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optimize algorithmic efficiency

alacritty/alacritty
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Rust

Eliminate unnecessary operations and choose appropriate data structures to improve algorithmic efficiency. Look for opportunities to remove redundant computations, avoid unnecessary allocations, and leverage built-in methods instead of manual implementations.

Algorithms Rust

Reviewer Prompt

Eliminate unnecessary operations and choose appropriate data structures to improve algorithmic efficiency. Look for opportunities to remove redundant computations, avoid unnecessary allocations, and leverage built-in methods instead of manual implementations.

Key areas to focus on:

  1. Remove unnecessary safety operations when bounds are guaranteed. For example, avoid saturating_sub when the subtraction cannot underflow: ```rust // Instead of this when bounds are guaranteed: let middle_lines = total_lines.saturating_sub(1);

// Use this: let middle_lines = total_lines - 1;


2. **Use built-in iterator methods** instead of manual iteration:
```rust
// Instead of manual zip:
for (p1, p2) in iter::zip(f_x, g_x) {

// Use built-in zip:
for (p1, p2) in f_x.zip(g_x) {
  1. Choose appropriate data structures based on known constraints. Use fixed-size arrays instead of dynamic vectors when the maximum size is known and small: ```rust // Instead of Vec for known small collections: let uris: Vec<Vec> = self.highlighted_hint.iter()...

// Consider fixed-size alternatives when applicable


4. **Avoid duplicate iterations** by combining operations or using more efficient algorithms:
```rust
// Instead of iterating twice to find byte and char indices:
if let Some(mut index) = self.state.find("://") {
    for (char_index, (byte_index, _)) in self.state.char_indices().enumerate() {
        if byte_index == index { index = char_index; break; }
    }

// Use char_indices directly with appropriate logic
  1. Simplify mathematical expressions to reduce computational overhead and improve readability: ```rust // Instead of complex division chains: 1_000_000 / (60_000 / 1000)

// Use simplified form: 1_000_000_000 / 60_000


6. **Optimize conditional logic** by restructuring boolean expressions for better performance and clarity:
```rust
// Instead of:
if uniq_hyperlinks.contains(&hyperlink) {
    return None;
}
uniq_hyperlinks.insert(hyperlink.clone());
Some((cell, hyperlink))

// Use:
if !uniq_hyperlinks.contains(&hyperlink) {
    uniq_hyperlinks.insert(hyperlink.clone());
    Some((cell, hyperlink))
} else {
    None
}

These optimizations improve both performance and code maintainability while reducing the likelihood of algorithmic inefficiencies.

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