Merge pull request #32 from NotAShelf/dependabot/cargo/criterion-0.8.1

chore(deps): bump criterion from 0.8.0 to 0.8.1

.cargo/config.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# https://github.com/rui314/mold?tab=readme-ov-file#how-to-use
+[target.'cfg(target_os = "linux")']
+linker = "clang"
+rustflags = ["-C", "link-arg=-fuse-ld=mold"]

.github/workflows/hotpath-comment.yml

@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Download profiling results
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
         with:
           name: hotpath-results
           path: /tmp/

.github/workflows/hotpath-profile.yml

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     
     steps:
       - name: Checkout PR HEAD
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
           echo '${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}' > /tmp/pr_number.txt
       
       - name: Upload profiling results
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
         with:
           name: hotpath-results
           path: |

.github/workflows/rust.yml

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: "Checkout"
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
     - name: "Setup Rust toolchain"
       uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@v1

.gitignore

@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 /target
 result*
+/.direnv

Cargo.lock

@@ -280,9 +280,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "criterion"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.8.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a0dfe5e9e71bdcf4e4954f7d14da74d1cdb92a3a07686452d1509652684b1aab"
+checksum = "4d883447757bb0ee46f233e9dc22eb84d93a9508c9b868687b274fc431d886bf"
 dependencies = [
  "alloca",
  "anes",
@@ -305,9 +305,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "criterion-plot"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.8.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5de36c2bee19fba779808f92bf5d9b0fa5a40095c277aba10c458a12b35d21d6"
+checksum = "ed943f81ea2faa8dcecbbfa50164acf95d555afec96a27871663b300e387b2e4"
 dependencies = [
  "cast",
  "itertools",
@@ -557,9 +557,9 @@ checksum = "fc0fef456e4baa96da950455cd02c081ca953b141298e41db3fc7e36b1da849c"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "hotpath"
-version = "0.7.5"
+version = "0.8.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "08382b985a19a79d95d35e2e201b02cc4b99efe2f47d82f3fd4301bb0005bb68"
+checksum = "4b0a2c66c081fe3684a54a7e5d059c9d9ad6b3ee5ccea14f6e4f056dbd77becf"
 dependencies = [
  "arc-swap",
  "base64",
@@ -586,9 +586,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "hotpath-macros"
-version = "0.7.5"
+version = "0.8.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7d618063f89423ebe079a69f5435a13d4909219d4e359757118b75fd05ae65d0"
+checksum = "a38fa43ca80cf906cd05127e490d740a51abb38316db7bce9d95e89724a81761"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -786,9 +786,9 @@ checksum = "bbd2bcb4c963f2ddae06a2efc7e9f3591312473c50c6685e1f298068316e66fe"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libc"
-version = "0.2.177"
+version = "0.2.178"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2874a2af47a2325c2001a6e6fad9b16a53b802102b528163885171cf92b15976"
+checksum = "37c93d8daa9d8a012fd8ab92f088405fb202ea0b6ab73ee2482ae66af4f42091"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libredox"
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ checksum = "78ca9ab1a0babb1e7d5695e3530886289c18cf2f87ec19a575a0abdce112e3a3"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "microfetch"
-version = "0.4.11"
+version = "0.4.12"
 dependencies = [
  "criterion",
  "hotpath",

Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name    = "microfetch"
-version = "0.4.11"
+version = "0.4.12"
 edition = "2024"
 
 [lib]
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ name = "microfetch"
 path = "src/main.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
-hotpath = { optional = true, version = "0.7.5" }
+hotpath = { optional = true, version = "0.8.0" }
-libc    = "0.2.177"
+libc    = "0.2.178"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-criterion = "0.8.0"
+criterion = "0.8.1"
 
 [features]
 hotpath       = [ "dep:hotpath", "hotpath/hotpath" ]

README.md

@@ -6,15 +6,11 @@
 </div>
 
 <div id="doc-begin" align="center">
-  <h1 id="header">
+  <h1 id="header">Microfetch</h1>
-    Microfetch
+  <p>Microscopic fetch tool in Rust, for NixOS systems, with special emphasis on speed</p>
-  </h1>
-  <p>
-    Microscopic fetch tool in Rust, for NixOS systems, with special emphasis on speed
-  </p>
   <br/>
   <a href="#synopsis">Synopsis</a><br/>
-  <a href="#features">Features</a> | <a href="#motivation">Motivation</a><br/>
+  <a href="#features">Features</a> | <a href="#motivation">Motivation</a><br/> | <a href="#benchmarks">Benchmarks</a><br/>
   <a href="#installation">Installation</a>
   <br/>
 </div>
@@ -43,7 +39,7 @@ on your system: it is pretty _[fast](#benchmarks)_...
 - Fast
 - Really fast
 - Minimal dependencies
-- Tiny binary (~370kb)
+- Tiny binary (~370kb [^1])
 - Actually really fast
 - Cool NixOS logo (other, inferior, distros are not supported)
 - Reliable detection of following info:
@@ -60,36 +56,47 @@ on your system: it is pretty _[fast](#benchmarks)_...
 - Did I mention fast?
 - Respects [`NO_COLOR` spec](https://no-color.org/)
 
