3DSoftwareRenderer-DFSPR/Source/DFPSR/api/stringAPI.cpp

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// Gets access to private members by making them public for the whole module
#define DSR_INTERNAL_ACCESS

#include <iostream>
#include <sstream>
#include <fstream>
#include <streambuf>
#include <thread>
#include <mutex>
#include <stdexcept>
#include <cmath>
#include "stringAPI.h"
#include "../api/fileAPI.h"
#include "../settings.h"

using namespace dsr;

// The print buffer keeps its buffer size from previous printing to avoid reallocating memory every time something is printed.
//   It is stored separatelly for each calling thread to avoid conflicts.
static thread_local String printBuffer;
String &dsr::string_getPrintBuffer() {
	return printBuffer;
}

static void atomic_append_ascii(String &target, const char* source);
static void atomic_append_readable(String &target, const ReadableString& source);
static void atomic_append_utf32(String &target, const DsrChar* source);

static intptr_t strlen_utf32(const DsrChar *content) {
	intptr_t length = 0;
	while (content[length] != 0) {
		length++;
	}
	return length;
}

static char toAscii(DsrChar c) {
	if (c > 127) {
		return '?';
	} else {
		return c;
	}
}

ReadableString::ReadableString(const DsrChar *content)
: view(content, strlen_utf32(content)) {}

String::String() {}
String::String(const char* source) { atomic_append_ascii(*this, source); }
String::String(const DsrChar* source) { atomic_append_utf32(*this, source); }

String& Printable::toStream(String& target) const {
	return this->toStreamIndented(target, U"");
}

String Printable::toStringIndented(const ReadableString& indentation) const {
	String result;
	this->toStreamIndented(result, indentation);
	return result;
}

String Printable::toString() const {
	return this->toStringIndented(U"");
}

Printable::~Printable() {}

// TODO: Handle the remaining Unicode characters after ǜ (476).

DsrChar dsr::character_upperCase(DsrChar character) {
	if (U'a' <= character && character <= U'z') { // a (97) to z (122) Ascii
		return character - (U'a' - U'A');
	} else if (U'à' <= character && character <= U'ö') { // à (224) to ö (246) Latin-1
		return character - (U'à' - U'À');
	} else if (U'ø' <= character && character <= U'þ') { // ø (248) to þ (254) Latin-1
		return character - (U'ø' - U'Ø');
	} else if (character == U'ÿ') { // ÿ (255) Latin Extended-A
		return U'Ÿ'; // Ÿ (376)
	} else if (U'Ā' <= character && character <= U'ķ') { // Ā (256) to ķ (311) Latin Extended-A
		return character & ~DsrChar(1);
	} else if (U'Ĺ' <= character && character <= U'ň' && !(character & 1)) { // Even from Ĺ (313) to ň (328) Latin Extended-A
		return character - 1;
	} else if (U'Ŋ' <= character && character <= U'ŷ') { // Ŋ (330) to ŷ (375) Latin Extended-A
		return character & ~DsrChar(1);
	} else if (character == U'ź') { // ź (378) Latin Extended-A
		return U'Ź'; // Ź (377)
	} else if (character == U'ż') { // ż (380) Latin Extended-A
		return U'Ż'; // Ż (379)
	} else if (character == U'ž') { // ž (382) Latin Extended-A
		return U'Ž'; // Ž (381)
	} else if (character == U'ƃ') { // ƃ (387) Latin Extended-B
		return U'Ƃ'; // Ƃ (386)
	} else if (character == U'ƅ') { // ƅ (389) Latin Extended-B
		return U'Ƅ'; // Ƅ (388)
	} else if (character == U'ƈ') { // ƈ (392) Latin Extended-B
		return U'Ƈ'; // Ƈ (391)
	} else if (character == U'ƌ') { // ƌ (396) Latin Extended-B
		return U'Ƌ'; // Ƌ (395)
	} else if (character == U'ƒ') { // ƒ (402) Latin Extended-B
		return U'Ƒ'; // Ƒ (401)
	} else if (character == U'ƙ') { // ƙ (409) Latin Extended-B
		return U'Ƙ'; // Ƙ (408)
	} else if (character == U'ơ') { // ơ (417) Latin Extended-B
		return U'Ơ'; // Ơ (416)
	} else if (character == U'ƣ') { // ƣ (419) Latin Extended-B
		return U'Ƣ'; // Ƣ (418)
	} else if (character == U'ƥ') { // ƥ (421) Latin Extended-B
		return U'Ƥ'; // Ƥ (420)
	} else if (character == U'ƨ') { // ƨ (424) Latin Extended-B
		return U'Ƨ'; // Ƨ (423)
	} else if (character == U'ƭ') { // ƭ (429) Latin Extended-B
		return U'Ƭ'; // Ƭ (428)
	} else if (character == U'ư') { // ư (432) Latin Extended-B
		return U'Ư'; // Ư (431)
	} else if (character == U'ƴ') { // ƴ (436) Latin Extended-B
		return U'Ƴ'; // Ƴ (435)
	} else if (character == U'ƶ') { // ƶ (438) Latin Extended-B
		return U'Ƶ'; // Ƶ (437)
	} else if (character == U'ƹ') { // ƹ (441) Latin Extended-B
		return U'Ƹ'; // Ƹ (440)
	} else if (character == U'ƽ') { // ƽ (445) Latin Extended-B
		return U'Ƽ'; // Ƽ (444)
	} else if (character == U'dž' || character == U'Dž') { // dž, Dž (454, 453) Latin Extended-B
		return U'DŽ'; // DŽ (454)
	} else if (character == U'lj' || character == U'Lj') { // lj, Lj (457, 456) Latin Extended-B
		return U'LJ'; // LJ (457)
	} else if (character == U'nj' || character == U'Nj') { // nj, Nj (460, 459) Latin Extended-B
		return U'NJ'; // NJ (460)
	} else if (U'Ǎ' <= character && character <= U'ǜ' && !(character & 1)) { // Even from Ǎ (461) to ǜ (476) Latin Extended-B Pinyin
		return character - 1;
	} else {
		return character;
	}
}

