alenia-zenith 0.1.0

A deep infrastructure library for Python 3.14+ focused on extreme startup time optimization via lazy imports and speculative loading.

Zenith

Zero-latency boot infrastructure for Python applications.

Zenith is a deep infrastructure engine designed to eliminate startup latency in Python CLI tools, desktop applications, and serverless environments. By leveraging Python 3.14's free-threading capabilities and automated lazy loading, Zenith speculatively pre-loads your heavy dependencies in the background, resulting in near-instant application boot times.

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How It Works

Zenith operates transparently beneath Python's import system using two key architectural components:

1. MetaPathFinder Interceptor (ZenithLazyFinder): Implements a low-overhead import hook in sys.meta_path to intercept module import requests. Instead of performing slow, synchronous loading of heavy packages at boot time, it returns custom lazy modules (ZenithLazyModule).
2. Speculative Pre-loading Engine (SpeculationEngine): Operates on an isolated background thread utilizing Free-Threading (PEP 703) available in Python 3.14+. It loads heavy modules concurrently without incurring the Global Interpreter Lock (GIL) overhead, resolving dependencies before your main thread even requests them.

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Performance Benchmark

The following benchmark demonstrates boot time comparison when loading heavyweight libraries (such as multiprocessing, urllib, sqlite3, and parsed XML structures):

Environment	Boot Time	Speedup
Native Python	~0.15s	Baseline
Zenith (Warm Cache)	~0.04s	70% faster

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Installation

Please note that while the package is installed as alenia-zenith, the import statement in your Python code remains zenith.

pip install alenia-zenith

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Quick Start

Initialize Zenith at the absolute top of your application's entrypoint before any other imports:

import zenith
zenith.ignite()

# Your heavy imports go here (will be processed lazily & speculatively)
import pandas
import numpy

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Configuration

Zenith automatically generates a lightweight, persistent dependency graph file in the root of your project:

• .zenith_cache.json: This file records actual module usage during execution. On subsequent boots, the SpeculationEngine reads this cache to proactively queue and pre-load modules on background threads, ensuring instant availability.

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License

Distributed under the ALENIA STUDIOS TOOL LICENSE Version 1.0. See LICENSE for more information.