numba-cuda 0.22.0__cp313-cp313-manylinux_2_24_aarch64.manylinux_2_28_aarch64.whl

numba_cuda/numba/cuda/cpython/unicode.py

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+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
+
+import sys
+import operator
+
+import numpy as np
+from llvmlite.ir import IntType, Constant
+
+from numba.cuda.cgutils import is_nonelike
+from numba.cuda.extending import (
+    NativeValue,
+    overload,
+    overload_method,
+    register_jitable,
+)
+from numba.cuda.extending import models
+from numba.cuda.core.pythonapi import box, unbox
+from numba.cuda.extending import make_attribute_wrapper, intrinsic
+from numba.cuda.models import register_model
+from numba.cuda.core.imputils import (
+    iternext_impl,
+    impl_ret_new_ref,
+    RefType,
+    Registry,
+)
+from numba.cuda.datamodel import register_default, StructModel
+from numba.cuda import types
+from numba.cuda import cgutils
+from numba.cuda.utils import PYVERSION
+from numba.cuda.core.pythonapi import (
+    PY_UNICODE_1BYTE_KIND,
+    PY_UNICODE_2BYTE_KIND,
+    PY_UNICODE_4BYTE_KIND,
+)
+from numba.cuda.cext._helperlib import c_helpers
+from numba.cuda.core.unsafe.bytes import memcpy_region
+from numba.cuda.core.errors import TypingError
+from numba.cuda.cpython.unicode_support import (
+    _Py_TOUPPER,
+    _Py_TOLOWER,
+    _Py_UCS4,
+    _Py_ISALNUM,
+    _PyUnicode_ToUpperFull,
+    _PyUnicode_ToLowerFull,
+    _PyUnicode_ToFoldedFull,
+    _PyUnicode_ToTitleFull,
+    _PyUnicode_IsPrintable,
+    _PyUnicode_IsSpace,
+    _Py_ISSPACE,
+    _PyUnicode_IsXidStart,
+    _PyUnicode_IsXidContinue,
+    _PyUnicode_IsCased,
+    _PyUnicode_IsCaseIgnorable,
+    _PyUnicode_IsUppercase,
+    _PyUnicode_IsLowercase,
+    _PyUnicode_IsLineBreak,
+    _Py_ISLINEBREAK,
+    _Py_ISLINEFEED,
+    _Py_ISCARRIAGERETURN,
+    _PyUnicode_IsTitlecase,
+    _Py_ISLOWER,
+    _Py_ISUPPER,
+    _Py_TAB,
+    _Py_LINEFEED,
+    _Py_CARRIAGE_RETURN,
+    _Py_SPACE,
+    _PyUnicode_IsAlpha,
+    _PyUnicode_IsNumeric,
+    _Py_ISALPHA,
+    _PyUnicode_IsDigit,
+    _PyUnicode_IsDecimalDigit,
+)
+from numba.cuda.cpython import slicing
+
+_hash_width = sys.hash_info.width
+_Py_hash_t = getattr(types, "int%s" % _hash_width)
+
+registry = Registry("unicode")
+lower = registry.lower
+lower_cast = registry.lower_cast
+lower_constant = registry.lower_constant
+lower_getattr = registry.lower_getattr
+
+if PYVERSION in ((3, 9), (3, 10), (3, 11)):
+    from numba.cuda.core.pythonapi import PY_UNICODE_WCHAR_KIND
+
+# https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/1d4b6ba19466aba0eb91c4ba01ba509acf18c723/Objects/unicodeobject.c#L84-L85    # noqa: E501
+_MAX_UNICODE = 0x10FFFF
+
+# https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/1960eb005e04b7ad8a91018088cfdb0646bc1ca0/Objects/stringlib/fastsearch.h#L31    # noqa: E501
+_BLOOM_WIDTH = types.intp.bitwidth
+
+# DATA MODEL
+
+
+@register_model(types.UnicodeType)
+class UnicodeModel(models.StructModel):
+    def __init__(self, dmm, fe_type):
+        members = [
+            ("data", types.voidptr),
+            ("length", types.intp),
+            ("kind", types.int32),
+            ("is_ascii", types.uint32),
+            ("hash", _Py_hash_t),
+            ("meminfo", types.MemInfoPointer(types.voidptr)),
+            # A pointer to the owner python str/unicode object
+            ("parent", types.pyobject),
+        ]
+        models.StructModel.__init__(self, dmm, fe_type, members)
+
+
+make_attribute_wrapper(types.UnicodeType, "data", "_data")
+make_attribute_wrapper(types.UnicodeType, "length", "_length")
+make_attribute_wrapper(types.UnicodeType, "kind", "_kind")
+make_attribute_wrapper(types.UnicodeType, "is_ascii", "_is_ascii")
+make_attribute_wrapper(types.UnicodeType, "hash", "_hash")
+
+
+@register_default(types.UnicodeIteratorType)
+class UnicodeIteratorModel(StructModel):
+    def __init__(self, dmm, fe_type):
+        members = [
+            ("index", types.EphemeralPointer(types.uintp)),
+            ("data", fe_type.data),
+        ]
+        super(UnicodeIteratorModel, self).__init__(dmm, fe_type, members)
+
+
+# CAST
+
+
+def compile_time_get_string_data(obj):
+    """Get string data from a python string for use at compile-time to embed
+    the string data into the LLVM module.
+    """
+    from ctypes import (
+        CFUNCTYPE,
+        c_void_p,
+        c_int,
+        c_uint,
+        c_ssize_t,
+        c_ubyte,
+        py_object,
+        POINTER,
+        byref,
+    )
+
+    extract_unicode_fn = c_helpers["extract_unicode"]
+    proto = CFUNCTYPE(
+        c_void_p,
+        py_object,
+        POINTER(c_ssize_t),
+        POINTER(c_int),
+        POINTER(c_uint),
+        POINTER(c_ssize_t),
+    )
+    fn = proto(extract_unicode_fn)
+    length = c_ssize_t()
+    kind = c_int()
+    is_ascii = c_uint()
+    hashv = c_ssize_t()
+    data = fn(obj, byref(length), byref(kind), byref(is_ascii), byref(hashv))
+    if data is None:
+        raise ValueError("cannot extract unicode data from the given string")
+    length = length.value
+    kind = kind.value
+    is_ascii = is_ascii.value
+    nbytes = (length + 1) * _kind_to_byte_width(kind)
+    out = (c_ubyte * nbytes).from_address(data)
+    return bytes(out), length, kind, is_ascii, hashv.value
+
+
+def make_string_from_constant(context, builder, typ, literal_string):
+    """
+    Get string data by `compile_time_get_string_data()` and return a
+    unicode_type LLVM value
+    """
+    databytes, length, kind, is_ascii, hashv = compile_time_get_string_data(
+        literal_string
+    )
+    mod = builder.module
+    gv = context.insert_const_bytes(mod, databytes)
+    uni_str = cgutils.create_struct_proxy(typ)(context, builder)
+    uni_str.data = gv
+    uni_str.length = uni_str.length.type(length)
+    uni_str.kind = uni_str.kind.type(kind)
+    uni_str.is_ascii = uni_str.is_ascii.type(is_ascii)
+    # Set hash to -1 to indicate that it should be computed.
+    # We cannot bake in the hash value because of hashseed randomization.
+    uni_str.hash = uni_str.hash.type(-1)
+    return uni_str._getvalue()
+
+
+@lower_cast(types.StringLiteral, types.unicode_type)
+def cast_from_literal(context, builder, fromty, toty, val):
+    return make_string_from_constant(
+        context,
+        builder,
+        toty,
+        fromty.literal_value,
+    )
+
+
+# CONSTANT
+
+
+@lower_constant(types.unicode_type)
+def constant_unicode(context, builder, typ, pyval):
+    return make_string_from_constant(context, builder, typ, pyval)
+
+
+# BOXING
+
+
+@unbox(types.UnicodeType)
+def unbox_unicode_str(typ, obj, c):
+    """
+    Convert a unicode str object to a native unicode structure.
+    """
+    ok, data, length, kind, is_ascii, hashv = (
+        c.pyapi.string_as_string_size_and_kind(obj)
+    )
+    uni_str = cgutils.create_struct_proxy(typ)(c.context, c.builder)
+    uni_str.data = data
+    uni_str.length = length
+    uni_str.kind = kind
+    uni_str.is_ascii = is_ascii
+    uni_str.hash = hashv
+    uni_str.meminfo = c.pyapi.nrt_meminfo_new_from_pyobject(
+        data,  # the borrowed data pointer
+        obj,  # the owner pyobject; the call will incref it.
+    )
+    uni_str.parent = obj
+
+    is_error = cgutils.is_not_null(c.builder, c.pyapi.err_occurred())
+    return NativeValue(uni_str._getvalue(), is_error=is_error)
+
+
+@box(types.UnicodeType)
+def box_unicode_str(typ, val, c):
+    """
+    Convert a native unicode structure to a unicode string
+    """
+    uni_str = cgutils.create_struct_proxy(typ)(c.context, c.builder, value=val)
+    res = c.pyapi.string_from_kind_and_data(
+        uni_str.kind, uni_str.data, uni_str.length
+    )
+    # hash isn't needed now, just compute it so it ends up in the unicodeobject
+    # hash cache, cpython doesn't always do this, depends how a string was
+    # created it's safe, just burns the cycles required to hash on @box
+    c.pyapi.object_hash(res)
+    c.context.nrt.decref(c.builder, typ, val)
+    return res
+
+
+# HELPER FUNCTIONS
+
+
+def make_deref_codegen(bitsize):
+    def codegen(context, builder, signature, args):
+        data, idx = args
+        ptr = builder.bitcast(data, IntType(bitsize).as_pointer())
+        ch = builder.load(builder.gep(ptr, [idx]))
+        return builder.zext(ch, IntType(32))
+
+    return codegen
+
+
+@intrinsic
+def deref_uint8(typingctx, data, offset):
+    sig = types.uint32(types.voidptr, types.intp)
+    return sig, make_deref_codegen(8)
+
+
+@intrinsic
+def deref_uint16(typingctx, data, offset):
+    sig = types.uint32(types.voidptr, types.intp)
+    return sig, make_deref_codegen(16)
+
+
+@intrinsic
+def deref_uint32(typingctx, data, offset):
+    sig = types.uint32(types.voidptr, types.intp)
+    return sig, make_deref_codegen(32)
+
+
+@intrinsic
+def _malloc_string(typingctx, kind, char_bytes, length, is_ascii):
+    """make empty string with data buffer of size alloc_bytes.
+
+    Must set length and kind values for string after it is returned
+    """
+
+    def details(context, builder, signature, args):
+        [kind_val, char_bytes_val, length_val, is_ascii_val] = args
+
+        # fill the struct
+        uni_str_ctor = cgutils.create_struct_proxy(types.unicode_type)
+        uni_str = uni_str_ctor(context, builder)
+        # add null padding character
+        nbytes_val = builder.mul(
+            char_bytes_val,
+            builder.add(length_val, Constant(length_val.type, 1)),
+        )
+        uni_str.meminfo = context.nrt.meminfo_alloc(builder, nbytes_val)
+        uni_str.kind = kind_val
+        uni_str.is_ascii = is_ascii_val
+        uni_str.length = length_val
+        # empty string has hash value -1 to indicate "need to compute hash"
+        uni_str.hash = context.get_constant(_Py_hash_t, -1)
+        uni_str.data = context.nrt.meminfo_data(builder, uni_str.meminfo)
+        # Set parent to NULL
+        uni_str.parent = cgutils.get_null_value(uni_str.parent.type)
+        return uni_str._getvalue()
+
+    sig = types.unicode_type(types.int32, types.intp, types.intp, types.uint32)
+    return sig, details
+
+
+@register_jitable
+def _empty_string(kind, length, is_ascii=0):
+    char_width = _kind_to_byte_width(kind)
+    s = _malloc_string(kind, char_width, length, is_ascii)
+    _set_code_point(s, length, np.uint32(0))  # Write NULL character
+    return s
+
+
+# Disable RefCt for performance.