DsrChar dsr::character_lowerCase(DsrChar character) {
	if (U'A' <= character && character <= U'Z') { // A (65) to Z (90) Ascii
		return character + (U'a' - U'A');
	} else if (U'À' <= character && character <= U'Ö') { // À (192) to Ö (214) Latin-1
		return character + (U'à' - U'À');
	} else if (U'Ø' <= character && character <= U'Þ') { // Ø (216) to Þ (222) Latin-1
		return character + (U'ø' - U'Ø');
	} else if (character == U'Ÿ') { // Ÿ (376) Latin Extended-A
		return U'ÿ'; // ÿ (255)
	} else if (U'Ā' <= character && character <= U'ķ') { // Ā (256) to ķ (311) Latin Extended-A
		return character | DsrChar(1);
	} else if (U'Ĺ' <= character && character <= U'ň' && character & 1) { // Odd from Ĺ (313) to ň (328) Latin Extended-A
		return character + 1;
	} else if (U'Ŋ' <= character && character <= U'ŷ') { // Ŋ (330) to ŷ (375) Latin Extended-A
		return character | DsrChar(1);
	} else if (character == U'Ź') { // Ź (377) Latin Extended-A
		return U'ź'; // ź (378)
	} else if (character == U'Ż') { // Ż (379) Latin Extended-A
		return U'ż'; // ż (380)
	} else if (character == U'Ž') { // Ž (381) Latin Extended-A
		return U'ž'; // ž (382)
	} else if (character == U'Ƃ') { // Ƃ (386) Latin Extended-B
		return U'ƃ'; // ƃ (387)
	} else if (character == U'Ƅ') { // Ƅ (388) Latin Extended-B
		return U'ƅ'; // ƅ (389)
	} else if (character == U'Ƈ') { // Ƈ (391) Latin Extended-B
		return U'ƈ'; // ƈ (392)
	} else if (character == U'Ƌ') { // Ƌ (395) Latin Extended-B
		return U'ƌ'; // ƌ (396)
	} else if (character == U'Ƒ') { // Ƒ (401) Latin Extended-B
		return U'ƒ'; // ƒ (402)
	} else if (character == U'Ƙ') { // Ƙ (408) Latin Extended-B
		return U'ƙ'; // ƙ (409)
	} else if (character == U'Ơ') { // Ơ (416) Latin Extended-B
		return U'ơ'; // ơ (417)
	} else if (character == U'Ƣ') { // Ƣ (418) Latin Extended-B
		return U'ƣ'; // ƣ (419)
	} else if (character == U'Ƥ') { // Ƥ (420) Latin Extended-B
		return U'ƥ'; // ƥ (421)
	} else if (character == U'Ƨ') { // Ƨ (423) Latin Extended-B
		return U'ƨ'; // ƨ (424)
	} else if (character == U'Ƭ') { // Ƭ (428) Latin Extended-B
		return U'ƭ'; // ƭ (429)
	} else if (character == U'Ư') { // Ư (431) Latin Extended-B
		return U'ư'; // ư (432)
	} else if (character == U'Ƴ') { // Ƴ (435) Latin Extended-B
		return U'ƴ'; // ƴ (436)
	} else if (character == U'Ƶ') { // Ƶ (437) Latin Extended-B
		return U'ƶ'; // ƶ (438)
	} else if (character == U'Ƹ') { // Ƹ (440) Latin Extended-B
		return U'ƹ'; // ƹ (441)
	} else if (character == U'Ƽ') { // Ƽ (444) Latin Extended-B
		return U'ƽ'; // ƽ (445)
	} else if (character == U'DŽ' || character == U'Dž') { // DŽ, Dž (452, 453) Latin Extended-B
		return U'dž'; // dž (454)
	} else if (character == U'LJ' || character == U'Lj') { // LJ, Lj (455, 456) Latin Extended-B
		return U'lj'; // lj (457)
	} else if (character == U'NJ' || character == U'Nj') { // NJ, Nj (458, 459) Latin Extended-B
		return U'nj'; // nj (460)
	} else if (U'Ǎ' <= character && character <= U'ǜ' && character & 1) { // Odd from Ǎ (461) to ǜ (476) Latin Extended-B Pinyin
		return character + 1;
	} else {
		return character;
	}
}

String dsr::string_upperCase(const ReadableString &text) {
	String result;
	string_reserve(result, text.view.length);
	for (intptr_t i = 0; i < text.view.length; i++) {
		string_appendChar(result, character_upperCase(text[i]));
	}
	return result;
}

String dsr::string_lowerCase(const ReadableString &text) {
	String result;
	string_reserve(result, text.view.length);
	for (intptr_t i = 0; i < text.view.length; i++) {
		string_appendChar(result, character_lowerCase(text[i]));
	}
	return result;
}

bool dsr::string_match(const ReadableString& a, const ReadableString& b) {
	if (a.view.length != b.view.length) {
		return false;
	} else {
		for (intptr_t i = 0; i < a.view.length; i++) {
			if (a[i] != b[i]) {
				return false;
			}
		}
		return true;
	}
}

bool dsr::string_caseInsensitiveMatch(const ReadableString& a, const ReadableString& b) {
	if (a.view.length != b.view.length) {
		return false;
	} else {
		for (intptr_t i = 0; i < a.view.length; i++) {
			if (character_upperCase(a[i]) != character_upperCase(b[i])) {
				return false;
			}
		}
		return true;
	}
}

static intptr_t findFirstNonWhite(const ReadableString &text) {
	for (intptr_t i = 0; i < text.view.length; i++) {
		DsrChar c = text[i];
		if (!character_isWhiteSpace(c)) {
			return i;
		}
	}
	return -1;
}

static intptr_t findLastNonWhite(const ReadableString &text) {
	for (intptr_t i = text.view.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
		DsrChar c = text[i];
		if (!character_isWhiteSpace(c)) {
			return i;
		}
	}
	return -1;
}

// Allow passing literals without allocating heap memory for the result
ReadableString dsr::string_removeOuterWhiteSpace(const ReadableString &text) {
	intptr_t first = findFirstNonWhite(text);
	intptr_t last = findLastNonWhite(text);
	if (first == -1) {
		// Only white space
		return ReadableString();
	} else {
		// Subset
		return string_inclusiveRange(text, first, last);
	}
}

String dsr::string_mangleQuote(const ReadableString &rawText) {
	String result;
	string_reserve(result, rawText.view.length + 2);
	string_appendChar(result, U'\"'); // Begin quote
	for (intptr_t i = 0; i < rawText.view.length; i++) {
		DsrChar c = rawText[i];
		if (c == U'\"') { // Double quote
			string_append(result, U"\\\"");
		} else if (c == U'\\') { // Backslash
			string_append(result, U"\\\\");
		} else if (c == U'\a') { // Audible bell
			string_append(result, U"\\a");
		} else if (c == U'\b') { // Backspace
			string_append(result, U"\\b");
		} else if (c == U'\f') { // Form feed
			string_append(result, U"\\f");
		} else if (c == U'\n') { // Line feed
			string_append(result, U"\\n");
		} else if (c == U'\r') { // Carriage return
			string_append(result, U"\\r");
		} else if (c == U'\t') { // Horizontal tab
			string_append(result, U"\\t");
		} else if (c == U'\v') { // Vertical tab
			string_append(result, U"\\v");
		} else if (c == U'\0') { // Null terminator
			string_append(result, U"\\0");
		} else {
			string_appendChar(result, c);
		}
	}
	string_appendChar(result, U'\"'); // End quote
	return result;
}

