--- !ditz.rubyforge.org,2008-03-06/issue 
title: allocate all built-in strings from a single blob to reduce memory clutter
desc: ""
type: :task
component: duk
release: 
reporter: sva <sami.vaarala@iki.fi>
status: :unstarted
disposition: 
creation_time: 2013-12-07 16:41:43.398530 Z
references: []

id: 9989fc50339dceab1c14c50360c0a31fc48508e5
log_events: 
- - 2013-12-07 16:41:43.534540 Z
  - sva <sami.vaarala@iki.fi>
  - created
  - ""
- - 2013-12-07 18:59:11.389745 Z
  - sva <sami.vaarala@iki.fi>
  - assigned to release v0.9 from v0.8
  - ""
- - 2013-12-07 19:05:55.859769 Z
  - sva <sami.vaarala@iki.fi>
  - commented
  - |-
    init_heap_strings() could do this quite easily, but must have another helper
    besides duk_heap_string_intern() which takes a preallocated duk_hstring.
    
    Probably need two passes over the built-in data: first pass to compute the
    necessary combined size of the strings and the heap headers, and a second
    one to actually initialize the strings.
    
    The forced refcount of 1 and forced reachability of the strings should be
    enough to keep the strings from ever being freed.  In any case, maybe assert
    for that when heap objects are freed.
- - 2014-01-12 14:03:12.005805 Z
  - sva <sami.vaarala@iki.fi>
  - assigned to release v0.10 from v0.9
  - ""
- - 2014-02-18 13:22:35.606593 Z
  - sva <sami.vaarala@iki.fi>
  - unassigned from release v0.10
  - ""