+@register_jitable(_nrt=False)
+def _get_code_point(a, i):
+    if a._kind == PY_UNICODE_1BYTE_KIND:
+        return deref_uint8(a._data, i)
+    elif a._kind == PY_UNICODE_2BYTE_KIND:
+        return deref_uint16(a._data, i)
+    elif a._kind == PY_UNICODE_4BYTE_KIND:
+        return deref_uint32(a._data, i)
+    else:
+        # there's also a wchar kind, but that's one of the above,
+        # so skipping for this example
+        return 0
+
+
+####
+
+
+def make_set_codegen(bitsize):
+    def codegen(context, builder, signature, args):
+        data, idx, ch = args
+        if bitsize < 32:
+            ch = builder.trunc(ch, IntType(bitsize))
+        ptr = builder.bitcast(data, IntType(bitsize).as_pointer())
+        builder.store(ch, builder.gep(ptr, [idx]))
+        return context.get_dummy_value()
+
+    return codegen
+
+
+@intrinsic
+def set_uint8(typingctx, data, idx, ch):
+    sig = types.void(types.voidptr, types.int64, types.uint32)
+    return sig, make_set_codegen(8)
+
+
+@intrinsic
+def set_uint16(typingctx, data, idx, ch):
+    sig = types.void(types.voidptr, types.int64, types.uint32)
+    return sig, make_set_codegen(16)
+
+
+@intrinsic
+def set_uint32(typingctx, data, idx, ch):
+    sig = types.void(types.voidptr, types.int64, types.uint32)
+    return sig, make_set_codegen(32)
+
+
+@register_jitable(_nrt=False)
+def _set_code_point(a, i, ch):
+    # WARNING: This method is very dangerous:
+    #   * Assumes that data contents can be changed (only allowed for new
+    #     strings)
+    #   * Assumes that the kind of unicode string is sufficiently wide to
+    #     accept ch.  Will truncate ch to make it fit.
+    #   * Assumes that i is within the valid boundaries of the function
+    if a._kind == PY_UNICODE_1BYTE_KIND:
+        set_uint8(a._data, i, ch)
+    elif a._kind == PY_UNICODE_2BYTE_KIND:
+        set_uint16(a._data, i, ch)
+    elif a._kind == PY_UNICODE_4BYTE_KIND:
+        set_uint32(a._data, i, ch)
+    else:
+        raise AssertionError(
+            "Unexpected unicode representation in _set_code_point"
+        )
+
+
+if PYVERSION in ((3, 12), (3, 13)):
+
+    @register_jitable
+    def _pick_kind(kind1, kind2):
+        if kind1 == PY_UNICODE_1BYTE_KIND:
+            return kind2
+        elif kind1 == PY_UNICODE_2BYTE_KIND:
+            if kind2 == PY_UNICODE_4BYTE_KIND:
+                return kind2
+            else:
+                return kind1
+        elif kind1 == PY_UNICODE_4BYTE_KIND:
+            return kind1
+        else:
+            raise AssertionError(
+                "Unexpected unicode representation in _pick_kind"
+            )
+elif PYVERSION in ((3, 9), (3, 10), (3, 11)):
+
+    @register_jitable
+    def _pick_kind(kind1, kind2):
+        if kind1 == PY_UNICODE_WCHAR_KIND or kind2 == PY_UNICODE_WCHAR_KIND:
+            raise AssertionError("PY_UNICODE_WCHAR_KIND unsupported")
+
+        if kind1 == PY_UNICODE_1BYTE_KIND:
+            return kind2
+        elif kind1 == PY_UNICODE_2BYTE_KIND:
+            if kind2 == PY_UNICODE_4BYTE_KIND:
+                return kind2
+            else:
+                return kind1
+        elif kind1 == PY_UNICODE_4BYTE_KIND:
+            return kind1
+        else:
+            raise AssertionError(
+                "Unexpected unicode representation in _pick_kind"
+            )
+else:
+    raise NotImplementedError(PYVERSION)
+
+
+@register_jitable
+def _pick_ascii(is_ascii1, is_ascii2):
+    if is_ascii1 == 1 and is_ascii2 == 1:
+        return types.uint32(1)
+    return types.uint32(0)
+
+
+if PYVERSION in ((3, 12), (3, 13)):
+
+    @register_jitable
+    def _kind_to_byte_width(kind):
+        if kind == PY_UNICODE_1BYTE_KIND:
+            return 1
+        elif kind == PY_UNICODE_2BYTE_KIND:
+            return 2
+        elif kind == PY_UNICODE_4BYTE_KIND:
+            return 4
+        else:
+            raise AssertionError("Unexpected unicode encoding encountered")
+elif PYVERSION in ((3, 9), (3, 10), (3, 11)):
+
+    @register_jitable
+    def _kind_to_byte_width(kind):
+        if kind == PY_UNICODE_1BYTE_KIND:
+            return 1
+        elif kind == PY_UNICODE_2BYTE_KIND:
+            return 2
+        elif kind == PY_UNICODE_4BYTE_KIND:
+            return 4
+        elif kind == PY_UNICODE_WCHAR_KIND:
+            raise AssertionError("PY_UNICODE_WCHAR_KIND unsupported")
+        else:
+            raise AssertionError("Unexpected unicode encoding encountered")
+else:
+    raise NotImplementedError(PYVERSION)
+
+
+@register_jitable(_nrt=False)
+def _cmp_region(a, a_offset, b, b_offset, n):
+    if n == 0:
+        return 0
+    elif a_offset + n > a._length:
+        return -1
+    elif b_offset + n > b._length:
+        return 1
+
+    for i in range(n):
+        a_chr = _get_code_point(a, a_offset + i)
+        b_chr = _get_code_point(b, b_offset + i)
+        if a_chr < b_chr:
+            return -1
+        elif a_chr > b_chr:
+            return 1
+
+    return 0
+
+
+@register_jitable
+def _codepoint_to_kind(cp):
+    """
+    Compute the minimum unicode kind needed to hold a given codepoint
+    """
+    if cp < 256:
+        return PY_UNICODE_1BYTE_KIND
+    elif cp < 65536:
+        return PY_UNICODE_2BYTE_KIND
+    else:
+        # Maximum code point of Unicode 6.0: 0x10ffff (1,114,111)
+        MAX_UNICODE = 0x10FFFF
+        if cp > MAX_UNICODE:
+            msg = "Invalid codepoint. Found value greater than Unicode maximum"
+            raise ValueError(msg)
+        return PY_UNICODE_4BYTE_KIND
+
+
+@register_jitable
+def _codepoint_is_ascii(ch):
+    """
+    Returns true if a codepoint is in the ASCII range
+    """
+    return ch < 128
+
+
+# PUBLIC API
+
+
+@overload(len)
+def unicode_len(s):
+    if isinstance(s, types.UnicodeType):
+
+        def len_impl(s):
+            return s._length
+
+        return len_impl
+
+
+@overload(operator.eq)
+def unicode_eq(a, b):
+    if not (a.is_internal and b.is_internal):
+        return
+    if isinstance(a, types.Optional):
+        check_a = a.type
+    else:
+        check_a = a
+    if isinstance(b, types.Optional):
+        check_b = b.type
+    else:
+        check_b = b
+    accept = (types.UnicodeType, types.StringLiteral, types.UnicodeCharSeq)
+    a_unicode = isinstance(check_a, accept)
+    b_unicode = isinstance(check_b, accept)
+    if a_unicode and b_unicode:
+
+        def eq_impl(a, b):
+            # handle Optionals at runtime
+            a_none = a is None
+            b_none = b is None
+            if a_none or b_none:
+                if a_none and b_none:
+                    return True
+                else:
+                    return False
+            # the str() is for UnicodeCharSeq, it's a nop else
+            a = str(a)
+            b = str(b)
+            if len(a) != len(b):
+                return False
+            return _cmp_region(a, 0, b, 0, len(a)) == 0
+
+        return eq_impl
+    elif a_unicode ^ b_unicode:
+        # one of the things is unicode, everything compares False
+        def eq_impl(a, b):
+            return False
+
+        return eq_impl
+
+
+@overload(operator.ne)
+def unicode_ne(a, b):
+    if not (a.is_internal and b.is_internal):
+        return
+    accept = (types.UnicodeType, types.StringLiteral, types.UnicodeCharSeq)
+    a_unicode = isinstance(a, accept)
+    b_unicode = isinstance(b, accept)
+    if a_unicode and b_unicode:
+
+        def ne_impl(a, b):
+            return not (a == b)
+
+        return ne_impl
+    elif a_unicode ^ b_unicode:
+        # one of the things is unicode, everything compares True
+        def eq_impl(a, b):
+            return True
+
+        return eq_impl
+
+
+@overload(operator.lt)
+def unicode_lt(a, b):
+    a_unicode = isinstance(a, (types.UnicodeType, types.StringLiteral))
+    b_unicode = isinstance(b, (types.UnicodeType, types.StringLiteral))
+    if a_unicode and b_unicode:
+
+        def lt_impl(a, b):
+            minlen = min(len(a), len(b))
+            eqcode = _cmp_region(a, 0, b, 0, minlen)
+            if eqcode == -1:
+                return True
+            elif eqcode == 0:
+                return len(a) < len(b)
+            return False
+
+        return lt_impl
+
+
+@overload(operator.gt)
+def unicode_gt(a, b):
+    a_unicode = isinstance(a, (types.UnicodeType, types.StringLiteral))
+    b_unicode = isinstance(b, (types.UnicodeType, types.StringLiteral))
+    if a_unicode and b_unicode:
+
+        def gt_impl(a, b):
+            minlen = min(len(a), len(b))
+            eqcode = _cmp_region(a, 0, b, 0, minlen)
+            if eqcode == 1:
+                return True
+            elif eqcode == 0:
+                return len(a) > len(b)
+            return False
+
+        return gt_impl
+
+
+@overload(operator.le)
+def unicode_le(a, b):
+    a_unicode = isinstance(a, (types.UnicodeType, types.StringLiteral))
+    b_unicode = isinstance(b, (types.UnicodeType, types.StringLiteral))
+    if a_unicode and b_unicode:
+
+        def le_impl(a, b):
+            return not (a > b)
+
+        return le_impl
+
+
+@overload(operator.ge)
+def unicode_ge(a, b):
+    a_unicode = isinstance(a, (types.UnicodeType, types.StringLiteral))
+    b_unicode = isinstance(b, (types.UnicodeType, types.StringLiteral))
+    if a_unicode and b_unicode:
+
+        def ge_impl(a, b):
+            return not (a < b)
+
+        return ge_impl
+
+
+@overload(operator.contains)
+def unicode_contains(a, b):
+    if isinstance(a, types.UnicodeType) and isinstance(b, types.UnicodeType):
+
+        def contains_impl(a, b):
+            # note parameter swap: contains(a, b) == b in a
+            return _find(a, b) > -1
+
+        return contains_impl
+
+
+def unicode_idx_check_type(ty, name):
+    """Check object belongs to one of specific types
+    ty: type
+        Type of the object
+    name: str
+        Name of the object
+    """
+    thety = ty
+    # if the type is omitted, the concrete type is the value
+    if isinstance(ty, types.Omitted):
+        thety = ty.value
+    # if the type is optional, the concrete type is the captured type
+    elif isinstance(ty, types.Optional):
+        thety = ty.type
+
+    accepted = (types.Integer, types.NoneType)
+    if thety is not None and not isinstance(thety, accepted):
+        raise TypingError('"{}" must be {}, not {}'.format(name, accepted, ty))
+
+
+def unicode_sub_check_type(ty, name):
+    """Check object belongs to unicode type"""
+    if not isinstance(ty, types.UnicodeType):
+        msg = '"{}" must be {}, not {}'.format(name, types.UnicodeType, ty)
+        raise TypingError(msg)
+
+
+# FAST SEARCH algorithm implementation from cpython
+
+
+@register_jitable
+def _bloom_add(mask, ch):
+    mask |= 1 << (ch & (_BLOOM_WIDTH - 1))
+    return mask
+
+
+@register_jitable
+def _bloom_check(mask, ch):
+    return mask & (1 << (ch & (_BLOOM_WIDTH - 1)))
+
+
+# https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/1960eb005e04b7ad8a91018088cfdb0646bc1ca0/Objects/stringlib/fastsearch.h#L550    # noqa: E501
+@register_jitable
+def _default_find(data, substr, start, end):
+    """Left finder."""
