string_view 0.1.0

data/lib/string_view/version.rb

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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+# Version is set here as a plain string so the gemspec can load it
+# without requiring the C extension.
+# The C extension defines StringView as a class, so we use `class` here.
+class StringView
+  VERSION = "0.1.0"
+end

data/lib/string_view.rb

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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require_relative "string_view/version"
+
+begin
+  # Load the precompiled binary for this Ruby version (from cibuildgem)
+  ruby_version = RUBY_VERSION[/^\d+\.\d+/]
+  require_relative "string_view/#{ruby_version}/string_view"
+rescue LoadError
+  # Fall back to the locally compiled extension
+  require_relative "string_view/string_view"
+end
+
+class StringView
+  # method_missing safety net:
+  # Any String method we haven't implemented natively surfaces as a hard error
+  # rather than silently falling through.
+  def method_missing(name, *args, &block)
+    if String.method_defined?(name)
+      raise NotImplementedError,
+        "StringView##{name} not yet implemented natively. " \
+          "Call .to_s.#{name}(...) explicitly if you need it."
+    else
+      super
+    end
+  end
+
+  def respond_to_missing?(name, include_private = false)
+    # We don't claim to respond to unimplemented String methods
+    if String.method_defined?(name)
+      false
+    else
+      super
+    end
+  end
+end

metadata

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+--- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification
+name: string_view
+version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+  version: 0.1.0
+platform: ruby
+authors:
+- Shopify
+autorequire: 
+bindir: bin
+cert_chain: []
+date: 2026-03-18 00:00:00.000000000 Z
+dependencies: []
+description: StringView provides a read-only, zero-copy view into a frozen Ruby String,
+  avoiding intermediate allocations for slicing, searching, and delegation of transform
+  methods. Uses simdutf for SIMD-accelerated UTF-8 character counting.
+email:
+- ruby@shopify.com
+executables: []
+extensions:
+- ext/string_view/extconf.rb
+extra_rdoc_files: []
+files:
+- LICENSE-simdutf.txt
+- LICENSE.txt
+- README.md
+- Rakefile
+- ext/string_view/extconf.rb
+- ext/string_view/simdutf.cpp
+- ext/string_view/simdutf.h
+- ext/string_view/simdutf_c.h
+- ext/string_view/string_view.c
+- lib/string_view.rb
+- lib/string_view/version.rb
+homepage: https://github.com/Shopify/string_view
+licenses:
+- MIT
+metadata:
+  homepage_uri: https://github.com/Shopify/string_view
+  source_code_uri: https://github.com/Shopify/string_view
+  changelog_uri: https://github.com/Shopify/string_view/releases
+post_install_message: 
+rdoc_options: []
+require_paths:
+- lib
+required_ruby_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+  requirements:
+  - - ">="
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+      version: 3.3.0
+required_rubygems_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+  requirements:
+  - - ">="
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+      version: '0'
+requirements: []
+rubygems_version: 3.5.22
+signing_key: 
+specification_version: 4
+summary: Zero-copy string slicing for Ruby via a C extension.
+test_files: []