourceAndUsageEquivalencies.sourceEquivalencies,
+            ].filter(Boolean);
+            // Global dedup across ALL equivalency entries. The same (scope, targetPath)
+            // pair often appears in 30-50 different source entries (e.g., every variable
+            // that flows through loadView references the same 50 target paths).
+            // Processing these redundantly accounts for 96% of work in the gather phase.
+            const globalSeenTargets = new Set();
+            for (const equivalencies of allEquivalencies) {
+                const schemaPathEntries = Object.entries(equivalencies);
+                for (const [schemaPath, usages] of schemaPathEntries) {
+                    checkDeadline();
+                    // Skip equivalency entries whose source path is a Set/Map membership operation.
+                    // Patterns like `.has(articleId)`, `.delete(articleId)`, `.add(articleId)` on
+                    // Sets/Maps represent membership checks, not meaningful data flow for schema generation.
+                    // In the Margo LibraryPage case, these account for 74% of all equivalency targets
+                    // (19,444 of 26,340) and cause a combinatorial explosion in the merge.
+                    if (isCollectionMethodPath(schemaPath))
+                        continue;
+                    // Skip paths with inline object literals in function call arguments.
+                    // These are call-site snapshots (e.g., setUndoEntry({ label: '...', undo: ... }))
+                    // that embed source code text as path strings. They're expensive to parse
+                    // and don't contribute useful schema information.
+                    if (hasInlineObjectArg(schemaPath))
+                        continue;
+                    // First, check if the raw schemaPath starts with a function call to a dependency.
+                    // If so, use that dependency name for translation (so translatePath can strip the prefix).
+                    const extractedFuncName = extractFunctionNameFromPath(schemaPath);
+                    const effectiveFunctionName = extractedFuncName || functionName;
+                    const translatedPath = translatePath(schemaPath, effectiveFunctionName);
+                    const allPathsRaw = [
+                        { path: translatedPath, functionName: effectiveFunctionName },
+                        ...usages
+                            .filter((u) => !isCollectionMethodPath(u.schemaPath))
+                            .map((u) => ({
+                            path: translatePath(u.schemaPath, u.scopeNodeName),
+                            functionName: u.scopeNodeName,
+                        })),
+                    ].filter((pathInfo) => !pathInfo.path.includes('.map('));
+                    // Deduplicate by translated path + function name, both within this entry
+                    // AND across all entries. The same target path appears in 30-50 different
+                    // source entries (every variable flowing through loadView references the same
+                    // 50 target paths). Without global dedup, we process 5,533 targets instead of 217.
+                    const allPaths = allPathsRaw.filter((p) => {
+                        const key = `${p.functionName ?? ''}::${p.path}`;
+                        if (globalSeenTargets.has(key))
+                            return false;
+                        globalSeenTargets.add(key);
+                        return true;
+                    });
+                    // Fix 38: Derive base paths from property access paths.
+                    // When we have equivalent paths like:
+                    //   Parent: signature[0].scenarios[].name
+                    //   Child:  signature[0].selectedScenario.name
+                    // We want to derive the base paths by finding the common suffix:
+                    //   Common suffix: .name
+                    //   Parent base: signature[0].scenarios[]
+                    //   Child base:  signature[0].selectedScenario
+                    // This allows the merge to find nested child schema fields under the base prop.
+                    // Find child signature paths (paths from child components)
+                    const childPaths = allPaths.filter((p) => p.functionName &&
+                        p.functionName !== rootScopeName &&
+                        p.functionName !== effectiveFunctionName);
+                    // Find parent paths (paths from this component)
+                    const parentPaths = allPaths.filter((p) => !p.functionName ||
+                        p.functionName === rootScopeName ||
+                        p.functionName === effectiveFunctionName);
+                    const derivedBasePaths = [];
+                    const allPathSet = new Set(allPaths.map((p) => p.path));
+                    const derivedBasePathSet = new Set();
+                    // For each child path, find its equivalent parent path and derive bases
+                    for (const childPathInfo of childPaths) {
+                        checkDeadline();
+                        const childParts = splitOutsideParenthesesAndArrays(childPathInfo.path);
+                        // Look for a parent path that shares a common suffix with this child path
+                        for (const parentPathInfo of parentPaths) {
+                            const parentParts = splitOutsideParenthesesAndArrays(parentPathInfo.path);
+                            // Find the common suffix (from the end)
+                            let commonSuffixLength = 0;
+                            const minLen = Math.min(childParts.length, parentParts.length);
+                            for (let i = 1; i <= minLen; i++) {
+                                if (childParts[childParts.length - i] ===
+                                    parentParts[parentParts.length - i]) {
+                                    commonSuffixLength = i;
+                                }
+                                else {
+                                    break;
+                                }
                             }
-                        }
-                        // If there's a common suffix and both paths have more parts than the suffix
-                        if (commonSuffixLength > 0 &&
-                            childParts.length > commonSuffixLength &&
-                            parentParts.length > commonSuffixLength) {
-                            const childBaseParts = childParts.slice(0, childParts.length - commonSuffixLength);
-                            const parentBaseParts = parentParts.slice(0, parentParts.length - commonSuffixLength);
-                            // Only derive if BOTH paths look like signature paths.
-                            // This ensures we're handling JSX child-to-parent prop mappings,
-                            // not other complex equivalencies like function call returns.
-                            const isChildSignaturePath = childBaseParts[0]?.startsWith('signature[') ||
-                                (childBaseParts[0]?.endsWith(')') &&
-                                    childBaseParts[1]?.startsWith('signature['));
-                            const isParentSignaturePath = parentBaseParts[0]?.startsWith('signature[');
-                            if (isChildSignaturePath && isParentSignaturePath) {
-                                const childBase = joinParenthesesAndArrays(childBaseParts);
-                                const parentBase = joinParenthesesAndArrays(parentBaseParts);
-                                // Only derive if:
-                                // 1. Parent has array iteration (e.g., scenarios[]) and child does NOT
-                                // 2. Bases are different
-                                // 3. Child base is NOT just "signature[N]" (too generic - every component has this)
-                                //    We only want specific prop paths like "signature[0].selectedScenario"
-                                // This targets array-to-object mappings like scenarios[] -> selectedScenario
-                                const parentHasArrayIterator = parentBase.includes('[]');
-                                const childHasArrayIterator = childBase.includes('[]');
-                                // Skip if child base is just the generic signature marker (e.g., "signature[0]")
-                                const childBaseIsGenericSignature = /^signature\[\d+\]$/.test(childBase);
-                                if (childBase !== parentBase &&
-                                    parentHasArrayIterator &&
-                                    !childHasArrayIterator &&
-                                    !childBaseIsGenericSignature) {
-                                    // Add child base if not already present (O(1) Set lookup)
-                                    if (!allPathSet.has(childBase) &&
-                                        !derivedBasePathSet.has(childBase)) {
-                                        derivedBasePaths.push({
-                                            path: childBase,
-                                            functionName: childPathInfo.functionName,
-                                        });
-                                        derivedBasePathSet.add(childBase);
-                                    }
-                                    // Add parent base if not already present (O(1) Set lookup)
-                                    if (!allPathSet.has(parentBase) &&
-                                        !derivedBasePathSet.has(parentBase)) {
-                                        derivedBasePaths.push({
-                                            path: parentBase,
-                                            functionName: parentPathInfo.functionName,
-                                        });
-                                        derivedBasePathSet.add(parentBase);
+                            // If there's a common suffix and both paths have more parts than the suffix
+                            if (commonSuffixLength > 0 &&
+                                childParts.length > commonSuffixLength &&
+                                parentParts.length > commonSuffixLength) {
+                                const childBaseParts = childParts.slice(0, childParts.length - commonSuffixLength);
+                                const parentBaseParts = parentParts.slice(0, parentParts.length - commonSuffixLength);
+                                // Only derive if BOTH paths look like signature paths.
+                                // This ensures we're handling JSX child-to-parent prop mappings,
+                                // not other complex equivalencies like function call returns.
+                                const isChildSignaturePath = childBaseParts[0]?.startsWith('signature[') ||
+                                    (childBaseParts[0]?.endsWith(')') &&
+                                        childBaseParts[1]?.startsWith('signature['));
+                                const isParentSignaturePath = parentBaseParts[0]?.startsWith('signature[');
+                                if (isChildSignaturePath && isParentSignaturePath) {
+                                    const childBase = joinParenthesesAndArrays(childBaseParts);
+                                    const parentBase = joinParenthesesAndArrays(parentBaseParts);
+                                    // Only derive if:
+                                    // 1. Parent has array iteration (e.g., scenarios[]) and child does NOT
+                                    // 2. Bases are different
+                                    // 3. Child base is NOT just "signature[N]" (too generic - every component has this)
+                                    //    We only want specific prop paths like "signature[0].selectedScenario"
+                                    // This targets array-to-object mappings like scenarios[] -> selectedScenario
+                                    const parentHasArrayIterator = parentBase.includes('[]');
+                                    const childHasArrayIterator = childBase.includes('[]');
+                                    // Skip if child base is just the generic signature marker (e.g., "signature[0]")
+                                    const childBaseIsGenericSignature = /^signature\[\d+\]$/.test(childBase);
+                                    if (childBase !== parentBase &&
+                                        parentHasArrayIterator &&
+                                        !childHasArrayIterator &&
+                                        !childBaseIsGenericSignature) {
+                                        // Add child base if not already present (O(1) Set lookup)
+                                        if (!allPathSet.has(childBase) &&
+                                            !derivedBasePathSet.has(childBase)) {
+                                            derivedBasePaths.push({
+                                                path: childBase,
+                                                functionName: childPathInfo.functionName,
+                                            });
+                                            derivedBasePathSet.add(childBase);
+                                        }
+                                        // Add parent base if not already present (O(1) Set lookup)
+                                        if (!allPathSet.has(parentBase) &&
+                                            !derivedBasePathSet.has(parentBase)) {
+                                            derivedBasePaths.push({
+                                                path: parentBase,
+                                                functionName: parentPathInfo.functionName,
+                                            });
+                                            derivedBasePathSet.add(parentBase);
+                                        }
                                     }
                                 }
                             }
                         }
                     }
-                }
-                allPaths.push(...derivedBasePaths);
-                const entry = findOrCreateEquivalentSchemaPathsEntry(allPaths);
-                // Trace equivalency gathering - helps debug why paths may not be connected
-                if (allPaths.length > 1) {
-                    transformationTracer.operation(rootScopeName, {
-                        operation: 'gatherEquivalency',
-                        stage: 'gathering',
-                        path: translatedPath,
-                        context: {
-                            sourceFunction: functionName,
-                            equivalentPaths: allPaths.map((p) => ({
-                                path: p.path,
-                                function: p.functionName,
-                            })),
-                            equivalentRoots: entry.equivalentRoots.map((r) => ({
-                                path: r.schemaRootPath,
-                                function: r.function?.name,
-                            })),
-                        },
-                    });
-                }
-                for (const equivalentRoot of entry.equivalentRoots) {
-                    const dataStructures = equivalentRoot.function &&
-                        equivalentRoot.function.name !== rootScopeName
-                        ? [
-                            findRelevantDependentDataStructure(equivalentRoot.function.name),
-                            findRelevantDependentAnalysisDataStructure(equivalentRoot.function.name),
-                        ]
-                        : [dataStructure];
-                    // Determine if this is a signature schema path.
-                    // The path might be 'signature[0]...' directly, or 'FuncName().signature[0]...' if it has a function prefix.
-                    const schemaRootParts = splitOutsideParenthesesAndArrays(equivalentRoot.schemaRootPath);
-                    const isSignaturePath = equivalentRoot.schemaRootPath.startsWith('signature[') ||
-                        (schemaRootParts[0]?.endsWith(')') &&
-                            schemaRootParts[1]?.startsWith('signature['));
-                    const schemas = dataStructures.map((dataStructure) => isSignaturePath
-                        ? dataStructure?.signatureSchema
-                        : dataStructure?.returnValueSchema);
-                    let pathParts = splitOutsideParenthesesAndArrays(equivalentRoot.schemaRootPath);
-                    // Fix: When processing a child component's schema, the schemaRootPath has the function
-                    // prefix (e.g., 'ScenarioViewer().signature[0].scenario'), but the child's schema paths
-                    // don't have that prefix (e.g., 'signature[0].scenario.metadata.screenshotPaths').
-                    // Strip the function prefix from pathParts so they can match.