+    m = len(substr)
+    if m == 0:
+        return start
+
+    gap = mlast = m - 1
+    last = _get_code_point(substr, mlast)
+
+    zero = types.intp(0)
+    mask = _bloom_add(zero, last)
+    for i in range(mlast):
+        ch = _get_code_point(substr, i)
+        mask = _bloom_add(mask, ch)
+        if ch == last:
+            gap = mlast - i - 1
+
+    i = start
+    while i <= end - m:
+        ch = _get_code_point(data, mlast + i)
+        if ch == last:
+            j = 0
+            while j < mlast:
+                haystack_ch = _get_code_point(data, i + j)
+                needle_ch = _get_code_point(substr, j)
+                if haystack_ch != needle_ch:
+                    break
+                j += 1
+            if j == mlast:
+                # got a match
+                return i
+
+            ch = _get_code_point(data, mlast + i + 1)
+            if _bloom_check(mask, ch) == 0:
+                i += m
+            else:
+                i += gap
+        else:
+            ch = _get_code_point(data, mlast + i + 1)
+            if _bloom_check(mask, ch) == 0:
+                i += m
+        i += 1
+
+    return -1
+
+
+@register_jitable
+def _default_rfind(data, substr, start, end):
+    """Right finder."""
+    m = len(substr)
+    if m == 0:
+        return end
+
+    skip = mlast = m - 1
+    mfirst = _get_code_point(substr, 0)
+    mask = _bloom_add(0, mfirst)
+    i = mlast
+    while i > 0:
+        ch = _get_code_point(substr, i)
+        mask = _bloom_add(mask, ch)
+        if ch == mfirst:
+            skip = i - 1
+        i -= 1
+
+    i = end - m
+    while i >= start:
+        ch = _get_code_point(data, i)
+        if ch == mfirst:
+            j = mlast
+            while j > 0:
+                haystack_ch = _get_code_point(data, i + j)
+                needle_ch = _get_code_point(substr, j)
+                if haystack_ch != needle_ch:
+                    break
+                j -= 1
+
+            if j == 0:
+                # got a match
+                return i
+
+            ch = _get_code_point(data, i - 1)
+            if i > start and _bloom_check(mask, ch) == 0:
+                i -= m
+            else:
+                i -= skip
+
+        else:
+            ch = _get_code_point(data, i - 1)
+            if i > start and _bloom_check(mask, ch) == 0:
+                i -= m
+        i -= 1
+
+    return -1
+
+
+def generate_finder(find_func):
+    """Generate finder either left or right."""
+
+    def impl(data, substr, start=None, end=None):
+        length = len(data)
+        sub_length = len(substr)
+        if start is None:
+            start = 0
+        if end is None:
+            end = length
+
+        start, end = _adjust_indices(length, start, end)
+        if end - start < sub_length:
+            return -1
+
+        return find_func(data, substr, start, end)
+
+    return impl
+
+
+_find = register_jitable(generate_finder(_default_find))
+_rfind = register_jitable(generate_finder(_default_rfind))
+
+
+@overload_method(types.UnicodeType, "find")
+def unicode_find(data, substr, start=None, end=None):
+    """Implements str.find()"""
+    if isinstance(substr, types.UnicodeCharSeq):
+
+        def find_impl(data, substr, start=None, end=None):
+            return data.find(str(substr))
+
+        return find_impl
+
+    unicode_idx_check_type(start, "start")
+    unicode_idx_check_type(end, "end")
+    unicode_sub_check_type(substr, "substr")
+
+    return _find
+
+
+@overload_method(types.UnicodeType, "rfind")
+def unicode_rfind(data, substr, start=None, end=None):
+    """Implements str.rfind()"""
+    if isinstance(substr, types.UnicodeCharSeq):
+
+        def rfind_impl(data, substr, start=None, end=None):
+            return data.rfind(str(substr))
+
+        return rfind_impl
+
+    unicode_idx_check_type(start, "start")
+    unicode_idx_check_type(end, "end")
+    unicode_sub_check_type(substr, "substr")
+
+    return _rfind
+
+
+# https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/1d4b6ba19466aba0eb91c4ba01ba509acf18c723/Objects/unicodeobject.c#L12831-L12857    # noqa: E501
+@overload_method(types.UnicodeType, "rindex")
+def unicode_rindex(s, sub, start=None, end=None):
+    """Implements str.rindex()"""
+    unicode_idx_check_type(start, "start")
+    unicode_idx_check_type(end, "end")
+    unicode_sub_check_type(sub, "sub")
+
+    def rindex_impl(s, sub, start=None, end=None):
+        result = s.rfind(sub, start, end)
+        if result < 0:
+            raise ValueError("substring not found")
+
+        return result
+
+    return rindex_impl
+
+
+# https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/1d4b6ba19466aba0eb91c4ba01ba509acf18c723/Objects/unicodeobject.c#L11692-L11718    # noqa: E501
+@overload_method(types.UnicodeType, "index")
+def unicode_index(s, sub, start=None, end=None):
+    """Implements str.index()"""
+    unicode_idx_check_type(start, "start")
+    unicode_idx_check_type(end, "end")
+    unicode_sub_check_type(sub, "sub")
+
+    def index_impl(s, sub, start=None, end=None):
+        result = s.find(sub, start, end)
+        if result < 0:
+            raise ValueError("substring not found")
+
+        return result
+
+    return index_impl
+
+
+# https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/1d4b6ba19466aba0eb91c4ba01ba509acf18c723/Objects/unicodeobject.c#L12922-L12976    # noqa: E501
+@overload_method(types.UnicodeType, "partition")
+def unicode_partition(data, sep):
+    """Implements str.partition()"""
+    thety = sep
+    # if the type is omitted, the concrete type is the value
+    if isinstance(sep, types.Omitted):
+        thety = sep.value
+    # if the type is optional, the concrete type is the captured type
+    elif isinstance(sep, types.Optional):
+        thety = sep.type
+
+    accepted = (types.UnicodeType, types.UnicodeCharSeq)
+    if thety is not None and not isinstance(thety, accepted):
+        msg = '"{}" must be {}, not {}'.format("sep", accepted, sep)
+        raise TypingError(msg)
+
+    def impl(data, sep):
+        # https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/1d4b6ba19466aba0eb91c4ba01ba509acf18c723/Objects/stringlib/partition.h#L7-L60    # noqa: E501
+        sep = str(sep)
+        empty_str = _empty_string(data._kind, 0, data._is_ascii)
+        sep_length = len(sep)
+        if data._kind < sep._kind or len(data) < sep_length:
+            return data, empty_str, empty_str
+
+        if sep_length == 0:
+            raise ValueError("empty separator")
+
+        pos = data.find(sep)
+        if pos < 0:
+            return data, empty_str, empty_str
+
+        return data[0:pos], sep, data[pos + sep_length : len(data)]
+
+    return impl
+
+
+@overload_method(types.UnicodeType, "count")
+def unicode_count(src, sub, start=None, end=None):
+    _count_args_types_check(start)
+    _count_args_types_check(end)
+
+    if isinstance(sub, types.UnicodeType):
+
+        def count_impl(src, sub, start=None, end=None):
+            count = 0
+            src_len = len(src)
+            sub_len = len(sub)
+
+            start = _normalize_slice_idx_count(start, src_len, 0)
+            end = _normalize_slice_idx_count(end, src_len, src_len)
+
+            if end - start < 0 or start > src_len:
+                return 0
+
+            src = src[start:end]
+            src_len = len(src)
+            start, end = 0, src_len
+            if sub_len == 0:
+                return src_len + 1
+
+            while start + sub_len <= src_len:
+                if src[start : start + sub_len] == sub:
+                    count += 1
+                    start += sub_len
+                else:
+                    start += 1
+            return count
+
+        return count_impl
+    error_msg = "The substring must be a UnicodeType, not {}"
+    raise TypingError(error_msg.format(type(sub)))
+
+
+# https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/1d4b6ba19466aba0eb91c4ba01ba509acf18c723/Objects/unicodeobject.c#L12979-L13033    # noqa: E501
+@overload_method(types.UnicodeType, "rpartition")
+def unicode_rpartition(data, sep):
+    """Implements str.rpartition()"""
+    thety = sep
+    # if the type is omitted, the concrete type is the value
+    if isinstance(sep, types.Omitted):
+        thety = sep.value
+    # if the type is optional, the concrete type is the captured type
+    elif isinstance(sep, types.Optional):
+        thety = sep.type
+
+    accepted = (types.UnicodeType, types.UnicodeCharSeq)
+    if thety is not None and not isinstance(thety, accepted):
+        msg = '"{}" must be {}, not {}'.format("sep", accepted, sep)
+        raise TypingError(msg)
+
+    def impl(data, sep):
+        # https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/1d4b6ba19466aba0eb91c4ba01ba509acf18c723/Objects/stringlib/partition.h#L62-L115    # noqa: E501
+        sep = str(sep)
+        empty_str = _empty_string(data._kind, 0, data._is_ascii)
+        sep_length = len(sep)
+        if data._kind < sep._kind or len(data) < sep_length:
+            return empty_str, empty_str, data
+
+        if sep_length == 0:
+            raise ValueError("empty separator")
+
+        pos = data.rfind(sep)
+        if pos < 0:
+            return empty_str, empty_str, data
+
+        return data[0:pos], sep, data[pos + sep_length : len(data)]
+
+    return impl
+
+
+# https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/201c8f79450628241574fba940e08107178dc3a5/Objects/unicodeobject.c#L9342-L9354    # noqa: E501
+@register_jitable
+def _adjust_indices(length, start, end):
+    if end > length:
+        end = length
+    if end < 0:
+        end += length
+        if end < 0:
+            end = 0
+    if start < 0:
+        start += length
+        if start < 0:
+            start = 0
+
+    return start, end
+
+
+@overload_method(types.UnicodeType, "startswith")
+def unicode_startswith(s, prefix, start=None, end=None):
+    if not is_nonelike(start) and not isinstance(start, types.Integer):
+        raise TypingError(
+            "When specified, the arg 'start' must be an Integer or None"
+        )
+
+    if not is_nonelike(end) and not isinstance(end, types.Integer):
+        raise TypingError(
+            "When specified, the arg 'end' must be an Integer or None"
+        )
+
+    if isinstance(prefix, types.UniTuple) and isinstance(
+        prefix.dtype, types.UnicodeType
+    ):
+
+        def startswith_tuple_impl(s, prefix, start=None, end=None):
+            for item in prefix:
+                if s.startswith(item, start, end):
+                    return True
+            return False
+
+        return startswith_tuple_impl
+
+    elif isinstance(prefix, types.UnicodeCharSeq):
+
+        def startswith_char_seq_impl(s, prefix, start=None, end=None):
+            return s.startswith(str(prefix), start, end)
+
+        return startswith_char_seq_impl
+
+    elif isinstance(prefix, types.UnicodeType):
+
+        def startswith_unicode_impl(s, prefix, start=None, end=None):
+            length, prefix_length = len(s), len(prefix)
+            if start is None:
+                start = 0
+            if end is None:
+                end = length
+
+            start, end = _adjust_indices(length, start, end)
+            if end - start < prefix_length:
+                return False
+
+            if prefix_length == 0:
+                return True
+
+            s_slice = s[start:end]
+
+            return _cmp_region(s_slice, 0, prefix, 0, prefix_length) == 0
+
+        return startswith_unicode_impl
+
+    else:
+        raise TypingError(
+            "The arg 'prefix' should be a string or a tuple of strings"
+        )
+
+
+@overload_method(types.UnicodeType, "endswith")
+def unicode_endswith(s, substr, start=None, end=None):
+    if not (
+        start is None
+        or isinstance(start, (types.Omitted, types.Integer, types.NoneType))
+    ):
+        raise TypingError("The arg must be a Integer or None")
+
+    if not (
+        end is None
+        or isinstance(end, (types.Omitted, types.Integer, types.NoneType))
+    ):
+        raise TypingError("The arg must be a Integer or None")
+
+    if isinstance(substr, (types.Tuple, types.UniTuple)):
+
+        def endswith_impl(s, substr, start=None, end=None):
+            for item in substr:
+                if s.endswith(item, start, end) is True:
+                    return True
+
+            return False
+
+        return endswith_impl
+
+    if isinstance(substr, types.UnicodeType):
+
+        def endswith_impl(s, substr, start=None, end=None):
+            length = len(s)
+            sub_length = len(substr)
+            if start is None:
+                start = 0
+            if end is None:
+                end = length
+
+            start, end = _adjust_indices(length, start, end)
+            if end - start < sub_length:
+                return False
+
+            if sub_length == 0:
+                return True
+
+            s = s[start:end]
+            offset = len(s) - sub_length
+
+            return _cmp_region(s, offset, substr, 0, sub_length) == 0
+
+        return endswith_impl
+
+    if isinstance(substr, types.UnicodeCharSeq):
+
+        def endswith_impl(s, substr, start=None, end=None):
+            return s.endswith(str(substr), start, end)
+
+        return endswith_impl
+
+
+# https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/1d4b6ba19466aba0eb91c4ba01ba509acf18c723/Objects/unicodeobject.c#L11519-L11595    # noqa: E501
