prevent doing excessive file system operations in require calls

base/initdefs.jl

@@ -314,6 +314,8 @@ Return the fully expanded value of [`LOAD_PATH`](@ref) that is searched for proj
 packages.
 """
 function load_path()
+    cache = LOADING_CACHE[]
+    cache !== nothing && return cache.load_path
     paths = String[]
     for env in LOAD_PATH
         path = load_path_expand(env)

base/loading.jl

@@ -129,12 +129,21 @@ end
 const ns_dummy_uuid = UUID("fe0723d6-3a44-4c41-8065-ee0f42c8ceab")
 
 function dummy_uuid(project_file::String)
+    cache = LOADING_CACHE[]
+    if cache !== nothing
+        uuid = get(cache.dummy_uuid, project_file, nothing)
+        uuid === nothing || return uuid
+    end
     project_path = try
         realpath(project_file)
     catch
         project_file
     end
-    return uuid5(ns_dummy_uuid, project_path)
+    uuid = uuid5(ns_dummy_uuid, project_path)
+    if cache !== nothing
+        cache.dummy_uuid[project_file] = uuid
+    end
+    return uuid
 end
 
 ## package path slugs: turning UUID + SHA1 into a pair of 4-byte "slugs" ##
@@ -210,6 +219,16 @@ function get_updated_dict(p::TOML.Parser, f::CachedTOMLDict)
     return f.d
 end
 
+struct LoadingCache
+    load_path::Vector{String}
+    dummy_uuid::Dict{String, UUID}
+    env_project_file::Dict{String, Union{Bool, String}}
+    project_file_manifest_path::Dict{String, Union{Nothing, String}}
+end
+const LOADING_CACHE = Ref{Union{LoadingCache, Nothing}}(nothing)
+LoadingCache() = LoadingCache(load_path(), Dict(), Dict(), Dict())
+
+
 struct TOMLCache
     p::TOML.Parser
     d::Dict{String, CachedTOMLDict}
@@ -226,6 +245,10 @@ function parsed_toml(project_file::AbstractString, toml_cache::TOMLCache, toml_l
             return d.d
         else
             d = toml_cache.d[project_file]
+            # We are in a require call, assume project file has not been modified
+            if LOADING_CACHE[] !== nothing
+                return d.d
+            end
             return get_updated_dict(toml_cache.p, d)
         end
     end
@@ -352,16 +375,29 @@ const preferences_names = ("JuliaLocalPreferences.toml", "LocalPreferences.toml"
 #  - `true`: `env` is an implicit environment
 #  - `path`: the path of an explicit project file
 function env_project_file(env::String)::Union{Bool,String}
+    cache = LOADING_CACHE[]
+    if cache !== nothing
+        project_file = get(cache.env_project_file, env, nothing)
+        project_file === nothing || return project_file
+    end
     if isdir(env)
         for proj in project_names
-            project_file = joinpath(env, proj)
-            isfile_casesensitive(project_file) && return project_file
+            maybe_project_file = joinpath(env, proj)
+            if isfile_casesensitive(maybe_project_file)
+                project_file = maybe_project_file
+                break
+            end
         end
-        return true
+        project_file =true
     elseif basename(env) in project_names && isfile_casesensitive(env)
-        return env
+        project_file = env
+    else
+        project_file = false
+    end
+    if cache !== nothing
+        cache.env_project_file[env] = project_file
     end
-    return false
+    return project_file
 end
 
 function project_deps_get(env::String, name::String)::Union{Nothing,PkgId}
@@ -415,10 +451,9 @@ end
 
 # find project file's top-level UUID entry (or nothing)
 function project_file_name_uuid(project_file::String, name::String)::PkgId
-    uuid = dummy_uuid(project_file)
     d = parsed_toml(project_file)
     uuid′ = get(d, "uuid", nothing)::Union{String, Nothing}
-    uuid′ === nothing || (uuid = UUID(uuid′))
+    uuid = uuid′ === nothing ? dummy_uuid(project_file) : UUID(uuid′)
     name = get(d, "name", name)::String
     return PkgId(uuid, name)
 end
@@ -430,18 +465,34 @@ end
 
