fast path for ASCII python strings

jiter-python/Cargo.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
-pyo3 = { version = "0.21.0-beta.0", features = ["num-bigint", "auto-initialize"] }
+pyo3 = { version = "0.21.0", features = ["num-bigint", "auto-initialize"] }
 jiter = { path = "..", features = ["python"] }
 
 [features]

src/lib.rs

@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ pub use parse::Peek;
 pub use value::{JsonArray, JsonObject, JsonValue};
 
 #[cfg(feature = "python")]
-pub use py_string_cache::{cache_clear, cache_usage, cached_py_string, StringCacheMode};
+pub use py_string_cache::{cache_clear, cache_usage, cached_py_string, pystring_fast_new, StringCacheMode};
 #[cfg(feature = "python")]
 pub use python::{map_json_error, python_parse};

src/py_string_cache.rs

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use std::cell::RefCell;
 
 use ahash::random_state::RandomState;
 use pyo3::exceptions::{PyTypeError, PyValueError};
+use pyo3::ffi;
 use pyo3::prelude::*;
 use pyo3::sync::{GILOnceCell, GILProtected};
 use pyo3::types::{PyBool, PyString};
@@ -45,38 +46,38 @@ impl From<bool> for StringCacheMode {
 }
 
 pub trait StringMaybeCache {
-    fn get_key<'py>(py: Python<'py>, json_str: &str) -> Bound<'py, PyString>;
+    fn get_key<'py>(py: Python<'py>, json_str: &str, ascii_only: bool) -> Bound<'py, PyString>;
 
-    fn get_value<'py>(py: Python<'py>, json_str: &str) -> Bound<'py, PyString> {
-        Self::get_key(py, json_str)
+    fn get_value<'py>(py: Python<'py>, json_str: &str, ascii_only: bool) -> Bound<'py, PyString> {
+        Self::get_key(py, json_str, ascii_only)
     }
 }
 
 pub struct StringCacheAll;
 
 impl StringMaybeCache for StringCacheAll {
-    fn get_key<'py>(py: Python<'py>, json_str: &str) -> Bound<'py, PyString> {
-        cached_py_string(py, json_str)
+    fn get_key<'py>(py: Python<'py>, json_str: &str, ascii_only: bool) -> Bound<'py, PyString> {
+        cached_py_string(py, json_str, ascii_only)
     }
 }
 
 pub struct StringCacheKeys;
 
 impl StringMaybeCache for StringCacheKeys {
-    fn get_key<'py>(py: Python<'py>, json_str: &str) -> Bound<'py, PyString> {
-        cached_py_string(py, json_str)
+    fn get_key<'py>(py: Python<'py>, json_str: &str, ascii_only: bool) -> Bound<'py, PyString> {
+        cached_py_string(py, json_str, ascii_only)
     }
 
-    fn get_value<'py>(py: Python<'py>, json_str: &str) -> Bound<'py, PyString> {
-        PyString::new_bound(py, json_str)
+    fn get_value<'py>(py: Python<'py>, json_str: &str, ascii_only: bool) -> Bound<'py, PyString> {
+        pystring_fast_new(py, json_str, ascii_only)
     }
 }
 
 pub struct StringNoCache;
 
 impl StringMaybeCache for StringNoCache {
-    fn get_key<'py>(py: Python<'py>, json_str: &str) -> Bound<'py, PyString> {
-        PyString::new_bound(py, json_str)
+    fn get_key<'py>(py: Python<'py>, json_str: &str, ascii_only: bool) -> Bound<'py, PyString> {
+        pystring_fast_new(py, json_str, ascii_only)
     }
 }
 
@@ -98,12 +99,12 @@ pub fn cache_clear(py: Python) {
     get_string_cache!(py).borrow_mut().clear()
 }
 
-pub fn cached_py_string<'py>(py: Python<'py>, raw_str: &str) -> Bound<'py, PyString> {
+pub fn cached_py_string<'py>(py: Python<'py>, s: &str, ascii_only: bool) -> Bound<'py, PyString> {
     // from tests, 0 and 1 character strings are faster not cached
-    if (2..64).contains(&raw_str.len()) {
-        get_string_cache!(py).borrow_mut().get_or_insert(py, raw_str)
+    if (2..64).contains(&s.len()) {
+        get_string_cache!(py).borrow_mut().get_or_insert(py, s, ascii_only)
     } else {
-        PyString::new_bound(py, raw_str)
+        pystring_fast_new(py, s, ascii_only)
     }
 }
 
