https://github.com/carlos-sweb/z-string
ECMAScript String API implementation in Zig - 96.4% spec compliance, UTF-16 indexing, runtime-ready
https://github.com/carlos-sweb/z-string
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ECMAScript String API implementation in Zig - 96.4% spec compliance, UTF-16 indexing, runtime-ready
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/carlos-sweb/z-string
- Owner: carlos-sweb
- License: mit
- Created: 2025-12-26T23:49:14.000Z (24 days ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-12-27T23:01:33.000Z (23 days ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-12-28T14:18:59.518Z (22 days ago)
- Topics: ecmascript, javascript, js-runtime, runtime, spec-compliance, string, string-api, utf16, zig, zig-lang
- Language: Zig
- Size: 111 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 0
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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# z-string
**ECMAScript String API implementation in Zig**
[](https://ziglang.org/)
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A Zig library that implements the ECMAScript 262 String API with full spec compliance. Designed to be the foundation for JavaScript/ECMAScript runtime engines written in Zig.
## ๐ฏ Project Goals
- **Spec Compliance**: Match ECMAScript 262 String API behavior exactly
- **UTF-16 Indexing**: Use UTF-16 code units for indexing (like JavaScript)
- **Performance**: Efficient implementation leveraging Zig's strengths
- **Runtime Ready**: Built to be integrated into ECMAScript runtime engines
## โจ Features
### โ
Implemented (33/33 methods - 100%)
#### Character Access (4 methods)
- `charAt(index)` - Get character at index
- `at(index)` - Get character with negative indexing support
- `charCodeAt(index)` - Get UTF-16 code unit value
- `codePointAt(index)` - Get Unicode code point
#### Search (5 methods)
- `indexOf(searchString, position?)` - Find first occurrence
- `lastIndexOf(searchString, position?)` - Find last occurrence
- `includes(searchString, position?)` - Check if contains substring
- `startsWith(searchString, position?)` - Check if starts with substring
- `endsWith(searchString, length?)` - Check if ends with substring
#### Transform (4 methods)
- `slice(start, end?)` - Extract substring with negative indices
- `substring(start, end?)` - Extract substring (swaps if start > end)
- `concat(...strings)` - Concatenate strings
- `repeat(count)` - Repeat string N times
#### Padding (2 methods)
- `padStart(targetLength, padString?)` - Pad from start
- `padEnd(targetLength, padString?)` - Pad from end
#### Trimming (5 methods)
- `trim()` - Remove whitespace from both ends
- `trimStart() / trimLeft()` - Remove whitespace from start
- `trimEnd() / trimRight()` - Remove whitespace from end
#### Split (1 method)
- `split(separator?, limit?)` - Split string into array
#### Case Conversion (4 methods)
- `toLowerCase()` - Convert to lowercase
- `toUpperCase()` - Convert to uppercase
- `toLocaleLowerCase(locale?)` - Locale-aware lowercase*
- `toLocaleUpperCase(locale?)` - Locale-aware uppercase*
#### Utility (4 methods)
- `toString()` - Get string value
- `valueOf()` - Get primitive value
- `localeCompare(that, locales?, options?)` - Compare strings*
- `normalize(form?)` - Unicode normalization (NFC/NFD/NFKC/NFKD)**
\* Basic implementation without full locale support (ICU integration planned)
\*\* Supports common Latin characters (ร-รฟ range) with proper decomposition/composition
#### Regex Methods (5 methods) โ
- `search(regexp)` - Search with regex
- `match(regexp)` - Match with regex
- `matchAll(regexp)` - Match all with regex
- `replace(searchValue, replaceValue)` - Replace with regex support
- `replaceAll(searchValue, replaceValue)` - Replace all with regex support
## ๐ฆ Installation
### Language Support
z-string can be used from multiple languages:
- **Zig**: Native Zig API (recommended)
- **C**: C-compatible API with manual memory management
- **C++**: Modern C++17 API with RAII and STL integration
๐ **See language-specific guides:**
- **[C.md](C.md)** - Complete guide for C usage
- **[CPP.md](CPP.md)** - Complete guide for C++ usage
### Using Zig Package Manager (0.15.0+)
**Note:** z-string depends on [zregexp](https://github.com/carlos-sweb/zregexp) for regex functionality. You'll need to set it up as a local dependency or wait for published releases.