+[^1]: With the Mold linker, which is enabled by default in the Flake package,
+    the binary size is roughly 350kb. That's nearly 20kb reduction in size :)
+
 ## Motivation
 
-Fastfetch, as its name probably hinted, is a very fast fetch tool written in C.
+[Rube-Goldmark Machine]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rube_Goldberg_machine
-However, I am not interested in _any_ of its additional features, and I'm not
-interested in its configuration options. Sure I can _configure_ it when I
-dislike the defaults, but how often would I really change the configuration...
 
-Microfetch is my response to this problem. It is an _even faster_ fetch tool
+Fastfetch, as its name _probably_ already hinted, is a very fast fetch tool
-that I would've written in Bash and put in my `~/.bashrc` but is _actually_
+written in C. I used to use Fastfetch on my systems, but I eventually came to
-incredibly fast because it opts out of all the customization options provided by
+the realization that I am _not interested in any of its additional features_. I
-tools such as Fastfetch. Ultimately, it's a small, opinionated binary with a
+don't use Sixel, I don't change my configuration more than maybe once a year and
-nice size that doesn't bother me, and incredible speed. Customization? No thank
+I don't even display most of the fields that it does. Sure the configurability
-you. I cannot re-iterate it enough, Microfetch is _annoyingly fast_.
+is nice and I can configure the defaults that I do not like but how often do I
+really do that?
 
-The project is written in Rust, which comes at the cost of "bloated" dependency
+Since I already enjoy programming challenges, and don't use a fetch program that
-trees and the increased build times, but we make an extended effort to keep the
+often, I eventually came to try and answer the question _how fast can I make my
-dependencies minimal and build times managable. The latter is also very easily
+fetch script?_ It is an _even faster_ fetch tool that I would've written in Bash
-mitigated with Nix's binary cache systems. Since Microfetch is already in
+and put in my `~/.bashrc` but is _actually_ incredibly fast because it opts out
-Nixpkgs, you are recommended to use it to utilize the binary cache properly. The
+of all the customization options provided by tools such as Fastfetch. Since
-usage of Rust _is_ nice, however, since it provides us with incredible tooling
+Fetch scripts are kind of a coming-of-age ritual for most Linux users, I've
-and a very powerful language that allows for Microfetch to be as fast as
+decided to use it on my system. You also might be interested if you like the
-possible. Sure C could've been used here as well, but do you think I hate
+defaults and like speed.
-myself?
 
-> [!IMPORTANT]
+Ultimately, it's a small, opinionated binary with a nice size that doesn't
-> **Update as of November 30th, 2025**:
+bother me, and incredible speed. Customization? No thank you. I cannot
->
+re-iterate it enough, Microfetch is _annoyingly fast_. It does not, however,
-> Microfetch now inlines handwritten assembly for even better performance. I
+solve a technical problem. The "problem" Microfetch solves is entirely
-> know I previously said I do not hate myself but I'm beginning to suspect this
+self-imposed. On the matter of _size_, the project is written in Rust, which
-> is no longer the case. Enjoy the performance benefits!
+comes at the cost of "bloated" dependency trees and the increased build times,
+but we make an extended effort to keep the dependencies minimal and build times
+managable. The latter is also very easily mitigated with Nix's binary cache
+systems. Since Microfetch is already in Nixpkgs, you are recommended to use it
+to utilize the binary cache properly. The usage of Rust _is_ nice, however,
+since it provides us with incredible tooling and a very powerful language that
+allows for Microfetch to be as fast as possible. ~~Sure C could've been used
+here as well, but do you think I hate myself?~~ Microfetch now features
+handwritten assembly to unsafely optimize some areas. In hindsight you all
+should have seen this coming. Is it faster? Yes.
+
+Also see: [Rube-Goldmark Machine]
 
 ## Benchmarks
 
@@ -197,17 +204,31 @@ You can't.
 
