09-workflow-diagram

Chapter 9 — Full Workflow Diagram

Technical Workflow Diagram

flowchart TD
    A[Sparse Index Clone] --> B[Parse for Ratatui Dependents]
    B --> C[Index Cache Lookup]
    C -->|New crate| D[Fetch crates.io Metadata]
    C -->|Version changed| D
    C -->|Stale (>24h)| D
    C -->|Fresh (<24h)| E[Load from Metadata Cache]
    D --> F[Update Metadata Cache]
    D --> G[Update Index Cache]
    E --> G
    F --> H[Append to Partial Data]
    G --> H
    H --> I[Generate Final ratcrate.json]

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