Faster insertion into table

builtin/common/filterlist.lua

@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ function filterlist.process(self)
 	for k,v in pairs(self.m_raw_list) do
 		if self.m_filtercriteria == nil or
 			self.m_filter_fct(v,self.m_filtercriteria) then
-			table.insert(self.m_processed_list,v)
+			self.m_processed_list[#self.m_processed_list + 1] = v
 		end
 	end
 	

builtin/common/misc_helpers.lua

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- Localize functions to avoid table lookups (better performance).
-local table_insert = table.insert
 local string_sub, string_find = string.sub, string.find
 
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -94,13 +93,13 @@ function dump2(o, name, dumped)
 				-- the form _G["table: 0xFFFFFFF"]
 				keyStr = string.format("_G[%q]", tostring(k))
 				-- Dump key table
-				table_insert(t, dump2(k, keyStr, dumped))
+				t[#t + 1] = dump2(k, keyStr, dumped)
 			end
 		else
 			keyStr = basic_dump(k)
 		end
 		local vname = string.format("%s[%s]", name, keyStr)
-		table_insert(t, dump2(v, vname, dumped))
+		t[#t + 1] = dump2(v, vname, dumped)
 	end
 	return string.format("%s = {}\n%s", name, table.concat(t))
 end
@@ -135,7 +134,7 @@ function dump(o, indent, nested, level)
 	local t = {}
 	local dumped_indexes = {}
 	for i, v in ipairs(o) do
-		table_insert(t, dump(v, indent, nested, level + 1))
+		t[#t + 1] = dump(v, indent, nested, level + 1)
 		dumped_indexes[i] = true
 	end
 	for k, v in pairs(o) do
@@ -144,7 +143,7 @@ function dump(o, indent, nested, level)
 				k = "["..dump(k, indent, nested, level + 1).."]"
 			end
 			v = dump(v, indent, nested, level + 1)
-			table_insert(t, k.." = "..v)
+			t[#t + 1] = k.." = "..v
 		end
 	end
 	nested[o] = nil
@@ -177,7 +176,7 @@ function string.split(str, delim, include_empty, max_splits, sep_is_pattern)
 		local s = string_sub(str, pos, np - 1)
 		if include_empty or (s ~= "") then
 			max_splits = max_splits - 1
-			table_insert(items, s)
+			items[#items + 1] = s
 		end
 		pos = npe + 1
 	until (max_splits == 0) or (pos > (len + 1))
@@ -186,8 +185,8 @@ end
 
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 function table.indexof(list, val)
-	for i = 1, #list do
-		if list[i] == val then
+	for i, v in ipairs(list) do
+		if v == val then
 			return i
 		end
 	end
@@ -324,7 +323,7 @@ function core.splittext(text,charlimit)
 	local last_line = ""
 	while start ~= nil do
 		if string.len(last_line) + (stop-start) > charlimit then
-			table_insert(retval, last_line)
+			retval[#retval + 1] = last_line
 			last_line = ""
 		end
 
@@ -335,7 +334,7 @@ function core.splittext(text,charlimit)
 		last_line = last_line .. string_sub(text, current_idx, stop - 1)
 
 		if gotnewline then
-			table_insert(retval, last_line)
+			retval[#retval + 1] = last_line
 			last_line = ""
 			gotnewline = false
 		end
@@ -353,11 +352,11 @@ function core.splittext(text,charlimit)
 
 	--add last part of text
 	if string.len(last_line) + (string.len(text) - current_idx) > charlimit then
-			table_insert(retval, last_line)
-			table_insert(retval, string_sub(text, current_idx))
+			retval[#retval + 1] = last_line
+			retval[#retval + 1] = string_sub(text, current_idx)
 	else
 		last_line = last_line .. " " .. string_sub(text, current_idx)
-		table_insert(retval, last_line)
+		retval[#retval + 1] = last_line
 	end
 
 	return retval
@@ -430,14 +429,14 @@ if INIT == "game" then
 
 		if iswall then
 			core.set_node(pos, {name = wield_name,
-					param2 = dirs1[fdir+1]})
+					param2 = dirs1[fdir + 1]})
 		elseif isceiling then
 			if orient_flags.force_facedir then
 				core.set_node(pos, {name = wield_name,
 						param2 = 20})
 			else
 				core.set_node(pos, {name = wield_name,
-						param2 = dirs2[fdir+1]})
+						param2 = dirs2[fdir + 1]})
 			end
 		else -- place right side up
 			if orient_flags.force_facedir then