String dsr::string_unmangleQuote(const ReadableString& mangledText) {
	intptr_t firstQuote = string_findFirst(mangledText, '\"');
	intptr_t lastQuote = string_findLast(mangledText, '\"');
	String result;
	if (firstQuote == -1 || lastQuote == -1 || firstQuote == lastQuote) {
		throwError(U"Cannot unmangle using string_unmangleQuote without beginning and ending with quote signs!\n", mangledText, U"\n");
	} else {
		for (intptr_t i = firstQuote + 1; i < lastQuote; i++) {
			DsrChar c = mangledText[i];
			if (c == U'\\') { // Escape character
				DsrChar c2 = mangledText[i + 1];
				if (c2 == U'\"') { // Double quote
					string_appendChar(result, U'\"');
				} else if (c2 == U'\\') { // Back slash
					string_appendChar(result, U'\\');
				} else if (c2 == U'a') { // Audible bell
					string_appendChar(result, U'\a');
				} else if (c2 == U'b') { // Backspace
					string_appendChar(result, U'\b');
				} else if (c2 == U'f') { // Form feed
					string_appendChar(result, U'\f');
				} else if (c2 == U'n') { // Line feed
					string_appendChar(result, U'\n');
				} else if (c2 == U'r') { // Carriage return
					string_appendChar(result, U'\r');
				} else if (c2 == U't') { // Horizontal tab
					string_appendChar(result, U'\t');
				} else if (c2 == U'v') { // Vertical tab
					string_appendChar(result, U'\v');
				} else if (c2 == U'0') { // Null terminator
					string_appendChar(result, U'\0');
				}
				i++; // Consume both characters
			} else {
				// Detect bad input
				if (c == U'\"') { // Double quote
					 throwError(U"Unmangled double quote sign detected in string_unmangleQuote!\n", mangledText, U"\n");
				} else if (c == U'\a') { // Audible bell
					 throwError(U"Unmangled audible bell detected in string_unmangleQuote!\n", mangledText, U"\n");
				} else if (c == U'\b') { // Backspace
					 throwError(U"Unmangled backspace detected in string_unmangleQuote!\n", mangledText, U"\n");
				} else if (c == U'\f') { // Form feed
					 throwError(U"Unmangled form feed detected in string_unmangleQuote!\n", mangledText, U"\n");
				} else if (c == U'\n') { // Line feed
					 throwError(U"Unmangled line feed detected in string_unmangleQuote!\n", mangledText, U"\n");
				} else if (c == U'\r') { // Carriage return
					 throwError(U"Unmangled carriage return detected in string_unmangleQuote!\n", mangledText, U"\n");
				} else if (c == U'\0') { // Null terminator
					 throwError(U"Unmangled null terminator detected in string_unmangleQuote!\n", mangledText, U"\n");
				} else {
					string_appendChar(result, c);
				}
			}
		}
	}
	return result;
}

void dsr::string_fromUnsigned(String& target, uint64_t value) {
	static const int bufferSize = 20;
	DsrChar digits[bufferSize];
	int64_t usedSize = 0;
	if (value == 0) {
		string_appendChar(target, U'0');
	} else {
		while (usedSize < bufferSize) {
			DsrChar digit = U'0' + (value % 10u);
			digits[usedSize] = digit;
			usedSize++;
			value /= 10u;
			if (value == 0) {
				break;
			}
		}
		while (usedSize > 0) {
			usedSize--;
			string_appendChar(target, digits[usedSize]);
		}
	}
}

void dsr::string_fromSigned(String& target, int64_t value, DsrChar negationCharacter) {
	if (value >= 0) {
		string_fromUnsigned(target, (uint64_t)value);
	} else {
		string_appendChar(target, negationCharacter);
		string_fromUnsigned(target, (uint64_t)(-value));
	}
}

static const int MAX_DECIMALS = 16;
static double decimalMultipliers[MAX_DECIMALS] = {
	10.0,
	100.0,
	1000.0,
	10000.0,
	100000.0,
	1000000.0,
	10000000.0,
	100000000.0,
	1000000000.0,
	10000000000.0,
	100000000000.0,
	1000000000000.0,
	10000000000000.0,
	100000000000000.0,
	1000000000000000.0,
	10000000000000000.0
};
static double roundingOffsets[MAX_DECIMALS] = {
	0.05,
	0.005,
	0.0005,
	0.00005,
	0.000005,
	0.0000005,
	0.00000005,
	0.000000005,
	0.0000000005,
	0.00000000005,
	0.000000000005,
	0.0000000000005,
	0.00000000000005,
	0.000000000000005,
	0.0000000000000005,
	0.00000000000000005
};
static uint64_t decimalLimits[MAX_DECIMALS] = {
	9,
	99,
	999,
	9999,
	99999,
	999999,
	9999999,
	99999999,
	999999999,
	9999999999,
	99999999999,
	999999999999,
	9999999999999,
	99999999999999,
	999999999999999,
	9999999999999999
};
void dsr::string_fromDouble(String& target, double value, int decimalCount, bool removeTrailingZeroes, DsrChar decimalCharacter, DsrChar negationCharacter) {
	if (decimalCount < 1) decimalCount = 1;
	if (decimalCount > MAX_DECIMALS) decimalCount = MAX_DECIMALS;
	double remainder = value;
	// Get negation
	if (remainder < 0.0) {
		string_appendChar(target, negationCharacter);
		remainder = -remainder;
	}
	// Apply an offset to make the following truncation round to the closest printable decimal.
	int offsetIndex = decimalCount - 1;
	remainder += roundingOffsets[offsetIndex];
	// Get whole part
	uint64_t whole = (uint64_t)remainder;
	string_fromUnsigned(target, whole);
	// Remove the whole part from the remainder.
	remainder = remainder - whole;
	// Print the decimal
	string_appendChar(target, decimalCharacter);
	// Get decimals
	uint64_t scaledDecimals = uint64_t(remainder * decimalMultipliers[offsetIndex]);
	// Limit decimals to all nines prevent losing a whole unit from fraction overflow.
	uint64_t limit = decimalLimits[offsetIndex];
	if (scaledDecimals > limit) scaledDecimals = limit;
	DsrChar digits[MAX_DECIMALS]; // Using 0 to decimalCount - 1
	int writeIndex = decimalCount - 1;
	for (int d = 0; d < decimalCount; d++) {
		int digit = scaledDecimals % 10;
		digits[writeIndex] = U'0' + digit;
		scaledDecimals = scaledDecimals / 10;
		writeIndex--;
	}
	if (removeTrailingZeroes) {
		// Find the last non-zero decimal, but keep at least one zero.
		int lastValue = 0;
		for (int d = 0; d < decimalCount; d++) {
			if (digits[d] != U'0') lastValue = d;
		}
		// Print until the last value or the only zero.
		for (int d = 0; d <= lastValue; d++) {
			string_appendChar(target, digits[d]);
		}
	} else {
		// Print fixed decimals.
		for (int d = 0; d < decimalCount; d++) {
			string_appendChar(target, digits[d]);
		}
	}
}

#define TO_RAW_ASCII(TARGET, SOURCE) \
	char TARGET[SOURCE.view.length + 1]; \
	for (intptr_t i = 0; i < SOURCE.view.length; i++) { \
		TARGET[i] = toAscii(SOURCE[i]); \
	} \
	TARGET[SOURCE.view.length] = '\0';

// A function definition for receiving a stream of bytes
//   Instead of using std's messy inheritance
using ByteWriterFunction = std::function<void(uint8_t value)>;

// A function definition for receiving a stream of UTF-32 characters
//   Instead of using std's messy inheritance
using UTF32WriterFunction = std::function<void(DsrChar character)>;

// Filter out unwanted characters for improved portability
static void feedCharacter(const UTF32WriterFunction &receiver, DsrChar character) {
	if (character != U'\0' && character != U'\r') {
		receiver(character);
	}
}

