perf: Replaced a bunch of string array concats with strings.Builders.

alerts.odin

@@ -21,37 +21,34 @@ ALERT_EMOJIS: map[string]string = {
 }
 
 inject_alerts :: proc(html: string) -> string {
-	parts: [dynamic]string
-	defer delete(parts)
+	sb := strings.builder_make()
+	defer strings.builder_destroy(&sb)
 
 	remaining := html
 
 	for {
 		bq_start := strings.index(remaining, "<blockquote>")
 		if bq_start < 0 {
-			append(&parts, remaining)
+			strings.write_string(&sb, remaining)
 			break
 		}
 
 		bq_close := strings.index(remaining, "</blockquote>")
 		if bq_close < 0 {
-			append(&parts, remaining)
+			strings.write_string(&sb, remaining)
 			break
 		}
 
 		bq_end := bq_close + len("</blockquote>")
 		bq := remaining[bq_start:bq_end]
 
-		// Append text before this blockquote
-		append(&parts, remaining[:bq_start])
-
-		// Transform if it's an alert, otherwise keep as-is
-		append(&parts, transform_alert(bq))
+		strings.write_string(&sb, remaining[:bq_start])
+		strings.write_string(&sb, transform_alert(bq))
 
 		remaining = remaining[bq_end:]
 	}
 
-	return strings.join(parts[:], "")
+	return strings.to_string(sb)
 }
 
 transform_alert :: proc(bq: string) -> string {

emoji.odin

@@ -384,30 +384,27 @@ expand_emoji :: proc(text: string) -> string {
 		return text
 	}
 
-	parts: [dynamic]string
-	defer delete(parts)
+	sb := strings.builder_make()
+	defer strings.builder_destroy(&sb)
 
 	remaining := text
 
 	for {
 		colon := strings.index(remaining, ":")
 		if colon < 0 {
-			append(&parts, remaining)
+			strings.write_string(&sb, remaining)
 			break
 		}
 
-		// Find the closing colon
 		after := remaining[colon + 1:]
 		end := strings.index(after, ":")
 		if end < 0 {
-			append(&parts, remaining)
+			strings.write_string(&sb, remaining)
 			break
 		}
 
 		shortcode := remaining[colon + 1 : colon + 1 + end]
 
-		// Validate: shortcode must be all lowercase letters, digits, or underscores
-		// and must not contain whitespace
 		valid := true
 		for c in shortcode {
 			if !(c >= 'a' && c <= 'z') && !(c >= '0' && c <= '9') && c != '_' && c != '+' && c != '-' {
@@ -416,23 +413,22 @@ expand_emoji :: proc(text: string) -> string {
 			}
 		}
 		if !valid || len(shortcode) == 0 {
-			append(&parts, remaining[:colon + 1])
+			strings.write_string(&sb, remaining[:colon + 1])
 			remaining = remaining[colon + 1:]
 			continue
 		}
 
 		emoji, found := EMOJIS[shortcode]
 		if !found {
-			append(&parts, remaining[:colon + 1])
+			strings.write_string(&sb, remaining[:colon + 1])
 			remaining = remaining[colon + 1:]
 			continue
 		}
 
-		// Replace :shortcode: with emoji
-		append(&parts, remaining[:colon])
-		append(&parts, emoji)
+		strings.write_string(&sb, remaining[:colon])
+		strings.write_string(&sb, emoji)
 		remaining = remaining[colon + 1 + end + 1:]
 	}
 
-	return strings.join(parts[:], "")
+	return strings.to_string(sb)
 }

footnotes.odin

@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ strip_definitions :: proc(
 	clean_body: string,
 	sn_defs, mn_defs: map[string]string,
 ) {
-	// TODO: Should this be temp allocated?
 	lines := strings.split(body, "\n")
 	defer delete(lines)
-	output_lines: [dynamic]string
-	defer delete(output_lines)
+
+	out_sb := strings.builder_make()
+	defer strings.builder_destroy(&out_sb)
 
 	i := 0
 	for i < len(lines) {
@@ -32,48 +32,51 @@ strip_definitions :: proc(
 
 		id, def_text, kind, is_def := parse_def_line(line)
 		if !is_def {
-			append(&output_lines, line)
+			if strings.builder_len(out_sb) > 0 {
+				strings.write_string(&out_sb, "\n")
+			}
+			strings.write_string(&out_sb, line)
 			i += 1
 			continue
 		}
 
-		// Collect definition text (initial line + multi-line continuations)
-		def_parts: [dynamic]string
+		def_sb := strings.builder_make()
 		if def_text != "" {
-			append(&def_parts, def_text)
+			strings.write_string(&def_sb, def_text)
 		}
 
 		i += 1
 		for i < len(lines) {
 			next := lines[i]
-			// Stop at blank lines
 			if len(next) == 0 {
 				break
 			}
-			// Stop at new note definitions
 			_, _, _, is_new_def := parse_def_line(next)
 			if is_new_def {
 				break
 			}
-			// Include as continuation (trim indented lines)
+			if strings.builder_len(def_sb) > 0 {
+				strings.write_string(&def_sb, "\n")
+			}
 			if is_indented(next) {
-				append(&def_parts, strings.trim_left(next, " \t"))
+				strings.write_string(&def_sb, strings.trim_left(next, " \t"))
 			} else {
-				append(&def_parts, next)
+				strings.write_string(&def_sb, next)
 			}
 			i += 1
 		}
 
-		joined := strings.join(def_parts[:], "\n")
+		joined := strings.clone(strings.to_string(def_sb))
+		strings.builder_destroy(&def_sb)
+
 		if kind == .Marginnote {
 			mn_defs[id] = joined
 		} else {
 			sn_defs[id] = joined
 		}
-		delete(def_parts)
 	}
 
-	clean_body = strings.join(output_lines[:], "\n")
+	clean_body = strings.clone(strings.to_string(out_sb))
 	return
 }
 

highlight.odin

@@ -244,37 +244,39 @@ capture_name_to_css :: proc(name: string) -> string {
 }
 
 escape_html :: proc(s: string) -> string {
-	parts: [dynamic]string
-	defer delete(parts)
+	sb := strings.builder_make()
+	defer strings.builder_destroy(&sb)
+
 	start := 0
 	for i in 0..<len(s) {
 		switch s[i] {
 		case '&':
-			if i > start do append(&parts, s[start:i])
-			append(&parts, "&amp;")
+			if i > start do strings.write_string(&sb, s[start:i])
+			strings.write_string(&sb, "&amp;")
 			start = i + 1
 		case '<':
-			if i > start do append(&parts, s[start:i])
-			append(&parts, "&lt;")
+			if i > start do strings.write_string(&sb, s[start:i])
+			strings.write_string(&sb, "&lt;")
 			start = i + 1
 		case '>':
-			if i > start do append(&parts, s[start:i])
-			append(&parts, "&gt;")
+			if i > start do strings.write_string(&sb, s[start:i])
+			strings.write_string(&sb, "&gt;")
 			start = i + 1
 		case '"':
-			if i > start do append(&parts, s[start:i])
-			append(&parts, "&quot;")
+			if i > start do strings.write_string(&sb, s[start:i])
+			strings.write_string(&sb, "&quot;")
 			start = i + 1
 		}
 	}
-	if start < len(s) do append(&parts, s[start:])
-	if len(parts) == 0 do return s
-	return strings.join(parts[:], "")
+	if start == 0 do return s
+	if start < len(s) do strings.write_string(&sb, s[start:])
+	return strings.to_string(sb)
 }
 
 unescape_html :: proc(s: string) -> string {
-	parts: [dynamic]string
-	defer delete(parts)
+	sb := strings.builder_make()
+	defer strings.builder_destroy(&sb)
+
 	start := 0
 	for i in 0..<len(s) {
 		if s[i] != '&' do continue
@@ -290,13 +292,13 @@ unescape_html :: proc(s: string) -> string {
 		case "&#39;", "&apos;": replacement = "'"
 		case: continue
 		}
-		if i > start do append(&parts, s[start:i])
-		append(&parts, replacement)
+		if i > start do strings.write_string(&sb, s[start:i])
+		strings.write_string(&sb, replacement)
 		start = i + semi + 1
 	}
-	if start < len(s) do append(&parts, s[start:])
-	if len(parts) == 0 do return s
-	return strings.join(parts[:], "")
+	if start == 0 do return s
+	if start < len(s) do strings.write_string(&sb, s[start:])
+	return strings.to_string(sb)
 }
 
 highlight_block :: proc(code: string, lang: string, file_path: string) -> string {
@@ -416,19 +418,22 @@ highlight_code :: proc(html: string, file_path: string) -> string {
 	PREFIX :: `<pre><code class="language-`
 	CODE_END :: `</code></pre>`
 
