feat: make regexr default backend with optional PCRE2 support#9
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farhan-syah merged 5 commits intomainfrom Dec 2, 2025
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Switch from PCRE2 to regexr as the default regex backend, making splintr a pure-Rust tokenizer with no C dependencies. PCRE2 remains available as an optional backend via the 'pcre2' feature flag. Key changes: - Regexr backend: Pure Rust with JIT compilation and SIMD acceleration - PCRE2 backend: Now optional, enabled via --features pcre2 - Runtime switching: Added .pcre2() method to switch backends - Unified implementation: Merged Tokenizer and TokenizerRegexr into single Tokenizer class with RegexBackend enum - Documentation: Updated README, API docs, and benchmarks to reflect new default backend Benchmarking tools: - benchmark_regexr_comparison.py: Compare regexr vs PCRE2 performance - benchmark_regexr_viz.py: Visual comparison with charts This change eliminates C dependencies while maintaining performance through regexr's JIT and SIMD optimizations. Users requiring PCRE2 can opt-in via feature flags or runtime switching.
Switch regexr dependency from local path to published version 0.1.0-beta.2 on crates.io. Add .cargo/ to .gitignore to support local development overrides via cargo config patches without committing them. This enables publishing splintr while maintaining flexibility for local development with unpublished regexr changes.
Configure regexr with conditional compilation: - Unix platforms: enable jit + simd features - Windows: disable jit feature (simd only) This prevents ABI crashes on Windows x86_64 where JIT-compiled code causes segmentation faults. The platform-specific dependency ensures JIT is only enabled where it works reliably. Bump regexr to 0.1.0-beta.3 for both targets.
Replace per-test tokenizer construction with static LazyLock instances. Each test file now creates the tokenizer once on first access instead of reconstructing it for every test function. This optimization reduces test suite execution time from 60+ seconds to under 1 second by amortizing expensive regex compilation and vocabulary loading across all tests in each file. Changes: - Add LazyLock static for shared tokenizer instance - Split helper into accessor and implementation functions - Preserve existing API for variant-specific tests
Move regexr dependency from platform-specific targets to main dependencies section where it belongs, and update to version 0.1.0-beta.4. This fixes the crate not being linked properly. Box the RegexrRegex variant in RegexBackend enum to resolve clippy warning about large enum variant size difference (2912 bytes vs 64 bytes).
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pcre2) for benchmarking comparisons0.1.0-beta.2) instead of path dependencyChanges
tokenizer.rsto use regexr as the default backend.cargo/to.gitignorefor local dev overridesTest plan
cargo testto verify all tests passmaturin develop --releaseand test Python bindings