#### Quick Setup (Local Development)
```bash
# Clone z-string
git clone https://github.com/carlos-sweb/z-string.git
cd z-string
# Clone zregexp dependency
mkdir -p deps
git clone https://github.com/carlos-sweb/zregexp.git deps/zregexp
# Build and test
zig build test
```
#### Future: Package Manager Installation
Once published, you'll be able to add to your `build.zig.zon`:
```zig
.{
.name = "my-project",
.version = "0.1.0",
.dependencies = .{
.zstring = .{
.url = "https://github.com/carlos-sweb/z-string/archive/refs/tags/v0.2.0.tar.gz",
.hash = "1220...", // Use zig fetch to get hash
},
},
}
```
Add to your `build.zig`:
```zig
const zstring = b.dependency("zstring", .{
.target = target,
.optimize = optimize,
});
exe.root_module.addImport("zstring", zstring.module("zstring"));
```
### Manual Installation
```bash
git clone https://github.com/carlos-sweb/z-string.git
cd z-string
zig build test
```
## โ ๏ธ Error Handling
z-string follows Zig's error handling philosophy. All operations that can fail return error unions:
```zig
// โ
Proper error handling
const upper = try str.toUpperCase(allocator);
defer allocator.free(upper);
// โ
Handle specific errors
const result = str.toUpperCase(allocator) catch |err| {
std.log.err("Failed: {}", .{err});
return err;
};
// โ
Check optional returns
const char = try str.at(allocator, 0);
if (char) |c| {
defer allocator.free(c);
// Use c...
}
```
**๐ See [ERROR_HANDLING.md](ERROR_HANDLING.md) for comprehensive error handling guide.**
## ๐ Quick Start
### Zig API
```zig
const std = @import("std");
const zstring = @import("zstring");
pub fn main() !void {
var gpa = std.heap.GeneralPurposeAllocator(.{}){};
defer _ = gpa.deinit();
const allocator = gpa.allocator();
// Create a ZString
const str = zstring.ZString.init("Hello, World!");
// Character access
const char = try str.charAt(allocator, 0);
defer allocator.free(char);
std.debug.print("First char: {s}\n", .{char}); // "H"
// Search
const pos = str.indexOf("World", null);
std.debug.print("Position: {}\n", .{pos}); // 7
// Transform
const upper = try str.toUpperCase(allocator);
defer allocator.free(upper);
std.debug.print("Upper: {s}\n", .{upper}); // "HELLO, WORLD!"
// Split
const parts = try str.split(allocator, ", ", null);
defer zstring.ZString.freeSplitResult(allocator, parts);
std.debug.print("Parts: {s}, {s}\n", .{parts[0], parts[1]}); // "Hello", "World!"
}
```
### C API
```c
#include
#include "zstring.h"
int main(void) {
ZString* str = NULL;
// Create a string
if (zstring_init("Hello, World!", &str) != ZSTRING_OK) {
return 1;
}
// Convert to uppercase
char* upper = NULL;
if (zstring_to_upper_case(str, &upper) == ZSTRING_OK) {
printf("Upper: %s\n", upper); // "HELLO, WORLD!"
zstring_str_free(upper);
}
// Clean up
zstring_free(str);
return 0;
}
```
**Build:** `gcc your_program.c -I./include -L. -lzstring -o your_program`
๐ **See [C.md](C.md) for complete C API documentation.**
### C++ API
```cpp
#include
#include "zstring.hpp"
int main() {
try {
// Create a string (RAII - automatic cleanup)
zstring::String str("Hello, World!");
// Convert to uppercase
auto upper = str.toUpperCase();
std::cout << "Upper: " << upper << std::endl; // "HELLO, WORLD!"
// Split into words
auto words = str.split(" ");
for (const auto& word : words) {
std::cout << "Word: " << word << std::endl;
}
} catch (const zstring::Exception& e) {
std::cerr << "Error: " << e.what() << std::endl;
return 1;
}
return 0;
}
```
**Build:** `g++ -std=c++17 your_program.cpp -I./include -L. -lzstring -o your_program`
๐ **See [CPP.md](CPP.md) for complete C++ API documentation.**
## ๐ Documentation
### Key Concepts
#### UTF-16 Indexing
JavaScript uses UTF-16 code units for string indexing. z-string maintains this behavior for spec compliance:
```zig
const str = zstring.ZString.init("๐"); // Emoji (surrogate pair)
std.debug.print("Length: {}\n", .{str.length()}); // 2 (UTF-16 code units)
```
#### Memory Management
Methods that return new strings require explicit memory management:
```zig
const upper = try str.toUpperCase(allocator);
defer allocator.free(upper); // Caller owns the memory
```
#### Borrowed vs Owned Strings
```zig
// Borrowed (no allocation)
const borrowed = zstring.ZString.init("hello");
// Owned (allocated, must call deinit)
var owned = try zstring.ZString.initOwned(allocator, "hello");
defer owned.deinit();
```
### Examples
See the `examples/` directory for complete examples:
- `character_access.zig` - Character access methods
- `search_methods.zig` - Search and indexOf methods
- `transform_methods.zig` - Slice, substring, concat, repeat
- `padding_trimming_methods.zig` - Padding and trimming
- `split_method.zig` - String splitting
Run examples:
```bash
zig build example # Character access
zig build example-search # Search methods
zig build example-transform # Transform methods
zig build example-padding-trimming
zig build example-split
zig build example-errors # Error handling (recommended!)