 ### Why?
 
-Customization, of any kind, is expensive: I could try reading environment
+Customization, of most kinds, are expensive: I could try reading environment
-variables, parse command-line arguments or read a configuration file but all of
+variables, parse command-line arguments or read a configuration file to allow
-those increment execution time and resource consumption by a lot.
+configuring various fields but those inflate execution time and the resource
+consumption by a lot. Since Microfetch is closer to a code golf challenge than a
+program that attempts to fill a gap, I have elected not to make this trade.
 
 ### Really?
 
-To be fair, you _can_ customize Microfetch by, well, patching it. It's not the
+[main module]: ./src/main.rs
-best way per se, but it will be the only way that does not compromise on speed.
+[discussions tab]: https://github.com/NotAShelf/microfetch/discussions
+
+To be fair, you _can_ customize Microfetch by, well, patching it. It is
+certainly not the easiest way of doing so but if you are planning to change
+something in Microfetch, patching is the best way to go. It will also the only
+way that does not compromise on speed, unless you patch in bad code. Various
+users have adapted Microfetch to their distribution by patching the
+[main module] and inserting the logo of their choice. This is also the best way
+to go if you plan to make small changes. If your changes are not small, you
+might want to look for a program that is designed to be customizable; Microfetch
+is built for maximum performance.
 
 The Nix package allows passing patches in a streamlined manner by passing
-`.overrideAttrs` to the derivation.
+`.overrideAttrs` to the derivation. You can apply your patches in `patches` and
+share your derivations with people. Feel free to use the [discussions tab] to
+share your own variants of Microfetch!
 
 ## Contributing
 
@@ -219,13 +240,22 @@ Contributions that help improve performance in specific areas of Microfetch are
 welcome. Though, prepare to be bombarded with questions if your changes are
 large.
 
-## Hacking
+### Hacking
 
-A Nix flake is provided. `nix develop` to get started. Direnv users may simply
+A Nix flake is provided. You may use `nix develop` to get started. Direnv users
-run `direnv allow` to get started.
+may instead run `direnv allow` to get a complete environment with shell
+integration.
 
-Non-nix users will need `cargo` and `gcc` installed on their system, see
+Non-Nix user will need `cargo`, `clang` and `mold` installed on their system to
-`Cargo.toml` for available release profiles.
+build Microfetch. As Mold seems to yield _slightly_ better results than the
+default linker, it has been set as the default in `.cargo/config.toml` for
+x86-64 Linux. You may override those defaults using the `RUSTFLAGS` environment
+variable. For example:
+
+```sh
+# Use ld instead of Mold
+$ RUSTFLAGS="-C linker=/path/to/ld.lld" cargo build
+```
 
 ## Thanks
 
@@ -242,6 +272,7 @@ person about current issues. To list a few, special thanks to:
 - [@sioodmy](https://github.com/sioodmy) - Being cute
 - [@mewoocat](https://github.com/mewoocat) - The awesome NixOS logo ASCII used
   in Microfetch
+- [@uzaaft](https://github.com/uzaaft) - Helping me going faster
 
 Additionally a big thank you to everyone who used, talked about or criticized
 Microfetch. I might have missed your name here, but you have my thanks.

flake.nix

@@ -10,9 +10,12 @@
     forEachSystem = nixpkgs.lib.genAttrs systems;
     pkgsForEach = nixpkgs.legacyPackages;
   in {
-    packages = forEachSystem (system: {
+    packages = forEachSystem (system: let
+      pkgs = pkgsForEach.${system};
+    in {
       default = self.packages.${system}.microfetch;
-      microfetch = pkgsForEach.${system}.callPackage ./nix/package.nix {};
+      microfetch = pkgs.callPackage ./nix/package.nix {};
+      microfetch-mold = pkgs.callPackage ./nix/package.nix {useMold = true;};
     });
 
     devShells = forEachSystem (system: {

nix/package.nix

@@ -1,14 +1,22 @@
 {
   lib,
-  rustPlatform,
+  stdenv,
   stdenvAdapters,
+  rustPlatform,
   llvm,
+  useMold ? stdenv.isLinux && !stdenv.hostPlatform.isAarch,
 }: let
   toml = (lib.importTOML ../Cargo.toml).package;
   pname = toml.name;
   inherit (toml) version;
+
+  # Select stdenv based on useMold flag
+  stdenv =
+    if useMold
+    then stdenvAdapters.useMoldLinker llvm.stdenv
+    else llvm.stdenv;
 in
-  rustPlatform.buildRustPackage.override {stdenv = stdenvAdapters.useMoldLinker llvm.stdenv;} {
+  rustPlatform.buildRustPackage.override {inherit stdenv;} {
     inherit pname version;
     src = let
       fs = lib.fileset;
@@ -26,7 +34,14 @@ in
 