// Appends the content of buffer as a BOM-free Latin-1 file into target
// fileLength is ignored when nullTerminated is true
template <bool nullTerminated>
static void feedStringFromFileBuffer_Latin1(const UTF32WriterFunction &receiver, const uint8_t* buffer, intptr_t fileLength = 0) {
	for (intptr_t i = 0; i < fileLength || nullTerminated; i++) {
		DsrChar character = (DsrChar)(buffer[i]);
		if (nullTerminated && character == 0) { return; }
		feedCharacter(receiver, character);
	}
}
// Appends the content of buffer as a BOM-free UTF-8 file into target
// fileLength is ignored when nullTerminated is true
template <bool nullTerminated>
static void feedStringFromFileBuffer_UTF8(const UTF32WriterFunction &receiver, const uint8_t* buffer, intptr_t fileLength = 0) {
	for (intptr_t i = 0; i < fileLength || nullTerminated; i++) {
		uint8_t byteA = buffer[i];
		if (byteA < (uint32_t)0b10000000) {
			// Single byte (1xxxxxxx)
			if (nullTerminated && byteA == 0) { return; }
			feedCharacter(receiver, (DsrChar)byteA);
		} else {
			uint32_t character = 0;
			int extraBytes = 0;
			if (byteA >= (uint32_t)0b11000000) { // At least two leading ones
				if (byteA < (uint32_t)0b11100000) { // Less than three leading ones
					character = byteA & (uint32_t)0b00011111;
					extraBytes = 1;
				} else if (byteA < (uint32_t)0b11110000) { // Less than four leading ones
					character = byteA & (uint32_t)0b00001111;
					extraBytes = 2;
				} else if (byteA < (uint32_t)0b11111000) { // Less than five leading ones
					character = byteA & (uint32_t)0b00000111;
					extraBytes = 3;
				} else {
					// Invalid UTF-8 format
					throwError(U"Invalid UTF-8 multi-chatacter beginning with 0b111111xx!");
				}
			} else {
				// Invalid UTF-8 format
				throwError(U"Invalid UTF-8 multi-chatacter beginning with 0b10xxxxxx!");
			}
			while (extraBytes > 0) {
				i += 1; uint32_t nextByte = buffer[i];
				character = (character << 6) | (nextByte & 0b00111111);
				extraBytes--;
			}
			feedCharacter(receiver, (DsrChar)character);
		}
	}
}

template <bool LittleEndian>
uint16_t read16bits(const uint8_t* buffer, intptr_t startOffset) {
	uint16_t byteA = buffer[startOffset];
	uint16_t byteB = buffer[startOffset + 1];
	if (LittleEndian) {
		return (byteB << 8) | byteA;
	} else {
		return (byteA << 8) | byteB;
	}
}

// Appends the content of buffer as a BOM-free UTF-16 file into target as UTF-32
// fileLength is ignored when nullTerminated is true
template <bool LittleEndian, bool nullTerminated>
static void feedStringFromFileBuffer_UTF16(const UTF32WriterFunction &receiver, const uint8_t* buffer, intptr_t fileLength = 0) {
	for (intptr_t i = 0; i < fileLength || nullTerminated; i += 2) {
		// Read the first 16-bit word
		uint16_t wordA = read16bits<LittleEndian>(buffer, i);
		// Check if another word is needed
		//   Assuming that wordA >= 0x0000 and wordA <= 0xFFFF as uint16_t,
		//   we can just check if it's within the range reserved for 32-bit encoding
		if (wordA <= 0xD7FF || wordA >= 0xE000) {
			// Not in the reserved range, just a single 16-bit character
			if (nullTerminated && wordA == 0) { return; }
			feedCharacter(receiver, (DsrChar)wordA);
		} else {
			// The given range was reserved and therefore using 32 bits
			i += 2;
			uint16_t wordB = read16bits<LittleEndian>(buffer, i);
			uint32_t higher10Bits = wordA & (uint32_t)0b1111111111;
			uint32_t lower10Bits  = wordB & (uint32_t)0b1111111111;
			DsrChar finalChar = (DsrChar)(((higher10Bits << 10) | lower10Bits) + (uint32_t)0x10000);
			feedCharacter(receiver, finalChar);
		}
	}
}
// Sends the decoded UTF-32 characters from the encoded buffer into target.
// The text encoding should be specified using a BOM at the start of buffer, otherwise Latin-1 is assumed.
static void feedStringFromFileBuffer(const UTF32WriterFunction &receiver, const uint8_t* buffer, intptr_t fileLength) {
	// After removing the BOM bytes, the rest can be seen as a BOM-free text file with a known format
	if (fileLength >= 3 && buffer[0] == 0xEF && buffer[1] == 0xBB && buffer[2] == 0xBF) { // UTF-8
		feedStringFromFileBuffer_UTF8<false>(receiver, buffer + 3, fileLength - 3);
	} else if (fileLength >= 2 && buffer[0] == 0xFE && buffer[1] == 0xFF) { // UTF-16 BE
		feedStringFromFileBuffer_UTF16<false, false>(receiver, buffer + 2, fileLength - 2);
	} else if (fileLength >= 2 && buffer[0] == 0xFF && buffer[1] == 0xFE) { // UTF-16 LE
		feedStringFromFileBuffer_UTF16<true, false>(receiver, buffer + 2, fileLength - 2);
	} else if (fileLength >= 4 && buffer[0] == 0x00 && buffer[1] == 0x00 && buffer[2] == 0xFE && buffer[3] == 0xFF) { // UTF-32 BE
		//feedStringFromFileBuffer_UTF32BE(receiver, buffer + 4, fileLength - 4);
		throwError(U"UTF-32 BE format is not yet supported!\n");
	} else if (fileLength >= 4 && buffer[0] == 0xFF && buffer[1] == 0xFE && buffer[2] == 0x00 && buffer[3] == 0x00) { // UTF-32 LE
		//feedStringFromFileBuffer_UTF32BE(receiver, buffer + 4, fileLength - 4);
		throwError(U"UTF-32 LE format is not yet supported!\n");
	} else if (fileLength >= 3 && buffer[0] == 0xF7 && buffer[1] == 0x64 && buffer[2] == 0x4C) { // UTF-1
		//feedStringFromFileBuffer_UTF1(receiver, buffer + 3, fileLength - 3);
		throwError(U"UTF-1 format is not yet supported!\n");
	} else if (fileLength >= 3 && buffer[0] == 0x0E && buffer[1] == 0xFE && buffer[2] == 0xFF) { // SCSU
		//feedStringFromFileBuffer_SCSU(receiver, buffer + 3, fileLength - 3);
		throwError(U"SCSU format is not yet supported!\n");
	} else if (fileLength >= 3 && buffer[0] == 0xFB && buffer[1] == 0xEE && buffer[2] == 0x28) { // BOCU
		//feedStringFromFileBuffer_BOCU-1(receiver, buffer + 3, fileLength - 3);
		throwError(U"BOCU-1 format is not yet supported!\n");
	} else if (fileLength >= 4 && buffer[0] == 0x2B && buffer[1] == 0x2F && buffer[2] == 0x76) { // UTF-7
		// Ignoring fourth byte with the dialect of UTF-7 when just showing the error message
		throwError(U"UTF-7 format is not yet supported!\n");
	} else {
		// No BOM detected, assuming Latin-1 (because it directly corresponds to a unicode sub-set)
		feedStringFromFileBuffer_Latin1<false>(receiver, buffer, fileLength);
	}
}