+@overload_method(types.UnicodeType, "expandtabs")
+def unicode_expandtabs(data, tabsize=8):
+    """Implements str.expandtabs()"""
+    thety = tabsize
+    # if the type is omitted, the concrete type is the value
+    if isinstance(tabsize, types.Omitted):
+        thety = tabsize.value
+    # if the type is optional, the concrete type is the captured type
+    elif isinstance(tabsize, types.Optional):
+        thety = tabsize.type
+
+    accepted = (types.Integer, int)
+    if thety is not None and not isinstance(thety, accepted):
+        raise TypingError(
+            '"tabsize" must be {}, not {}'.format(accepted, tabsize)
+        )
+
+    def expandtabs_impl(data, tabsize=8):
+        length = len(data)
+        j = line_pos = 0
+        found = False
+        for i in range(length):
+            code_point = _get_code_point(data, i)
+            if code_point == _Py_TAB:
+                found = True
+                if tabsize > 0:
+                    # cannot overflow
+                    incr = tabsize - (line_pos % tabsize)
+                    if j > sys.maxsize - incr:
+                        raise OverflowError("new string is too long")
+                    line_pos += incr
+                    j += incr
+            else:
+                if j > sys.maxsize - 1:
+                    raise OverflowError("new string is too long")
+                line_pos += 1
+                j += 1
+                if code_point in (_Py_LINEFEED, _Py_CARRIAGE_RETURN):
+                    line_pos = 0
+
+        if not found:
+            return data
+
+        res = _empty_string(data._kind, j, data._is_ascii)
+        j = line_pos = 0
+        for i in range(length):
+            code_point = _get_code_point(data, i)
+            if code_point == _Py_TAB:
+                if tabsize > 0:
+                    incr = tabsize - (line_pos % tabsize)
+                    line_pos += incr
+                    for idx in range(j, j + incr):
+                        _set_code_point(res, idx, _Py_SPACE)
+                    j += incr
+            else:
+                line_pos += 1
+                _set_code_point(res, j, code_point)
+                j += 1
+                if code_point in (_Py_LINEFEED, _Py_CARRIAGE_RETURN):
+                    line_pos = 0
+
+        return res
+
+    return expandtabs_impl
+
+
+@overload_method(types.UnicodeType, "split")
+def unicode_split(a, sep=None, maxsplit=-1):
+    if not (
+        maxsplit == -1
+        or isinstance(
+            maxsplit, (types.Omitted, types.Integer, types.IntegerLiteral)
+        )
+    ):
+        return None  # fail typing if maxsplit is not an integer
+
+    if isinstance(sep, types.UnicodeCharSeq):
+
+        def split_impl(a, sep=None, maxsplit=-1):
+            return a.split(str(sep), maxsplit=maxsplit)
+
+        return split_impl
+
+    if isinstance(sep, types.UnicodeType):
+
+        def split_impl(a, sep=None, maxsplit=-1):
+            a_len = len(a)
+            sep_len = len(sep)
+
+            if sep_len == 0:
+                raise ValueError("empty separator")
+
+            parts = []
+            last = 0
+            idx = 0
+
+            if sep_len == 1 and maxsplit == -1:
+                sep_code_point = _get_code_point(sep, 0)
+                for idx in range(a_len):
+                    if _get_code_point(a, idx) == sep_code_point:
+                        parts.append(a[last:idx])
+                        last = idx + 1
+            else:
+                split_count = 0
+
+                while idx < a_len and (
+                    maxsplit == -1 or split_count < maxsplit
+                ):
+                    if _cmp_region(a, idx, sep, 0, sep_len) == 0:
+                        parts.append(a[last:idx])
+                        idx += sep_len
+                        last = idx
+                        split_count += 1
+                    else:
+                        idx += 1
+
+            if last <= a_len:
+                parts.append(a[last:])
+
+            return parts
+
+        return split_impl
+    elif (
+        sep is None
+        or isinstance(sep, types.NoneType)
+        or getattr(sep, "value", False) is None
+    ):
+
+        def split_whitespace_impl(a, sep=None, maxsplit=-1):
+            a_len = len(a)
+
+            parts = []
+            last = 0
+            idx = 0
+            split_count = 0
+            in_whitespace_block = True
+
+            for idx in range(a_len):
+                code_point = _get_code_point(a, idx)
+                is_whitespace = _PyUnicode_IsSpace(code_point)
+                if in_whitespace_block:
+                    if is_whitespace:
+                        pass  # keep consuming space
+                    else:
+                        last = idx  # this is the start of the next string
+                        in_whitespace_block = False
+                else:
+                    if not is_whitespace:
+                        pass  # keep searching for whitespace transition
+                    else:
+                        parts.append(a[last:idx])
+                        in_whitespace_block = True
+                        split_count += 1
+                        if maxsplit != -1 and split_count == maxsplit:
+                            break
+
+            if last <= a_len and not in_whitespace_block:
+                parts.append(a[last:])
+
+            return parts
+
+        return split_whitespace_impl
+
+
+def generate_rsplit_whitespace_impl(isspace_func):
+    """Generate whitespace rsplit func based on either ascii or unicode"""
+
+    def rsplit_whitespace_impl(data, sep=None, maxsplit=-1):
+        # https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/1d4b6ba19466aba0eb91c4ba01ba509acf18c723/Objects/stringlib/split.h#L192-L240    # noqa: E501
+        if maxsplit < 0:
+            maxsplit = sys.maxsize
+
+        result = []
+        i = len(data) - 1
+        while maxsplit > 0:
+            while i >= 0:
+                code_point = _get_code_point(data, i)
+                if not isspace_func(code_point):
+                    break
+                i -= 1
+            if i < 0:
+                break
+            j = i
+            i -= 1
+            while i >= 0:
+                code_point = _get_code_point(data, i)
+                if isspace_func(code_point):
+                    break
+                i -= 1
+            result.append(data[i + 1 : j + 1])
+            maxsplit -= 1
+
+        if i >= 0:
+            # Only occurs when maxsplit was reached
+            # Skip any remaining whitespace and copy to beginning of string
+            while i >= 0:
+                code_point = _get_code_point(data, i)
+                if not isspace_func(code_point):
+                    break
+                i -= 1
+            if i >= 0:
+                result.append(data[0 : i + 1])
+
+        return result[::-1]
+
+    return rsplit_whitespace_impl
+
+
+unicode_rsplit_whitespace_impl = register_jitable(
+    generate_rsplit_whitespace_impl(_PyUnicode_IsSpace)
+)
+ascii_rsplit_whitespace_impl = register_jitable(
+    generate_rsplit_whitespace_impl(_Py_ISSPACE)
+)
+
+
+# https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/1d4b6ba19466aba0eb91c4ba01ba509acf18c723/Objects/unicodeobject.c#L13095-L13108    # noqa: E501
+@overload_method(types.UnicodeType, "rsplit")
+def unicode_rsplit(data, sep=None, maxsplit=-1):
+    """Implements str.unicode_rsplit()"""
+
+    def _unicode_rsplit_check_type(ty, name, accepted):
+        """Check object belongs to one of specified types"""
+        thety = ty
+        # if the type is omitted, the concrete type is the value
+        if isinstance(ty, types.Omitted):
+            thety = ty.value
+        # if the type is optional, the concrete type is the captured type
+        elif isinstance(ty, types.Optional):
+            thety = ty.type
+
+        if thety is not None and not isinstance(thety, accepted):
+            raise TypingError(
+                '"{}" must be {}, not {}'.format(name, accepted, ty)
+            )
+
+    _unicode_rsplit_check_type(
+        sep, "sep", (types.UnicodeType, types.UnicodeCharSeq, types.NoneType)
+    )
+    _unicode_rsplit_check_type(maxsplit, "maxsplit", (types.Integer, int))
+
+    if sep is None or isinstance(sep, (types.NoneType, types.Omitted)):
+
+        def rsplit_whitespace_impl(data, sep=None, maxsplit=-1):
+            if data._is_ascii:
+                return ascii_rsplit_whitespace_impl(data, sep, maxsplit)
+            return unicode_rsplit_whitespace_impl(data, sep, maxsplit)
+
+        return rsplit_whitespace_impl
+
+    def rsplit_impl(data, sep=None, maxsplit=-1):
+        sep = str(sep)
+        # https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/1d4b6ba19466aba0eb91c4ba01ba509acf18c723/Objects/stringlib/split.h#L286-L333    # noqa: E501
+        if data._kind < sep._kind or len(data) < len(sep):
+            return [data]
+
+        def _rsplit_char(data, ch, maxsplit):
+            # https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/1d4b6ba19466aba0eb91c4ba01ba509acf18c723/Objects/stringlib/split.h#L242-L284    # noqa: E501
+            result = []
+            ch_code_point = _get_code_point(ch, 0)
+            i = j = len(data) - 1
+            while i >= 0 and maxsplit > 0:
+                data_code_point = _get_code_point(data, i)
+                if data_code_point == ch_code_point:
+                    result.append(data[i + 1 : j + 1])
+                    j = i = i - 1
+                    maxsplit -= 1
+                i -= 1
+            if j >= -1:
+                result.append(data[0 : j + 1])
+
+            return result[::-1]
+
+        if maxsplit < 0:
+            maxsplit = sys.maxsize
+
+        sep_length = len(sep)
+
+        if sep_length == 0:
+            raise ValueError("empty separator")
+        if sep_length == 1:
+            return _rsplit_char(data, sep, maxsplit)
+
+        result = []
+        j = len(data)
+        while maxsplit > 0:
+            pos = data.rfind(sep, start=0, end=j)
+            if pos < 0:
+                break
+            result.append(data[pos + sep_length : j])
+            j = pos
+            maxsplit -= 1
+
+        result.append(data[0:j])
+
+        return result[::-1]
+
+    return rsplit_impl
+
+
+@overload_method(types.UnicodeType, "center")
+def unicode_center(string, width, fillchar=" "):
+    if not isinstance(width, types.Integer):
+        raise TypingError("The width must be an Integer")
+
+    if isinstance(fillchar, types.UnicodeCharSeq):
+
+        def center_impl(string, width, fillchar=" "):
+            return string.center(width, str(fillchar))
+
+        return center_impl
+
+    if not (
+        fillchar == " "
+        or isinstance(fillchar, (types.Omitted, types.UnicodeType))
+    ):
+        raise TypingError("The fillchar must be a UnicodeType")
+
+    def center_impl(string, width, fillchar=" "):
+        str_len = len(string)
+        fillchar_len = len(fillchar)
+
+        if fillchar_len != 1:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "The fill character must be exactly one character long"
+            )
+
+        if width <= str_len:
+            return string
+
+        allmargin = width - str_len
+        lmargin = (allmargin // 2) + (allmargin & width & 1)
+        rmargin = allmargin - lmargin
+
+        l_string = fillchar * lmargin
+        if lmargin == rmargin:
+            return l_string + string + l_string
+        else:
+            return l_string + string + (fillchar * rmargin)
+
+    return center_impl
+
+
+def gen_unicode_Xjust(STRING_FIRST):
+    def unicode_Xjust(string, width, fillchar=" "):
+        if not isinstance(width, types.Integer):
+            raise TypingError("The width must be an Integer")
+
+        if isinstance(fillchar, types.UnicodeCharSeq):
+            if STRING_FIRST:
+
+                def ljust_impl(string, width, fillchar=" "):
+                    return string.ljust(width, str(fillchar))
+
+                return ljust_impl
+            else:
+
+                def rjust_impl(string, width, fillchar=" "):
+                    return string.rjust(width, str(fillchar))
+
+                return rjust_impl
+
+        if not (
+            fillchar == " "
+            or isinstance(fillchar, (types.Omitted, types.UnicodeType))
+        ):
+            raise TypingError("The fillchar must be a UnicodeType")
+
+        def impl(string, width, fillchar=" "):
+            str_len = len(string)
+            fillchar_len = len(fillchar)
+
+            if fillchar_len != 1:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    "The fill character must be exactly one character long"
+                )
+
+            if width <= str_len:
+                return string
+
+            newstr = fillchar * (width - str_len)
+            if STRING_FIRST:
+                return string + newstr
+            else:
+                return newstr + string
+
+        return impl
+
+    return unicode_Xjust
+
+
+overload_method(types.UnicodeType, "rjust")(gen_unicode_Xjust(False))
+overload_method(types.UnicodeType, "ljust")(gen_unicode_Xjust(True))
+
+
+def generate_splitlines_func(is_line_break_func):
+    """Generate splitlines performer based on ascii or unicode line breaks."""
