Move the match loop for non-block gsub, sub, and scan from Ruby
to C. Key improvements:
- re_exec called directly in a loop without MatchData per match
- MatchData created only once (for $~ of the last match)
- Replacement \-escapes processed in C (apply_replacement)
- No intermediate string objects for pre_match/post_match
- Block variants remain in Ruby to avoid VM callbacks
Performance improvement (vs CRuby ratio):
gsub simple: 5.0x -> 2.9x
scan words: 5.8x -> 1.9x
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Same pattern as the earlier gsub fix: collect parts in an array
and join at the end instead of repeated string concatenation.
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Collect replacement parts in an array and join at the end instead
of repeated string += which creates intermediate string objects.
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Internal flags (MULTILINE=2, DOTALL=4, EXTENDED=8) differ from
Ruby constants (EXTENDED=2, MULTILINE=4). Convert in C instead
of returning raw internal flags. Also add Regexp#casefold?.
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support named capture groups in patterns:
- compiler parses (?<name>...) syntax and builds name table
- MatchData#[:name] and MatchData#["name"] access by name
- MatchData#named_captures returns {name => value} hash
- Regexp#named_captures returns {name => group_number} hash
- named captures stored in mrb_regexp_pattern for GC safety
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- /regex/ literal syntax now works (compiler generates Regexp.compile)
- Regexp#match and Regexp#=~ set $~ global variable
- Regexp.last_match(n) for accessing capture groups
- Regexp.compile as alias for Regexp.new
- Regexp#options
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