@@ -135,13 +136,13 @@ impl Default for PyStringCache {
 impl PyStringCache {
     /// Lookup the cache for an entry with the given string. If it exists, return it.
     /// If it is not set or has a different string, insert it and return it.
-    fn get_or_insert<'py>(&mut self, py: Python<'py>, s: &str) -> Bound<'py, PyString> {
+    fn get_or_insert<'py>(&mut self, py: Python<'py>, s: &str, ascii_only: bool) -> Bound<'py, PyString> {
         let hash = self.hash_builder.hash_one(s);
 
         let hash_index = hash as usize % CAPACITY;
 
         let set_entry = |entry: &mut Entry| {
-            let py_str = PyString::new_bound(py, s);
+            let py_str = pystring_fast_new(py, s, ascii_only);
             *entry = Some((hash, py_str.to_owned().unbind()));
             py_str
         };
@@ -183,3 +184,23 @@ impl PyStringCache {
         self.entries.fill(None);
     }
 }
+
+pub fn pystring_fast_new<'py>(py: Python<'py>, s: &str, ascii_only: bool) -> Bound<'py, PyString> {
+    if ascii_only {
+        unsafe { pystring_ascii_new(py, s) }
+    } else {
+        PyString::new_bound(py, s)
+    }
+}
+
+/// Faster creation of PyString from an ASCII string, inspired by
+/// https://github.com/ijl/orjson/blob/3.10.0/src/str/create.rs#L41
+unsafe fn pystring_ascii_new<'py>(py: Python<'py>, s: &str) -> Bound<'py, PyString> {
+    let ptr = ffi::PyUnicode_New(s.len() as isize, 127);
+    // see https://github.com/pydantic/jiter/pull/72#discussion_r1545485907
+    debug_assert_eq!(ffi::PyUnicode_KIND(ptr), ffi::PyUnicode_1BYTE_KIND);
+    let data_ptr = ffi::PyUnicode_DATA(ptr).cast();
+    core::ptr::copy_nonoverlapping(s.as_ptr(), data_ptr, s.len());
+    core::ptr::write(data_ptr.add(s.len()), 0);
+    Bound::from_owned_ptr(py, ptr).downcast_into_unchecked()
+}

src/python.rs

@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ impl<'j> PythonParser<'j> {
             }
             Peek::String => {
                 let s = self.parser.consume_string::<StringDecoder>(&mut self.tape)?;
-                Ok(StringCache::get_value(py, s.as_str()).into_any())
+                Ok(StringCache::get_value(py, s.as_str(), s.ascii_only()).into_any())
             }
             Peek::Array => {
                 let peek_first = match self.parser.array_first() {
@@ -162,12 +162,12 @@ impl<'j> PythonParser<'j> {
             }
         };
         if let Some(first_key) = self.parser.object_first::<StringDecoder>(&mut self.tape)? {
-            let first_key = StringCache::get_key(py, first_key.as_str());
+            let first_key = StringCache::get_key(py, first_key.as_str(), first_key.ascii_only());
             let peek = self.parser.peek()?;
             let first_value = self._check_take_value::<StringCache>(py, peek)?;
             set_item(first_key, first_value);
             while let Some(key) = self.parser.object_step::<StringDecoder>(&mut self.tape)? {
-                let key = StringCache::get_key(py, key.as_str());
+                let key = StringCache::get_key(py, key.as_str(), key.ascii_only());
                 let peek = self.parser.peek()?;
                 let value = self._check_take_value::<StringCache>(py, peek)?;
                 set_item(key, value);

src/string_decoder.rs

@@ -25,33 +25,40 @@
 where
     'j: 't,
 {
-    Tape(&'t str),
-    Data(&'j str),
+    Tape(&'t str, bool),
+    Data(&'j str, bool),
 }
 
