⚡ Bolt: Optimize KMP Hex Parsing & Formatting#102
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- Replace `Regex`/`toLong(16)` with manual character iteration and bitwise shifts. - Replace `toString(16).padStart()` with manual `CharArray` assignment and `concatToString()`. - Add learning to `.jules/bolt.md`. Co-authored-by: himattm <6266621+himattm@users.noreply.github.com>
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💡 What: Replaced standard library string manipulation functions (
substring().toLong(16),toString(16).padStart(),uppercase()) with explicit manual character array iteration and bitwise operations inThemeExpander.kt.🎯 Why: In Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP), standard string conversions involve significant overhead due to state machine parsing and platform-specific string allocation. By using manual bitwise arithmetic and
CharArray.concatToString(), we eliminate cross-platform string allocation overhead in hot paths like Hex parsing and formatting.📊 Impact: Local microbenchmarks showed massive performance improvements:
🔬 Measurement:
Verified by running
testandlint. The performance gains can be validated with ad-hoc JVM benchmarking ofparseHexToArgbandargbToHexusingmeasureTimeMillis. Included detailed code comments explaining the optimizations.PR created automatically by Jules for task 15588250906148835768 started by @himattm