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 /**
+ * Database Performance Optimizations Documentation
+ * ===============================================
+ * 
+ * 1. SRS Card Fetching Optimization
+ * ---------------------------------
+ * Problem: When processing card reviews in the SRS system, the application was fetching an entire
+ * lesson's worth of cards just to retrieve a single updated card. This was inefficient, especially
+ * for lessons with many cards.
+ * 
+ * Solution: Implemented a dedicated `fetchCardById` method in DatabaseHandler that retrieves only
+ * the specific card needed with all its associated data (expression, progress, etc.). This method
+ * is used in SRSStudyService.processReview to efficiently fetch just the updated card after a review.
+ * 
+ * Impact:
+ * - Reduced database query load by eliminating unnecessary card fetches
+ * - Fixed the "Failed to fetch updated card data" error that occurred when processing reviews
+ * - Made card reviews more reliable and efficient
+ * 
+ * Implementation details:
+ * 1. Added fetchCardById method to DatabaseHandler class
+ * 2. Updated SRSStudyService.processReview to use fetchCardById instead of fetchLesson
+ * 3. Maintained consistent timing measurements for performance monitoring
+ * 
+ * 2. SQLite Optimization Techniques
+ * --------------------------------
+ * - WAL (Write-Ahead Logging) mode enabled for better concurrency
+ * - Increased cache size to 8MB for improved read performance
+ * - Temp tables stored in memory rather than disk
+ * - Reduced synchronous mode to NORMAL for better write performance
+ * - Added strategic indexes on frequently queried columns
+ * 
+ * 3. JSON Processing Optimization
+ * ------------------------------
+ * - Measured and isolated JSON processing time from query execution time
+ * - Confirmed that database queries (~329ms) were the primary bottleneck rather than 
+ *   JSON processing (~0.8ms)
+ * 
+ * 4. Query-Level Optimizations
+ * ---------------------------
+ * - Used proper indexing for user_progress, expressions, and cards_lessons tables
+ * - Optimized JOIN conditions to ensure efficient execution plans
+ * - Used parameterized queries to take advantage of SQLite's query cache
+ *
  * Database performance optimization suggestions
  */