docs: update README and CHANGELOG for v1.0.0-pre.6

Replace per-module stk_pending_add() calls in the load holes loop and
append_modules loop with a single shared load_batch[load_count] buffer,
flushed via stk_pending_add_batch() once after both loops complete.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -7,6 +7,16 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.0.0-pre.6] - 2026-03-07
+
+### Changed
+- `stk_poll()`: replaced per-module `stk_pending_add()` calls inside the load holes and `append_modules` loops with batch collection followed by a single `stk_pending_add_batch()` call after both loops complete.
+
+## [1.0.0-pre.5] - 2026-03-07
+
+### Changed
+- `stk_init()`: replaced per-module `stk_pending_add()` calls inside the deferred module loop with batch collection followed by a single `stk_pending_add_batch()` call after the loop.
+
 ## [1.0.0-pre.4] - 2026-03-07
 
 ### Changed
@@ -168,7 +178,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Dependency management and versioning not yet implemented
 - API is unstable and subject to change in future releases
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/anth64/stk/compare/v1.0.0-pre.4...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/anth64/stk/compare/v1.0.0-pre.6...HEAD
+[1.0.0-pre.6]: https://github.com/anth64/stk/compare/v1.0.0-pre.5...v1.0.0-pre.6
+[1.0.0-pre.5]: https://github.com/anth64/stk/compare/v1.0.0-pre.4...v1.0.0-pre.5
 [1.0.0-pre.4]: https://github.com/anth64/stk/compare/v1.0.0-pre.3...v1.0.0-pre.4
 [1.0.0-pre.3]: https://github.com/anth64/stk/compare/v1.0.0-pre.2...v1.0.0-pre.3
 [1.0.0-pre.2]: https://github.com/anth64/stk/compare/v1.0.0-pre.1...v1.0.0-pre.2

README.md

@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ stk_init();
 
 ## Project Status
 
-**Current Version:** 1.0.0-pre.4
+**Current Version:** 1.0.0-pre.6
 
 ### What Works
 - Cross-platform module loading and hot-reloading

src/stk.c

@@ -136,10 +136,11 @@ unsigned char stk_init(void)
 	size_t index, test_count;
 	char full_path[STK_PATH_MAX_OS];
 	char tmp_path[STK_PATH_MAX_OS];
-	char mod_tmp_path[STK_PATH_MAX_OS];
 	int load_result;
 	unsigned char dep_result;
 	size_t *order = NULL;
+	char (*init_batch)[STK_PATH_MAX_OS] = NULL;
+	size_t init_batch_count = 0;
 
 	platform_mkdir(stk_mod_dir);
 	build_path(stk_tmp_dir, sizeof(stk_tmp_dir), stk_mod_dir, stk_tmp_name);
@@ -206,17 +207,25 @@ unsigned char stk_init(void)
 				stk_error_string(dep_result));
 	}
 
+	init_batch = malloc(module_count * sizeof(*init_batch));
+
 	for (j = 0; j < module_count; j++) {
 		index = order ? order[j] : j;
 		dep_result = stk_validate_dependencies_single(index);
 		if (dep_result != STK_MOD_INIT_SUCCESS) {
 			stk_log_dependency_failures(index, "Deferring");
-			build_path(mod_tmp_path, sizeof(mod_tmp_path),
+			if (init_batch) {
-				   stk_tmp_dir, stk_modules[index].id);
+				build_path(init_batch[init_batch_count],
-			strncat(mod_tmp_path, STK_MODULE_EXT,
+					   sizeof(init_batch[init_batch_count]),
-				sizeof(mod_tmp_path) - strlen(mod_tmp_path) -
+					   stk_tmp_dir, stk_modules[index].id);
-				    1);
+				strncat(
-			stk_pending_add(mod_tmp_path);
+				    init_batch[init_batch_count],
+				    STK_MODULE_EXT,
+				    sizeof(init_batch[init_batch_count]) -
+					strlen(init_batch[init_batch_count]) -
+					1);
+				init_batch_count++;
+			}
 			stk_module_discard(index);
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -227,6 +236,14 @@ unsigned char stk_init(void)
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (init_batch_count > 0)
+		stk_pending_add_batch(
+		    (const char (*)[STK_PATH_MAX_OS])init_batch,
+		    init_batch_count);
+
+	free(init_batch);
+	init_batch = NULL;
+
 	if (order) {
 		free(order);
 		order = NULL;
@@ -314,6 +331,8 @@ size_t stk_poll(void)
 	size_t dep_batch_count = 0;
 	char (*cascade_batch)[STK_PATH_MAX_OS] = NULL;
 	size_t cascade_batch_count = 0;
+	char (*load_batch)[STK_PATH_MAX_OS] = NULL;
+	size_t load_batch_count = 0;
 
 	if (module_count > 0) {
 		module_ids = malloc(module_count * sizeof(*module_ids));
@@ -509,6 +528,9 @@ begin_operations:
 		stk_sort_load_order(loaded_mod_indices, load_count, file_list,
 				    stk_tmp_dir);
 
+	load_batch = malloc(load_count * sizeof(*load_batch));
+	load_batch_count = 0;
+
 	for (i = 0; i < holes_to_fill; ++i) {
 		target_index = unloaded_mod_indices[i];
 		file_index = loaded_mod_indices[i];
@@ -519,7 +541,9 @@ begin_operations:
 		load_result = stk_module_load(tmp_path, target_index);
 		if (load_result == STK_MOD_DEP_NOT_FOUND_ERROR ||
 		    load_result == STK_MOD_DEP_VERSION_MISMATCH_ERROR) {
-			stk_pending_add(tmp_path);
+			if (load_batch)
+				memcpy(load_batch[load_batch_count++], tmp_path,
+				       STK_PATH_MAX_OS);
 		} else if (load_result != STK_MOD_INIT_SUCCESS) {
 			stk_log(STK_LOG_ERROR, "Failed to load module %s: %s",
 				file_list[file_index],
@@ -532,7 +556,7 @@ begin_operations:
 	if (load_count > unload_count)
 		goto append_modules;
 
-	goto validate_deps;
+	goto finish_loads;
 
 append_modules:
 	for (; i < load_count; ++i) {
@@ -545,7 +569,9 @@ append_modules:
 							    successful_appends);
 		if (load_result == STK_MOD_DEP_NOT_FOUND_ERROR ||
 		    load_result == STK_MOD_DEP_VERSION_MISMATCH_ERROR) {
-			stk_pending_add(tmp_path);
+			if (load_batch)
+				memcpy(load_batch[load_batch_count++], tmp_path,
+				       STK_PATH_MAX_OS);
 		} else if (load_result != STK_MOD_INIT_SUCCESS) {
 			stk_log(STK_LOG_ERROR, "Failed to load module %s: %s",
 				file_list[file_index],
@@ -560,6 +586,15 @@ append_modules:
 	if (successful_appends < (load_count - holes_to_fill))
 		stk_module_realloc_memory(module_count);
 
+finish_loads:
+	if (load_batch_count > 0)
+		stk_pending_add_batch(
+		    (const char (*)[STK_PATH_MAX_OS])load_batch,
+		    load_batch_count);
+
+	free(load_batch);
+	load_batch = NULL;
+
 	goto validate_deps;
 
 validate_deps: