https://github.com/typst/ecow

Compact, clone-on-write vector and string.
https://github.com/typst/ecow

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Compact, clone-on-write vector and string.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/typst/ecow
• Owner: typst
• License: apache-2.0
• Created: 2023-02-20T20:30:29.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-03-23T21:45:44.000Z (8 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-04-23T16:09:34.870Z (7 months ago)
• Language: Rust
• Size: 168 KB
• Stars: 185
• Watchers: 5
• Forks: 12
• Open Issues: 2
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
  • License: LICENSE-APACHE

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# ecow

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Compact, clone-on-write vector and string.

## Types

- An `EcoVec` is a reference-counted clone-on-write vector. It takes up two

  words of space (= 2 usize) and has the same memory layout as a `&[T]` slice.

  Within its allocation, it stores a reference count, its capacity and its

  elements.

- An `EcoString` is a reference-counted clone-on-write string with inline

  storage. It takes up 16 bytes of space. It has 15 bytes of inline storage and

  starting from 16 bytes it becomes an `EcoVec`.

## Example

```rust

// This is stored inline.

let small = ecow::EcoString::from("Welcome");

// This spills to the heap, but only once: `big` and `third` share the

// same underlying allocation. Vectors and spilled strings are only

// really cloned upon mutation.

let big = small + " to earth! 🌱";

let mut third = big.clone();

// This allocates again to mutate `third` without affecting `big`.

assert_eq!(third.pop(), Some('🌱'));

assert_eq!(third, "Welcome to earth! ");

```

## Why should I use this instead of ...

| Type                                        | Details |

|:--------------------------------------------|:--------|

| [`Vec`][vec] / [`String`][string]        | Normal vectors are a great general purpose data structure. But they have a quite big footprint (3 machine words) and are expensive to clone. The `EcoVec` has a bit of overhead for mutation, but is cheap to clone and only takes two words. |

| [`Arc>`][arc] / [`Arc`][arc] | These require two allocations instead of one and are less convenient to mutate. |

| [`Arc<[T]>`][arc] / [`Arc`][arc]       | While these require only one allocation, they aren't mutable. |

| Small vector                                | Different trade-off. Great when there are few, small `T`s, but expensive to clone when spilled to the heap. |

| Small string                                | The `EcoString` combines different small string qualities into a very practical package: It has inline storage, a smaller footprint than a normal `String`, is efficient to clone even when spilled, and at the same time mutable. |

[vec]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/vec/struct.Vec.html

[string]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/string/struct.String.html

[arc]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/sync/struct.Arc.html

## License

This crate is dual-licensed under the MIT and Apache 2.0 licenses.