String buf

[HEIHUAa]

Use StringBuf to reduce memory overhead from string concatenation.

[r6915ee]

I'm noticing that the way the buffer is modified is done using large sections of code that can consist of up to ten lines using just the add method. I'd personally recommend iterating through every modification and applying it that way.

var buf:StringBuf = new StringBuf();
for (i in ["prefix", data, "suffix"])
    buf.add(i);

[HEIHUAa]

for (i in ["prefix", data, "suffix"])

Actually, in the for (i in ["prefix", data, "suffix"]) operation, the [] creates a new array, allocating new memory.

[HEIHUAa]

I ended up writing a macro for this. It might make the code look a bit bloated, but it's definitely better than the previous approach. Of course, if there's a better way, feel free to let me know.

[HEIHUAa]

Use a macro to automatically convert $ to StringBuf, preserving readability as much as possible.

[Raltyro]

Why is there a macro?

[HEIHUAa]

Why is there a macro?

Since I wasn't sure how to use StringBuf in the most concise and readable way, you can check out 278eaa1 to see that the previous approach basically made concatenated text nearly unreadable.