Start implementing syntax highlighting optimizations

cmd/micro/buffer.go

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ type Buffer struct {
 
 	syntaxDef   *highlight.Def
 	highlighter *highlight.Highlighter
+	matches     []highlight.LineMatch
 
 	// Buffer local settings
 	Settings map[string]interface{}
@@ -189,6 +190,7 @@ func (b *Buffer) UpdateRules() {
 	if b.highlighter == nil || b.Settings["filetype"].(string) != b.syntaxDef.FileType {
 		b.Settings["filetype"] = b.syntaxDef.FileType
 		b.highlighter = highlight.NewHighlighter(b.syntaxDef)
+		b.matches = b.highlighter.Highlight(b, 0)
 	}
 }
 

cmd/micro/cellview.go

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"time"
+
 	"github.com/mattn/go-runewidth"
 	"github.com/zyedidia/tcell"
 )
@@ -45,7 +47,14 @@ func (c *CellView) Draw(buf *Buffer, top, height, left, width int) {
 	softwrap := buf.Settings["softwrap"].(bool)
 	indentchar := []rune(buf.Settings["indentchar"].(string))[0]
 
-	matches := buf.highlighter.Highlight(buf.String())
+	start := buf.Cursor.Y
+	startTime := time.Now()
+	matches := buf.highlighter.ReHighlight(buf, start)
+	elapsed := time.Since(startTime)
+	for i, m := range matches {
+		buf.matches[start+i] = m
+	}
+	messenger.Message("Rehighlighted ", len(matches), " lines in ", elapsed)
 
 	c.lines = make([][]*Char, 0)
 
@@ -81,7 +90,7 @@ func (c *CellView) Draw(buf *Buffer, top, height, left, width int) {
 			if colN >= len(line) {
 				break
 			}
-			if group, ok := matches[lineN][colN]; ok {
+			if group, ok := buf.matches[lineN][colN]; ok {
 				curStyle = GetColor(group)
 			}
 
@@ -116,7 +125,7 @@ func (c *CellView) Draw(buf *Buffer, top, height, left, width int) {
 			}
 
 		}
-		if group, ok := matches[lineN][len(line)]; ok {
+		if group, ok := buf.matches[lineN][len(line)]; ok {
 			curStyle = GetColor(group)
 		}
 

cmd/micro/lineArray.go

@@ -173,3 +173,19 @@ func (la *LineArray) Substr(start, end Loc) string {
 	str += string(la.lines[end.Y].data[:endX])
 	return str
 }
+
+func (la *LineArray) LineData() [][]byte {
+	lines := make([][]byte, len(la.lines))
+	for i, l := range la.lines {
+		lines[i] = l.data
+	}
+	return lines
+}
+
+func (la *LineArray) State(lineN int) highlight.State {
+	return la.lines[lineN].state
+}
+
+func (la *LineArray) SetState(lineN int, s highlight.State) {
+	la.lines[lineN].state = s
+}

cmd/micro/view.go

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir"
-	"github.com/zyedidia/highlight"
 	"github.com/zyedidia/tcell"
 )
 
@@ -87,9 +86,6 @@ type View struct {
 	// Same here, just to keep track for mouse move events
 	tripleClick bool
 
-	// Syntax highlighting matches
-	matches []highlight.LineMatch
-
 	cellview *CellView
 
 	splitNode *LeafNode