Use the new `string_name_new_with_latin1_chars` function to improve StringName construction performance

binding_generator.py

@@ -520,6 +520,9 @@ def generate_builtin_class_header(builtin_api, size, used_classes, fully_used_cl
 
     # Special cases.
     if class_name == "String" or class_name == "StringName" or class_name == "NodePath":
+        if class_name == "StringName":
+            result.append(f"\t{class_name}(const char *from, bool p_static = false);")
+        else:
             result.append(f"\t{class_name}(const char *from);")
         result.append(f"\t{class_name}(const wchar_t *from);")
         result.append(f"\t{class_name}(const char16_t *from);")

gdextension/gdextension_interface.h

@@ -1437,7 +1437,7 @@ typedef void (*GDExtensionInterfaceStringNewWithWideChars)(GDExtensionUninitiali
  *
  * @param r_dest A pointer to a Variant to hold the newly created String.
  * @param p_contents A pointer to a Latin-1 encoded C string.
- * @param p_size The number of characters.
+ * @param p_size The number of characters (= number of bytes).
  */
 typedef void (*GDExtensionInterfaceStringNewWithLatin1CharsAndLen)(GDExtensionUninitializedStringPtr r_dest, const char *p_contents, GDExtensionInt p_size);
 
@@ -1449,7 +1449,7 @@ typedef void (*GDExtensionInterfaceStringNewWithLatin1CharsAndLen)(GDExtensionUn
  *
  * @param r_dest A pointer to a Variant to hold the newly created String.
  * @param p_contents A pointer to a UTF-8 encoded C string.
- * @param p_size The number of characters.
+ * @param p_size The number of bytes (not code units).
  */
 typedef void (*GDExtensionInterfaceStringNewWithUtf8CharsAndLen)(GDExtensionUninitializedStringPtr r_dest, const char *p_contents, GDExtensionInt p_size);
 
@@ -1461,9 +1461,9 @@ typedef void (*GDExtensionInterfaceStringNewWithUtf8CharsAndLen)(GDExtensionUnin
  *
  * @param r_dest A pointer to a Variant to hold the newly created String.
  * @param p_contents A pointer to a UTF-16 encoded C string.
- * @param p_size The number of characters.
+ * @param p_size The number of characters (not bytes).
  */
-typedef void (*GDExtensionInterfaceStringNewWithUtf16CharsAndLen)(GDExtensionUninitializedStringPtr r_dest, const char16_t *p_contents, GDExtensionInt p_size);
+typedef void (*GDExtensionInterfaceStringNewWithUtf16CharsAndLen)(GDExtensionUninitializedStringPtr r_dest, const char16_t *p_contents, GDExtensionInt p_char_count);
 
 /**
  * @name string_new_with_utf32_chars_and_len
@@ -1473,9 +1473,9 @@ typedef void (*GDExtensionInterfaceStringNewWithUtf16CharsAndLen)(GDExtensionUni
  *
  * @param r_dest A pointer to a Variant to hold the newly created String.
  * @param p_contents A pointer to a UTF-32 encoded C string.
- * @param p_size The number of characters.
+ * @param p_size The number of characters (not bytes).
  */
-typedef void (*GDExtensionInterfaceStringNewWithUtf32CharsAndLen)(GDExtensionUninitializedStringPtr r_dest, const char32_t *p_contents, GDExtensionInt p_size);
+typedef void (*GDExtensionInterfaceStringNewWithUtf32CharsAndLen)(GDExtensionUninitializedStringPtr r_dest, const char32_t *p_contents, GDExtensionInt p_char_count);
 
 /**
  * @name string_new_with_wide_chars_and_len
@@ -1485,9 +1485,9 @@ typedef void (*GDExtensionInterfaceStringNewWithUtf32CharsAndLen)(GDExtensionUni
  *
  * @param r_dest A pointer to a Variant to hold the newly created String.
  * @param p_contents A pointer to a wide C string.
- * @param p_size The number of characters.
+ * @param p_size The number of characters (not bytes).
  */
-typedef void (*GDExtensionInterfaceStringNewWithWideCharsAndLen)(GDExtensionUninitializedStringPtr r_dest, const wchar_t *p_contents, GDExtensionInt p_size);
+typedef void (*GDExtensionInterfaceStringNewWithWideCharsAndLen)(GDExtensionUninitializedStringPtr r_dest, const wchar_t *p_contents, GDExtensionInt p_char_count);
 
 /**
  * @name string_to_latin1_chars
@@ -1669,6 +1669,50 @@ typedef void (*GDExtensionInterfaceStringOperatorPlusEqC32str)(GDExtensionString
  */
 typedef GDExtensionInt (*GDExtensionInterfaceStringResize)(GDExtensionStringPtr p_self, GDExtensionInt p_resize);
 