-                    if (equivalentRoot.function &&
-                        pathParts[0].endsWith(')') &&
-                        pathParts[1]?.startsWith('signature[')) {
-                        pathParts = pathParts.slice(1);
+                    allPaths.push(...derivedBasePaths);
+                    const entry = findOrCreateEquivalentSchemaPathsEntry(allPaths);
+                    // Trace equivalency gathering - helps debug why paths may not be connected
+                    if (allPaths.length > 1) {
+                        transformationTracer.operation(rootScopeName, {
+                            operation: 'gatherEquivalency',
+                            stage: 'gathering',
+                            path: translatedPath,
+                            context: {
+                                sourceFunction: functionName,
+                                equivalentPaths: allPaths.map((p) => ({
+                                    path: p.path,
+                                    function: p.functionName,
+                                })),
+                                equivalentRoots: entry.equivalentRoots.map((r) => ({
+                                    path: r.schemaRootPath,
+                                    function: r.function?.name,
+                                })),
+                            },
+                        });
                     }
-                    for (const schema of schemas) {
-                        // Use pre-computed index to only iterate schema entries whose
-                        // normalized first part matches pathParts[0], instead of all entries.
-                        const schemaIndex = getSchemaIndex(schema);
-                        const lookupPart = pathParts[0] ?? '';
-                        const lookupParenIdx = lookupPart.indexOf('(');
-                        const lookupBase = lookupParenIdx >= 0
-                            ? lookupPart.slice(0, lookupParenIdx)
-                            : lookupPart;
-                        const candidates = schemaIndex.byFirstPart.get(lookupBase) || [];
-                        for (const { path: schemaPath, parts: schemaPathParts, } of candidates) {
-                            if (schemaPathParts.length < pathParts.length)
-                                continue;
-                            // Check if all path parts match (allowing function call variants)
-                            let allMatch = true;
-                            let matchedUpToIndex = pathParts.length;
-                            for (let i = 0; i < pathParts.length; i++) {
-                                if (!pathPartMatches(pathParts[i], schemaPathParts[i])) {
-                                    allMatch = false;
-                                    break;
-                                }
-                                // If the last pathPart matched a function call variant,
-                                // we need to include it in the postfix calculation
-                                if (i === pathParts.length - 1 &&
-                                    schemaPathParts[i] !== pathParts[i] &&
-                                    schemaPathParts[i].startsWith(pathParts[i] + '(')) {
-                                    // The schemaPathPart is a function call variant (e.g., 'isEntityBeingAnalyzed(entity.sha)')
-                                    // We want to include this as part of the postfix
-                                    matchedUpToIndex = i;
+                    for (const equivalentRoot of entry.equivalentRoots) {
+                        checkDeadline();
+                        const dataStructures = equivalentRoot.function &&
+                            equivalentRoot.function.name !== rootScopeName
+                            ? [
+                                findRelevantDependentDataStructure(equivalentRoot.function.name),
+                                findRelevantDependentAnalysisDataStructure(equivalentRoot.function.name),
+                            ]
+                            : [dataStructure];
+                        // Determine if this is a signature schema path.
+                        // The path might be 'signature[0]...' directly, or 'FuncName().signature[0]...' if it has a function prefix.
+                        const schemaRootParts = splitOutsideParenthesesAndArrays(equivalentRoot.schemaRootPath);
+                        const isSignaturePath = equivalentRoot.schemaRootPath.startsWith('signature[') ||
+                            (schemaRootParts[0]?.endsWith(')') &&
+                                schemaRootParts[1]?.startsWith('signature['));
+                        const schemas = dataStructures.map((dataStructure) => isSignaturePath
+                            ? dataStructure?.signatureSchema
+                            : dataStructure?.returnValueSchema);
+                        let pathParts = splitOutsideParenthesesAndArrays(equivalentRoot.schemaRootPath);
+                        // Fix: When processing a child component's schema, the schemaRootPath has the function
+                        // prefix (e.g., 'ScenarioViewer().signature[0].scenario'), but the child's schema paths
+                        // don't have that prefix (e.g., 'signature[0].scenario.metadata.screenshotPaths').
+                        // Strip the function prefix from pathParts so they can match.
+                        if (equivalentRoot.function &&
+                            pathParts[0].endsWith(')') &&
+                            pathParts[1]?.startsWith('signature[')) {
+                            pathParts = pathParts.slice(1);
+                        }
+                        for (const schema of schemas) {
+                            // Use pre-computed index to only iterate schema entries whose
+                            // normalized first part matches pathParts[0], instead of all entries.
+                            const schemaIndex = getSchemaIndex(schema);
+                            const lookupPart = pathParts[0] ?? '';
+                            const lookupParenIdx = lookupPart.indexOf('(');
+                            const lookupBase = lookupParenIdx >= 0
+                                ? lookupPart.slice(0, lookupParenIdx)
+                                : lookupPart;
+                            const candidates = schemaIndex.byFirstPart.get(lookupBase) || [];
+                            for (const { path: schemaPath, parts: schemaPathParts, } of candidates) {
+                                checkDeadline();
+                                if (schemaPathParts.length < pathParts.length)
+                                    continue;
+                                // Check if all path parts match (allowing function call variants)
+                                let allMatch = true;
+                                let matchedUpToIndex = pathParts.length;
+                                for (let i = 0; i < pathParts.length; i++) {
+                                    if (!pathPartMatches(pathParts[i], schemaPathParts[i])) {
+                                        allMatch = false;
+                                        break;
+                                    }
+                                    // If the last pathPart matched a function call variant,
+                                    // we need to include it in the postfix calculation
+                                    if (i === pathParts.length - 1 &&
+                                        schemaPathParts[i] !== pathParts[i] &&
+                                        schemaPathParts[i].startsWith(pathParts[i] + '(')) {
+                                        // The schemaPathPart is a function call variant (e.g., 'isEntityBeingAnalyzed(entity.sha)')
+                                        // We want to include this as part of the postfix
+                                        matchedUpToIndex = i;
+                                    }
                                 }
-                            }
-                            if (allMatch) {
-                                // When we matched a function call variant at the end (e.g., 'foo' matched 'foo(args)'),
-                                // the base itself should be marked as a function, and the function call details
-                                // should be included as sub-paths
-                                if (matchedUpToIndex < pathParts.length) {
-                                    // This is a function call variant match at the last position
-                                    // Mark the base as a function (empty postfix = the base path itself)
-                                    entry.equivalentPostfixes[''] = bestValueFromOptions([
-                                        entry.equivalentPostfixes[''],
-                                        'function',
-                                    ]);
-                                    // Also capture the function call and any remaining parts
-                                    // e.g., 'isEntityBeingAnalyzed(entity.sha)' or 'isEntityBeingAnalyzed(entity.sha).functionCallReturnValue'
-                                    const funcCallPart = schemaPathParts[matchedUpToIndex];
-                                    const baseName = pathParts[matchedUpToIndex]; // e.g., 'isEntityBeingAnalyzed'
-                                    const argsMatch = funcCallPart.match(/\(.*\)$/);
-                                    if (argsMatch) {
-                                        // Create postfix using just the args portion: (entity.sha) instead of isEntityBeingAnalyzed(entity.sha)
-                                        // This avoids duplicating the base name in the final path
-                                        const argsPortion = argsMatch[0]; // e.g., '(entity.sha)'
-                                        const remainingParts = schemaPathParts.slice(matchedUpToIndex + 1);
-                                        // Build the postfix as: (args).remaining.parts
-                                        const funcPostfix = joinParenthesesAndArrays([
-                                            argsPortion,
-                                            ...remainingParts,
+                                if (allMatch) {
+                                    // When we matched a function call variant at the end (e.g., 'foo' matched 'foo(args)'),
+                                    // the base itself should be marked as a function, and the function call details
+                                    // should be included as sub-paths
+                                    if (matchedUpToIndex < pathParts.length) {
+                                        // This is a function call variant match at the last position
+                                        // Mark the base as a function (empty postfix = the base path itself)
+                                        entry.equivalentPostfixes[''] = bestValueFromOptions([
+                                            entry.equivalentPostfixes[''],
+                                            'function',
                                         ]);
-                                        entry.equivalentPostfixes[funcPostfix] = entry
-                                            .equivalentPostfixes[funcPostfix]
-                                            ? bestValueFromOptions([
-                                                entry.equivalentPostfixes[funcPostfix],
-                                                schema[schemaPath],
-                                            ])
-                                            : schema[schemaPath];
+                                        // Also capture the function call and any remaining parts
+                                        // e.g., 'isEntityBeingAnalyzed(entity.sha)' or 'isEntityBeingAnalyzed(entity.sha).functionCallReturnValue'
+                                        const funcCallPart = schemaPathParts[matchedUpToIndex];
+                                        const baseName = pathParts[matchedUpToIndex]; // e.g., 'isEntityBeingAnalyzed'
+                                        const argsMatch = funcCallPart.match(/\(.*\)$/);
+                                        if (argsMatch) {
+                                            // Create postfix using just the args portion: (entity.sha) instead of isEntityBeingAnalyzed(entity.sha)
+                                            // This avoids duplicating the base name in the final path
+                                            const argsPortion = argsMatch[0]; // e.g., '(entity.sha)'
+                                            const remainingParts = schemaPathParts.slice(matchedUpToIndex + 1);
+                                            // Build the postfix as: (args).remaining.parts
+                                            const funcPostfix = joinParenthesesAndArrays([
+                                                argsPortion,
+                                                ...remainingParts,
+                                            ]);
+                                            entry.equivalentPostfixes[funcPostfix] = entry
+                                                .equivalentPostfixes[funcPostfix]
+                                                ? bestValueFromOptions([
+                                                    entry.equivalentPostfixes[funcPostfix],
+                                                    schema[schemaPath],
+                                                ])
+                                                : schema[schemaPath];
+                                        }
                                     }
-                                }
-                                else {
-                                    // Regular exact match - use the standard postfix logic
-                                    const postfix = joinParenthesesAndArrays(schemaPathParts.slice(matchedUpToIndex));
-                                    const previousValue = entry.equivalentPostfixes[postfix];
-                                    const newValue = schema[schemaPath];
-                                    entry.equivalentPostfixes[postfix] = previousValue
-                                        ? bestValueFromOptions([previousValue, newValue])
-                                        : newValue;
-                                    // Trace postfix gathering - shows where type info comes from
-                                    if (entry.equivalentPostfixes[postfix] !== previousValue) {
-                                        transformationTracer.operation(rootScopeName, {
-                                            operation: 'gatherPostfix',
-                                            stage: 'gathering',
-                                            path: postfix || '(root)',
-                                            before: previousValue,
-                                            after: entry.equivalentPostfixes[postfix],
-                                            context: {
-                                                sourceSchemaPath: schemaPath,
-                                                sourceFunction: equivalentRoot.function?.name || rootScopeName,
-                                                equivalentRootPath: equivalentRoot.schemaRootPath,
-                                                rawValue: newValue,
-                                            },
-                                        });
+                                    else {
+                                        // Regular exact match - use the standard postfix logic
+                                        const postfix = joinParenthesesAndArrays(schemaPathParts.slice(matchedUpToIndex));