// Sends the decoded UTF-32 characters from the encoded null terminated buffer into target.
// buffer may not contain any BOM, and must be null terminated in the specified encoding.
static void feedStringFromRawData(const UTF32WriterFunction &receiver, const uint8_t* buffer, CharacterEncoding encoding) {
	if (encoding == CharacterEncoding::Raw_Latin1) {
		feedStringFromFileBuffer_Latin1<true>(receiver, buffer);
	} else if (encoding == CharacterEncoding::BOM_UTF8) {
		feedStringFromFileBuffer_UTF8<true>(receiver, buffer);
	} else if (encoding == CharacterEncoding::BOM_UTF16BE) {
		feedStringFromFileBuffer_UTF16<false, true>(receiver, buffer);
	} else if (encoding == CharacterEncoding::BOM_UTF16LE) {
		feedStringFromFileBuffer_UTF16<true, true>(receiver, buffer);
	} else {
		throwError(U"Unhandled encoding in feedStringFromRawData!\n");
	}
}

String dsr::string_dangerous_decodeFromData(const void* data, CharacterEncoding encoding) {
	String result;
	// Measure the size of the result by scanning the content in advance
	intptr_t characterCount = 0;
	UTF32WriterFunction measurer = [&characterCount](DsrChar character) {
		characterCount++;
	};
	feedStringFromRawData(measurer, (const uint8_t*)data, encoding);
	// Pre-allocate the correct amount of memory based on the simulation
	string_reserve(result, characterCount);
	// Stream output to the result string
	UTF32WriterFunction receiver = [&result](DsrChar character) {
		string_appendChar(result, character);
	};
	feedStringFromRawData(receiver, (const uint8_t*)data, encoding);
	return result;
}

String dsr::string_loadFromMemory(Buffer fileContent) {
	String result;
	// Measure the size of the result by scanning the content in advance
	intptr_t characterCount = 0;
	UTF32WriterFunction measurer = [&characterCount](DsrChar character) {
		characterCount++;
	};
	feedStringFromFileBuffer(measurer, fileContent.getUnsafe(), fileContent.getUsedSize());
	// Pre-allocate the correct amount of memory based on the simulation
	string_reserve(result, characterCount);
	// Stream output to the result string
	UTF32WriterFunction receiver = [&result](DsrChar character) {
		string_appendChar(result, character);
	};
	feedStringFromFileBuffer(receiver, fileContent.getUnsafe(), fileContent.getUsedSize());
	return result;
}

// Loads a text file of unknown format
//   Removes carriage-return characters to make processing easy with only line-feed for breaking lines
String dsr::string_load(const ReadableString& filename, bool mustExist) {
	Buffer encoded = file_loadBuffer(filename, mustExist);
	if (!buffer_exists(encoded)) {
		return String();
	} else {
		return string_loadFromMemory(encoded);
	}
}

template <CharacterEncoding characterEncoding>
static void encodeCharacter(const ByteWriterFunction &receiver, DsrChar character) {
	if (characterEncoding == CharacterEncoding::Raw_Latin1) {
		// Replace any illegal characters with questionmarks
		if (character > 255) { character = U'?'; }
		receiver(character);
	} else if (characterEncoding == CharacterEncoding::BOM_UTF8) {
		// Replace any illegal characters with questionmarks
		if (character > 0x10FFFF) { character = U'?'; }
		if (character < (1 << 7)) {
			// 0xxxxxxx
			receiver(character);
		} else if (character < (1 << 11)) {
			// 110xxxxx 10xxxxxx
			receiver((uint32_t)0b11000000 | ((character & ((uint32_t)0b11111 << 6)) >> 6));
			receiver((uint32_t)0b10000000 |  (character &  (uint32_t)0b111111));
		} else if (character < (1 << 16)) {
			// 1110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx
			receiver((uint32_t)0b11100000 | ((character & ((uint32_t)0b1111 << 12)) >> 12));
			receiver((uint32_t)0b10000000 | ((character & ((uint32_t)0b111111 << 6)) >> 6));
			receiver((uint32_t)0b10000000 |  (character &  (uint32_t)0b111111));
		} else if (character < (1 << 21)) {
			// 11110xxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx
			receiver((uint32_t)0b11110000 | ((character & ((uint32_t)0b111 << 18)) >> 18));
			receiver((uint32_t)0b10000000 | ((character & ((uint32_t)0b111111 << 12)) >> 12));
			receiver((uint32_t)0b10000000 | ((character & ((uint32_t)0b111111 << 6)) >> 6));
			receiver((uint32_t)0b10000000 |  (character &  (uint32_t)0b111111));
		}
	} else { // Assuming UTF-16
		if (character > 0x10FFFF) { character = U'?'; }
		if (character <= 0xD7FF || (character >= 0xE000 && character <= 0xFFFF)) {
			// xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx (Limited range)
			uint32_t higher8Bits = (character & (uint32_t)0b1111111100000000) >> 8;
			uint32_t lower8Bits  =  character & (uint32_t)0b0000000011111111;
			if (characterEncoding == CharacterEncoding::BOM_UTF16BE) {
				receiver(higher8Bits);
				receiver(lower8Bits);
			} else { // Assuming UTF-16 LE
				receiver(lower8Bits);
				receiver(higher8Bits);
			}
		} else if (character >= 0x010000 && character <= 0x10FFFF) {
			// 110110xxxxxxxxxx 110111xxxxxxxxxx
			uint32_t code = character - (uint32_t)0x10000;
			uint32_t byteA = ((code & (uint32_t)0b11000000000000000000) >> 18) | (uint32_t)0b11011000;
			uint32_t byteB =  (code & (uint32_t)0b00111111110000000000) >> 10;
			uint32_t byteC = ((code & (uint32_t)0b00000000001100000000) >> 8)  | (uint32_t)0b11011100;
			uint32_t byteD =   code & (uint32_t)0b00000000000011111111;
			if (characterEncoding == CharacterEncoding::BOM_UTF16BE) {
				receiver(byteA);
				receiver(byteB);
				receiver(byteC);
				receiver(byteD);
			} else { // Assuming UTF-16 LE
				receiver(byteB);
				receiver(byteA);
				receiver(byteD);
				receiver(byteC);
			}
		}
	}
}

// Template for encoding a whole string
template <CharacterEncoding characterEncoding, LineEncoding lineEncoding>
static void encodeText(const ByteWriterFunction &receiver, String content, bool writeBOM, bool writeNullTerminator) {
	if (writeBOM) {
		// Write byte order marks
		if (characterEncoding == CharacterEncoding::BOM_UTF8) {
			receiver(0xEF);
			receiver(0xBB);
			receiver(0xBF);
		} else if (characterEncoding == CharacterEncoding::BOM_UTF16BE) {
			receiver(0xFE);
			receiver(0xFF);
		} else if (characterEncoding == CharacterEncoding::BOM_UTF16LE) {
			receiver(0xFF);
			receiver(0xFE);
		}
	}
	// Write encoded content
	for (intptr_t i = 0; i < string_length(content); i++) {
		DsrChar character = content[i];
		if (character == U'\n') {
			if (lineEncoding == LineEncoding::CrLf) {
				encodeCharacter<characterEncoding>(receiver, U'\r');
				encodeCharacter<characterEncoding>(receiver, U'\n');
			} else { // Assuming that lineEncoding == LineEncoding::Lf
				encodeCharacter<characterEncoding>(receiver, U'\n');
			}
		} else {
			encodeCharacter<characterEncoding>(receiver, character);
		}
	}
	if (writeNullTerminator) {
		// Terminate internal strings with \0 to prevent getting garbage data after unpadded buffers
		if (characterEncoding == CharacterEncoding::BOM_UTF16BE || characterEncoding == CharacterEncoding::BOM_UTF16LE) {
			receiver(0);
			receiver(0);
		} else {
			receiver(0);
		}
	}
}