+/* INTERFACE: StringName Utilities */
+
+/**
+ * @name string_name_new_with_latin1_chars
+ * @since 4.2
+ *
+ * Creates a StringName from a Latin-1 encoded C string.
+ *
+ * If `p_is_static` is true, then:
+ * - The StringName will reuse the `p_contents` buffer instead of copying it.
+ *   You must guarantee that the buffer remains valid for the duration of the application (e.g. string literal).
+ * - You must not call a destructor for this StringName. Incrementing the initial reference once should achieve this.
+ *
+ * `p_is_static` is purely an optimization and can easily introduce undefined behavior if used wrong. In case of doubt, set it to false.
+ *
+ * @param r_dest A pointer to uninitialized storage, into which the newly created StringName is constructed.
+ * @param p_contents A pointer to a C string (null terminated and Latin-1 or ASCII encoded).
+ * @param p_is_static Whether the StringName reuses the buffer directly (see above).
+ */
+typedef void (*GDExtensionInterfaceStringNameNewWithLatin1Chars)(GDExtensionUninitializedStringNamePtr r_dest, const char *p_contents, GDExtensionBool p_is_static);
+
+/**
+ * @name string_name_new_with_utf8_chars
+ * @since 4.2
+ *
+ * Creates a StringName from a UTF-8 encoded C string.
+ *
+ * @param r_dest A pointer to uninitialized storage, into which the newly created StringName is constructed.
+ * @param p_contents A pointer to a C string (null terminated and UTF-8 encoded).
+ */
+typedef void (*GDExtensionInterfaceStringNameNewWithUtf8Chars)(GDExtensionUninitializedStringNamePtr r_dest, const char *p_contents);
+
+/**
+ * @name string_name_new_with_utf8_chars_and_len
+ * @since 4.2
+ *
+ * Creates a StringName from a UTF-8 encoded string with a given number of characters.
+ *
+ * @param r_dest A pointer to uninitialized storage, into which the newly created StringName is constructed.
+ * @param p_contents A pointer to a C string (null terminated and UTF-8 encoded).
+ * @param p_size The number of bytes (not UTF-8 code points).
+ */
+typedef void (*GDExtensionInterfaceStringNameNewWithUtf8CharsAndLen)(GDExtensionUninitializedStringNamePtr r_dest, const char *p_contents, GDExtensionInt p_size);
+
 /* INTERFACE: XMLParser Utilities */
 
 /**

include/godot_cpp/godot.hpp

@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ extern "C" GDExtensionInterfaceStringOperatorPlusEqCstr gdextension_interface_st
 extern "C" GDExtensionInterfaceStringOperatorPlusEqWcstr gdextension_interface_string_operator_plus_eq_wcstr;
 extern "C" GDExtensionInterfaceStringOperatorPlusEqC32str gdextension_interface_string_operator_plus_eq_c32str;
 extern "C" GDExtensionInterfaceStringResize gdextension_interface_string_resize;
+extern "C" GDExtensionInterfaceStringNameNewWithLatin1Chars gdextension_interface_string_name_new_with_latin1_chars;
 extern "C" GDExtensionInterfaceXmlParserOpenBuffer gdextension_interface_xml_parser_open_buffer;
 extern "C" GDExtensionInterfaceFileAccessStoreBuffer gdextension_interface_file_access_store_buffer;
 extern "C" GDExtensionInterfaceFileAccessGetBuffer gdextension_interface_file_access_get_buffer;

src/godot.cpp

@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ GDExtensionInterfaceStringOperatorPlusEqCstr gdextension_interface_string_operat
 GDExtensionInterfaceStringOperatorPlusEqWcstr gdextension_interface_string_operator_plus_eq_wcstr = nullptr;
 GDExtensionInterfaceStringOperatorPlusEqC32str gdextension_interface_string_operator_plus_eq_c32str = nullptr;
 GDExtensionInterfaceStringResize gdextension_interface_string_resize = nullptr;
+GDExtensionInterfaceStringNameNewWithLatin1Chars gdextension_interface_string_name_new_with_latin1_chars = nullptr;
 GDExtensionInterfaceXmlParserOpenBuffer gdextension_interface_xml_parser_open_buffer = nullptr;
 GDExtensionInterfaceFileAccessStoreBuffer gdextension_interface_file_access_store_buffer = nullptr;
 GDExtensionInterfaceFileAccessGetBuffer gdextension_interface_file_access_get_buffer = nullptr;
@@ -347,6 +348,7 @@ GDExtensionBool GDExtensionBinding::init(GDExtensionInterfaceGetProcAddress p_ge
 	LOAD_PROC_ADDRESS(string_operator_plus_eq_wcstr, GDExtensionInterfaceStringOperatorPlusEqWcstr);
 	LOAD_PROC_ADDRESS(string_operator_plus_eq_c32str, GDExtensionInterfaceStringOperatorPlusEqC32str);
 	LOAD_PROC_ADDRESS(string_resize, GDExtensionInterfaceStringResize);
+	LOAD_PROC_ADDRESS(string_name_new_with_latin1_chars, GDExtensionInterfaceStringNameNewWithLatin1Chars);
 	LOAD_PROC_ADDRESS(xml_parser_open_buffer, GDExtensionInterfaceXmlParserOpenBuffer);
 	LOAD_PROC_ADDRESS(file_access_store_buffer, GDExtensionInterfaceFileAccessStoreBuffer);
 	LOAD_PROC_ADDRESS(file_access_get_buffer, GDExtensionInterfaceFileAccessGetBuffer);

src/variant/char_string.cpp

@@ -458,8 +458,9 @@ String operator+(char32_t p_char, const String &p_str) {
 	return String::chr(p_char) + p_str;
 }
 
-StringName::StringName(const char *from) :
+StringName::StringName(const char *from, bool p_static) {
-		StringName(String(from)) {}
+	internal::gdextension_interface_string_name_new_with_latin1_chars(&opaque, from, p_static);
+}
 
 StringName::StringName(const wchar_t *from) :
 		StringName(String(from)) {}