+
+    def impl(data, keepends):
+        # https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/1d4b6ba19466aba0eb91c4ba01ba509acf18c723/Objects/stringlib/split.h#L335-L389    # noqa: E501
+        length = len(data)
+        result = []
+        i = j = 0
+        while i < length:
+            # find a line and append it
+            while i < length:
+                code_point = _get_code_point(data, i)
+                if is_line_break_func(code_point):
+                    break
+                i += 1
+
+            # skip the line break reading CRLF as one line break
+            eol = i
+            if i < length:
+                if i + 1 < length:
+                    cur_cp = _get_code_point(data, i)
+                    next_cp = _get_code_point(data, i + 1)
+                    if _Py_ISCARRIAGERETURN(cur_cp) and _Py_ISLINEFEED(next_cp):
+                        i += 1
+                i += 1
+                if keepends:
+                    eol = i
+
+            result.append(data[j:eol])
+            j = i
+
+        return result
+
+    return impl
+
+
+_ascii_splitlines = register_jitable(generate_splitlines_func(_Py_ISLINEBREAK))
+_unicode_splitlines = register_jitable(
+    generate_splitlines_func(_PyUnicode_IsLineBreak)
+)
+
+
+# https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/1d4b6ba19466aba0eb91c4ba01ba509acf18c723/Objects/unicodeobject.c#L10196-L10229    # noqa: E501
+@overload_method(types.UnicodeType, "splitlines")
+def unicode_splitlines(data, keepends=False):
+    """Implements str.splitlines()"""
+    thety = keepends
+    # if the type is omitted, the concrete type is the value
+    if isinstance(keepends, types.Omitted):
+        thety = keepends.value
+    # if the type is optional, the concrete type is the captured type
+    elif isinstance(keepends, types.Optional):
+        thety = keepends.type
+
+    accepted = (types.Integer, int, types.Boolean, bool)
+    if thety is not None and not isinstance(thety, accepted):
+        raise TypingError(
+            '"{}" must be {}, not {}'.format("keepends", accepted, keepends)
+        )
+
+    def splitlines_impl(data, keepends=False):
+        if data._is_ascii:
+            return _ascii_splitlines(data, keepends)
+
+        return _unicode_splitlines(data, keepends)
+
+    return splitlines_impl
+
+
+@register_jitable
+def join_list(sep, parts):
+    parts_len = len(parts)
+    if parts_len == 0:
+        return ""
+
+    # Precompute size and char_width of result
+    sep_len = len(sep)
+    length = (parts_len - 1) * sep_len
+    kind = sep._kind
+    is_ascii = sep._is_ascii
+    for p in parts:
+        length += len(p)
+        kind = _pick_kind(kind, p._kind)
+        is_ascii = _pick_ascii(is_ascii, p._is_ascii)
+
+    result = _empty_string(kind, length, is_ascii)
+
+    # populate string
+    part = parts[0]
+    _strncpy(result, 0, part, 0, len(part))
+    dst_offset = len(part)
+    for idx in range(1, parts_len):
+        _strncpy(result, dst_offset, sep, 0, sep_len)
+        dst_offset += sep_len
+        part = parts[idx]
+        _strncpy(result, dst_offset, part, 0, len(part))
+        dst_offset += len(part)
+
+    return result
+
+
+@overload_method(types.UnicodeType, "join")
+def unicode_join(sep, parts):
+    if isinstance(parts, types.List):
+        if isinstance(parts.dtype, types.UnicodeType):
+
+            def join_list_impl(sep, parts):
+                return join_list(sep, parts)
+
+            return join_list_impl
+        elif isinstance(parts.dtype, types.UnicodeCharSeq):
+
+            def join_list_impl(sep, parts):
+                _parts = [str(p) for p in parts]
+                return join_list(sep, _parts)
+
+            return join_list_impl
+        else:
+            pass  # lists of any other type not supported
+    elif isinstance(parts, types.IterableType):
+
+        def join_iter_impl(sep, parts):
+            parts_list = [p for p in parts]
+            return sep.join(parts_list)
+
+        return join_iter_impl
+    elif isinstance(parts, types.UnicodeType):
+        # Temporary workaround until UnicodeType is iterable
+        def join_str_impl(sep, parts):
+            parts_list = [parts[i] for i in range(len(parts))]
+            return join_list(sep, parts_list)
+
+        return join_str_impl
+
+
+@overload_method(types.UnicodeType, "zfill")
+def unicode_zfill(string, width):
+    if not isinstance(width, types.Integer):
+        raise TypingError("<width> must be an Integer")
+
+    def zfill_impl(string, width):
+        str_len = len(string)
+
+        if width <= str_len:
+            return string
+
+        first_char = string[0] if str_len else ""
+        padding = "0" * (width - str_len)
+
+        if first_char in ["+", "-"]:
+            newstr = first_char + padding + string[1:]
+        else:
+            newstr = padding + string
+
+        return newstr
+
+    return zfill_impl
+
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Strip functions
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+@register_jitable
+def unicode_strip_left_bound(string, chars):
+    str_len = len(string)
+
+    i = 0
+    if chars is not None:
+        for i in range(str_len):
+            if string[i] not in chars:
+                return i
+    else:
+        for i in range(str_len):
+            if not _PyUnicode_IsSpace(string[i]):
+                return i
+
+    return str_len
+
+
+@register_jitable
+def unicode_strip_right_bound(string, chars):
+    str_len = len(string)
+    i = 0
+    if chars is not None:
+        for i in range(str_len - 1, -1, -1):
+            if string[i] not in chars:
+                i += 1
+                break
+    else:
+        for i in range(str_len - 1, -1, -1):
+            if not _PyUnicode_IsSpace(string[i]):
+                i += 1
+                break
+
+    return i
+
+
+def unicode_strip_types_check(chars):
+    if isinstance(chars, types.Optional):
+        chars = chars.type  # catch optional type with invalid non-None type
+    if not (
+        chars is None
+        or isinstance(chars, (types.Omitted, types.UnicodeType, types.NoneType))
+    ):
+        raise TypingError("The arg must be a UnicodeType or None")
+
+
+def _count_args_types_check(arg):
+    if isinstance(arg, types.Optional):
+        arg = arg.type
+    if not (
+        arg is None
+        or isinstance(arg, (types.Omitted, types.Integer, types.NoneType))
+    ):
+        raise TypingError("The slice indices must be an Integer or None")
+
+
+@overload_method(types.UnicodeType, "lstrip")
+def unicode_lstrip(string, chars=None):
+    if isinstance(chars, types.UnicodeCharSeq):
+
+        def lstrip_impl(string, chars=None):
+            return string.lstrip(str(chars))
+
+        return lstrip_impl
+
+    unicode_strip_types_check(chars)
+
+    def lstrip_impl(string, chars=None):
+        return string[unicode_strip_left_bound(string, chars) :]
+
+    return lstrip_impl
+
+
+@overload_method(types.UnicodeType, "rstrip")
+def unicode_rstrip(string, chars=None):
+    if isinstance(chars, types.UnicodeCharSeq):
+
+        def rstrip_impl(string, chars=None):
+            return string.rstrip(str(chars))
+
+        return rstrip_impl
+
+    unicode_strip_types_check(chars)
+
+    def rstrip_impl(string, chars=None):
+        return string[: unicode_strip_right_bound(string, chars)]
+
+    return rstrip_impl
+
+
+@overload_method(types.UnicodeType, "strip")
+def unicode_strip(string, chars=None):
+    if isinstance(chars, types.UnicodeCharSeq):
+
+        def strip_impl(string, chars=None):
+            return string.strip(str(chars))
+
+        return strip_impl
+
+    unicode_strip_types_check(chars)
+
+    def strip_impl(string, chars=None):
+        lb = unicode_strip_left_bound(string, chars)
+        rb = unicode_strip_right_bound(string, chars)
+        return string[lb:rb]
+
+    return strip_impl
+
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Slice functions
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+@register_jitable
+def normalize_str_idx(idx, length, is_start=True):
+    """
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    idx : int or None
+        the index
+    length : int
+        the string length
+    is_start : bool; optional with defaults to True
+        Is it the *start* or the *stop* of the slice?
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    norm_idx : int
+        normalized index
+    """
+    if idx is None:
+        if is_start:
+            return 0
+        else:
+            return length
+    elif idx < 0:
+        idx += length
+
+    if idx < 0 or idx >= length:
+        raise IndexError("string index out of range")
+
+    return idx
+
+
+@register_jitable
+def _normalize_slice_idx_count(arg, slice_len, default):
+    """
+    Used for unicode_count
+
+    If arg < -slice_len, returns 0 (prevents circle)
+
+    If arg is within slice, e.g -slice_len <= arg < slice_len
+    returns its real index via arg % slice_len
+
+    If arg > slice_len, returns arg (in this case count must
+    return 0 if it is start index)
+    """
+
+    if arg is None:
+        return default
+    if -slice_len <= arg < slice_len:
+        return arg % slice_len
+    return 0 if arg < 0 else arg
+
+
+@intrinsic
+def _normalize_slice(typingctx, sliceobj, length):
+    """Fix slice object."""
