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Summary of Changes

  • The Issue: The native_replace function in src/stdlib/text.rs unconditionally allocates a new string, even if the substring to replace is not present.
  • The Rational: To improve performance and eliminate unnecessary memory allocations when manipulating strings that do not contain the target substring.
  • The Solution: Added a fast-path check using .contains() to return an Arc::clone of the original string if the substring to replace is not found.

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  • cargo fmt executed and passed.
  • cargo clippy returned no warnings or errors.
  • All cargo test suites passed (100% success rate).

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  • Refactor
    • Enhanced text replacement performance when replacing non-existent substrings.

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Walkthrough

This PR adds a short-circuit optimization to native_replace that checks whether the input text contains the substring to be replaced. When the substring is not found, the function returns the original text immediately instead of performing the replacement operation, while preserving all other behavior.

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Text Replace Optimization

Layer / File(s) Summary
Early-return optimization in native_replace
src/stdlib/text.rs
native_replace checks if text contains old and returns the original text immediately when not found, avoiding unnecessary replacement calls.

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🎯 2 (Simple) | ⏱️ ~7 minutes

Possibly related PRs

  • WebFirstLanguage/wfl#428: Refactors text native registrations including replace to use Environment::define_native, complementary to this optimization change.

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A substring search before the replace—
Fast rabbits hop through empty space,
No needless work when strings don't match,
Short-circuit hops, a clever catch! 🐰✨

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Pull request overview

Improves native_replace in the stdlib text module by avoiding unnecessary allocations when the target substring is not present, aligning with other string operation optimizations in src/stdlib/text.rs.

Changes:

  • Added a fast-path check (contains) to return an Arc::clone of the original text when no replacement is needed.

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Comment thread src/stdlib/text.rs
Comment on lines +283 to +286
// Optimization: avoid string allocation if string doesn't contain old
if !text.contains(old.as_ref()) {
return Ok(Value::Text(Arc::clone(&text)));
}

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Actionable comments posted: 1

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Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

Inline comments:
In `@src/stdlib/text.rs`:
- Around line 282-286: Add a unit test that exercises the optimization path in
native_replace by verifying it returns the original Arc text when the `old`
pattern isn't present: create a test named `test_replace_not_found` in the tests
module that calls `native_replace` with Value::Text(Arc::from("hello world")) as
the text and a non-existent pattern like Value::Text(Arc::from("xyz")), unwraps
the result, and asserts it equals Value::Text(Arc::from("hello world"))); this
ensures the early-return branch (the contains check in native_replace) is
covered.
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  • src/stdlib/text.rs

Comment thread src/stdlib/text.rs
Comment on lines +282 to +286

// Optimization: avoid string allocation if string doesn't contain old
if !text.contains(old.as_ref()) {
return Ok(Value::Text(Arc::clone(&text)));
}

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🛠️ Refactor suggestion | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Add test coverage for the optimization path.

The optimization correctly avoids allocation when the pattern is not found, but there's no test case covering this path. Consider adding a test to verify the behavior when old is not present in text.

🧪 Suggested test case

Add this test to the tests module:

#[test]
fn test_replace_not_found() {
    let result = native_replace(vec![
        Value::Text(Arc::from("hello world")),
        Value::Text(Arc::from("xyz")),
        Value::Text(Arc::from("rust")),
    ])
    .unwrap();
    assert_eq!(result, Value::Text(Arc::from("hello world")));
}
🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

In `@src/stdlib/text.rs` around lines 282 - 286, Add a unit test that exercises
the optimization path in native_replace by verifying it returns the original Arc
text when the `old` pattern isn't present: create a test named
`test_replace_not_found` in the tests module that calls `native_replace` with
Value::Text(Arc::from("hello world")) as the text and a non-existent pattern
like Value::Text(Arc::from("xyz")), unwraps the result, and asserts it equals
Value::Text(Arc::from("hello world"))); this ensures the early-return branch
(the contains check in native_replace) is covered.

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