-	parts: [dynamic]string
-	defer delete(parts)
+	sb := strings.builder_make()
+	defer strings.builder_destroy(&sb)
+
 	pos := 0
+	found := false
 
 	for {
 		rel := strings.index(html[pos:], PREFIX)
 		if rel < 0 {
 			break
 		}
+		found = true
 		idx := pos + rel
 
 		if idx > pos {
-			append(&parts, html[pos:idx])
+			strings.write_string(&sb, html[pos:idx])
 		}
 
 		lang_start := idx + len(PREFIX)
@@ -455,17 +460,17 @@ highlight_code :: proc(html: string, file_path: string) -> string {
 
 		code := html[code_start:end_idx]
 		highlighted := highlight_block(code, lang, file_path)
-		append(&parts, fmt.tprintf(`<pre><code class="language-%s">%s</code></pre>`, lang, highlighted))
+		strings.write_string(&sb, fmt.tprintf(`<pre><code class="language-%s">%s</code></pre>`, lang, highlighted))
 
 		pos = end_idx + len(CODE_END)
 	}
 
-	if pos < len(html) {
-		append(&parts, html[pos:])
+	if pos < len(html) && found {
+		strings.write_string(&sb, html[pos:])
 	}
 
-	if len(parts) == 0 {
+	if !found {
 		return html
 	}
-	return strings.join(parts[:], "")
+	return strings.to_string(sb)
 }

render.odin

@@ -70,14 +70,15 @@ Posts_Data :: struct {
 }
 
 strip_html_tags :: proc(s: string) -> string {
-	parts: [dynamic]string
-	defer delete(parts)
+	sb := strings.builder_make()
+	defer strings.builder_destroy(&sb)
+
 	in_tag := false
 	start := 0
 	for i in 0 ..< len(s) {
 		if s[i] == '<' && !in_tag {
 			if i > start {
-				append(&parts, s[start:i])
+				strings.write_string(&sb, s[start:i])
 			}
 			in_tag = true
 		} else if s[i] == '>' && in_tag {
@@ -85,13 +86,13 @@ strip_html_tags :: proc(s: string) -> string {
 			start = i + 1
 		}
 	}
-	if !in_tag && start < len(s) {
-		append(&parts, s[start:])
-	}
-	if len(parts) == 0 {
+	if start == 0 {
 		return s
 	}
-	return strings.join(parts[:], "")
+	if !in_tag && start < len(s) {
+		strings.write_string(&sb, s[start:])
+	}
+	return strings.to_string(sb)
 }
 
 og_type :: proc(is_article: bool) -> string {

sectionate.odin

@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@ import "core:strings"
 wrap_sections :: proc(html: string) -> string {
 	H2 :: "<h2"
 
-	parts: [dynamic]string
-	defer delete(parts)
+	sb := strings.builder_make()
+	defer strings.builder_destroy(&sb)
+
 	pos := 0
 	search_pos := 0
+	found := false
 
 	for {
 		rel := strings.index(html[search_pos:], H2)
@@ -16,11 +18,12 @@ wrap_sections :: proc(html: string) -> string {
 			break
 		}
 		idx := search_pos + rel
+		found = true
 
 		if idx > pos {
-			append(&parts, "<section>")
-			append(&parts, html[pos:idx])
-			append(&parts, "</section>")
+			strings.write_string(&sb, "<section>")
+			strings.write_string(&sb, html[pos:idx])
+			strings.write_string(&sb, "</section>")
 		}
 
 		pos = idx
@@ -28,13 +31,14 @@ wrap_sections :: proc(html: string) -> string {
 	}
 
 	if pos < len(html) {
-		append(&parts, "<section>")
-		append(&parts, html[pos:])
-		append(&parts, "</section>")
+		strings.write_string(&sb, "<section>")
+		strings.write_string(&sb, html[pos:])
+		strings.write_string(&sb, "</section>")
+		found = true
 	}
 
-	if len(parts) == 0 {
+	if !found {
 		return html
 	}
-	return strings.join(parts[:], "")
+	return strings.to_string(sb)
 }