builtin/common/serialize.lua

@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ function core.serialize(x)
 		local i = local_index
 		local_index = local_index + 1
 		var = "_["..i.."]"
-		table.insert(local_defs, var.." = "..val)
+		local_defs[#local_defs + 1] = var.." = "..val
 		dumped[x] = var
 		return var
 	end
@@ -135,16 +135,15 @@ function core.serialize(x)
 			local np = nest_points[x]
 			for i, v in ipairs(x) do
 				if not np or not np[i] then
-					table.insert(vals, dump_or_ref_val(v))
+					vals[#vals + 1] = dump_or_ref_val(v)
 				end
 				idx_dumped[i] = true
 			end
 			for k, v in pairs(x) do
 				if (not np or not np[k]) and
 						not idx_dumped[k] then
-					table.insert(vals,
-						"["..dump_or_ref_val(k).."] = "
-						..dump_or_ref_val(v))
+					vals[#vals + 1] = "["..dump_or_ref_val(k).."] = "
+						..dump_or_ref_val(v)
 				end
 			end
 			return "{"..table.concat(vals, ", ").."}"
@@ -156,9 +155,9 @@ function core.serialize(x)
 	local function dump_nest_points()
 		for parent, vals in pairs(nest_points) do
 			for k, v in pairs(vals) do
-				table.insert(local_defs, dump_or_ref_val(parent)
+				local_defs[#local_defs + 1] = dump_or_ref_val(parent)
 					.."["..dump_or_ref_val(k).."] = "
-					..dump_or_ref_val(v))
+					..dump_or_ref_val(v)
 			end
 		end
 	end

builtin/fstk/buttonbar.lua

@@ -145,7 +145,12 @@ local buttonbar_metatable = {
 			if image == nil then image = "" end
 			if tooltip == nil then tooltip = "" end
 
-			table.insert(self.buttons,{ name=name, caption=caption, image=image, tooltip=tooltip})
+			self.buttons[#self.buttons + 1] = {
+				name = name,
+				caption = caption,
+				image = image,
+				tooltip = tooltip
+			}
 			if self.orientation == "horizontal" then
 				if ( (self.btn_size * #self.buttons) + (self.btn_size * 0.05 *2)
 					> self.size.x ) then

builtin/fstk/tabview.lua

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ local function add_tab(self,tab)
 		tabdata = {},
 	}
 
-	table.insert(self.tablist,newtab)
+	self.tablist[#self.tablist + 1] = newtab
 
 	if self.last_tab_index == #self.tablist then
 		self.current_tab = tab.name

builtin/game/auth.lua

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ function core.privs_to_string(privs, delim)
 	local list = {}
 	for priv, bool in pairs(privs) do
 		if bool then
-			table.insert(list, priv)
+			list[#list + 1] = priv
 		end
 	end
 	return table.concat(list, delim)

builtin/game/chatcommands.lua

@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ core.register_chatcommand("help", {
 			local cmds = {}
 			for cmd, def in pairs(core.chatcommands) do
 				if core.check_player_privs(name, def.privs) then
-					table.insert(cmds, cmd)
+					cmds[#cmds + 1] = cmd
 				end
 			end
 			table.sort(cmds)
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ core.register_chatcommand("help", {
 			local cmds = {}
 			for cmd, def in pairs(core.chatcommands) do
 				if core.check_player_privs(name, def.privs) then
-					table.insert(cmds, format_help_line(cmd, def))
+					cmds[#cmds + 1] = format_help_line(cmd, def)
 				end
 			end
 			table.sort(cmds)
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ core.register_chatcommand("help", {
 		elseif param == "privs" then
 			local privs = {}
 			for priv, def in pairs(core.registered_privileges) do
-				table.insert(privs, priv .. ": " .. def.description)
+				privs[#privs + 1] = priv .. ": " .. def.description
 			end
 			table.sort(privs)
 			return true, "Available privileges:\n"..table.concat(privs, "\n")

builtin/game/misc.lua

@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@ end)
 function core.after(after, func, ...)
 	assert(tonumber(time) and type(func) == "function",
 			"Invalid core.after invocation")
-	table.insert(jobs, {
+	jobs[#jobs + 1] = {
 		func = func,
 		expire = time + after,
 		arg = {...},
 		mod_origin = core.get_last_run_mod()
-	})
+	}
 end
 