// Macro for converting run-time arguments into template arguments for encodeText
#define ENCODE_TEXT(RECEIVER, CONTENT, CHAR_ENCODING, LINE_ENCODING, WRITE_BOM, WRITE_NULL_TERMINATOR) \
	if (CHAR_ENCODING == CharacterEncoding::Raw_Latin1) { \
		if (LINE_ENCODING == LineEncoding::CrLf) { \
			encodeText<CharacterEncoding::Raw_Latin1, LineEncoding::CrLf>(RECEIVER, CONTENT, false, WRITE_NULL_TERMINATOR); \
		} else if (LINE_ENCODING == LineEncoding::Lf) { \
			encodeText<CharacterEncoding::Raw_Latin1, LineEncoding::Lf>(RECEIVER, CONTENT, false, WRITE_NULL_TERMINATOR); \
		} \
	} else if (CHAR_ENCODING == CharacterEncoding::BOM_UTF8) { \
		if (LINE_ENCODING == LineEncoding::CrLf) { \
			encodeText<CharacterEncoding::BOM_UTF8, LineEncoding::CrLf>(RECEIVER, CONTENT, WRITE_BOM, WRITE_NULL_TERMINATOR); \
		} else if (LINE_ENCODING == LineEncoding::Lf) { \
			encodeText<CharacterEncoding::BOM_UTF8, LineEncoding::Lf>(RECEIVER, CONTENT, WRITE_BOM, WRITE_NULL_TERMINATOR); \
		} \
	} else if (CHAR_ENCODING == CharacterEncoding::BOM_UTF16BE) { \
		if (LINE_ENCODING == LineEncoding::CrLf) { \
			encodeText<CharacterEncoding::BOM_UTF16BE, LineEncoding::CrLf>(RECEIVER, CONTENT, WRITE_BOM, WRITE_NULL_TERMINATOR); \
		} else if (LINE_ENCODING == LineEncoding::Lf) { \
			encodeText<CharacterEncoding::BOM_UTF16BE, LineEncoding::Lf>(RECEIVER, CONTENT, WRITE_BOM, WRITE_NULL_TERMINATOR); \
		} \
	} else if (CHAR_ENCODING == CharacterEncoding::BOM_UTF16LE) { \
		if (LINE_ENCODING == LineEncoding::CrLf) { \
			encodeText<CharacterEncoding::BOM_UTF16LE, LineEncoding::CrLf>(RECEIVER, CONTENT, WRITE_BOM, WRITE_NULL_TERMINATOR); \
		} else if (LINE_ENCODING == LineEncoding::Lf) { \
			encodeText<CharacterEncoding::BOM_UTF16LE, LineEncoding::Lf>(RECEIVER, CONTENT, WRITE_BOM, WRITE_NULL_TERMINATOR); \
		} \
	}

// Encoding to a buffer before saving all at once as a binary file.
//   This tells the operating system how big the file is in advance and prevent the worst case of stalling for minutes!
bool dsr::string_save(const ReadableString& filename, const ReadableString& content, CharacterEncoding characterEncoding, LineEncoding lineEncoding) {
	Buffer buffer = string_saveToMemory(content, characterEncoding, lineEncoding);
	if (buffer_exists(buffer)) {
		return file_saveBuffer(filename, buffer);
	} else {
		return false;
	}
}

Buffer dsr::string_saveToMemory(const ReadableString& content, CharacterEncoding characterEncoding, LineEncoding lineEncoding, bool writeByteOrderMark, bool writeNullTerminator) {
	intptr_t byteCount = 0;
	ByteWriterFunction counter = [&byteCount](uint8_t value) {
		byteCount++;
	};
	ENCODE_TEXT(counter, content, characterEncoding, lineEncoding, writeByteOrderMark, writeNullTerminator);
	Buffer result = buffer_create(byteCount).setName("Buffer holding an encoded string");
	SafePointer<uint8_t> byteWriter = buffer_getSafeData<uint8_t>(result, "Buffer for string encoding");
	ByteWriterFunction receiver = [&byteWriter](uint8_t value) {
		*byteWriter = value;
		byteWriter += 1;
	};
	ENCODE_TEXT(receiver, content, characterEncoding, lineEncoding, writeByteOrderMark, writeNullTerminator);
	return result;
}

static uintptr_t getStartOffset(const ReadableString &source) {
	// Get the allocation
	const uint8_t* origin = (uint8_t*)(source.characters.getUnsafe());
	const uint8_t* start = (uint8_t*)(source.view.getUnchecked());
	assert(start <= origin);
	// Get the offset from the parent
	return (start - origin) / sizeof(DsrChar);
}

#ifdef SAFE_POINTER_CHECKS
	static void serializeCharacterBuffer(PrintCharacter target, void const * const allocation, uintptr_t maxLength) {
		uintptr_t characterCount = heap_getUsedSize(allocation) / sizeof(DsrChar);
		target(U'\"');
		for (uintptr_t c = 0; c < characterCount; c++) {
			if (c == maxLength) {
				target(U'\"');
				target(U'.');
				target(U'.');
				target(U'.');
				return;
			}
			target(((DsrChar *)allocation)[c]);
		}
		target(U'\"');
	}
#endif

static Handle<DsrChar> allocateCharacters(intptr_t minimumLength) {
	// Allocate memory.
	Handle<DsrChar> result = handle_createArray<DsrChar>(AllocationInitialization::Uninitialized, minimumLength).setName("String characters");
	#ifdef SAFE_POINTER_CHECKS
		setAllocationSerialization(result.getUnsafe(), &serializeCharacterBuffer);
	#endif
	// Check how much space we got.
	uintptr_t availableSpace = heap_getAllocationSize(result.getUnsafe());
	// Expand to use all available memory in the allocation.
	uintptr_t newSize = heap_setUsedSize(result.getUnsafe(), availableSpace);
	// Clear the memory to zeroes, just to be safe against non-deterministic bugs.
	safeMemorySet(result.getSafe("Cleared String pointer"), 0, newSize);
	return result;
}

// Replaces the buffer with a new buffer holding at least minimumLength characters
// Guarantees that the new buffer is not shared by other strings, so that it may be written to freely
static void reallocateBuffer(String &target, intptr_t minimumLength, bool preserve) {
	// Holding oldData alive while copying to the new buffer
	Handle<DsrChar> oldBuffer = target.characters; // Kept for reference counting only, do not remove.
	Impl_CharacterView oldData = target.view;
	target.characters = allocateCharacters(minimumLength);
	target.view = Impl_CharacterView(target.characters.getUnsafe(), oldData.length);
	if (preserve && oldData.length > 0) {
		safeMemoryCopy(target.view.getSafe("New characters being copied from an old buffer"), oldData.getSafe("Old characters being copied to a new buffer"), oldData.length * sizeof(DsrChar));
	}
}
// Call before writing to the buffer.
//   This hides that Strings share buffers when assigning by value or taking partial strings.
static void cloneIfNeeded(String &target) {
	// If there is no buffer or the buffer is shared, it needs to allocate its own buffer.
	if (target.characters.isNull() || target.characters.getUseCount() > 1) {
		reallocateBuffer(target, target.view.length, true);
	}
}

void dsr::string_clear(String& target) {
	// We we start writing from the beginning, then we must have our own allocation to avoid overwriting the characters in other strings.
	cloneIfNeeded(target);
	target.view.length = 0;
}