+    sig = sliceobj(sliceobj, length)
+
+    def codegen(context, builder, sig, args):
+        [slicetype, lengthtype] = sig.args
+        [sliceobj, length] = args
+        slice = context.make_helper(builder, slicetype, sliceobj)
+        slicing.guard_invalid_slice(context, builder, slicetype, slice)
+        slicing.fix_slice(builder, slice, length)
+        return slice._getvalue()
+
+    return sig, codegen
+
+
+@intrinsic
+def _slice_span(typingctx, sliceobj):
+    """Compute the span from the given slice object."""
+    sig = types.intp(sliceobj)
+
+    def codegen(context, builder, sig, args):
+        [slicetype] = sig.args
+        [sliceobj] = args
+        slice = context.make_helper(builder, slicetype, sliceobj)
+        result_size = slicing.get_slice_length(builder, slice)
+        return result_size
+
+    return sig, codegen
+
+
+@register_jitable(_nrt=False)
+def _strncpy(dst, dst_offset, src, src_offset, n):
+    if src._kind == dst._kind:
+        byte_width = _kind_to_byte_width(src._kind)
+        src_byte_offset = byte_width * src_offset
+        dst_byte_offset = byte_width * dst_offset
+        nbytes = n * byte_width
+        memcpy_region(
+            dst._data,
+            dst_byte_offset,
+            src._data,
+            src_byte_offset,
+            nbytes,
+            align=1,
+        )
+    else:
+        for i in range(n):
+            _set_code_point(
+                dst, dst_offset + i, _get_code_point(src, src_offset + i)
+            )
+
+
+@intrinsic
+def _get_str_slice_view(typingctx, src_t, start_t, length_t):
+    """Create a slice of a unicode string using a view of its data to avoid
+    extra allocation.
+    """
+    assert src_t == types.unicode_type
+
+    def codegen(context, builder, sig, args):
+        src, start, length = args
+        in_str = cgutils.create_struct_proxy(types.unicode_type)(
+            context, builder, value=src
+        )
+        view_str = cgutils.create_struct_proxy(types.unicode_type)(
+            context, builder
+        )
+        view_str.meminfo = in_str.meminfo
+        view_str.kind = in_str.kind
+        view_str.is_ascii = in_str.is_ascii
+        view_str.length = length
+        # hash value -1 to indicate "need to compute hash"
+        view_str.hash = context.get_constant(_Py_hash_t, -1)
+        # get a pointer to start of slice data
+        bw_typ = context.typing_context.resolve_value_type(_kind_to_byte_width)
+        bw_sig = bw_typ.get_call_type(
+            context.typing_context, (types.int32,), {}
+        )
+        bw_impl = context.get_function(bw_typ, bw_sig)
+        byte_width = bw_impl(builder, (in_str.kind,))
+        offset = builder.mul(start, byte_width)
+        view_str.data = builder.gep(in_str.data, [offset])
+        # Set parent pyobject to NULL
+        view_str.parent = cgutils.get_null_value(view_str.parent.type)
+        # incref original string
+        if context.enable_nrt:
+            context.nrt.incref(builder, sig.args[0], src)
+        return view_str._getvalue()
+
+    sig = types.unicode_type(types.unicode_type, types.intp, types.intp)
+    return sig, codegen
+
+
+@overload(operator.getitem)
+def unicode_getitem(s, idx):
+    if isinstance(s, types.UnicodeType):
+        if isinstance(idx, types.Integer):
+
+            def getitem_char(s, idx):
+                idx = normalize_str_idx(idx, len(s))
+                cp = _get_code_point(s, idx)
+                kind = _codepoint_to_kind(cp)
+                if kind == s._kind:
+                    return _get_str_slice_view(s, idx, 1)
+                else:
+                    is_ascii = _codepoint_is_ascii(cp)
+                    ret = _empty_string(kind, 1, is_ascii)
+                    _set_code_point(ret, 0, cp)
+                    return ret
+
+            return getitem_char
+        elif isinstance(idx, types.SliceType):
+
+            def getitem_slice(s, idx):
+                slice_idx = _normalize_slice(idx, len(s))
+                span = _slice_span(slice_idx)
+
+                cp = _get_code_point(s, slice_idx.start)
+                kind = _codepoint_to_kind(cp)
+                is_ascii = _codepoint_is_ascii(cp)
+
+                # Check slice to see if it's homogeneous in kind
+                for i in range(
+                    slice_idx.start + slice_idx.step,
+                    slice_idx.stop,
+                    slice_idx.step,
+                ):
+                    cp = _get_code_point(s, i)
+                    is_ascii &= _codepoint_is_ascii(cp)
+                    new_kind = _codepoint_to_kind(cp)
+                    if kind != new_kind:
+                        kind = _pick_kind(kind, new_kind)
+                    # TODO: it might be possible to break here if the kind
+                    # is PY_UNICODE_4BYTE_KIND but there are potentially
+                    # strings coming from other internal functions that are
+                    # this wide and also actually ASCII (i.e. kind is larger
+                    # than actually required for storing the code point), so
+                    # it's necessary to continue.
+
+                if slice_idx.step == 1 and kind == s._kind:
+                    # Can return a view, the slice has the same kind as the
+                    # string itself and it's a stride slice 1.
+                    return _get_str_slice_view(s, slice_idx.start, span)
+                else:
+                    # It's heterogeneous in kind OR stride != 1
+                    ret = _empty_string(kind, span, is_ascii)
+                    cur = slice_idx.start
+                    for i in range(span):
+                        _set_code_point(ret, i, _get_code_point(s, cur))
+                        cur += slice_idx.step
+                    return ret
+
+            return getitem_slice
+
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# String operations
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+@overload(operator.add)
+@overload(operator.iadd)
+def unicode_concat(a, b):
+    if isinstance(a, types.UnicodeType) and isinstance(b, types.UnicodeType):
+
+        def concat_impl(a, b):
+            new_length = a._length + b._length
+            new_kind = _pick_kind(a._kind, b._kind)
+            new_ascii = _pick_ascii(a._is_ascii, b._is_ascii)
+            result = _empty_string(new_kind, new_length, new_ascii)
+            for i in range(len(a)):
+                _set_code_point(result, i, _get_code_point(a, i))
+            for j in range(len(b)):
+                _set_code_point(result, len(a) + j, _get_code_point(b, j))
+            return result
+
+        return concat_impl
+
+    if isinstance(a, types.UnicodeType) and isinstance(b, types.UnicodeCharSeq):
+
+        def concat_impl(a, b):
+            return a + str(b)
+
+        return concat_impl
+
+
+@register_jitable
+def _repeat_impl(str_arg, mult_arg):
+    if str_arg == "" or mult_arg < 1:
+        return ""
+    elif mult_arg == 1:
+        return str_arg
+    else:
+        new_length = str_arg._length * mult_arg
+        new_kind = str_arg._kind
+        result = _empty_string(new_kind, new_length, str_arg._is_ascii)
+        # make initial copy into result
+        len_a = len(str_arg)
+        _strncpy(result, 0, str_arg, 0, len_a)
+        # loop through powers of 2 for efficient copying
+        copy_size = len_a
+        while 2 * copy_size <= new_length:
+            _strncpy(result, copy_size, result, 0, copy_size)
+            copy_size *= 2
+
+        if not 2 * copy_size == new_length:
+            # if copy_size not an exact multiple it then needs
+            # to complete the rest of the copies
+            rest = new_length - copy_size
+            _strncpy(result, copy_size, result, copy_size - rest, rest)
+            return result
+
+
+@overload(operator.mul)
+def unicode_repeat(a, b):
+    if isinstance(a, types.UnicodeType) and isinstance(b, types.Integer):
+
+        def wrap(a, b):
+            return _repeat_impl(a, b)
+
+        return wrap
+    elif isinstance(a, types.Integer) and isinstance(b, types.UnicodeType):
+
+        def wrap(a, b):
+            return _repeat_impl(b, a)
+
+        return wrap
+
+
+@overload(operator.not_)
+def unicode_not(a):
+    if isinstance(a, types.UnicodeType):
+
+        def impl(a):
+            return len(a) == 0
+
+        return impl
+
+
+@overload_method(types.UnicodeType, "replace")
+def unicode_replace(s, old_str, new_str, count=-1):
+    thety = count
+    if isinstance(count, types.Omitted):
+        thety = count.value
+    elif isinstance(count, types.Optional):
+        thety = count.type
+
+    if not isinstance(thety, (int, types.Integer)):
+        raise TypingError(
+            "Unsupported parameters. The parameters "
+            "must be Integer. Given count: {}".format(count)
+        )
+
+    if not isinstance(old_str, (types.UnicodeType, types.NoneType)):
+        raise TypingError(
+            "The object must be a UnicodeType. Given: {}".format(old_str)
+        )
+
+    if not isinstance(new_str, types.UnicodeType):
+        raise TypingError(
+            "The object must be a UnicodeType. Given: {}".format(new_str)
+        )
+
+    def impl(s, old_str, new_str, count=-1):
+        if count == 0:
+            return s
+        if old_str == "":
+            schars = list(s)
+            if count == -1:
+                return new_str + new_str.join(schars) + new_str
+            split_result = [new_str]
+            min_count = min(len(schars), count)
+            for i in range(min_count):
+                split_result.append(schars[i])
+                if i + 1 != min_count:
+                    split_result.append(new_str)
+                else:
+                    split_result.append("".join(schars[(i + 1) :]))
+            if count > len(schars):
+                split_result.append(new_str)
+            return "".join(split_result)
+        schars = s.split(old_str, count)
+        result = new_str.join(schars)
+        return result
+
+    return impl
+
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# String `is*()` methods
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+# generates isalpha/isalnum
+def gen_isAlX(ascii_func, unicode_func):
+    def unicode_isAlX(data):
+        def impl(data):
+            length = len(data)
+            if length == 0:
+                return False
+
+            if length == 1:
+                code_point = _get_code_point(data, 0)
+                if data._is_ascii:
+                    return ascii_func(code_point)
+                else:
+                    return unicode_func(code_point)
+
+            if data._is_ascii:
+                for i in range(length):
+                    code_point = _get_code_point(data, i)
+                    if not ascii_func(code_point):
+                        return False
+
+            for i in range(length):
+                code_point = _get_code_point(data, i)
+                if not unicode_func(code_point):
+                    return False
+
+            return True
+
+        return impl
+
+    return unicode_isAlX
+
+
+# https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/1d4b6ba19466aba0eb91c4ba01ba509acf18c723/Objects/unicodeobject.c#L11928-L11964    # noqa: E501
+overload_method(types.UnicodeType, "isalpha")(
+    gen_isAlX(_Py_ISALPHA, _PyUnicode_IsAlpha)
+)
+
+_unicode_is_alnum = register_jitable(
+    lambda x: (_PyUnicode_IsNumeric(x) or _PyUnicode_IsAlpha(x))
+)
+
+# https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/1d4b6ba19466aba0eb91c4ba01ba509acf18c723/Objects/unicodeobject.c#L11975-L12006    # noqa: E501
+overload_method(types.UnicodeType, "isalnum")(
+    gen_isAlX(_Py_ISALNUM, _unicode_is_alnum)
+)
+
+
+def _is_upper(is_lower, is_upper, is_title):
+    # impl is an approximate translation of:
+    # https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/1d4b6ba19466aba0eb91c4ba01ba509acf18c723/Objects/unicodeobject.c#L11794-L11827    # noqa: E501
+    # mixed with:
+    # https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/1d4b6ba19466aba0eb91c4ba01ba509acf18c723/Objects/bytes_methods.c#L218-L242    # noqa: E501
+    def impl(a):
+        l = len(a)
+        if l == 1:
+            return is_upper(_get_code_point(a, 0)) != 0
+        if l == 0:
+            return False
+        cased = False
+        for idx in range(l):
+            code_point = _get_code_point(a, idx)
+            if is_lower(code_point) or is_title(code_point):
+                return False
+            elif not cased and is_upper(code_point):
+                cased = True
+        return cased
+
+    return impl
+
+
+_always_false = register_jitable(lambda x: False)
+_ascii_is_upper = register_jitable(
+    _is_upper(_Py_ISLOWER, _Py_ISUPPER, _always_false)
+)
+_unicode_is_upper = register_jitable(
+    _is_upper(