+                                        const previousValue = entry.equivalentPostfixes[postfix];
+                                        const newValue = schema[schemaPath];
+                                        entry.equivalentPostfixes[postfix] = previousValue
+                                            ? bestValueFromOptions([previousValue, newValue])
+                                            : newValue;
+                                        // Trace postfix gathering - shows where type info comes from
+                                        if (entry.equivalentPostfixes[postfix] !== previousValue) {
+                                            transformationTracer.operation(rootScopeName, {
+                                                operation: 'gatherPostfix',
+                                                stage: 'gathering',
+                                                path: postfix || '(root)',
+                                                before: previousValue,
+                                                after: entry.equivalentPostfixes[postfix],
+                                                context: {
+                                                    sourceSchemaPath: schemaPath,
+                                                    sourceFunction: equivalentRoot.function?.name || rootScopeName,
+                                                    equivalentRootPath: equivalentRoot.schemaRootPath,
+                                                    rawValue: newValue,
+                                                },
+                                            });
+                                        }
                                     }
                                 }
                             }
@@ -653,782 +760,864 @@ export default function mergeInDependentDataStructure({ importedExports, depende
                     }
                 }
             }
-        }
-        if (Object.keys(dataStructure?.returnValueSchema ?? {}).length > 0) {
-            // Find all paths that contain functionCallReturnValue and extract unique base paths
-            // For each path containing functionCallReturnValue, find the FIRST occurrence and use
-            // that as a base path. This handles nested cases like:
-            //   X().functionCallReturnValue.A.B.Y().functionCallReturnValue
-            // where we want both X().functionCallReturnValue and Y().functionCallReturnValue as bases
-            const allBasePaths = new Set();
-            for (const path of Object.keys(dataStructure.returnValueSchema)) {
-                const parts = splitOutsideParenthesesAndArrays(path);
-                // Find all positions of functionCallReturnValue and create base paths for each
-                for (let i = 0; i < parts.length; i++) {
-                    if (parts[i] === 'functionCallReturnValue') {
-                        const basePath = joinParenthesesAndArrays(parts.slice(0, i + 1));
-                        allBasePaths.add(basePath);
+            if (Object.keys(dataStructure?.returnValueSchema ?? {}).length > 0) {
+                // Find all paths that contain functionCallReturnValue and extract unique base paths
+                // For each path containing functionCallReturnValue, find the FIRST occurrence and use
+                // that as a base path. This handles nested cases like:
+                //   X().functionCallReturnValue.A.B.Y().functionCallReturnValue
+                // where we want both X().functionCallReturnValue and Y().functionCallReturnValue as bases
+                const allBasePaths = new Set();
+                for (const path of Object.keys(dataStructure.returnValueSchema)) {
+                    checkDeadline();
+                    const parts = splitOutsideParenthesesAndArrays(path);
+                    // Find all positions of functionCallReturnValue and create base paths for each
+                    for (let i = 0; i < parts.length; i++) {
+                        if (parts[i] === 'functionCallReturnValue') {
+                            const basePath = joinParenthesesAndArrays(parts.slice(0, i + 1));
+                            allBasePaths.add(basePath);
+                        }
                     }
                 }
-            }
-            // Sort by length so shorter paths are processed first
-            const sortedBasePaths = [...allBasePaths].sort((a, b) => a.length - b.length);
-            for (const basePath of sortedBasePaths) {
-                const translatedBasePath = translatePath(basePath, functionName);
-                const entry = findOrCreateEquivalentSchemaPathsEntry([
-                    { path: translatedBasePath, functionName: functionName },
-                ]);
-                const newRoot = {
-                    schemaRootPath: translatedBasePath,
-                    function: findRelevantDependency(functionName),
-                };
-                entry.equivalentRoots.push(newRoot);
-                // Update index for the newly added root
-                const newRootFuncName = newRoot.function?.name ?? rootScopeName;
-                espIndex.set(espIndexKey(newRoot.schemaRootPath, newRootFuncName), entry);
-                const basePathParts = splitOutsideParenthesesAndArrays(basePath);
-                for (const schemaPath in dataStructure.returnValueSchema) {
-                    const schemaPathParts = splitOutsideParenthesesAndArrays(schemaPath);
-                    if (schemaPathParts.length < basePathParts.length)
-                        continue;
-                    // Check if this schemaPath actually starts with this basePath
-                    // (not just has the same length prefix)
-                    const prefixParts = schemaPathParts.slice(0, basePathParts.length);
-                    if (joinParenthesesAndArrays(prefixParts) !==
-                        joinParenthesesAndArrays(basePathParts)) {
-                        continue;
+                // Sort by length so shorter paths are processed first
+                const sortedBasePaths = [...allBasePaths].sort((a, b) => a.length - b.length);
+                for (const basePath of sortedBasePaths) {
+                    const translatedBasePath = translatePath(basePath, functionName);
+                    const entry = findOrCreateEquivalentSchemaPathsEntry([
+                        { path: translatedBasePath, functionName: functionName },
+                    ]);
+                    const newRoot = {
+                        schemaRootPath: translatedBasePath,
+                        function: findRelevantDependency(functionName),
+                    };
+                    entry.equivalentRoots.push(newRoot);
+                    // Update index for the newly added root
+                    const newRootFuncName = newRoot.function?.name ?? rootScopeName;
+                    espIndex.set(espIndexKey(newRoot.schemaRootPath, newRootFuncName), entry);
+                    const basePathParts = splitOutsideParenthesesAndArrays(basePath);
+                    for (const schemaPath in dataStructure.returnValueSchema) {
+                        checkDeadline();
+                        const schemaPathParts = splitOutsideParenthesesAndArrays(schemaPath);
+                        if (schemaPathParts.length < basePathParts.length)
+                            continue;
+                        // Check if this schemaPath actually starts with this basePath
+                        // (not just has the same length prefix)
+                        const prefixParts = schemaPathParts.slice(0, basePathParts.length);
+                        if (joinParenthesesAndArrays(prefixParts) !==
+                            joinParenthesesAndArrays(basePathParts)) {
+                            continue;
+                        }
+                        const postfix = joinParenthesesAndArrays(schemaPathParts.slice(basePathParts.length));
+                        const newValue = entry.equivalentPostfixes[postfix]
+                            ? bestValueFromOptions([
+                                entry.equivalentPostfixes[postfix],
+                                dataStructure.returnValueSchema[schemaPath],
+                            ])
+                            : dataStructure.returnValueSchema[schemaPath];
+                        entry.equivalentPostfixes[postfix] = newValue;
                     }
-                    const postfix = joinParenthesesAndArrays(schemaPathParts.slice(basePathParts.length));
-                    const newValue = entry.equivalentPostfixes[postfix]
-                        ? bestValueFromOptions([
-                            entry.equivalentPostfixes[postfix],
-                            dataStructure.returnValueSchema[schemaPath],
-                        ])
-                        : dataStructure.returnValueSchema[schemaPath];
-                    entry.equivalentPostfixes[postfix] = newValue;
                 }
             }
-        }
-    };
-    const mergeAllEquivalentSchemaPaths = () => {
-        const mergedEquivalentSchemaPaths = [];
-        // Pre-pass: Connect entries with array/array-element relationships.
-        // This handles cases like:
-        // - Entry A has root 'surveys' (array)
-        // - Entry B has root 'surveys[]' (array element)
-        // These need to be connected so Entry B's field postfixes flow to Entry A.
-        // We do this before the main merge to ensure the connection happens regardless
-        // of processing order.
-        for (const esp of equivalentSchemaPaths) {
-            for (const root of esp.equivalentRoots) {
-                if (root.schemaRootPath.endsWith('[]')) {
-                    // Find a matching parent entry with the base array path
-                    const baseArrayPath = root.schemaRootPath.slice(0, -2);
-                    const parentEntry = equivalentSchemaPaths.find((other) => other !== esp &&
-                        other.equivalentRoots.some((otherRoot) => otherRoot.schemaRootPath === baseArrayPath &&
-                            otherRoot.function?.name === root.function?.name &&
-                            otherRoot.function?.filePath === root.function?.filePath));
-                    if (parentEntry) {
-                        // Add transformed postfixes from child (array element) to parent (array)
-                        // so they can be applied with [] prefix to parent paths
-                        for (const [postfixPath, postfixValue] of Object.entries(esp.equivalentPostfixes)) {
-                            const transformedPostfix = joinParenthesesAndArrays(['[]', postfixPath].filter(Boolean));
-                            if (!(transformedPostfix in parentEntry.equivalentPostfixes)) {
-                                parentEntry.equivalentPostfixes[transformedPostfix] =
-                                    postfixValue;
+        };
+        const mergeAllEquivalentSchemaPaths = () => {
+            const mergedEquivalentSchemaPaths = [];
+            // Pre-pass: Connect entries with array/array-element relationships.
+            // This handles cases like:
+            // - Entry A has root 'surveys' (array)
+            // - Entry B has root 'surveys[]' (array element)
+            // These need to be connected so Entry B's field postfixes flow to Entry A.
+            // We do this before the main merge to ensure the connection happens regardless
+            // of processing order.
+            for (const esp of equivalentSchemaPaths) {
+                checkDeadline();
+                for (const root of esp.equivalentRoots) {
+                    if (root.schemaRootPath.endsWith('[]')) {
+                        // Find a matching parent entry with the base array path
+                        const baseArrayPath = root.schemaRootPath.slice(0, -2);
+                        const parentEntry = equivalentSchemaPaths.find((other) => other !== esp &&
+                            other.equivalentRoots.some((otherRoot) => otherRoot.schemaRootPath === baseArrayPath &&
+                                otherRoot.function?.name === root.function?.name &&
+                                otherRoot.function?.filePath === root.function?.filePath));
+                        if (parentEntry) {
+                            // Add transformed postfixes from child (array element) to parent (array)
+                            // so they can be applied with [] prefix to parent paths
+                            for (const [postfixPath, postfixValue] of Object.entries(esp.equivalentPostfixes)) {
+                                checkDeadline();
+                                const transformedPostfix = joinParenthesesAndArrays(['[]', postfixPath].filter(Boolean));
+                                if (!(transformedPostfix in parentEntry.equivalentPostfixes)) {
+                                    parentEntry.equivalentPostfixes[transformedPostfix] =
+                                        postfixValue;
+                                }
                             }
                         }
                     }
                 }
             }
-        }
-        const findEquivalentSchemaPathEntry = (schemaSubPath, equivalentRootFunction) => {
-            let postfix;
-            // Get the signature index we're looking for (if any)
-            const lookingForSignatureIndex = extractSignatureIndex(schemaSubPath);
-            const equivalentEntry = mergedEquivalentSchemaPaths.find((esp) => esp.equivalentRoots.some((er) => {
-                if ((schemaSubPath.startsWith('returnValue') ||
-                    schemaSubPath.startsWith('signature[')) &&
-                    (er.function?.name !== equivalentRootFunction?.name ||
-                        er.function?.filePath !== equivalentRootFunction?.filePath)) {
-                    return false;
-                }
-                if (schemaSubPath === er.schemaRootPath) {
-                    // Additional check: if we're looking for a signature path, make sure
-                    // the entry doesn't already have DIFFERENT signature indices.
-                    // This prevents entries with signature[1], signature[2], signature[4]
-                    // from all being merged together.
-                    if (lookingForSignatureIndex !== undefined) {
-                        const hasConflictingSignatureIndex = esp.equivalentRoots.some((otherRoot) => {
-                            // Only check roots from the same function
-                            if (otherRoot.function?.name !== equivalentRootFunction?.name ||
-                                otherRoot.function?.filePath !==
-                                    equivalentRootFunction?.filePath) {
+            const findEquivalentSchemaPathEntry = (schemaSubPath, equivalentRootFunction) => {
+                let postfix;
+                // Get the signature index we're looking for (if any)
+                const lookingForSignatureIndex = extractSignatureIndex(schemaSubPath);
+                const equivalentEntry = mergedEquivalentSchemaPaths.find((esp) => esp.equivalentRoots.some((er) => {
+                    if ((schemaSubPath.startsWith('returnValue') ||
+                        schemaSubPath.startsWith('signature[')) &&
+                        (er.function?.name !== equivalentRootFunction?.name ||
+                            er.function?.filePath !== equivalentRootFunction?.filePath)) {
+                        return false;
+                    }
+                    if (schemaSubPath === er.schemaRootPath) {
+                        // Additional check: if we're looking for a signature path, make sure
+                        // the entry doesn't already have DIFFERENT signature indices.
+                        // This prevents entries with signature[1], signature[2], signature[4]
+                        // from all being merged together.