// The number of DsrChar characters that can be contained in the allocation before reaching the buffer's end
//   This doesn't imply that it's always okay to write to the remaining space, because the buffer may be shared
static intptr_t getCapacity(const ReadableString &source) {
	if (source.characters.isNotNull()) {
		uintptr_t bufferElements = source.characters.getElementCount();
		// Subtract offset from the buffer size to get the remaining space
		return bufferElements - getStartOffset(source);
	} else {
		return 0;
	}
}

static void expand(String &target, intptr_t newLength, bool affectUsedLength) {
	cloneIfNeeded(target);
	if (newLength > target.view.length) {
		if (newLength > getCapacity(target)) {
			reallocateBuffer(target, newLength, true);
		}
		if (affectUsedLength) {
			target.view.length = newLength;
		}
	}
}

void dsr::string_reserve(String& target, intptr_t minimumLength) {
	expand(target, minimumLength, false);
}

// This macro has to be used because a static template wouldn't be able to inherit access to private methods from the target class.
//   Better to use a macro without type safety in the implementation than to expose yet another template in a global header.
// Proof that appending to one string doesn't affect another:
//   If it has to reallocate
//     * Then it will have its own buffer without conflicts
//   If it doesn't have to reallocate
//     If it shares the buffer
//       If source is empty
//         * Then no risk of overwriting neighbor strings if we don't write
//       If source isn't empty
//         * Then the buffer will be cloned when the first character is written
//     If it doesn't share the buffer
//       * Then no risk of writing
#define APPEND(TARGET, SOURCE, LENGTH, MASK) { \
	intptr_t oldLength = (TARGET).view.length; \
	expand((TARGET), oldLength + (intptr_t)(LENGTH), true); \
	for (intptr_t i = 0; i < (intptr_t)(LENGTH); i++) { \
		(TARGET).view.writeCharacter(oldLength + i, ((SOURCE)[i]) & MASK); \
	} \
}
// TODO: See if ascii litterals can be checked for values above 127 in compile-time
static void atomic_append_ascii(String &target, const char* source) { APPEND(target, source, strlen(source), 0xFF); }
// TODO: Use memcpy when appending input of the same format
static void atomic_append_readable(String &target, const ReadableString& source) { APPEND(target, source, source.view.length, 0xFFFFFFFF); }
static void atomic_append_utf32(String &target, const DsrChar* source) { APPEND(target, source, strlen_utf32(source), 0xFFFFFFFF); }
void dsr::string_appendChar(String& target, DsrChar value) { APPEND(target, &value, 1, 0xFFFFFFFF); }

String& dsr::impl_toStreamIndented_ascii(String& target, const char *value, const ReadableString& indentation) {
	atomic_append_readable(target, indentation);
	atomic_append_ascii(target, value);
	return target;
}
String& dsr::impl_toStreamIndented_utf32(String& target, const char32_t *value, const ReadableString& indentation) {
	atomic_append_readable(target, indentation);
	atomic_append_utf32(target, value);
	return target;
}
String& dsr::impl_toStreamIndented_readable(String& target, const ReadableString& value, const ReadableString& indentation) {
	atomic_append_readable(target, indentation);
	atomic_append_readable(target, value);
	return target;
}
String& dsr::impl_toStreamIndented_double(String& target, const double &value, const ReadableString& indentation) {
	atomic_append_readable(target, indentation);
	string_fromDouble(target, (double)value);
	return target;
}
String& dsr::impl_toStreamIndented_int64(String& target, const int64_t &value, const ReadableString& indentation) {
	atomic_append_readable(target, indentation);
	string_fromSigned(target, value);
	return target;
}
String& dsr::impl_toStreamIndented_uint64(String& target, const uint64_t &value, const ReadableString& indentation) {
	atomic_append_readable(target, indentation);
	string_fromUnsigned(target, value);
	return target;
}

// The print mutex makes sure that messages from multiple threads don't get mixed up.
static std::mutex printMutex;

static std::ostream& toStream(std::ostream& out, const ReadableString &source) {
	for (intptr_t i = 0; i < source.view.length; i++) {
		out.put(toAscii(source.view[i]));
	}
	return out;
}

static const std::function<void(const ReadableString &message, MessageType type)> defaultMessageAction = [](const ReadableString &message, MessageType type) {
	if (type == MessageType::Error) {
		#ifdef DSR_HARD_EXIT_ON_ERROR
			// Print the error.
			toStream(std::cerr, message);
			// Free all heap allocations.
			heap_hardExitCleaning();
			// Terminate with a non-zero value to indicate failure.
			std::exit(1);
		#else
			Buffer ascii = string_saveToMemory(message, CharacterEncoding::Raw_Latin1, LineEncoding::CrLf, false, true);
			throw std::runtime_error((char*)ascii.getUnsafe());
		#endif
	} else {
		printMutex.lock();
			toStream(std::cout, message);
		printMutex.unlock();
	}
};

static std::function<void(const ReadableString &message, MessageType type)> globalMessageAction = defaultMessageAction;

void dsr::string_sendMessage(const ReadableString &message, MessageType type) {
	globalMessageAction(message, type);
}

void dsr::string_sendMessage_default(const ReadableString &message, MessageType type) {
	defaultMessageAction(message, type);
}

void dsr::string_assignMessageHandler(std::function<void(const ReadableString &message, MessageType type)> newHandler) {
	globalMessageAction = newHandler;
}

void dsr::string_unassignMessageHandler() {
	globalMessageAction = defaultMessageAction;
}

void dsr::string_split_callback(std::function<void(ReadableString separatedText)> action, const ReadableString& source, DsrChar separator, bool removeWhiteSpace) {
	intptr_t sectionStart = 0;
	for (intptr_t i = 0; i < source.view.length; i++) {
		DsrChar c = source[i];
		if (c == separator) {
			ReadableString element = string_exclusiveRange(source, sectionStart, i);
			if (removeWhiteSpace) {
				action(string_removeOuterWhiteSpace(element));
			} else {
				action(element);
			}
			sectionStart = i + 1;
		}
	}
	if (source.view.length > sectionStart) {
		if (removeWhiteSpace) {
			action(string_removeOuterWhiteSpace(string_exclusiveRange(source, sectionStart, source.view.length)));
		} else {
			action(string_exclusiveRange(source, sectionStart, source.view.length));
		}
	}
}

static String createSubString(const Handle<DsrChar> &characters, const Impl_CharacterView &view) {
	String result;
	result.characters = characters;
	result.view = view;
	return result;
}