+        _PyUnicode_IsLowercase, _PyUnicode_IsUppercase, _PyUnicode_IsTitlecase
+    )
+)
+
+
+@overload_method(types.UnicodeType, "isupper")
+def unicode_isupper(a):
+    """
+    Implements .isupper()
+    """
+
+    def impl(a):
+        if a._is_ascii:
+            return _ascii_is_upper(a)
+        else:
+            return _unicode_is_upper(a)
+
+    return impl
+
+
+@overload_method(types.UnicodeType, "isascii")
+def unicode_isascii(data):
+    """Implements UnicodeType.isascii()"""
+
+    def impl(data):
+        return data._is_ascii
+
+    return impl
+
+
+@overload_method(types.UnicodeType, "istitle")
+def unicode_istitle(data):
+    """
+    Implements UnicodeType.istitle()
+    The algorithm is an approximate translation from CPython:
+    https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/1d4b6ba19466aba0eb91c4ba01ba509acf18c723/Objects/unicodeobject.c#L11829-L11885 # noqa: E501
+    """
+
+    def impl(data):
+        length = len(data)
+        if length == 1:
+            char = _get_code_point(data, 0)
+            return _PyUnicode_IsUppercase(char) or _PyUnicode_IsTitlecase(char)
+
+        if length == 0:
+            return False
+
+        cased = False
+        previous_is_cased = False
+        for idx in range(length):
+            char = _get_code_point(data, idx)
+            if _PyUnicode_IsUppercase(char) or _PyUnicode_IsTitlecase(char):
+                if previous_is_cased:
+                    return False
+                previous_is_cased = True
+                cased = True
+            elif _PyUnicode_IsLowercase(char):
+                if not previous_is_cased:
+                    return False
+                previous_is_cased = True
+                cased = True
+            else:
+                previous_is_cased = False
+
+        return cased
+
+    return impl
+
+
+@overload_method(types.UnicodeType, "islower")
+def unicode_islower(data):
+    """
+    impl is an approximate translation of:
+    https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/201c8f79450628241574fba940e08107178dc3a5/Objects/unicodeobject.c#L11900-L11933    # noqa: E501
+    mixed with:
+    https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/201c8f79450628241574fba940e08107178dc3a5/Objects/bytes_methods.c#L131-L156    # noqa: E501
+    """
+
+    def impl(data):
+        length = len(data)
+        if length == 1:
+            return _PyUnicode_IsLowercase(_get_code_point(data, 0))
+        if length == 0:
+            return False
+
+        cased = False
+        for idx in range(length):
+            cp = _get_code_point(data, idx)
+            if _PyUnicode_IsUppercase(cp) or _PyUnicode_IsTitlecase(cp):
+                return False
+            elif not cased and _PyUnicode_IsLowercase(cp):
+                cased = True
+        return cased
+
+    return impl
+
+
+# https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/1d4b6ba19466aba0eb91c4ba01ba509acf18c723/Objects/unicodeobject.c#L12126-L12161    # noqa: E501
+@overload_method(types.UnicodeType, "isidentifier")
+def unicode_isidentifier(data):
+    """Implements UnicodeType.isidentifier()"""
+
+    def impl(data):
+        length = len(data)
+        if length == 0:
+            return False
+
+        first_cp = _get_code_point(data, 0)
+        if not _PyUnicode_IsXidStart(first_cp) and first_cp != 0x5F:
+            return False
+
+        for i in range(1, length):
+            code_point = _get_code_point(data, i)
+            if not _PyUnicode_IsXidContinue(code_point):
+                return False
+
+        return True
+
+    return impl
+
+
+# generator for simple unicode "isX" methods
+def gen_isX(_PyUnicode_IS_func, empty_is_false=True):
+    def unicode_isX(data):
+        def impl(data):
+            length = len(data)
+            if length == 1:
+                return _PyUnicode_IS_func(_get_code_point(data, 0))
+
+            if empty_is_false and length == 0:
+                return False
+
+            for i in range(length):
+                code_point = _get_code_point(data, i)
+                if not _PyUnicode_IS_func(code_point):
+                    return False
+
+            return True
+
+        return impl
+
+    return unicode_isX
+
+
+# https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/1d4b6ba19466aba0eb91c4ba01ba509acf18c723/Objects/unicodeobject.c#L11896-L11925    # noqa: E501
+overload_method(types.UnicodeType, "isspace")(gen_isX(_PyUnicode_IsSpace))
+
+# https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/1d4b6ba19466aba0eb91c4ba01ba509acf18c723/Objects/unicodeobject.c#L12096-L12124    # noqa: E501
+overload_method(types.UnicodeType, "isnumeric")(gen_isX(_PyUnicode_IsNumeric))
+
+# https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/1d4b6ba19466aba0eb91c4ba01ba509acf18c723/Objects/unicodeobject.c#L12056-L12085    # noqa: E501
+overload_method(types.UnicodeType, "isdigit")(gen_isX(_PyUnicode_IsDigit))
+
+# https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/1d4b6ba19466aba0eb91c4ba01ba509acf18c723/Objects/unicodeobject.c#L12017-L12045    # noqa: E501
+overload_method(types.UnicodeType, "isdecimal")(
+    gen_isX(_PyUnicode_IsDecimalDigit)
+)
+
+# https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/1d4b6ba19466aba0eb91c4ba01ba509acf18c723/Objects/unicodeobject.c#L12188-L12213    # noqa: E501
+overload_method(types.UnicodeType, "isprintable")(
+    gen_isX(_PyUnicode_IsPrintable, False)
+)
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# String methods that apply a transformation to the characters themselves
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+# https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/1d4b6ba19466aba0eb91c4ba01ba509acf18c723/Objects/unicodeobject.c#L9863-L9908    # noqa: E501
+def case_operation(ascii_func, unicode_func):
+    """Generate common case operation performer."""
+
+    def impl(data):
+        length = len(data)
+        if length == 0:
+            return _empty_string(data._kind, length, data._is_ascii)
+
+        if data._is_ascii:
+            res = _empty_string(data._kind, length, 1)
+            ascii_func(data, res)
+            return res
+
+        # https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/1d4b6ba19466aba0eb91c4ba01ba509acf18c723/Objects/unicodeobject.c#L9863-L9908    # noqa: E501
+        tmp = _empty_string(PY_UNICODE_4BYTE_KIND, 3 * length, data._is_ascii)
+        # maxchar should be inside of a list to be pass as argument by reference
+        maxchars = [0]
+        newlength = unicode_func(data, length, tmp, maxchars)
+        maxchar = maxchars[0]
+        newkind = _codepoint_to_kind(maxchar)
+        res = _empty_string(newkind, newlength, _codepoint_is_ascii(maxchar))
+        for i in range(newlength):
+            _set_code_point(res, i, _get_code_point(tmp, i))
+
+        return res
+
+    return impl
+
+
+# https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/201c8f79450628241574fba940e08107178dc3a5/Objects/unicodeobject.c#L9856-L9883    # noqa: E501
+@register_jitable
+def _handle_capital_sigma(data, length, idx):
+    """This is a translation of the function that handles the capital sigma."""
+    c = 0
+    j = idx - 1
+    while j >= 0:
+        c = _get_code_point(data, j)
+        if not _PyUnicode_IsCaseIgnorable(c):
+            break
+        j -= 1
+    final_sigma = j >= 0 and _PyUnicode_IsCased(c)
+    if final_sigma:
+        j = idx + 1
+        while j < length:
+            c = _get_code_point(data, j)
+            if not _PyUnicode_IsCaseIgnorable(c):
+                break
+            j += 1
+        final_sigma = j == length or (not _PyUnicode_IsCased(c))
+
+    return 0x3C2 if final_sigma else 0x3C3
+
+
+# https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/201c8f79450628241574fba940e08107178dc3a5/Objects/unicodeobject.c#L9885-L9895    # noqa: E501
+@register_jitable
+def _lower_ucs4(code_point, data, length, idx, mapped):
+    """This is a translation of the function that lowers a character."""
+    if code_point == 0x3A3:
+        mapped[0] = _handle_capital_sigma(data, length, idx)
+        return 1
+    return _PyUnicode_ToLowerFull(code_point, mapped)
+
+
+# https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/201c8f79450628241574fba940e08107178dc3a5/Objects/unicodeobject.c#L9946-L9965    # noqa: E501
+def _gen_unicode_upper_or_lower(lower):
+    def _do_upper_or_lower(data, length, res, maxchars):
+        k = 0
+        for idx in range(length):
+            mapped = np.zeros(3, dtype=_Py_UCS4)
+            code_point = _get_code_point(data, idx)
+            if lower:
+                n_res = _lower_ucs4(code_point, data, length, idx, mapped)
+            else:
+                # might be needed if call _do_upper_or_lower in unicode_upper
+                n_res = _PyUnicode_ToUpperFull(code_point, mapped)
+            for m in mapped[:n_res]:
+                maxchars[0] = max(maxchars[0], m)
+                _set_code_point(res, k, m)
+                k += 1
+        return k
+
+    return _do_upper_or_lower
+
+
+_unicode_upper = register_jitable(_gen_unicode_upper_or_lower(False))
+_unicode_lower = register_jitable(_gen_unicode_upper_or_lower(True))
+
+
+def _gen_ascii_upper_or_lower(func):
+    def _ascii_upper_or_lower(data, res):
+        for idx in range(len(data)):
+            code_point = _get_code_point(data, idx)
+            _set_code_point(res, idx, func(code_point))
+
+    return _ascii_upper_or_lower
+
+
+_ascii_upper = register_jitable(_gen_ascii_upper_or_lower(_Py_TOUPPER))
+_ascii_lower = register_jitable(_gen_ascii_upper_or_lower(_Py_TOLOWER))
+
+
+@overload_method(types.UnicodeType, "lower")
+def unicode_lower(data):
+    """Implements .lower()"""
+    return case_operation(_ascii_lower, _unicode_lower)
+
+
+@overload_method(types.UnicodeType, "upper")
+def unicode_upper(data):
+    """Implements .upper()"""
+    return case_operation(_ascii_upper, _unicode_upper)
+
+
+# https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/1d4b6ba19466aba0eb91c4ba01ba509acf18c723/Objects/unicodeobject.c#L9819-L9834    # noqa: E501
+@register_jitable
+def _unicode_casefold(data, length, res, maxchars):
+    k = 0
+    mapped = np.zeros(3, dtype=_Py_UCS4)
+    for idx in range(length):
+        mapped.fill(0)
+        code_point = _get_code_point(data, idx)
+        n_res = _PyUnicode_ToFoldedFull(code_point, mapped)
+        for m in mapped[:n_res]:
+            maxchar = maxchars[0]
+            maxchars[0] = max(maxchar, m)
+            _set_code_point(res, k, m)
+            k += 1
+
+    return k
+
+
+@register_jitable
+def _ascii_casefold(data, res):
+    for idx in range(len(data)):
+        code_point = _get_code_point(data, idx)
+        _set_code_point(res, idx, _Py_TOLOWER(code_point))
+
+
+@overload_method(types.UnicodeType, "casefold")
+def unicode_casefold(data):
+    """Implements str.casefold()"""
+    return case_operation(_ascii_casefold, _unicode_casefold)
+
+
+# https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/1d4b6ba19466aba0eb91c4ba01ba509acf18c723/Objects/unicodeobject.c#L9737-L9759    # noqa: E501
+@register_jitable
+def _unicode_capitalize(data, length, res, maxchars):
+    k = 0
+    maxchar = 0
+    mapped = np.zeros(3, dtype=_Py_UCS4)
+    code_point = _get_code_point(data, 0)
+
+    n_res = _PyUnicode_ToTitleFull(code_point, mapped)
+
+    for m in mapped[:n_res]:
+        maxchar = max(maxchar, m)
+        _set_code_point(res, k, m)
+        k += 1
+    for idx in range(1, length):
+        mapped.fill(0)
+        code_point = _get_code_point(data, idx)
+        n_res = _lower_ucs4(code_point, data, length, idx, mapped)
+        for m in mapped[:n_res]:
+            maxchar = max(maxchar, m)
+            _set_code_point(res, k, m)
+            k += 1
+    maxchars[0] = maxchar
+    return k
+
+
+# https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/1d4b6ba19466aba0eb91c4ba01ba509acf18c723/Objects/bytes_methods.c#L361-L382    # noqa: E501
+@register_jitable
+def _ascii_capitalize(data, res):
+    code_point = _get_code_point(data, 0)
+    _set_code_point(res, 0, _Py_TOUPPER(code_point))
+    for idx in range(1, len(data)):
+        code_point = _get_code_point(data, idx)
+        _set_code_point(res, idx, _Py_TOLOWER(code_point))
+
+
+# https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/1d4b6ba19466aba0eb91c4ba01ba509acf18c723/Objects/unicodeobject.c#L10765-L10774    # noqa: E501
+@overload_method(types.UnicodeType, "capitalize")
+def unicode_capitalize(data):
+    return case_operation(_ascii_capitalize, _unicode_capitalize)
+
+
+# https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/201c8f79450628241574fba940e08107178dc3a5/Objects/unicodeobject.c#L9996-L10021    # noqa: E501
+@register_jitable
+def _unicode_title(data, length, res, maxchars):
+    """This is a translation of the function that titles a unicode string."""