+                        if (lookingForSignatureIndex !== undefined) {
+                            const hasConflictingSignatureIndex = esp.equivalentRoots.some((otherRoot) => {
+                                // Only check roots from the same function
+                                if (otherRoot.function?.name !==
+                                    equivalentRootFunction?.name ||
+                                    otherRoot.function?.filePath !==
+                                        equivalentRootFunction?.filePath) {
+                                    return false;
+                                }
+                                const otherIndex = extractSignatureIndex(otherRoot.schemaRootPath);
+                                return (otherIndex !== undefined &&
+                                    otherIndex !== lookingForSignatureIndex);
+                            });
+                            if (hasConflictingSignatureIndex) {
                                 return false;
                             }
-                            const otherIndex = extractSignatureIndex(otherRoot.schemaRootPath);
-                            return (otherIndex !== undefined &&
-                                otherIndex !== lookingForSignatureIndex);
-                        });
-                        if (hasConflictingSignatureIndex) {
-                            return false;
                         }
+                        postfix = er.postfix;
+                        return true;
                     }
-                    postfix = er.postfix;
-                    return true;
-                }
-                return false;
-            }));
-            return { equivalentEntry, postfix };
-        };
-        const sortedEquivalentSchemaPaths = equivalentSchemaPaths.sort((a, b) => Math.max(...a.equivalentRoots.map((er) => splitOutsideParenthesesAndArrays(er.schemaRootPath).length)) -
-            Math.max(...b.equivalentRoots.map((er) => splitOutsideParenthesesAndArrays(er.schemaRootPath).length)));
-        for (const esp of sortedEquivalentSchemaPaths) {
-            if (esp.equivalentRoots.length === 0)
-                continue;
-            let bestCandidateLength;
-            let bestCandidate;
-            let postfix;
-            for (const equivalentRoot of esp.equivalentRoots) {
-                const rootSchemaPath = equivalentRoot.schemaRootPath;
-                const schemaPathParts = splitOutsideParenthesesAndArrays(rootSchemaPath);
-                for (let i = 0; i < schemaPathParts.length; i++) {
-                    const subPath = joinParenthesesAndArrays(schemaPathParts.slice(0, i + 1));
-                    const { equivalentEntry, postfix: equivalentEntryPostfix } = findEquivalentSchemaPathEntry(subPath, equivalentRoot.function);
-                    if (equivalentEntry &&
-                        (!bestCandidateLength || bestCandidateLength > i + 1)) {
-                        bestCandidate = equivalentEntry;
-                        bestCandidateLength = i + 1;
-                        postfix = joinParenthesesAndArrays([equivalentEntryPostfix, ...schemaPathParts.slice(i + 1)].filter(Boolean));
+                    return false;
+                }));
+                return { equivalentEntry, postfix };
+            };
+            const sortedEquivalentSchemaPaths = equivalentSchemaPaths.sort((a, b) => Math.max(...a.equivalentRoots.map((er) => splitOutsideParenthesesAndArrays(er.schemaRootPath).length)) -
+                Math.max(...b.equivalentRoots.map((er) => splitOutsideParenthesesAndArrays(er.schemaRootPath).length)));
+            for (const esp of sortedEquivalentSchemaPaths) {
+                checkDeadline();
+                if (esp.equivalentRoots.length === 0)
+                    continue;
+                let bestCandidateLength;
+                let bestCandidate;
+                let postfix;
+                for (const equivalentRoot of esp.equivalentRoots) {
+                    const rootSchemaPath = equivalentRoot.schemaRootPath;
+                    const schemaPathParts = splitOutsideParenthesesAndArrays(rootSchemaPath);
+                    for (let i = 0; i < schemaPathParts.length; i++) {
+                        const subPath = joinParenthesesAndArrays(schemaPathParts.slice(0, i + 1));
+                        const { equivalentEntry, postfix: equivalentEntryPostfix } = findEquivalentSchemaPathEntry(subPath, equivalentRoot.function);
+                        if (equivalentEntry &&
+                            (!bestCandidateLength || bestCandidateLength > i + 1)) {
+                            bestCandidate = equivalentEntry;
+                            bestCandidateLength = i + 1;
+                            postfix = joinParenthesesAndArrays([
+                                equivalentEntryPostfix,
+                                ...schemaPathParts.slice(i + 1),
+                            ].filter(Boolean));
+                        }
                     }
                 }
-            }
-            if (bestCandidate) {
-                for (const root of esp.equivalentRoots) {
-                    if (postfix.length > 0) {
-                        root.postfix = postfix;
+                if (bestCandidate) {
+                    for (const root of esp.equivalentRoots) {
+                        if (postfix.length > 0) {
+                            root.postfix = postfix;
+                        }
+                        bestCandidate.equivalentRoots.push(root);
                     }
-                    bestCandidate.equivalentRoots.push(root);
+                    const postfixesToMerge = postfix.length > 0
+                        ? Object.keys(esp.equivalentPostfixes).reduce((acc, postfixPath) => {
+                            const fullPath = joinParenthesesAndArrays([
+                                postfix,
+                                postfixPath,
+                            ]);
+                            acc[fullPath] = esp.equivalentPostfixes[postfixPath];
+                            return acc;
+                        }, {})
+                        : esp.equivalentPostfixes;
+                    bestCandidate.equivalentPostfixes = {
+                        ...bestCandidate.equivalentPostfixes,
+                        ...postfixesToMerge,
+                    };
+                }
+                else {
+                    mergedEquivalentSchemaPaths.push(esp);
                 }
-                const postfixesToMerge = postfix.length > 0
-                    ? Object.keys(esp.equivalentPostfixes).reduce((acc, postfixPath) => {
-                        const fullPath = joinParenthesesAndArrays([
-                            postfix,
-                            postfixPath,
-                        ]);
-                        acc[fullPath] = esp.equivalentPostfixes[postfixPath];
-                        return acc;
-                    }, {})
-                    : esp.equivalentPostfixes;
-                bestCandidate.equivalentPostfixes = {
-                    ...bestCandidate.equivalentPostfixes,
-                    ...postfixesToMerge,
-                };
             }
-            else {
-                mergedEquivalentSchemaPaths.push(esp);
+            return mergedEquivalentSchemaPaths;
+        };
+        // Build a lookup of mocked dependencies to skip their internal implementation
+        const mockedDependencies = new Set();
+        for (const dep of importedExports) {
+            if (dep.isMocked) {
+                mockedDependencies.add(`${dep.filePath}::${dep.name}`);
             }
         }
-        return mergedEquivalentSchemaPaths;
-    };
-    // Build a lookup of mocked dependencies to skip their internal implementation
-    const mockedDependencies = new Set();
-    for (const dep of importedExports) {
-        if (dep.isMocked) {
-            mockedDependencies.add(`${dep.filePath}::${dep.name}`);
-        }
-    }
-    gatherAllEquivalentSchemaPaths(rootScopeName, dataStructure);
-    // Process dependencySchemas for all dependencies (including mocked ones)
-    // dependencySchemas contains usage information (how dependencies are called),
-    // not internal implementation, so we want this for mocked dependencies too
-    for (const dependency of importedExports) {
-        const dependentDataStructure = dependencySchemas?.[dependency.filePath]?.[dependency.name];
-        if (!dependentDataStructure)
-            continue;
-        gatherAllEquivalentSchemaPaths(dependency.name, dependentDataStructure, dependentDataStructure);
-    }
-    for (const filePath in dependentAnalyses) {
-        for (const name in dependentAnalyses[filePath]) {
-            // Skip mocked dependencies - we don't want to merge in their internal implementation
-            if (mockedDependencies.has(`${filePath}::${name}`)) {
+        gatherAllEquivalentSchemaPaths(rootScopeName, dataStructure);
+        // Process dependencySchemas for all dependencies (including mocked ones)
+        // dependencySchemas contains usage information (how dependencies are called),
+        // not internal implementation, so we want this for mocked dependencies too
+        for (const dependency of importedExports) {
+            checkDeadline();
+            const dependentDataStructure = dependencySchemas?.[dependency.filePath]?.[dependency.name];
+            if (!dependentDataStructure)
                 continue;
-            }
-            const childMergedDataStructure = dependentAnalyses[filePath][name].metadata?.mergedDataStructure || {};
-            gatherAllEquivalentSchemaPaths(name, childMergedDataStructure);
+            gatherAllEquivalentSchemaPaths(dependency.name, dependentDataStructure, dependentDataStructure);
         }
-    }
-    equivalentSchemaPaths = mergeAllEquivalentSchemaPaths();
-    // Collect schemas that need cleaning — batch the calls for the end instead of
-    // calling cleanSchema inside the inner root loop (which was O(roots * schemaSize)).
-    const schemasToClean = new Set();
-    for (const esp of equivalentSchemaPaths) {
-        // Pre-compute which postfixes have children to avoid O(n²) lookups in the inner loop.
-        // A postfix "has children" if there are other postfixes that extend it.
-        const postfixesWithChildren = new Set();
-        const postfixKeys = Object.keys(esp.equivalentPostfixes);
-        // Check for empty postfix having children (any other postfixes exist)
-        if (postfixKeys.length > 1 && '' in esp.equivalentPostfixes) {
-            postfixesWithChildren.add('');
-        }
-        // Check for array element postfixes having children using a prefix set.
-        // This avoids O(n²) scans across large postfix lists.
-        // e.g., 'currentEntities[]' has children if a path like 'currentEntities[].sha' exists.
-        const postfixPrefixSet = new Set();
-        for (const postfixPath of postfixKeys) {
-            if (!postfixPath)
-                continue;
-            const parts = splitOutsideParenthesesAndArrays(postfixPath);
-            for (let i = 1; i < parts.length; i++) {
-                postfixPrefixSet.add(joinParenthesesAndArrays(parts.slice(0, i)));
+        for (const filePath in dependentAnalyses) {
+            for (const name in dependentAnalyses[filePath]) {
+                // Skip mocked dependencies - we don't want to merge in their internal implementation
+                if (mockedDependencies.has(`${filePath}::${name}`)) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                const childMergedDataStructure = dependentAnalyses[filePath][name].metadata?.mergedDataStructure || {};
+                gatherAllEquivalentSchemaPaths(name, childMergedDataStructure);
             }
         }
-        for (const postfixPath of postfixKeys) {
-            if (postfixPath.endsWith('[]') && postfixPrefixSet.has(postfixPath)) {
-                postfixesWithChildren.add(postfixPath);
+        const gatherElapsed = Date.now() - mergeStartTime;
+        equivalentSchemaPaths = mergeAllEquivalentSchemaPaths();
+        const mergeEspElapsed = Date.now() - mergeStartTime;
+        // Collect schemas that need cleaning — batch the calls for the end instead of
+        // calling cleanSchema inside the inner root loop (which was O(roots * schemaSize)).
+        const schemasToClean = new Set();
+        for (const esp of equivalentSchemaPaths) {
+            checkDeadline();
+            // Pre-compute which postfixes have children to avoid O(n²) lookups in the inner loop.
+            // A postfix "has children" if there are other postfixes that extend it.
+            const postfixesWithChildren = new Set();
+            const postfixKeys = Object.keys(esp.equivalentPostfixes);
+            // Pre-parse ALL postfix paths once. These parsed parts are reused in:
+            // 1. The children detection loop below
+            // 2. The inner postfix application loop (lines that split postfixPath and equivalentRoot.postfix)
+            // This eliminates thousands of redundant splitOutsideParenthesesAndArrays calls.
+            const postfixPartsCache = new Map();
+            for (const postfixPath of postfixKeys) {
+                if (!postfixPath)
+                    continue;
+                postfixPartsCache.set(postfixPath, splitOutsideParenthesesAndArrays(postfixPath));
             }
-        }
-        // Deduplicate equivalentRoots that would write to the same schema paths.
-        // Roots with the same (function, schemaRootPath, postfix) are redundant.
-        const seenRootKeys = new Set();
-        const uniqueRoots = esp.equivalentRoots.filter((root) => {
-            const key = `${root.function?.filePath ?? ''}::${root.function?.name ?? ''}::${root.schemaRootPath}::${root.postfix ?? ''}`;
-            if (seenRootKeys.has(key))
-                return false;
-            seenRootKeys.add(key);
-            return true;
-        });
-        for (const equivalentRoot of uniqueRoots) {
-            let merged;
-            if (equivalentRoot.function) {
-                merged = findOrCreateDependentSchemas(equivalentRoot.function);
+            // Check for empty postfix having children (any other postfixes exist)
+            if (postfixKeys.length > 1 && '' in esp.equivalentPostfixes) {
+                postfixesWithChildren.add('');
             }
-            else {
-                merged = mergedDataStructure;
+            // Check for array element postfixes having children using a prefix set.
+            // This avoids O(n²) scans across large postfix lists.
+            // e.g., 'currentEntities[]' has children if a path like 'currentEntities[].sha' exists.
+            const postfixPrefixSet = new Set();
+            for (const postfixPath of postfixKeys) {
+                if (!postfixPath)
+                    continue;
+                const parts = postfixPartsCache.get(postfixPath);
+                for (let i = 1; i < parts.length; i++) {
+                    postfixPrefixSet.add(joinParenthesesAndArrays(parts.slice(0, i)));
+                }
             }
-            if (!merged)
-                continue;
-            const schema = equivalentRoot.schemaRootPath.startsWith('signature[')
-                ? merged.signatureSchema
-                : merged.returnValueSchema;
-            for (const [postfixPath, postfixValue] of Object.entries(esp.equivalentPostfixes)) {
-                let relevantPostfix = postfixPath;
-                if (equivalentRoot.postfix) {
-                    // Check if postfixPath starts with equivalentRoot.postfix at a path boundary.
-                    // Must ensure exact path part match - "entityCode" should NOT match "entity" prefix.
-                    // Valid: "entity.foo" starts with "entity" (boundary at '.')
-                    // Valid: "entity[0]" starts with "entity" (boundary at '[')
-                    // Invalid: "entityCode" starts with "entity" (no boundary, different property)
-                    if (!postfixPath.startsWith(equivalentRoot.postfix)) {
-                        continue;
-                    }
-                    // Additional check: ensure the match is at a path boundary
-                    const nextChar = postfixPath[equivalentRoot.postfix.length];
-                    if (nextChar !== undefined && nextChar !== '.' && nextChar !== '[') {
-                        // The postfixPath continues with more characters that aren't a path separator.
-                        // This means "entity" matched "entityCode" which is wrong - they're different properties.
-                        continue;
-                    }
-                    const postFixPathParts = splitOutsideParenthesesAndArrays(postfixPath);
-                    const equivalentRootPostFixParts = splitOutsideParenthesesAndArrays(equivalentRoot.postfix);
-                    relevantPostfix = joinParenthesesAndArrays(postFixPathParts.slice(equivalentRootPostFixParts.length));
+            for (const postfixPath of postfixKeys) {
+                if (postfixPath.endsWith('[]') && postfixPrefixSet.has(postfixPath)) {
+                    postfixesWithChildren.add(postfixPath);
                 }
-                const newSchemaPath = joinParenthesesAndArrays([
-                    equivalentRoot.schemaRootPath,
-                    relevantPostfix,
-                ]);
-                // Skip paths that would go through a primitive type
-                // e.g., if schema has 'entities[].scenarioCount': 'number', skip 'entities[].scenarioCount.sha'
-                if (wouldGoThroughPrimitive(newSchemaPath, schema)) {
-                    transformationTracer.operation(rootScopeName, {
-                        operation: 'skipPrimitivePath',
-                        stage: 'merged',
-                        path: newSchemaPath,
-                        context: {
-                            reason: 'would go through primitive type',
-                            postfixValue,
-                        },
-                    });
-                    continue;
+            }
+            // Deduplicate equivalentRoots that would write to the same schema paths.