 impl From<StringOutput<'_, '_>> for String {
     fn from(val: StringOutput) -> Self {
         match val {
-            StringOutput::Tape(s) => s.to_owned(),
-            StringOutput::Data(s) => s.to_owned(),
+            StringOutput::Tape(s, _) => s.to_owned(),
+            StringOutput::Data(s, _) => s.to_owned(),
         }
     }
 }
 
 impl<'t, 'j> From<StringOutput<'t, 'j>> for Cow<'j, str> {
     fn from(val: StringOutput<'t, 'j>) -> Self {
         match val {
-            StringOutput::Tape(s) => s.to_owned().into(),
-            StringOutput::Data(s) => s.into(),
+            StringOutput::Tape(s, _) => s.to_owned().into(),
+            StringOutput::Data(s, _) => s.into(),
         }
     }
 }
 
 impl<'t, 'j> StringOutput<'t, 'j> {
     pub fn as_str(&self) -> &'t str {
         match self {
-            Self::Tape(s) => s,
-            Self::Data(s) => s,
+            Self::Tape(s, _) => s,
+            Self::Data(s, _) => s,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn ascii_only(&self) -> bool {
+        match self {
+            Self::Tape(_, ascii_only) => *ascii_only,
+            Self::Data(_, ascii_only) => *ascii_only,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -143,7 +150,7 @@
                     CharType::Quote => {
                         let s = to_str(&data[start..index], ascii_only, start)?;
                         index += 1;
-                        return Ok((StringOutput::Data(s), index));
+                        return Ok((StringOutput::Data(s, ascii_only), index));
                     }
                     CharType::Backslash => return decode_to_tape(data, index, tape, start, ascii_only),
                     CharType::ControlChar => return json_err!(ControlCharacterWhileParsingString, index),
@@ -204,7 +211,7 @@
                     tape.extend_from_slice(&data[last_escape..index]);
                     index += 1;
                     let s = to_str(tape, ascii_only, start)?;
-                    return Ok((StringOutput::Tape(s), index));
+                    return Ok((StringOutput::Tape(s, ascii_only), index));
                 }
                 CharType::Backslash => on_backslash!(),
                 CharType::ControlChar => return json_err!(ControlCharacterWhileParsingString, index),

tests/python.rs

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use pyo3::prelude::*;
 use pyo3::types::{PyDict, PyList, PyString};
 use pyo3::ToPyObject;
 
-use jiter::{cache_clear, cache_usage, map_json_error, python_parse, JsonValue, StringCacheMode};
+use jiter::{cache_clear, cache_usage, map_json_error, pystring_fast_new, python_parse, JsonValue, StringCacheMode};
 
 #[test]
 fn test_to_py_object_numeric() {
@@ -269,3 +269,51 @@ fn test_cache_into() {
         );
     })
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_use_tape() {
+    let json = r#"  "foo\nbar"  "#;
+    Python::with_gil(|py| {
+        cache_clear(py);
+        let obj = python_parse(py, json.as_bytes(), false, StringCacheMode::None, false).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(obj.to_string(), "foo\nbar");
+    })
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_unicode() {
+    let json = r#"{"💩": "£"}"#;
+    Python::with_gil(|py| {
+        cache_clear(py);
+        let obj = python_parse(py, json.as_bytes(), false, StringCacheMode::None, false).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(obj.to_string(), "{'💩': '£'}");
+    })
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_unicode_cache() {
+    let json = r#"{"💩": "£"}"#;
+    Python::with_gil(|py| {
+        cache_clear(py);
+        let obj = python_parse(py, json.as_bytes(), false, StringCacheMode::All, false).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(obj.to_string(), "{'💩': '£'}");
+    })
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_pystring_fast_new_non_ascii() {
+    let json = "£100 💩";
+    Python::with_gil(|py| {
+        let s = pystring_fast_new(py, json, false);
+        assert_eq!(s.to_string(), "£100 💩");
+    })
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_pystring_fast_new_ascii() {
+    let json = "100abc";
+    Python::with_gil(|py| {
+        let s = pystring_fast_new(py, json, true);
+        assert_eq!(s.to_string(), "100abc");
+    })
+}