+    k = 0
+    previous_cased = False
+    mapped = np.empty(3, dtype=_Py_UCS4)
+    for idx in range(length):
+        mapped.fill(0)
+        code_point = _get_code_point(data, idx)
+        if previous_cased:
+            n_res = _lower_ucs4(code_point, data, length, idx, mapped)
+        else:
+            n_res = _PyUnicode_ToTitleFull(_Py_UCS4(code_point), mapped)
+        for m in mapped[:n_res]:
+            (maxchar,) = maxchars
+            maxchars[0] = max(maxchar, m)
+            _set_code_point(res, k, m)
+            k += 1
+        previous_cased = _PyUnicode_IsCased(_Py_UCS4(code_point))
+    return k
+
+
+# https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/1d4b6ba19466aba0eb91c4ba01ba509acf18c723/Objects/bytes_methods.c#L332-L352    # noqa: E501
+@register_jitable
+def _ascii_title(data, res):
+    """Does .title() on an ASCII string"""
+    previous_is_cased = False
+    for idx in range(len(data)):
+        code_point = _get_code_point(data, idx)
+        if _Py_ISLOWER(code_point):
+            if not previous_is_cased:
+                code_point = _Py_TOUPPER(code_point)
+            previous_is_cased = True
+        elif _Py_ISUPPER(code_point):
+            if previous_is_cased:
+                code_point = _Py_TOLOWER(code_point)
+            previous_is_cased = True
+        else:
+            previous_is_cased = False
+        _set_code_point(res, idx, code_point)
+
+
+# https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/201c8f79450628241574fba940e08107178dc3a5/Objects/unicodeobject.c#L10023-L10069    # noqa: E501
+@overload_method(types.UnicodeType, "title")
+def unicode_title(data):
+    """Implements str.title()"""
+    # https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str.title
+    return case_operation(_ascii_title, _unicode_title)
+
+
+# https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/1d4b6ba19466aba0eb91c4ba01ba509acf18c723/Objects/bytes_methods.c#L391-L408    # noqa: E501
+@register_jitable
+def _ascii_swapcase(data, res):
+    for idx in range(len(data)):
+        code_point = _get_code_point(data, idx)
+        if _Py_ISUPPER(code_point):
+            code_point = _Py_TOLOWER(code_point)
+        elif _Py_ISLOWER(code_point):
+            code_point = _Py_TOUPPER(code_point)
+        _set_code_point(res, idx, code_point)
+
+
+# https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/1d4b6ba19466aba0eb91c4ba01ba509acf18c723/Objects/unicodeobject.c#L9761-L9784    # noqa: E501
+@register_jitable
+def _unicode_swapcase(data, length, res, maxchars):
+    k = 0
+    maxchar = 0
+    mapped = np.empty(3, dtype=_Py_UCS4)
+    for idx in range(length):
+        mapped.fill(0)
+        code_point = _get_code_point(data, idx)
+        if _PyUnicode_IsUppercase(code_point):
+            n_res = _lower_ucs4(code_point, data, length, idx, mapped)
+        elif _PyUnicode_IsLowercase(code_point):
+            n_res = _PyUnicode_ToUpperFull(code_point, mapped)
+        else:
+            n_res = 1
+            mapped[0] = code_point
+        for m in mapped[:n_res]:
+            maxchar = max(maxchar, m)
+            _set_code_point(res, k, m)
+            k += 1
+    maxchars[0] = maxchar
+    return k
+
+
+@overload_method(types.UnicodeType, "swapcase")
+def unicode_swapcase(data):
+    return case_operation(_ascii_swapcase, _unicode_swapcase)
+
+
+# https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/1d4b6ba19466aba0eb91c4ba01ba509acf18c723/Python/bltinmodule.c#L1781-L1824    # noqa: E501
+@overload(ord)
+def ol_ord(c):
+    if isinstance(c, types.UnicodeType):
+
+        def impl(c):
+            lc = len(c)
+            if lc != 1:
+                # CPython does TypeError
+                raise TypeError("ord() expected a character")
+            return _get_code_point(c, 0)
+
+        return impl
+
+
+# https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/1d4b6ba19466aba0eb91c4ba01ba509acf18c723/Objects/unicodeobject.c#L2005-L2028    # noqa: E501
+# This looks a bit different to the cpython implementation but, with the
+# exception of a latin1 fast path is logically the same. It finds the "kind" of
+# the codepoint `ch`, creates a length 1 string of that kind and then injects
+# the code point into the zero position of that string. Cpython does similar but
+# branches for each kind (this is encapsulated in Numba's _set_code_point).
+@register_jitable
+def _unicode_char(ch):
+    assert ch <= _MAX_UNICODE
+    kind = _codepoint_to_kind(ch)
+    ret = _empty_string(kind, 1, kind == PY_UNICODE_1BYTE_KIND)
+    _set_code_point(ret, 0, ch)
+    return ret
+
+
+_out_of_range_msg = "chr() arg not in range(0x%hx)" % _MAX_UNICODE
+
+
+# https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/1d4b6ba19466aba0eb91c4ba01ba509acf18c723/Objects/unicodeobject.c#L3045-L3055    # noqa: E501
+@register_jitable
+def _PyUnicode_FromOrdinal(ordinal):
+    if ordinal < 0 or ordinal > _MAX_UNICODE:
+        raise ValueError(_out_of_range_msg)
+
+    return _unicode_char(_Py_UCS4(ordinal))
+
+
+# https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/1d4b6ba19466aba0eb91c4ba01ba509acf18c723/Python/bltinmodule.c#L715-L720    # noqa: E501
+@overload(chr)
+def ol_chr(i):
+    if isinstance(i, types.Integer):
+
+        def impl(i):
+            return _PyUnicode_FromOrdinal(i)
+
+        return impl
+
+
+@overload_method(types.UnicodeType, "__str__")
+def unicode_str(s):
+    return lambda s: s
+
+
+@overload_method(types.UnicodeType, "__repr__")
+def unicode_repr(s):
+    # Can't use f-string as the impl ends up calling str and then repr, which
+    # then recurses somewhere in imports.
+    return lambda s: "'" + s + "'"
+
+
+@overload_method(types.Integer, "__str__")
+def integer_str(n):
+    ten = n(10)
+
+    def impl(n):
+        flag = False
+        if n < 0:
+            n = -n
+            flag = True
+        if n == 0:
+            return "0"
+        length = flag + 1 + int(np.floor(np.log10(n)))
+        kind = PY_UNICODE_1BYTE_KIND
+        char_width = _kind_to_byte_width(kind)
+        s = _malloc_string(kind, char_width, length, True)
+        if flag:
+            _set_code_point(s, 0, ord("-"))
+        idx = length - 1
+        while n > 0:
+            n, digit = divmod(n, ten)
+            c = ord("0") + digit
+            _set_code_point(s, idx, c)
+            idx -= 1
+        return s
+
+    return impl
+
+
+@overload_method(types.Integer, "__repr__")
+def integer_repr(n):
+    return lambda n: n.__str__()
+
+
+@overload_method(types.Boolean, "__repr__")
+@overload_method(types.Boolean, "__str__")
+def boolean_str(b):
+    return lambda b: "True" if b else "False"
+
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# iteration
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+@lower("getiter", types.UnicodeType)
+def getiter_unicode(context, builder, sig, args):
+    [ty] = sig.args
+    [data] = args
+
+    iterobj = context.make_helper(builder, sig.return_type)
+
+    # set the index to zero
+    zero = context.get_constant(types.uintp, 0)
+    indexptr = cgutils.alloca_once_value(builder, zero)
+
+    iterobj.index = indexptr
+
+    # wire in the unicode type data
+    iterobj.data = data
+
+    # incref as needed
+    if context.enable_nrt:
+        context.nrt.incref(builder, ty, data)
+
+    res = iterobj._getvalue()
+    return impl_ret_new_ref(context, builder, sig.return_type, res)
+
+
+@lower("iternext", types.UnicodeIteratorType)
+# a new ref counted object is put into result._yield so set the new_ref to True!
+@iternext_impl(RefType.NEW)
+def iternext_unicode(context, builder, sig, args, result):
+    [iterty] = sig.args
+    [iter] = args
+
+    tyctx = context.typing_context
+
+    # get ref to unicode.__getitem__
+    fnty = tyctx.resolve_value_type(operator.getitem)
+    getitem_sig = fnty.get_call_type(
+        tyctx, (types.unicode_type, types.uintp), {}
+    )
+    getitem_impl = context.get_function(fnty, getitem_sig)
+
+    # get ref to unicode.__len__
+    fnty = tyctx.resolve_value_type(len)
+    len_sig = fnty.get_call_type(tyctx, (types.unicode_type,), {})
+    len_impl = context.get_function(fnty, len_sig)
+
+    # grab unicode iterator struct
+    iterobj = context.make_helper(builder, iterty, value=iter)
+
+    # find the length of the string
+    strlen = len_impl(builder, (iterobj.data,))
+
+    # find the current index
+    index = builder.load(iterobj.index)
+
+    # see if the index is in range
+    is_valid = builder.icmp_unsigned("<", index, strlen)
+    result.set_valid(is_valid)
+
+    with builder.if_then(is_valid):
+        # return value at index
+        gotitem = getitem_impl(
+            builder,
+            (
+                iterobj.data,
+                index,
+            ),
+        )
+        result.yield_(gotitem)
+
+        # bump index for next cycle
+        nindex = cgutils.increment_index(builder, index)
+        builder.store(nindex, iterobj.index)