- Stream lines in as memory rather than needing to realise a string for each line, via a new method in StreamExts.
- Use span to avoid string allocations during parsing until we want to realise the node itself, in MiniYaml.FromLines.
- Change several callsites to use the streaming extension method rather than string method where possible.
- Clone method will use the node count to create the correct capacity.
- ResolveInherits will use the node count as the suggested initial capacity.
- FromStream will now stream lines, rather than reading the whole file into memory and then splitting into lines.
These config files often contain many repeated strings which result in different string references in memory. By using a pool, we can detect when the strings are equal and reuse an existing reference as strings are immutable.
The FromLines will now use a pool to de-duplicate strings for a single call. By allowing a pool to be provided as a parameter, we can reuse even more strings. The MapCache defines such a pool so that strings are reused across all maps in the cache for even more savings.
- Add support for escaping '#' inside values
- Add support for escaping leading and trailing whitespace
And when discardCommentsAndWhitespace is set to false:
- Add proper support for comments
- Persist empty lines
Whitespace and comment support requires an explicit opt-in because
they produce MiniYamlNodes with null keys. Supporting these through
the entire game engine would require changing all yaml enumerations
to explicitly check and account for these keys with no benefit.
Comments and whitespace are now treated as real nodes during parsing,
which means that the yaml parser will throw errors if they have
incorrect indentation, even if these nodes will be discarded.
Automatically formatted all files via VS. This generally corrects indentation, removes trailing whitespace and corrects misplaced tabs or spaces. Manually tweaked a few files where required.