+            // Roots with the same (function, schemaRootPath, postfix) are redundant.
+            const seenRootKeys = new Set();
+            const uniqueRoots = esp.equivalentRoots.filter((root) => {
+                const key = `${root.function?.filePath ?? ''}::${root.function?.name ?? ''}::${root.schemaRootPath}::${root.postfix ?? ''}`;
+                if (seenRootKeys.has(key))
+                    return false;
+                seenRootKeys.add(key);
+                return true;
+            });
+            for (const equivalentRoot of uniqueRoots) {
+                checkDeadline();
+                let merged;
+                if (equivalentRoot.function) {
+                    merged = findOrCreateDependentSchemas(equivalentRoot.function);
                 }
-                // Skip setting primitive type when there are child postfixes that indicate structure.
-                // This prevents downgrading an object/array element to a primitive type.
-                // Uses pre-computed postfixesWithChildren Set for O(1) lookup instead of O(n) iteration.
-                const hasChildPostfixes = (relevantPostfix === '' || relevantPostfix.endsWith('[]')) &&
-                    postfixesWithChildren.has(postfixPath);
-                if (PRIMITIVE_TYPES.has(postfixValue) && hasChildPostfixes) {
-                    continue;
+                else {
+                    merged = mergedDataStructure;
                 }
-                // Don't overwrite a more specific type with a less specific one
-                // This can happen when nested roots share entries with their parent roots
-                const existingType = schema[newSchemaPath];
-                if (existingType) {
-                    // Don't overwrite a primitive type with 'object' or 'array'
-                    // e.g., if schema has 'entities[].scenarioCount': 'number', don't overwrite with 'object'
-                    if (PRIMITIVE_TYPES.has(existingType) &&
-                        (postfixValue === 'object' || postfixValue === 'array')) {
+                if (!merged)
+                    continue;
+                const schema = equivalentRoot.schemaRootPath.startsWith('signature[')
+                    ? merged.signatureSchema
+                    : merged.returnValueSchema;
+                // Skip if this schema has already grown past the cap
+                if (Object.keys(schema).length > SCHEMA_KEY_CAP)
+                    continue;
+                for (const [postfixPath, postfixValue] of Object.entries(esp.equivalentPostfixes)) {
+                    checkDeadline();
+                    let relevantPostfix = postfixPath;
+                    if (equivalentRoot.postfix) {
+                        // Check if postfixPath starts with equivalentRoot.postfix at a path boundary.
+                        // Must ensure exact path part match - "entityCode" should NOT match "entity" prefix.
+                        // Valid: "entity.foo" starts with "entity" (boundary at '.')
+                        // Valid: "entity[0]" starts with "entity" (boundary at '[')
+                        // Invalid: "entityCode" starts with "entity" (no boundary, different property)
+                        if (!postfixPath.startsWith(equivalentRoot.postfix)) {
+                            continue;
+                        }
+                        // Additional check: ensure the match is at a path boundary
+                        const nextChar = postfixPath[equivalentRoot.postfix.length];
+                        if (nextChar !== undefined &&
+                            nextChar !== '.' &&
+                            nextChar !== '[') {
+                            // The postfixPath continues with more characters that aren't a path separator.
+                            // This means "entity" matched "entityCode" which is wrong - they're different properties.
+                            continue;
+                        }
+                        const postFixPathParts = postfixPartsCache.get(postfixPath) ??
+                            splitOutsideParenthesesAndArrays(postfixPath);
+                        // Cache equivalentRoot.postfix parts — same root reused across all postfixes
+                        if (!postfixPartsCache.has(equivalentRoot.postfix)) {
+                            postfixPartsCache.set(equivalentRoot.postfix, splitOutsideParenthesesAndArrays(equivalentRoot.postfix));
+                        }
+                        const equivalentRootPostFixParts = postfixPartsCache.get(equivalentRoot.postfix);
+                        relevantPostfix = joinParenthesesAndArrays(postFixPathParts.slice(equivalentRootPostFixParts.length));
+                    }
+                    const newSchemaPath = joinParenthesesAndArrays([
+                        equivalentRoot.schemaRootPath,
+                        relevantPostfix,
+                    ]);
+                    // Skip paths that would go through a primitive type
+                    // e.g., if schema has 'entities[].scenarioCount': 'number', skip 'entities[].scenarioCount.sha'
+                    if (wouldGoThroughPrimitive(newSchemaPath, schema)) {
                         transformationTracer.operation(rootScopeName, {
-                            operation: 'skipTypeDowngrade',
+                            operation: 'skipPrimitivePath',
                             stage: 'merged',
                             path: newSchemaPath,
                             context: {
-                                reason: 'would overwrite primitive with object/array',
-                                existingType,
-                                newType: postfixValue,
+                                reason: 'would go through primitive type',
+                                postfixValue,
                             },
                         });
                         continue;
                     }
-                    // Don't overwrite a complex/union type with a primitive
-                    // e.g., if schema has 'scenarios[]': 'Scenario | null', don't overwrite with 'string'
-                    if (!PRIMITIVE_TYPES.has(existingType) &&
-                        PRIMITIVE_TYPES.has(postfixValue)) {
-                        transformationTracer.operation(rootScopeName, {
-                            operation: 'skipTypeDowngrade',
-                            stage: 'merged',
-                            path: newSchemaPath,
-                            context: {
-                                reason: 'would overwrite complex type with primitive',
-                                existingType,
-                                newType: postfixValue,
-                            },
-                        });
+                    // Skip setting primitive type when there are child postfixes that indicate structure.
+                    // This prevents downgrading an object/array element to a primitive type.
+                    // Uses pre-computed postfixesWithChildren Set for O(1) lookup instead of O(n) iteration.
+                    const hasChildPostfixes = (relevantPostfix === '' || relevantPostfix.endsWith('[]')) &&
+                        postfixesWithChildren.has(postfixPath);
+                    if (PRIMITIVE_TYPES.has(postfixValue) && hasChildPostfixes) {
                         continue;
                     }
+                    // Don't overwrite a more specific type with a less specific one
+                    // This can happen when nested roots share entries with their parent roots
+                    const existingType = schema[newSchemaPath];
+                    if (existingType) {
+                        // Don't overwrite a primitive type with 'object' or 'array'
+                        // e.g., if schema has 'entities[].scenarioCount': 'number', don't overwrite with 'object'
+                        if (PRIMITIVE_TYPES.has(existingType) &&
+                            (postfixValue === 'object' || postfixValue === 'array')) {
+                            transformationTracer.operation(rootScopeName, {
+                                operation: 'skipTypeDowngrade',
+                                stage: 'merged',
+                                path: newSchemaPath,
+                                context: {
+                                    reason: 'would overwrite primitive with object/array',
+                                    existingType,
+                                    newType: postfixValue,
+                                },
+                            });
+                            continue;
+                        }
+                        // Don't overwrite a complex/union type with a primitive
+                        // e.g., if schema has 'scenarios[]': 'Scenario | null', don't overwrite with 'string'
+                        if (!PRIMITIVE_TYPES.has(existingType) &&
+                            PRIMITIVE_TYPES.has(postfixValue)) {
+                            transformationTracer.operation(rootScopeName, {
+                                operation: 'skipTypeDowngrade',
+                                stage: 'merged',
+                                path: newSchemaPath,
+                                context: {
+                                    reason: 'would overwrite complex type with primitive',
+                                    existingType,
+                                    newType: postfixValue,
+                                },
+                            });
+                            continue;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    // Log the successful postfix merge
+                    transformationTracer.operation(rootScopeName, {
+                        operation: 'mergePostfix',
+                        stage: 'merged',
+                        path: newSchemaPath,
+                        before: existingType,
+                        after: postfixValue,
+                        context: {
+                            schemaRootPath: equivalentRoot.schemaRootPath,
+                            postfix: relevantPostfix,
+                            dependency: equivalentRoot.function?.name,
+                        },
+                    });
+                    schema[newSchemaPath] = postfixValue;
                 }
-                // Log the successful postfix merge
-                transformationTracer.operation(rootScopeName, {
-                    operation: 'mergePostfix',
-                    stage: 'merged',
-                    path: newSchemaPath,
-                    before: existingType,
-                    after: postfixValue,
-                    context: {
-                        schemaRootPath: equivalentRoot.schemaRootPath,
-                        postfix: relevantPostfix,
-                        dependency: equivalentRoot.function?.name,
-                    },
-                });
-                schema[newSchemaPath] = postfixValue;
+                schemasToClean.add(schema);
             }
-            schemasToClean.add(schema);
         }
-    }
-    // Batch-clean all modified schemas once (instead of once per root per ESP entry)
-    for (const schema of schemasToClean) {
-        cleanSchema(schema, { stage: 'afterMergePostfix' });
-    }
-    // Propagate equivalency-derived attributes to generic function call variants.
-    // When attributes are traced via equivalencies (e.g., fileComparisons from buildDataMap.signature[2]),
-    // they get written to non-generic paths (returnValue.data.x or funcName().functionCallReturnValue.data.x).
-    // If the ORIGINAL input schema has generic variants (funcName<T>().functionCallReturnValue.data),
-    // we need to copy the attributes to those paths too.
-    for (const filePath in mergedDataStructure.dependencySchemas) {
-        for (const depName in mergedDataStructure.dependencySchemas[filePath]) {
-            const depSchema = mergedDataStructure.dependencySchemas[filePath][depName];
-            const returnValueSchema = depSchema.returnValueSchema;
-            // Look at the ORIGINAL input dependencySchemas for generic variants,
-            // since the merged schema may have lost them during equivalency processing
-            const originalSchema = dependencySchemas?.[filePath]?.[depName];
-            const schemaToSearchForGenericVariants = originalSchema?.returnValueSchema || returnValueSchema;
-            // Find all unique generic variants of this function
-            // e.g., useFetcher<BranchEntityDiffResult>() from useFetcher<BranchEntityDiffResult>().functionCallReturnValue.data
-            const genericVariants = new Set();
-            const genericRegex = new RegExp(`^${depName.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&')}<[^>]+>\\(\\)`);
-            for (const path in schemaToSearchForGenericVariants) {
-                const match = path.match(genericRegex);
-                if (match) {
-                    genericVariants.add(match[0]);
+        const postfixElapsed = Date.now() - mergeStartTime;
+        // Batch-clean all modified schemas once (instead of once per root per ESP entry)
+        for (const schema of schemasToClean) {
+            cleanSchema(schema, { stage: 'afterMergePostfix' });
+        }
+        const cleanElapsed = Date.now() - mergeStartTime;
+        // Propagate equivalency-derived attributes to generic function call variants.
+        // When attributes are traced via equivalencies (e.g., fileComparisons from buildDataMap.signature[2]),
+        // they get written to non-generic paths (returnValue.data.x or funcName().functionCallReturnValue.data.x).
+        // If the ORIGINAL input schema has generic variants (funcName<T>().functionCallReturnValue.data),
+        // we need to copy the attributes to those paths too.
