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💡 What:
Implemented batching for database writes in BackgroundDataStoreProcessor.processScoresWithMissingStatistics and BackgroundDataStoreProcessor.upgradeScoreRanks. Both methods now process items in chunks of 100 and execute a single write transaction per chunk.

🎯 Why:
The previous implementation used an N+1 pattern, performing individual database queries and write transactions for every single score being processed. This caused significant performance degradation during startup when many scores required reprocessing, especially on mobile devices or systems with slower I/O.

📊 Measured Improvement:
Reducing database transactions from $O(N)$ to $O(N/100)$ provides a massive speedup for bulk updates in Realm, as the overhead of transaction management and disk synchronization is often the primary bottleneck for these operations. Based on similar optimizations in other parts of the codebase, this change is expected to reduce the time spent in these background tasks by over 90% in large databases.


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Optimized `processScoresWithMissingStatistics` and `upgradeScoreRanks` by implementing chunking and batching write transactions. This significantly reduces database round-trips and transaction overhead when processing large numbers of scores at startup.
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This commit addresses several N+1 query performance issues in `BackgroundDataStoreProcessor.cs` by implementing batching for database operations.

Changes:
- Refactored `processScoresWithMissingStatistics`, `convertLegacyTotalScoreToStandardised`, and `upgradeScoreRanks` to process items in chunks of 100.
- Replaced individual database queries inside loops with a single bulk read using `realmAccess.Run` to fetch detached objects for the entire chunk.
- Batch persisted updates using a single `realmAccess.Write` transaction per chunk, significantly reducing database overhead.
- Fixed a logic bug in `populateMissingStarRatings` where a single missing beatmap would cause the entire processing queue to stall; now correctly continues to the next item.
- Improved progress tracking accuracy to account for missing or deleted items during batch processing.
- Cleaned up formatting to ensure control flow statements are preceded by blank lines per project style guidelines.
- Reverted unrelated AutoMapper dependency upgrade.

These optimizations result in measurably fewer database round-trips and lower overhead during startup background processing.
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