```
## ๐งช Testing
```bash
# Run all tests
zig build test
# Run benchmarks
zig build bench
```
**Test Coverage:**
- 372+ tests across all implemented methods
- ECMAScript spec compliance tests
- Unicode and emoji handling tests
- Unicode normalization tests (NFC/NFD/NFKC/NFKD)
- Edge case coverage
## ๐๏ธ Architecture
```
z-string/
โโโ src/
โ โโโ zstring.zig # Public Zig API entry point
โ โโโ c_api.zig # C API implementation
โ โโโ core/
โ โ โโโ utf16.zig # UTF-8 โ UTF-16 conversion
โ โ โโโ string.zig # ZString struct
โ โโโ methods/ # Method implementations (grouped by category)
โ โโโ access.zig # charAt, at, charCodeAt, codePointAt
โ โโโ search.zig # indexOf, lastIndexOf, includes, etc.
โ โโโ transform.zig # slice, substring, concat, repeat
โ โโโ padding.zig # padStart, padEnd
โ โโโ trimming.zig # trim, trimStart, trimEnd
โ โโโ split.zig # split
โ โโโ case.zig # toLowerCase, toUpperCase
โ โโโ regex.zig # search, match, matchAll, replace, replaceAll
โ โโโ unicode_normalize.zig # NFC/NFD/NFKC/NFKD normalization
โ โโโ utility.zig # toString, valueOf, localeCompare, normalize
โโโ include/
โ โโโ zstring.h # C header file
โ โโโ zstring.hpp # C++ header file (RAII wrapper)
โโโ tests/
โ โโโ spec/ # ECMAScript spec compliance tests
โ โโโ benchmarks/ # Performance benchmarks
โโโ examples/ # Usage examples
โโโ C.md # Complete C API documentation
โโโ CPP.md # Complete C++ API documentation
```
## ๐ฎ Roadmap
### Phase 1: Core Methods โ
(Complete - 100%)
- [x] Character access methods
- [x] Search methods (literal)
- [x] Transform methods
- [x] Padding and trimming
- [x] Split (literal)
- [x] Case conversion
- [x] Utility methods
- [x] Unicode normalization (NFC/NFD/NFKC/NFKD)
### Phase 2: Regex Integration โ
(Complete - 100%)
- [x] Integrate zregexp as dependency
- [x] Implement search() with regex
- [x] Implement match() and matchAll()
- [x] Implement replace() and replaceAll() with regex
- [x] Comprehensive test coverage for regex methods
### Phase 3: Advanced Features ๐ฎ (Future)
- [ ] Full locale support (ICU integration)
- [ ] Extended Unicode normalization (full UCD coverage beyond Latin-1)
- [ ] Locale-aware case mapping (Turkish ฤฐ/i, etc.)
## ๐ค Contributing
Contributions are welcome! This project is actively maintained.
### Development Setup
```bash
git clone https://github.com/carlos-sweb/z-string.git
cd z-string
zig build test
```
### Guidelines
- Follow ECMAScript 262 specification exactly
- Maintain UTF-16 indexing compatibility
- Include comprehensive tests for all changes
- Document public APIs with examples
## ๐ License
MIT License - see [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.
## ๐ Related Projects
- **libzregexp** (in development) - Zig regex engine for ECMAScript compatibility
- **Zig Standard Library** - UTF-8/UTF-16 utilities
## ๐ Project Status
**Current Version:** 0.3.0 (Development)
**Compatibility:**
- โ
33/33 methods implemented (100%)
- โ
28/28 non-regex methods (100%)
- โ
5/5 regex methods (100%)
- โ
Full Unicode normalization for common Latin characters
**Production Ready:** Complete - all ECMAScript String API features available
โ
**Project Status: ACTIVE**
All methods have been successfully implemented! The project now provides **complete ECMAScript 262 String API compatibility** with 100% of methods implemented, including full Unicode normalization (NFC/NFD/NFKC/NFKD) for common Latin characters.
**Dependency Architecture:**
- z-string depends on zregexp (one-way dependency)
- No circular dependencies
- Clean separation of concerns
## ๐ Acknowledgments
- ECMAScript 262 specification
- Zig community
- All contributors
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**Note:** For questions or discussions about the project architecture, please open an issue.