List<String> dsr::string_split(const ReadableString& source, DsrChar separator, bool removeWhiteSpace) {
	List<String> result;
	if (source.view.length > 0) {
		// Re-use the existing buffer
		String commonBuffer = createSubString(source.characters, source.view);
		// Source is allocated as String
		string_split_callback([&result, removeWhiteSpace](String element) {
			if (removeWhiteSpace) {
				result.push(string_removeOuterWhiteSpace(element));
			} else {
				result.push(element);
			}
		}, commonBuffer, separator, removeWhiteSpace);
	}
	return result;
}

intptr_t dsr::string_splitCount(const ReadableString& source, DsrChar separator) {
	intptr_t result = 0;
	string_split_callback([&result](ReadableString element) {
		result++;
	}, source, separator);
	return result;
}

int64_t dsr::string_toInteger(const ReadableString& source) {
	int64_t result;
	bool negated;
	result = 0;
	negated = false;
	for (intptr_t i = 0; i < source.view.length; i++) {
		DsrChar c = source[i];
		if (c == '-' || c == '~') {
			negated = !negated;
		} else if (c >= '0' && c <= '9') {
			result = (result * 10) + (int)(c - '0');
		} else if (c == ',' || c == '.') {
			// Truncate any decimals by ignoring them
			break;
		}
	}
	if (negated) {
		return -result;
	} else {
		return result;
	}
}

double dsr::string_toDouble(const ReadableString& source) {
	double result;
	bool negated;
	bool reachedDecimal;
	int64_t digitDivider;
	result = 0.0;
	negated = false;
	reachedDecimal = false;
	digitDivider = 1;
	for (intptr_t i = 0; i < source.view.length; i++) {
		DsrChar c = source[i];
		if (c == '-' || c == '~') {
			negated = !negated;
		} else if (c >= '0' && c <= '9') {
			if (reachedDecimal) {
				digitDivider = digitDivider * 10;
				result = result + ((double)(c - '0') / (double)digitDivider);
			} else {
				result = (result * 10) + (double)(c - '0');
			}
		} else if (c == ',' || c == '.') {
			reachedDecimal = true;
		} else if (c == 'e' || c == 'E') {
			// Apply the exponent after 'e'.
			result *= std::pow(10.0, string_toInteger(string_after(source, i)));
			// Skip remaining characters.
			i = source.view.length;
		}
	}
	if (negated) {
		return -result;
	} else {
		return result;
	}
}

intptr_t dsr::string_length(const ReadableString& source) {
	return source.view.length;
}

intptr_t dsr::string_findFirst(const ReadableString& source, DsrChar toFind, intptr_t startIndex) {
	for (intptr_t i = startIndex; i < source.view.length; i++) {
		if (source[i] == toFind) {
			return i;
		}
	}
	return -1;
}

intptr_t dsr::string_findLast(const ReadableString& source, DsrChar toFind) {
	for (intptr_t i = source.view.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
		if (source[i] == toFind) {
			return i;
		}
	}
	return -1;
}

ReadableString dsr::string_exclusiveRange(const ReadableString& source, intptr_t inclusiveStart, intptr_t exclusiveEnd) {
	// Return empty string for each complete miss
	if (inclusiveStart >= source.view.length || exclusiveEnd <= 0) { return ReadableString(); }
	// Automatically clamping to valid range
	if (inclusiveStart < 0) { inclusiveStart = 0; }
	if (exclusiveEnd > source.view.length) { exclusiveEnd = source.view.length; }
	// Return the overlapping interval
	return createSubString(source.characters, Impl_CharacterView(source.view.getUnchecked() + inclusiveStart, exclusiveEnd - inclusiveStart));
}

ReadableString dsr::string_inclusiveRange(const ReadableString& source, intptr_t inclusiveStart, intptr_t inclusiveEnd) {
	return string_exclusiveRange(source, inclusiveStart, inclusiveEnd + 1);
}

ReadableString dsr::string_before(const ReadableString& source, intptr_t exclusiveEnd) {
	return string_exclusiveRange(source, 0, exclusiveEnd);
}

ReadableString dsr::string_until(const ReadableString& source, intptr_t inclusiveEnd) {
	return string_inclusiveRange(source, 0, inclusiveEnd);
}

ReadableString dsr::string_from(const ReadableString& source, intptr_t inclusiveStart) {
	return string_exclusiveRange(source, inclusiveStart, source.view.length);
}

ReadableString dsr::string_after(const ReadableString& source, intptr_t exclusiveStart) {
	return string_from(source, exclusiveStart + 1);
}

bool dsr::character_isDigit(DsrChar c) {
	return c >= U'0' && c <= U'9';
}

bool dsr::character_isIntegerCharacter(DsrChar c) {
	return c == U'-' || character_isDigit(c);
}

bool dsr::character_isValueCharacter(DsrChar c) {
	return c == U'.' || character_isIntegerCharacter(c);
}

bool dsr::character_isWhiteSpace(DsrChar c) {
	return c == U' ' || c == U'\t' || c == U'\v' || c == U'\f' || c == U'\n' || c == U'\r';
}

// Macros for implementing regular expressions with a greedy approach consuming the first match
//   Optional accepts 0 or 1 occurence
//   Forced accepts 1 occurence
//   Star accepts 0..N occurence
//   Plus accepts 1..N occurence
#define CHARACTER_OPTIONAL(CHARACTER) if (source[readIndex] == CHARACTER) { readIndex++; }
#define CHARACTER_FORCED(CHARACTER) if (source[readIndex] == CHARACTER) { readIndex++; } else { return false; }
#define CHARACTER_STAR(CHARACTER) while (source[readIndex] == CHARACTER) { readIndex++; }
#define CHARACTER_PLUS(CHARACTER) CHARACTER_FORCED(CHARACTER) CHARACTER_STAR(CHARACTER)
#define PATTERN_OPTIONAL(PATTERN) if (character_is##PATTERN(source[readIndex])) { readIndex++; }
#define PATTERN_FORCED(PATTERN) if (character_is##PATTERN(source[readIndex])) { readIndex++; } else { return false; }
#define PATTERN_STAR(PATTERN) while (character_is##PATTERN(source[readIndex])) { readIndex++; }
#define PATTERN_PLUS(PATTERN) PATTERN_FORCED(PATTERN) PATTERN_STAR(PATTERN)

// The greedy approach works here, because there's no ambiguity
bool dsr::string_isInteger(const ReadableString& source, bool allowWhiteSpace) {
	intptr_t readIndex = 0;
	if (allowWhiteSpace) {
		PATTERN_STAR(WhiteSpace);
	}
	CHARACTER_OPTIONAL(U'-');
	// At least one digit required
	PATTERN_PLUS(IntegerCharacter);
	if (allowWhiteSpace) {
		PATTERN_STAR(WhiteSpace);
	}
	return readIndex == source.view.length;
}

// To avoid consuming the all digits on Digit* before reaching Digit+ when there is no decimal, whole integers are judged by string_isInteger
bool dsr::string_isDouble(const ReadableString& source, bool allowWhiteSpace) {
	// Solving the UnsignedDouble <- Digit+ | Digit* '.' Digit+ ambiguity is done easiest by checking if there's a decimal before handling the white-space and negation
	if (string_findFirst(source, U'.') == -1) {
		// No decimal detected
		return string_isInteger(source, allowWhiteSpace);
	} else {
		intptr_t readIndex = 0;
		if (allowWhiteSpace) {
			PATTERN_STAR(WhiteSpace);
		}
		// Double <- UnsignedDouble | '-' UnsignedDouble
		CHARACTER_OPTIONAL(U'-');
		// UnsignedDouble <- Digit* '.' Digit+
		// Any number of integer digits
		PATTERN_STAR(IntegerCharacter);
		// Only dot for decimal
		CHARACTER_FORCED(U'.')
		// At least one decimal digit
		PATTERN_PLUS(IntegerCharacter);
		if (allowWhiteSpace) {
			PATTERN_STAR(WhiteSpace);
		}
		return readIndex == source.view.length;
	}
}

uintptr_t dsr::string_getBufferUseCount(const ReadableString& text) {
	return text.characters.getUseCount();
}