 # find project file's corresponding manifest file
 function project_file_manifest_path(project_file::String)::Union{Nothing,String}
+    cache = LOADING_CACHE[]
+    if cache !== nothing
+        manifest_path = get(cache.project_file_manifest_path, project_file, missing)
+        manifest_path === missing || return manifest_path
+    end
     dir = abspath(dirname(project_file))
     d = parsed_toml(project_file)
     explicit_manifest = get(d, "manifest", nothing)::Union{String, Nothing}
+    manifest_path = nothing
     if explicit_manifest !== nothing
         manifest_file = normpath(joinpath(dir, explicit_manifest))
-        isfile_casesensitive(manifest_file) && return manifest_file
+        if isfile_casesensitive(manifest_file)
+            manifest_path = manifest_file
+        end
+    end
+    if manifest_path === nothing
+        for mfst in manifest_names
+            manifest_file = joinpath(dir, mfst)
+            if isfile_casesensitive(manifest_file)
+                manifest_path = manifest_file
+                break
+            end
+        end
     end
-    for mfst in manifest_names
-        manifest_file = joinpath(dir, mfst)
-        isfile_casesensitive(manifest_file) && return manifest_file
+    if cache !== nothing
+        cache.project_file_manifest_path[project_file] = manifest_path
     end
-    return nothing
+    return manifest_path
 end
 
 # given a directory (implicit env from LOAD_PATH) and a name,
@@ -876,42 +927,47 @@ For more details regarding code loading, see the manual sections on [modules](@r
 [parallel computing](@ref code-availability).
 """
 function require(into::Module, mod::Symbol)
-    uuidkey = identify_package(into, String(mod))
-    # Core.println("require($(PkgId(into)), $mod) -> $uuidkey")
-    if uuidkey === nothing
-        where = PkgId(into)
-        if where.uuid === nothing
-            throw(ArgumentError("""
-                Package $mod not found in current path:
-                - Run `import Pkg; Pkg.add($(repr(String(mod))))` to install the $mod package.
-                """))
-        else
-            s = """
-            Package $(where.name) does not have $mod in its dependencies:
-            - If you have $(where.name) checked out for development and have
-              added $mod as a dependency but haven't updated your primary
-              environment's manifest file, try `Pkg.resolve()`.
-            - Otherwise you may need to report an issue with $(where.name)"""
-
-            uuidkey = identify_package(PkgId(string(into)), String(mod))
-            uuidkey === nothing && throw(ArgumentError(s))
-
-            # fall back to toplevel loading with a warning
-            if !(where in modules_warned_for)
-                @warn string(
-                    full_warning_showed[] ? "" : s, "\n",
-                    string("Loading $(mod) into $(where.name) from project dependency, ",
-                           "future warnings for $(where.name) are suppressed.")
-                ) _module = nothing _file = nothing _group = nothing
-                push!(modules_warned_for, where)
+    LOADING_CACHE[] = LoadingCache()
+    try
+        uuidkey = identify_package(into, String(mod))
+        # Core.println("require($(PkgId(into)), $mod) -> $uuidkey")
+        if uuidkey === nothing
+            where = PkgId(into)
+            if where.uuid === nothing
+                throw(ArgumentError("""
+                    Package $mod not found in current path:
+                    - Run `import Pkg; Pkg.add($(repr(String(mod))))` to install the $mod package.
+                    """))
+            else
+                s = """
+                Package $(where.name) does not have $mod in its dependencies:
+                - If you have $(where.name) checked out for development and have
+                  added $mod as a dependency but haven't updated your primary
+                  environment's manifest file, try `Pkg.resolve()`.
+                - Otherwise you may need to report an issue with $(where.name)"""
+
+                uuidkey = identify_package(PkgId(string(into)), String(mod))
+                uuidkey === nothing && throw(ArgumentError(s))
+
+                # fall back to toplevel loading with a warning
+                if !(where in modules_warned_for)
+                    @warn string(
+                        full_warning_showed[] ? "" : s, "\n",
+                        string("Loading $(mod) into $(where.name) from project dependency, ",
+                               "future warnings for $(where.name) are suppressed.")
+                    ) _module = nothing _file = nothing _group = nothing
+                    push!(modules_warned_for, where)
+                end
+                full_warning_showed[] = true
             end
-            full_warning_showed[] = true
         end
+        if _track_dependencies[]
+            push!(_require_dependencies, (into, binpack(uuidkey), 0.0))
+        end
+        return require(uuidkey)
+    finally
+        LOADING_CACHE[] = nothing
     end
-    if _track_dependencies[]
-        push!(_require_dependencies, (into, binpack(uuidkey), 0.0))
-    end
-    return require(uuidkey)
 end
 
 mutable struct PkgOrigin