     cargoLock.lockFile = ../Cargo.lock;
     enableParallelBuilding = true;
-    env.RUSTFLAGS = "-C link-arg=-fuse-ld=mold";
+    buildNoDefaultFeatures = true;
+    doCheck = false;
+
+    # Only set RUSTFLAGS for mold if useMold is enabled
+    env = lib.optionalAttrs useMold {
+      CARGO_LINKER = "clang";
+      RUSTFLAGS = "-C link-arg=-fuse-ld=mold";
+    };
 
     meta = {
       description = "Microscopic fetch script in Rust, for NixOS systems";

nix/shell.nix

@@ -1,27 +1,31 @@
 {
   mkShell,
+  cargo,
+  rustc,
+  mold,
+  clang,
   rust-analyzer-unwrapped,
   rustfmt,
   clippy,
-  cargo,
   taplo,
-  rustc,
   rustPlatform,
   gnuplot,
 }:
 mkShell {
+  name = "microfetch";
   strictDeps = true;
-
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     cargo
     rustc
+    mold
+    clang
 
     rust-analyzer-unwrapped
     (rustfmt.override {asNightly = true;})
     clippy
     taplo
 
-    gnuplot # For Criterion.rs plots
+    gnuplot # for Criterion.rs plots
   ];
 
   env.RUST_SRC_PATH = "${rustPlatform.rustLibSrc}";

src/colors.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::{env, sync::LazyLock};
+use std::sync::LazyLock;
 
 pub struct Colors {
   pub reset:   &'static str,
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ impl Colors {
 }
 
 pub static COLORS: LazyLock<Colors> = LazyLock::new(|| {
-  // Check for NO_COLOR once at startup
+  const NO_COLOR: *const libc::c_char = c"NO_COLOR".as_ptr();
-  let is_no_color = env::var("NO_COLOR").is_ok();
+  let is_no_color = unsafe { !libc::getenv(NO_COLOR).is_null() };
   Colors::new(is_no_color)
 });
 

src/desktop.rs

@@ -1,22 +1,27 @@
-use std::fmt::Write;
+use std::{ffi::CStr, fmt::Write};
 
 #[must_use]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "hotpath", hotpath::measure)]
 pub fn get_desktop_info() -> String {
   // Retrieve the environment variables and handle Result types
-  let desktop_env = std::env::var("XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP");
+  let desktop_str = unsafe {
-  let display_backend = std::env::var("XDG_SESSION_TYPE");
+    let ptr = libc::getenv(c"XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP".as_ptr());
-
+    if ptr.is_null() {
-  let desktop_str = match desktop_env {
+      "Unknown"
-    Err(_) => "Unknown",
+    } else {
-    Ok(ref s) if s.starts_with("none+") => &s[5..],
+      let s = CStr::from_ptr(ptr).to_str().unwrap_or("Unknown");
-    Ok(ref s) => s.as_str(),
+      s.strip_prefix("none+").unwrap_or(s)
+    }
   };
 
-  let backend_str = match display_backend {
+  let backend_str = unsafe {
-    Err(_) => "Unknown",
+    let ptr = libc::getenv(c"XDG_SESSION_TYPE".as_ptr());
-    Ok(ref s) if s.is_empty() => "Unknown",
+    if ptr.is_null() {
-    Ok(ref s) => s.as_str(),
+      "Unknown"
+    } else {
+      let s = CStr::from_ptr(ptr).to_str().unwrap_or("Unknown");
+      if s.is_empty() { "Unknown" } else { s }
+    }
   };
 
   // Pre-calculate capacity: desktop_len + " (" + backend_len + ")"

src/main.rs

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ mod syscall;
 mod system;
 mod uptime;
 
-use std::io::{Write, stdout};
+use std::io::{self, Cursor, Write};
 
 pub use microfetch_lib::UtsName;
 