 function core.check_player_privs(player_or_name, ...)
@@ -63,14 +63,14 @@ function core.check_player_privs(player_or_name, ...)
 		-- We were provided with a table like { privA = true, privB = true }.
 		for priv, value in pairs(requested_privs[1]) do
 			if value and not player_privs[priv] then
-				table.insert(missing_privileges, priv)
+				missing_privileges[#missing_privileges + 1] = priv
 			end
 		end
 	else
 		-- Only a list, we can process it directly.
 		for key, priv in pairs(requested_privs) do
 			if not player_privs[priv] then
-				table.insert(missing_privileges, priv)
+				missing_privileges[#missing_privileges + 1] = priv
 			end
 		end
 	end
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ function core.get_connected_players()
 	local temp_table = {}
 	for index, value in pairs(player_list) do
 		if value:is_player_connected() then
-			table.insert(temp_table, value)
+			temp_table[#temp_table + 1] = value
 		end
 	end
 	return temp_table

builtin/game/register.lua

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ end
 
 function core.register_abm(spec)
 	-- Add to core.registered_abms
-	core.registered_abms[#core.registered_abms+1] = spec
+	core.registered_abms[#core.registered_abms + 1] = spec
 	spec.mod_origin = core.get_current_modname() or "??"
 end
 
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ end
 local function make_registration()
 	local t = {}
 	local registerfunc = function(func)
-		table.insert(t, func)
+		t[#t + 1] = func
 		core.callback_origins[func] = {
 			mod = core.get_current_modname() or "??",
 			name = debug.getinfo(1, "n").name or "??"
@@ -467,9 +467,9 @@ end
 
 function core.register_on_player_hpchange(func, modifier)
 	if modifier then
-		table.insert(core.registered_on_player_hpchanges.modifiers, func)
+		core.registered_on_player_hpchanges.modifiers[#core.registered_on_player_hpchanges.modifiers + 1] = func
 	else
-		table.insert(core.registered_on_player_hpchanges.loggers, func)
+		core.registered_on_player_hpchanges.loggers[#core.registered_on_player_hpchanges.loggers + 1] = func
 	end
 	core.callback_origins[func] = {
 		mod = core.get_current_modname() or "??",

builtin/mainmenu/common.lua

@@ -67,13 +67,13 @@ function order_favorite_list(list)
 	for i=1,#list,1 do
 		local fav = list[i]
 		if is_server_protocol_compat(fav.proto_min, fav.proto_max) then
-			table.insert(res, fav)
+			res[#res + 1] = fav
 		end
 	end
 	for i=1,#list,1 do
 		local fav = list[i]
 		if not is_server_protocol_compat(fav.proto_min, fav.proto_max) then
-			table.insert(res, fav)
+			res[#res + 1] = fav
 		end
 	end
 	return res

builtin/mainmenu/modmgr.lua

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ function get_mods(path,retval,modpack)
 		if name:sub(1, 1) ~= "." then
 			local prefix = path .. DIR_DELIM .. name .. DIR_DELIM
 			local toadd = {}
-			table.insert(retval, toadd)
+			retval[#retval + 1] = toadd
 
 			local mod_conf = Settings(prefix .. "mod.conf"):to_table()
 			if mod_conf.name then
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ function modmgr.preparemodlist(data)
 
 	for i=1,#global_mods,1 do
 		global_mods[i].typ = "global_mod"
-		table.insert(retval,global_mods[i])
+		retval[#retval + 1] = global_mods[i]
 	end
 
 	--read game mods
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ function modmgr.preparemodlist(data)
 
 	for i=1,#game_mods,1 do
 		game_mods[i].typ = "game_mod"
-		table.insert(retval,game_mods[i])
+		retval[#retval + 1] = game_mods[i]
 	end
 
 	if data.worldpath == nil then

builtin/mainmenu/tab_mods.lua

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ local function get_formspec(tabview, name, tabdata)
 			descriptionfile:close()
 		else
 			descriptionlines = {}
-			table.insert(descriptionlines,fgettext("No mod description available"))
+			descriptionlines[#descriptionlines + 1] = fgettext("No mod description available")
 		end
 
 		retval = retval ..

builtin/mainmenu/tab_texturepacks.lua

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ local function filter_texture_pack_list(list)
 	local retval = {}
 	for _, item in ipairs(list) do
 		if item ~= "base" then
-			table.insert(retval, item)
+			retval[#retval + 1] = item
 		end
 	end