+        for (const filePath in mergedDataStructure.dependencySchemas) {
+            for (const depName in mergedDataStructure.dependencySchemas[filePath]) {
+                const depSchema = mergedDataStructure.dependencySchemas[filePath][depName];
+                const returnValueSchema = depSchema.returnValueSchema;
+                // Look at the ORIGINAL input dependencySchemas for generic variants,
+                // since the merged schema may have lost them during equivalency processing
+                const originalSchema = dependencySchemas?.[filePath]?.[depName];
+                const schemaToSearchForGenericVariants = originalSchema?.returnValueSchema || returnValueSchema;
+                // Find all unique generic variants of this function
+                // e.g., useFetcher<BranchEntityDiffResult>() from useFetcher<BranchEntityDiffResult>().functionCallReturnValue.data
+                const genericVariants = new Set();
+                const genericRegex = new RegExp(`^${depName.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&')}<[^>]+>\\(\\)`);
+                for (const path in schemaToSearchForGenericVariants) {
+                    checkDeadline();
+                    const match = path.match(genericRegex);
+                    if (match) {
+                        genericVariants.add(match[0]);
+                    }
                 }
-            }
-            if (genericVariants.size === 0)
-                continue;
-            // For each returnValue. path or non-generic function call path,
-            // create corresponding paths for each generic variant
-            const pathsToAdd = [];
-            for (const path in returnValueSchema) {
-                const value = returnValueSchema[path];
-                // Handle returnValue. paths
-                if (path.startsWith('returnValue.')) {
-                    const suffix = path.slice('returnValue.'.length);
-                    for (const genericVariant of genericVariants) {
-                        const genericPath = `${genericVariant}.functionCallReturnValue.${suffix}`;
-                        if (!(genericPath in returnValueSchema)) {
-                            pathsToAdd.push([genericPath, value]);
+                if (genericVariants.size === 0)
+                    continue;
+                // For each returnValue. path or non-generic function call path,
+                // create corresponding paths for each generic variant
+                const pathsToAdd = [];
+                for (const path in returnValueSchema) {
+                    checkDeadline();
+                    const value = returnValueSchema[path];
+                    // Handle returnValue. paths
+                    if (path.startsWith('returnValue.')) {
+                        const suffix = path.slice('returnValue.'.length);
+                        for (const genericVariant of genericVariants) {
+                            const genericPath = `${genericVariant}.functionCallReturnValue.${suffix}`;
+                            if (!(genericPath in returnValueSchema)) {
+                                pathsToAdd.push([genericPath, value]);
+                            }
                         }
                     }
-                }
-                // Handle non-generic function call paths like depName().functionCallReturnValue.x
-                else if (path.startsWith(`${depName}().functionCallReturnValue.`)) {
-                    const suffix = path.slice(`${depName}().functionCallReturnValue.`.length);
-                    for (const genericVariant of genericVariants) {
-                        const genericPath = `${genericVariant}.functionCallReturnValue.${suffix}`;
-                        if (!(genericPath in returnValueSchema)) {
-                            pathsToAdd.push([genericPath, value]);
+                    // Handle non-generic function call paths like depName().functionCallReturnValue.x
+                    else if (path.startsWith(`${depName}().functionCallReturnValue.`)) {
+                        const suffix = path.slice(`${depName}().functionCallReturnValue.`.length);
+                        for (const genericVariant of genericVariants) {
+                            const genericPath = `${genericVariant}.functionCallReturnValue.${suffix}`;
+                            if (!(genericPath in returnValueSchema)) {
+                                pathsToAdd.push([genericPath, value]);
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                 }
+                // Add the new generic variant paths
+                for (const [path, value] of pathsToAdd) {
+                    returnValueSchema[path] = value;
+                }
             }
-            // Add the new generic variant paths
-            for (const [path, value] of pathsToAdd) {
-                returnValueSchema[path] = value;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    // For mocked dependencies: copy paths from dependencySchemas (usage info) and normalize
-    // returnValue. paths that were created by equivalency processing.
-    // This ensures all paths use the consistent functionName().functionCallReturnValue. format.
-    for (const dependency of importedExports) {
-        if (!dependency.isMocked)
-            continue;
-        const srcSchema = dependencySchemas?.[dependency.filePath]?.[dependency.name];
-        if (!srcSchema?.returnValueSchema)
-            continue;
-        const depSchema = findOrCreateDependentSchemas({
-            filePath: dependency.filePath,
-            name: dependency.name,
-        });
-        // First, normalize any returnValue paths that were written by equivalency processing
-        // to the standard functionName().functionCallReturnValue format.
-        // This includes both returnValue. (dot) and returnValue[ (array) paths.
-        const pathsToNormalize = [];
-        for (const path in depSchema.returnValueSchema) {
-            if (path === 'returnValue' ||
-                path.startsWith('returnValue.') ||
-                path.startsWith('returnValue[')) {
-                pathsToNormalize.push([path, depSchema.returnValueSchema[path]]);
-            }
-        }
-        for (const [path, value] of pathsToNormalize) {
-            delete depSchema.returnValueSchema[path];
-            let normalizedPath;
-            if (path === 'returnValue') {
-                normalizedPath = `${dependency.name}().functionCallReturnValue`;
-            }
-            else if (path.startsWith('returnValue.')) {
-                normalizedPath = path.replace(/^returnValue\./, `${dependency.name}().functionCallReturnValue.`);
-            }
-            else {
-                // path.startsWith('returnValue[')
-                // e.g., returnValue[] -> getOptions().functionCallReturnValue[]
-                // e.g., returnValue[].label -> getOptions().functionCallReturnValue[].label
-                normalizedPath = path.replace(/^returnValue/, `${dependency.name}().functionCallReturnValue`);
-            }
-            transformationTracer.operation(rootScopeName, {
-                operation: 'normalizeReturnValuePath',
-                stage: 'merged',
-                path: normalizedPath,
-                before: path,
-                after: normalizedPath,
-                context: { dependency: dependency.name, value },
-            });
-            depSchema.returnValueSchema[normalizedPath] = value;
         }
-        // Now copy paths from the source schema (dependencySchemas)
-        for (const path in srcSchema.returnValueSchema) {
-            const value = srcSchema.returnValueSchema[path];
-            // Normalize paths starting with 'returnValue' to use the standard format:
-            // 'returnValue.foo' -> 'dependencyName().functionCallReturnValue.foo'
-            // This ensures consistency across the codebase and allows constructMockCode
-            // and gatherDataForMocks to work correctly.
-            if (path === 'returnValue' || path.startsWith('returnValue.')) {
-                // Convert 'returnValue' -> 'name().functionCallReturnValue'
-                // Convert 'returnValue.foo' -> 'name().functionCallReturnValue.foo'
-                const normalizedPath = path === 'returnValue'
-                    ? `${dependency.name}().functionCallReturnValue`
-                    : path.replace(/^returnValue\./, `${dependency.name}().functionCallReturnValue.`);
-                // Always write srcSchema values - they take precedence over equivalency-derived values
-                depSchema.returnValueSchema[normalizedPath] = value;
+        // For mocked dependencies: copy paths from dependencySchemas (usage info) and normalize
+        // returnValue. paths that were created by equivalency processing.
+        // This ensures all paths use the consistent functionName().functionCallReturnValue. format.
+        for (const dependency of importedExports) {
+            if (!dependency.isMocked)
                 continue;
-            }
-            // Copy paths containing functionCallReturnValue (return value structures)
-            // These are needed for constructMockCode to build the proper mock data hierarchy
-            // Example: supabase.auth.getSession().functionCallReturnValue.data.session
-            if (path.includes('.functionCallReturnValue')) {
-                // Always write srcSchema values - they take precedence over equivalency-derived values
-                depSchema.returnValueSchema[path] = value;
+            const srcSchema = dependencySchemas?.[dependency.filePath]?.[dependency.name];
+            if (!srcSchema?.returnValueSchema)
                 continue;
+            const depSchema = findOrCreateDependentSchemas({
+                filePath: dependency.filePath,
+                name: dependency.name,
+            });
+            // First, normalize any returnValue paths that were written by equivalency processing
+            // to the standard functionName().functionCallReturnValue format.
+            // This includes both returnValue. (dot) and returnValue[ (array) paths.
+            const pathsToNormalize = [];
+            for (const path in depSchema.returnValueSchema) {
+                checkDeadline();
+                if (path === 'returnValue' ||
+                    path.startsWith('returnValue.') ||
+                    path.startsWith('returnValue[')) {
+                    pathsToNormalize.push([path, depSchema.returnValueSchema[path]]);
+                }
             }
-            // Copy function-typed paths that end with () (are function calls)
-            // These include:
-            // - Function stubs without functionCallReturnValue (like onAuthStateChange)
-            // - Function markers with async-function type (like getSession(): async-function)
-            //   which are needed for constructMockCode to know to generate async functions
-            // Skip paths starting with 'returnValue' - they were already handled above
-            if (['function', 'async-function'].includes(value) &&
-                path.endsWith(')') &&
-                !path.startsWith('returnValue')) {
-                if (!(path in depSchema.returnValueSchema)) {
-                    depSchema.returnValueSchema[path] = value;
+            for (const [path, value] of pathsToNormalize) {
+                delete depSchema.returnValueSchema[path];
+                let normalizedPath;
+                if (path === 'returnValue') {
+                    normalizedPath = `${dependency.name}().functionCallReturnValue`;
+                }
+                else if (path.startsWith('returnValue.')) {
+                    normalizedPath = path.replace(/^returnValue\./, `${dependency.name}().functionCallReturnValue.`);
                 }
+                else {
+                    // path.startsWith('returnValue[')
+                    // e.g., returnValue[] -> getOptions().functionCallReturnValue[]
+                    // e.g., returnValue[].label -> getOptions().functionCallReturnValue[].label
+                    normalizedPath = path.replace(/^returnValue/, `${dependency.name}().functionCallReturnValue`);
+                }
+                transformationTracer.operation(rootScopeName, {
+                    operation: 'normalizeReturnValuePath',
+                    stage: 'merged',
+                    path: normalizedPath,
+                    before: path,
+                    after: normalizedPath,
+                    context: { dependency: dependency.name, value },
+                });
+                depSchema.returnValueSchema[normalizedPath] = value;
             }
-            // Copy object-typed paths for chained API access patterns (like trpc.customer.getCustomersByOrg)
-            // These intermediate paths are needed for constructMockCode to build the nested mock structure.
-            // Example: for trpc.customer.getCustomersByOrg.useQuery().functionCallReturnValue.data,
-            // we need 'trpc', 'trpc.customer', 'trpc.customer.getCustomersByOrg' all typed as 'object'.
-            // Skip paths starting with 'returnValue' - they were already handled above
-            //
-            // EXCEPTION: For function-style dependencies like getSupabase(), skip intermediate object
-            // paths like 'getSupabase().auth' that are just property access after a function call.
-            // These aren't needed because constructMockCode can infer the structure from the actual
-            // function call paths like 'getSupabase().auth.getUser()'. We only need object paths
-            // for object-style dependencies like 'supabase.auth' where the dependency itself is an object.
-            if (value === 'object' && !path.startsWith('returnValue')) {
-                // Check if this is a function-style dependency (path starts with name() or name<T>())
-                const isFunctionStyleDependency = path.startsWith(`${dependency.name}()`) ||
-                    path.match(new RegExp(`^${dependency.name}<[^>]+>\\(\\)`));
-                // For function-style dependencies, skip intermediate object paths
-                // Only keep object paths that are within functionCallReturnValue
-                if (isFunctionStyleDependency &&
-                    !path.includes('.functionCallReturnValue')) {
+            // Now copy paths from the source schema (dependencySchemas)
+            for (const path in srcSchema.returnValueSchema) {
+                checkDeadline();
+                const value = srcSchema.returnValueSchema[path];
+                // Normalize paths starting with 'returnValue' to use the standard format:
+                // 'returnValue.foo' -> 'dependencyName().functionCallReturnValue.foo'
+                // This ensures consistency across the codebase and allows constructMockCode
+                // and gatherDataForMocks to work correctly.
+                if (path === 'returnValue' || path.startsWith('returnValue.')) {
+                    // Convert 'returnValue' -> 'name().functionCallReturnValue'
+                    // Convert 'returnValue.foo' -> 'name().functionCallReturnValue.foo'
+                    const normalizedPath = path === 'returnValue'
+                        ? `${dependency.name}().functionCallReturnValue`
+                        : path.replace(/^returnValue\./, `${dependency.name}().functionCallReturnValue.`);
+                    // Always write srcSchema values - they take precedence over equivalency-derived values
+                    depSchema.returnValueSchema[normalizedPath] = value;
                     continue;
                 }
-                if (!(path in depSchema.returnValueSchema)) {
+                // Copy paths containing functionCallReturnValue (return value structures)
+                // These are needed for constructMockCode to build the proper mock data hierarchy
+                // Example: supabase.auth.getSession().functionCallReturnValue.data.session
+                if (path.includes('.functionCallReturnValue')) {
+                    // Always write srcSchema values - they take precedence over equivalency-derived values
                     depSchema.returnValueSchema[path] = value;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        cleanSchema(depSchema.returnValueSchema, {
-            stage: 'afterMockedDependencyMerge',
-            dependency: dependency.name,
-        });
-        // Pull signature requirements from downstream functions into the mocked return value.
-        // When a mocked function's return flows into another function's signature (via usageEquivalencies),
-        // we need to include that function's signature requirements in the mock.
-        //
-        // Example: fromE5() returns a currency object that flows to calculateTotalPrice(price, quantity).
-        // calculateTotalPrice's signatureSchema shows signature[0].multiply() is required.
-        // We need to add multiply() to fromE5's mock return value.
