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Game Deduplication on Import #13

@nloding

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@nloding

Problem

No option to skip duplicate games during PGN import. Would require content hashing or move comparison.

Proposed Solution

Add --dedupe flag to import command:

scidtopgn import games.pgn -o mydb --dedupe

Implementation Options

  1. Hash-based: Hash player names + move sequence
  2. Full comparison: Compare all game data (slower but more accurate)
  3. Index lookup: Check if same players played on same date

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Low - optimization for large imports

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