@@ -81,16 +81,32 @@ fn print_system_info(
   let cyan = COLORS.cyan;
   let blue = COLORS.blue;
   let reset = COLORS.reset;
-  let system_info = format!("
+
+  let mut buf = [0u8; 2048];
+  let mut cursor = Cursor::new(&mut buf[..]);
+
+  write!(
+    cursor,
+    "
     {cyan}     ▟█▖    {blue}▝█▙ ▗█▛         {user_info} ~{reset}
     {cyan}  ▗▄▄▟██▄▄▄▄▄{blue}▝█▙█▛  {cyan}▖       {cyan}  {blue}System{reset}        {os_name}
     {cyan}  ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▘{blue}▝██  {cyan}▟█▖      {cyan}  {blue}Kernel{reset}        {kernel_version}
     {blue}     ▟█▛       {blue}▝█▘{cyan}▟█▛       {cyan}  {blue}Shell{reset}         {shell}
     {blue}▟█████▛          {cyan}▟█████▛    {cyan}  {blue}Uptime{reset}        {uptime}
     {blue}   ▟█▛{cyan}▗█▖       {cyan}▟█▛         {cyan}  {blue}Desktop{reset}       {desktop}
-    {blue}  ▝█▛  {cyan}██▖{blue}▗▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄      {cyan}  {blue}Memory{reset}        {memory_usage}
+    {blue}  ▝█▛  {cyan}██▖{blue}▗▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄      {cyan}󰍛  {blue}Memory{reset}        {memory_usage}
     {blue}   ▝  {cyan}▟█▜█▖{blue}▀▀▀▀▀██▛▀▀▘      {cyan}󱥎  {blue}Storage (/){reset}   {storage}
-    {cyan}     ▟█▘ ▜█▖    {blue}▝█▛         {cyan}  {blue}Colors{reset}        {colors}\n");
+    {cyan}     ▟█▘ ▜█▖    {blue}▝█▛         {cyan}  {blue}Colors{reset}        {colors}\n\n"
+  )?;
 
-  Ok(stdout().write_all(system_info.as_bytes())?)
+  let len = cursor.position() as usize;
+  // Direct syscall to avoid stdout buffering allocation
+  let written = unsafe { libc::write(libc::STDOUT_FILENO, buf.as_ptr().cast(), len) };
+  if written < 0 {
+    return Err(io::Error::last_os_error().into());
+  }
+  if written as usize != len {
+    return Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::WriteZero, "partial write to stdout").into());
+  }
+  Ok(())
 }

src/system.rs

@@ -1,11 +1,18 @@
-use std::{env, fmt::Write as _, io, mem::MaybeUninit};
+use std::{ffi::CStr, fmt::Write as _, io, mem::MaybeUninit};
 
 use crate::{UtsName, colors::COLORS, syscall::read_file_fast};
 
 #[must_use]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "hotpath", hotpath::measure)]
 pub fn get_username_and_hostname(utsname: &UtsName) -> String {
-  let username = env::var("USER").unwrap_or_else(|_| "unknown_user".to_owned());
+  let username = unsafe {
+    let ptr = libc::getenv(c"USER".as_ptr());
+    if ptr.is_null() {
+      "unknown_user"
+    } else {
+      CStr::from_ptr(ptr).to_str().unwrap_or("unknown_user")
+    }
+  };
   let hostname = utsname.nodename().to_str().unwrap_or("unknown_host");
 
   let capacity = COLORS.yellow.len()
@@ -18,7 +25,7 @@ pub fn get_username_and_hostname(utsname: &UtsName) -> String {
   let mut result = String::with_capacity(capacity);
 
   result.push_str(COLORS.yellow);
-  result.push_str(&username);
+  result.push_str(username);
   result.push_str(COLORS.red);
   result.push('@');
   result.push_str(COLORS.green);
@@ -31,15 +38,17 @@ pub fn get_username_and_hostname(utsname: &UtsName) -> String {
 #[must_use]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "hotpath", hotpath::measure)]
 pub fn get_shell() -> String {
-  let shell_path =
+  unsafe {
-    env::var("SHELL").unwrap_or_else(|_| "unknown_shell".to_owned());
+    let ptr = libc::getenv(c"SHELL".as_ptr());
+    if ptr.is_null() {
+      return "unknown_shell".into();
+    }
 
-  // Find last '/' and get the part after it, avoiding allocation
+    let bytes = CStr::from_ptr(ptr).to_bytes();
-  shell_path
+    let start = bytes.iter().rposition(|&b| b == b'/').map_or(0, |i| i + 1);
-    .rsplit('/')
+    let name = std::str::from_utf8_unchecked(&bytes[start..]);
-    .next()
+    name.into()
-    .unwrap_or("unknown_shell")
+  }
-    .to_owned()
 }
 
 /// Gets the root disk usage information.
@@ -106,7 +115,7 @@ pub fn get_memory_usage() -> Result<String, io::Error> {
   fn parse_memory_info() -> Result<(f64, f64), io::Error> {
     let mut total_memory_kb = 0u64;
     let mut available_memory_kb = 0u64;
-    let mut buffer = [0u8; 2048];
+    let mut buffer = [0u8; 1024];
 
     // Use fast syscall-based file reading
     let bytes_read = read_file_fast("/proc/meminfo", &mut buffer)?;