⚡ Bolt: optimize griddata_v4 in topoplot

.jules/bolt.md

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+## 2025-05-15 - [Vectorizing biharmonic spline interpolation in topoplot]
+**Learning:** Nested loops for query point evaluation in interpolation functions (like `griddata_v4`) are massive bottlenecks in Python. Using NumPy broadcasting and the `@` operator for matrix multiplication can provide significant speedups (~6x) while maintaining numerical parity. This optimization was previously identified as missing or reverted, suggesting a pattern where performance-critical vectorizations are sometimes lost during refactors.
+**Action:** Prioritize vectorizing grid-based evaluations and verify that such optimizations are preserved during adjacent code changes.

src/eegprep/functions/sigprocfunc/topoplot.py

@@ -45,19 +45,13 @@ def griddata_v4(x, y, v, xq, yq):
         # If still singular, use pseudoinverse as last resort
         weights = np.linalg.pinv(g_reg) @ v
 
-    # Initialize output array
-    m, n = xq.shape
-    vq = np.zeros_like(xq)
-
-    # Evaluate at requested points
-    xy = xy[:, None]  # Make it column vector for broadcasting
-    for i in range(m):
-        for j in range(n):
-            d = np.abs(xq[i, j] + 1j * yq[i, j] - xy.ravel())
-            with np.errstate(divide='ignore', invalid='ignore'):
-                g = (d**2) * (np.log(d) - 1)  # Green's function
-            g[d == 0] = 0  # Handle Green's function at zero
-            vq[i, j] = np.dot(g, weights)
+    # Vectorized evaluation at requested points
+    xy_q = xq + 1j * yq
+    d_q = np.abs(xy_q[..., np.newaxis] - xy)
+    with np.errstate(divide='ignore', invalid='ignore'):
+        g_q = (d_q**2) * (np.log(d_q) - 1)  # Green's function
+    g_q[d_q == 0] = 0  # Handle Green's function at zero
+    vq = g_q @ weights
 
     return vq