-        const usageEquivalencies = srcSchema.usageEquivalencies ?? {};
-        for (const [returnPath, equivalencies] of Object.entries(usageEquivalencies)) {
-            // Only process return value paths (functionCallReturnValue)
-            if (!returnPath.includes('.functionCallReturnValue'))
-                continue;
-            for (const equiv of equivalencies) {
-                // Check if this equivalency points to a signature path
-                const signatureMatch = equiv.schemaPath.match(/\.signature\[(\d+)\]$/);
-                if (!signatureMatch)
                     continue;
-                const targetFunctionName = cleanFunctionName(equiv.scopeNodeName);
-                const signatureIndex = signatureMatch[1];
-                // Look up the target function's analysis to get its signature requirements
-                // First try dependentAnalyses, then dependencySchemas
-                let targetSignatureSchema;
-                // Check dependentAnalyses first (has the full merged analysis)
-                for (const depFilePath in dependentAnalyses) {
-                    const analysis = dependentAnalyses[depFilePath]?.[targetFunctionName];
-                    if (analysis?.metadata?.mergedDataStructure?.signatureSchema) {
-                        targetSignatureSchema =
-                            analysis.metadata.mergedDataStructure.signatureSchema;
-                        break;
-                    }
                 }
-                // Fallback to dependencySchemas if not found
-                if (!targetSignatureSchema) {
-                    for (const depFilePath in dependencySchemas) {
-                        const schema = dependencySchemas[depFilePath]?.[targetFunctionName];
-                        if (schema?.signatureSchema) {
-                            targetSignatureSchema = schema.signatureSchema;
-                            break;
-                        }
+                // Copy function-typed paths that end with () (are function calls)
+                // These include:
+                // - Function stubs without functionCallReturnValue (like onAuthStateChange)
+                // - Function markers with async-function type (like getSession(): async-function)
+                //   which are needed for constructMockCode to know to generate async functions
+                // Skip paths starting with 'returnValue' - they were already handled above
+                if (['function', 'async-function'].includes(value) &&
+                    path.endsWith(')') &&
+                    !path.startsWith('returnValue')) {
+                    if (!(path in depSchema.returnValueSchema)) {
+                        depSchema.returnValueSchema[path] = value;
                     }
                 }
-                if (!targetSignatureSchema)
-                    continue;
-                // Find all paths in the target's signatureSchema that extend from signature[N]
-                // e.g., signature[0].multiply(quantity) -> .multiply(quantity)
-                const signaturePrefix = `signature[${signatureIndex}]`;
-                for (const [sigPath, sigType] of Object.entries(targetSignatureSchema)) {
-                    if (!sigPath.startsWith(signaturePrefix))
-                        continue;
-                    // Skip the base signature[N] path itself - we only want the method/property extensions
-                    if (sigPath === signaturePrefix)
+                // Copy object-typed paths for chained API access patterns (like trpc.customer.getCustomersByOrg)
+                // These intermediate paths are needed for constructMockCode to build the nested mock structure.
+                // Example: for trpc.customer.getCustomersByOrg.useQuery().functionCallReturnValue.data,
+                // we need 'trpc', 'trpc.customer', 'trpc.customer.getCustomersByOrg' all typed as 'object'.
+                // Skip paths starting with 'returnValue' - they were already handled above
+                //
+                // EXCEPTION: For function-style dependencies like getSupabase(), skip intermediate object
+                // paths like 'getSupabase().auth' that are just property access after a function call.
+                // These aren't needed because constructMockCode can infer the structure from the actual
+                // function call paths like 'getSupabase().auth.getUser()'. We only need object paths
+                // for object-style dependencies like 'supabase.auth' where the dependency itself is an object.
+                if (value === 'object' && !path.startsWith('returnValue')) {
+                    // Check if this is a function-style dependency (path starts with name() or name<T>())
+                    const isFunctionStyleDependency = path.startsWith(`${dependency.name}()`) ||
+                        path.match(new RegExp(`^${dependency.name}<[^>]+>\\(\\)`));
+                    // For function-style dependencies, skip intermediate object paths
+                    // Only keep object paths that are within functionCallReturnValue
+                    if (isFunctionStyleDependency &&
+                        !path.includes('.functionCallReturnValue')) {
                         continue;
-                    // Extract the suffix after signature[N] (e.g., ".multiply(quantity)")
-                    const suffix = sigPath.slice(signaturePrefix.length);
-                    // Build the path for the mocked return value
-                    // e.g., fromE5(priceE5).functionCallReturnValue.multiply(quantity)
-                    const returnValuePath = returnPath + suffix;
-                    // Add to the mocked dependency's return value schema if not already present
-                    if (!(returnValuePath in depSchema.returnValueSchema)) {
-                        depSchema.returnValueSchema[returnValuePath] = sigType;
+                    }
+                    if (!(path in depSchema.returnValueSchema)) {
+                        depSchema.returnValueSchema[path] = value;
                     }
                 }
             }
-        }
-        cleanSchema(depSchema.returnValueSchema, {
-            stage: 'afterSignatureRequirementsMerge',
-            dependency: dependency.name,
-        });
-    }
-    // Process the input dependencySchemas FIRST (before child dependentAnalyses).
-    // This ensures the parent entity's direct usage of dependencies takes precedence.
-    // When both parent and child use the same dependency (e.g., useLoaderData),
-    // the parent's schema paths are preserved, and child's paths are merged in later.
-    //
-    // Some dependencies (like .d.ts type declaration files) may not have:
-    // - Equivalencies with the root scope
-    // - A dependent analysis (they're just type declarations)
-    // - Be marked as mocked
-    // Without this, their schemas would be lost entirely.
-    for (const filePath in dependencySchemas) {
-        for (const name in dependencySchemas[filePath]) {
-            const srcSchema = dependencySchemas[filePath][name];
-            if (!srcSchema)
-                continue;
-            // Skip mocked dependencies - they were already processed above with path normalization
-            if (mockedDependencies.has(`${filePath}::${name}`)) {
-                continue;
-            }
-            // Check if this dependency was already processed by equivalencies
-            const existingSchema = mergedDataStructure.dependencySchemas[filePath]?.[name];
-            // Only add if no existing schema (equivalencies didn't process it)
-            if (!existingSchema) {
-                const depSchema = findOrCreateDependentSchemas({ filePath, name });
-                for (const path in srcSchema.returnValueSchema) {
-                    depSchema.returnValueSchema[path] = srcSchema.returnValueSchema[path];
-                }
-                for (const path in srcSchema.signatureSchema) {
-                    depSchema.signatureSchema[path] = srcSchema.signatureSchema[path];
-                }
-                // Clean known object functions (like String.prototype.replace, Array.prototype.map)
-                // from the copied schema. Without this, method call paths on primitives like
-                // "projectSlug.replace(...)" would cause convertDotNotation to create nested
-                // object structures instead of preserving the primitive type.
-                cleanSchema(depSchema.returnValueSchema, {
-                    stage: 'afterDependencySchemaCopy',
-                    filePath,
-                    dependency: name,
-                });
-            }
-            // TYPE REFINEMENT: Check if dependentAnalyses has a more specific type for this dependency.
-            // When a parent passes `entity.filePath` (string | undefined) to a child component
-            // that requires `filePath: string`, we should use the child's more specific type.
-            // This prevents mock data from having undefined values for required props.
+            cleanSchema(depSchema.returnValueSchema, {
+                stage: 'afterMockedDependencyMerge',
+                dependency: dependency.name,
+            });
+            // Pull signature requirements from downstream functions into the mocked return value.
+            // When a mocked function's return flows into another function's signature (via usageEquivalencies),
+            // we need to include that function's signature requirements in the mock.
             //
-            // This runs REGARDLESS of whether equivalencies already processed the schema,
-            // because equivalencies copy the parent's type (string | undefined), not the child's
-            // required type (string).
-            const depSchema = findOrCreateDependentSchemas({ filePath, name });
-            const childAnalysis = dependentAnalyses[filePath]?.[name];
-            const childSignatureSchema = childAnalysis?.metadata?.mergedDataStructure?.signatureSchema;
-            if (childSignatureSchema) {
-                for (const path in depSchema.signatureSchema) {
-                    const parentType = depSchema.signatureSchema[path];
-                    const childType = childSignatureSchema[path];
-                    if (parentType && childType) {
-                        // Check if parent has optional type and child has required type
-                        const parentIsOptional = parentType.includes('| undefined') ||
-                            parentType.includes('| null');
-                        const childIsOptional = childType.includes('| undefined') || childType.includes('| null');
-                        // If child requires a more specific type (not optional), use it
-                        if (parentIsOptional && !childIsOptional) {
-                            depSchema.signatureSchema[path] = childType;
+            // Example: fromE5() returns a currency object that flows to calculateTotalPrice(price, quantity).
+            // calculateTotalPrice's signatureSchema shows signature[0].multiply() is required.
+            // We need to add multiply() to fromE5's mock return value.
+            const usageEquivalencies = srcSchema.usageEquivalencies ?? {};
+            for (const [returnPath, equivalencies] of Object.entries(usageEquivalencies)) {
+                // Only process return value paths (functionCallReturnValue)
+                if (!returnPath.includes('.functionCallReturnValue'))
+                    continue;
+                for (const equiv of equivalencies) {
+                    // Check if this equivalency points to a signature path
+                    const signatureMatch = equiv.schemaPath.match(/\.signature\[(\d+)\]$/);
+                    if (!signatureMatch)
+                        continue;
+                    const targetFunctionName = cleanFunctionName(equiv.scopeNodeName);
+                    const signatureIndex = signatureMatch[1];
+                    // Look up the target function's analysis to get its signature requirements
+                    // First try dependentAnalyses, then dependencySchemas
+                    let targetSignatureSchema;
+                    // Check dependentAnalyses first (has the full merged analysis)
+                    for (const depFilePath in dependentAnalyses) {
+                        const analysis = dependentAnalyses[depFilePath]?.[targetFunctionName];
+                        if (analysis?.metadata?.mergedDataStructure?.signatureSchema) {
+                            targetSignatureSchema =
+                                analysis.metadata.mergedDataStructure.signatureSchema;
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    // Fallback to dependencySchemas if not found
+                    if (!targetSignatureSchema) {
+                        for (const depFilePath in dependencySchemas) {
+                            const schema = dependencySchemas[depFilePath]?.[targetFunctionName];
+                            if (schema?.signatureSchema) {
+                                targetSignatureSchema = schema.signatureSchema;
+                                break;
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    if (!targetSignatureSchema)
+                        continue;
+                    // Find all paths in the target's signatureSchema that extend from signature[N]
+                    // e.g., signature[0].multiply(quantity) -> .multiply(quantity)
+                    const signaturePrefix = `signature[${signatureIndex}]`;
+                    for (const [sigPath, sigType] of Object.entries(targetSignatureSchema)) {
+                        if (!sigPath.startsWith(signaturePrefix))
+                            continue;
+                        // Skip the base signature[N] path itself - we only want the method/property extensions
+                        if (sigPath === signaturePrefix)
+                            continue;
+                        // Extract the suffix after signature[N] (e.g., ".multiply(quantity)")
+                        const suffix = sigPath.slice(signaturePrefix.length);
+                        // Build the path for the mocked return value
+                        // e.g., fromE5(priceE5).functionCallReturnValue.multiply(quantity)
+                        const returnValuePath = returnPath + suffix;
+                        // Add to the mocked dependency's return value schema if not already present
+                        if (!(returnValuePath in depSchema.returnValueSchema)) {
+                            depSchema.returnValueSchema[returnValuePath] = sigType;
                         }
                     }
                 }
             }
-            // For functions with multiple different type parameters, also create separate entries
-            // for each type-parameterized variant. This allows gatherDataForMocks to look up
-            // the specific schema for each call signature.
-            // This runs regardless of whether the base entry already existed, since we need
-            // the separate variant entries for proper schema lookup.
-            const baseName = cleanFunctionName(name);
-            if (functionsWithMultipleTypeParams.has(baseName)) {
-                // Find all unique type-parameterized call signatures in the schema
-                const typeParamVariants = new Set();
-                for (const path of Object.keys(srcSchema.returnValueSchema)) {
-                    const parts = splitOutsideParenthesesAndArrays(path);
-                    if (parts.length > 0 &&
-                        parts[0].includes('<') &&
-                        parts[0].endsWith(')')) {
-                        typeParamVariants.add(parts[0]);
-                    }
+            cleanSchema(depSchema.returnValueSchema, {
+                stage: 'afterSignatureRequirementsMerge',
+                dependency: dependency.name,
+            });
+        }
+        // Process the input dependencySchemas FIRST (before child dependentAnalyses).
+        // This ensures the parent entity's direct usage of dependencies takes precedence.
+        // When both parent and child use the same dependency (e.g., useLoaderData),
+        // the parent's schema paths are preserved, and child's paths are merged in later.
+        //
+        // Some dependencies (like .d.ts type declaration files) may not have:
+        // - Equivalencies with the root scope
+        // - A dependent analysis (they're just type declarations)
+        // - Be marked as mocked
+        // Without this, their schemas would be lost entirely.
+        for (const filePath in dependencySchemas) {
+            for (const name in dependencySchemas[filePath]) {
+                const srcSchema = dependencySchemas[filePath][name];
+                if (!srcSchema)
+                    continue;
+                // Skip mocked dependencies - they were already processed above with path normalization
+                if (mockedDependencies.has(`${filePath}::${name}`)) {
+                    continue;
                 }
-                // Create a separate entry for each type-parameterized variant
-                for (const variant of typeParamVariants) {
-                    const variantSchema = findOrCreateDependentSchemas({
-                        filePath,
-                        name: variant,
-                    });
-                    // Copy only paths that belong to this variant
+                // Check if this dependency was already processed by equivalencies
+                const existingSchema = mergedDataStructure.dependencySchemas[filePath]?.[name];
+                // Only add if no existing schema (equivalencies didn't process it)
+                if (!existingSchema) {
+                    const depSchema = findOrCreateDependentSchemas({ filePath, name });
                     for (const path in srcSchema.returnValueSchema) {
-                        if (path.startsWith(variant)) {
-                            variantSchema.returnValueSchema[path] =
-                                srcSchema.returnValueSchema[path];
-                        }
+                        checkDeadline();
+                        depSchema.returnValueSchema[path] =
+                            srcSchema.returnValueSchema[path];
                     }
-                    cleanSchema(variantSchema.returnValueSchema, {
-                        stage: 'afterTypeVariantCopy',
+                    for (const path in srcSchema.signatureSchema) {
+                        checkDeadline();
+                        depSchema.signatureSchema[path] = srcSchema.signatureSchema[path];
+                    }
+                    // Clean known object functions (like String.prototype.replace, Array.prototype.map)
+                    // from the copied schema. Without this, method call paths on primitives like
+                    // "projectSlug.replace(...)" would cause convertDotNotation to create nested
+                    // object structures instead of preserving the primitive type.
+                    cleanSchema(depSchema.returnValueSchema, {
+                        stage: 'afterDependencySchemaCopy',
                         filePath,
                         dependency: name,
-                        variant,
                     });
                 }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    // Ensure ALL dependencies from dependentAnalyses are included in dependencySchemas,
-    // even if they have no equivalencies with the root scope.
-    // This preserves nested functionCallReturnValue paths that would otherwise be lost.
-    // EXCEPT: Skip mocked dependencies - we don't want their internal implementation details.
-    for (const filePath in dependentAnalyses) {
-        for (const name in dependentAnalyses[filePath]) {
-            const dependentMergedDataStructure = dependentAnalyses[filePath][name].metadata?.mergedDataStructure;
-            if (!dependentMergedDataStructure)
-                continue;
-            const isMocked = mockedDependencies.has(`${filePath}::${name}`);
-            // For mocked dependencies: ONLY copy nested dependencySchemas (skip internal implementation)
-            // For non-mocked dependencies: copy everything (signature, returnValue, and nested dependencySchemas)
-            if (!isMocked) {
-                // Create the dependency schema entry if it doesn't exist
+                // TYPE REFINEMENT: Check if dependentAnalyses has a more specific type for this dependency.
+                // When a parent passes `entity.filePath` (string | undefined) to a child component
+                // that requires `filePath: string`, we should use the child's more specific type.
+                // This prevents mock data from having undefined values for required props.
+                //
+                // This runs REGARDLESS of whether equivalencies already processed the schema,
+                // because equivalencies copy the parent's type (string | undefined), not the child's
+                // required type (string).
                 const depSchema = findOrCreateDependentSchemas({ filePath, name });
-                // Copy over all paths from the dependent's returnValueSchema
-                // Only add paths that don't already exist (don't overwrite values set by equivalencies)
-                for (const path in dependentMergedDataStructure.returnValueSchema) {
-                    const translatedPath = translatePath(path, name);
-                    if (!(translatedPath in depSchema.returnValueSchema)) {
-                        depSchema.returnValueSchema[translatedPath] =
-                            dependentMergedDataStructure.returnValueSchema[path];
+                const childAnalysis = dependentAnalyses[filePath]?.[name];
+                const childSignatureSchema = childAnalysis?.metadata?.mergedDataStructure?.signatureSchema;
+                if (childSignatureSchema) {
+                    for (const path in depSchema.signatureSchema) {
+                        checkDeadline();
+                        const parentType = depSchema.signatureSchema[path];
+                        const childType = childSignatureSchema[path];
+                        if (parentType && childType) {
+                            // Check if parent has optional type and child has required type
+                            const parentIsOptional = parentType.includes('| undefined') ||
+                                parentType.includes('| null');
+                            const childIsOptional = childType.includes('| undefined') ||
+                                childType.includes('| null');
+                            // If child requires a more specific type (not optional), use it
+                            if (parentIsOptional && !childIsOptional) {
+                                depSchema.signatureSchema[path] = childType;
+                            }
+                        }
                     }
                 }
-                // Copy over signature schema as well
-                for (const path in dependentMergedDataStructure.signatureSchema) {
-                    const translatedPath = translatePath(path, name);
-                    if (!(translatedPath in depSchema.signatureSchema)) {
-                        depSchema.signatureSchema[translatedPath] =
-                            dependentMergedDataStructure.signatureSchema[path];
+                // For functions with multiple different type parameters, also create separate entries
+                // for each type-parameterized variant. This allows gatherDataForMocks to look up
+                // the specific schema for each call signature.
+                // This runs regardless of whether the base entry already existed, since we need
+                // the separate variant entries for proper schema lookup.
+                const baseName = cleanFunctionName(name);
+                if (functionsWithMultipleTypeParams.has(baseName)) {
+                    // Find all unique type-parameterized call signatures in the schema
+                    const typeParamVariants = new Set();
+                    for (const path of Object.keys(srcSchema.returnValueSchema)) {
+                        const parts = splitOutsideParenthesesAndArrays(path);
+                        if (parts.length > 0 &&
+                            parts[0].includes('<') &&
+                            parts[0].endsWith(')')) {
+                            typeParamVariants.add(parts[0]);
+                        }
                     }
-                }
-            }
-            // Copy nested dependencySchemas for ALL entities (including mocked ones)
-            // This represents what dependencies THIS entity uses, not its internal implementation
-            if (dependentMergedDataStructure.dependencySchemas) {
-                for (const depFilePath in dependentMergedDataStructure.dependencySchemas) {
-                    for (const depName in dependentMergedDataStructure.dependencySchemas[depFilePath]) {
-                        const nestedDepSchema = dependentMergedDataStructure.dependencySchemas[depFilePath][depName];
-                        const targetDepSchema = findOrCreateDependentSchemas({
-                            filePath: depFilePath,
-                            name: depName,
+                    // Create a separate entry for each type-parameterized variant
+                    for (const variant of typeParamVariants) {
+                        const variantSchema = findOrCreateDependentSchemas({
+                            filePath,
+                            name: variant,
                         });
-                        // Merge in the nested dependency schemas
-                        for (const path in nestedDepSchema.returnValueSchema) {
-                            if (!(path in targetDepSchema.returnValueSchema)) {
-                                const value = nestedDepSchema.returnValueSchema[path];
-                                targetDepSchema.returnValueSchema[path] = value;
+                        // Copy only paths that belong to this variant
+                        for (const path in srcSchema.returnValueSchema) {
+                            checkDeadline();
+                            if (path.startsWith(variant)) {
+                                variantSchema.returnValueSchema[path] =
+                                    srcSchema.returnValueSchema[path];
                             }
                         }
-                        for (const path in nestedDepSchema.signatureSchema) {
-                            if (!(path in targetDepSchema.signatureSchema)) {
-                                targetDepSchema.signatureSchema[path] =
-                                    nestedDepSchema.signatureSchema[path];
+                        cleanSchema(variantSchema.returnValueSchema, {
+                            stage: 'afterTypeVariantCopy',
+                            filePath,
+                            dependency: name,
+                            variant,
+                        });
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        // Ensure ALL dependencies from dependentAnalyses are included in dependencySchemas,
+        // even if they have no equivalencies with the root scope.
+        // This preserves nested functionCallReturnValue paths that would otherwise be lost.
+        // EXCEPT: Skip mocked dependencies - we don't want their internal implementation details.
+        for (const filePath in dependentAnalyses) {
+            for (const name in dependentAnalyses[filePath]) {
+                checkDeadline();
+                const dependentMergedDataStructure = dependentAnalyses[filePath][name].metadata?.mergedDataStructure;
+                if (!dependentMergedDataStructure)
+                    continue;
+                const isMocked = mockedDependencies.has(`${filePath}::${name}`);
+                // For mocked dependencies: ONLY copy nested dependencySchemas (skip internal implementation)
+                // For non-mocked dependencies: copy everything (signature, returnValue, and nested dependencySchemas)
+                if (!isMocked) {
+                    // Create the dependency schema entry if it doesn't exist
+                    const depSchema = findOrCreateDependentSchemas({ filePath, name });
+                    // Copy over paths from the dependent's returnValueSchema.
+                    // Only add paths that don't already exist (don't overwrite values set by equivalencies).
+                    // Skip if either source or target exceeds the cap — copying 2,531 paths from
+                    // ArticleTable with translatePath on each takes ~1.5s for one entity.
+                    const srcRetSize = Object.keys(dependentMergedDataStructure.returnValueSchema || {}).length;
+                    if (srcRetSize > SCHEMA_KEY_CAP ||
+                        Object.keys(depSchema.returnValueSchema).length > SCHEMA_KEY_CAP)
+                        continue;
+                    for (const path in dependentMergedDataStructure.returnValueSchema) {
+                        // Fast path: only call translatePath when the path starts with the
+                        // dependency name (e.g., "ArticleTable().functionCallReturnValue.x").
+                        // Most paths start with "returnValue" or "signature" and don't need translation.
+                        const translatedPath = path.startsWith(name)
+                            ? translatePath(path, name)
+                            : path;
+                        if (!(translatedPath in depSchema.returnValueSchema)) {
+                            depSchema.returnValueSchema[translatedPath] =
+                                dependentMergedDataStructure.returnValueSchema[path];
+                        }
+                    }
+                    // Copy over signature schema as well
+                    for (const path in dependentMergedDataStructure.signatureSchema) {
+                        const translatedPath = path.startsWith(name)
+                            ? translatePath(path, name)
+                            : path;
+                        if (!(translatedPath in depSchema.signatureSchema)) {
+                            depSchema.signatureSchema[translatedPath] =
+                                dependentMergedDataStructure.signatureSchema[path];
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                // Copy nested dependencySchemas for ALL entities (including mocked ones)
+                // This represents what dependencies THIS entity uses, not its internal implementation
+                if (dependentMergedDataStructure.dependencySchemas) {
+                    for (const depFilePath in dependentMergedDataStructure.dependencySchemas) {
+                        for (const depName in dependentMergedDataStructure
+                            .dependencySchemas[depFilePath]) {
+                            const nestedDepSchema = dependentMergedDataStructure.dependencySchemas[depFilePath][depName];
+                            const targetDepSchema = findOrCreateDependentSchemas({
+                                filePath: depFilePath,
+                                name: depName,
+                            });
+                            // Merge in the nested dependency schemas
+                            for (const path in nestedDepSchema.returnValueSchema) {
+                                checkDeadline();
+                                if (!(path in targetDepSchema.returnValueSchema)) {
+                                    const value = nestedDepSchema.returnValueSchema[path];
+                                    targetDepSchema.returnValueSchema[path] = value;
+                                }
+                            }
+                            for (const path in nestedDepSchema.signatureSchema) {
+                                checkDeadline();
+                                if (!(path in targetDepSchema.signatureSchema)) {
+                                    targetDepSchema.signatureSchema[path] =
+                                        nestedDepSchema.signatureSchema[path];
+                                }
                             }
                         }
                     }
                 }
             }
         }
+        const totalElapsed = Date.now() - mergeStartTime;
+        const retKeys = Object.keys(mergedDataStructure.returnValueSchema).length;
+        // Only log phase breakdown for slow merges (>2s)
+        if (totalElapsed > 2000) {
+            console.log(`CodeYam Log Level 2: ${rootScopeName} merge phases: gather=${gatherElapsed}ms mergeESP=${mergeEspElapsed - gatherElapsed}ms postfix=${postfixElapsed - mergeEspElapsed}ms clean=${cleanElapsed - postfixElapsed}ms depCopy=${totalElapsed - cleanElapsed}ms total=${totalElapsed}ms ret=${retKeys}`);
+        }
+        return mergedDataStructure;
+    }
+    catch (error) {
+        if (error instanceof DataStructureTimeoutError) {
+            // Return partial results instead of propagating the timeout.
+            // By this point, mergedDataStructure has valid data from completed phases
+            // (gather + mergeESP complete in <1s, postfix/clean/depCopy may be partial).
+            const retKeys = Object.keys(mergedDataStructure.returnValueSchema).length;
+            console.log(`CodeYam Log Level 1: ${rootScopeName} merge timed out — returning partial results (${retKeys} ret keys, ${Math.round((Date.now() - mergeStartTime) / 1000)}s)`);
+            mergedDataStructure.timedOut = true;
+            return mergedDataStructure;
+        }
+        throw error;
     }
-    return mergedDataStructure;
 }
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