Optimized string FromIterator + Extend impls
I noticed that there was a lost opportunity to reuse string buffers in `FromIterator<String>` and `FromIterator<Cow<str>>`; updated the implementations to use these. In practice this translates to at least one fewer allocation when using these APIs.
Additionally, rewrote `Extend` implementations to use `iter.for_each`, which (supposedly) helps the compiler optimize those loops (because iterator adapters are encouraged to provide optimized implementations of `fold` and `try_fold`.
Speed up String::from_utf16
Collecting into a `Result` is idiomatic, but not necessarily fast due to rustc not being able to preallocate for the resulting collection. This is fine in case of an error, but IMO we should optimize for the common case, i.e. a successful conversion.
This changes the behavior of `String::from_utf16` from collecting into a `Result` to pushing to a preallocated `String` in a loop.
According to [my simple benchmark](https://gist.github.com/ljedrz/953a3fb74058806519bd4d640d6f65ae) this change makes `String::from_utf16` around **twice** as fast.
There are a few places where we mention the replacement character in the
docs, and it could be helpful for users to utilize the constant which is
available in the standard library, so let’s link to it!
Deprecation of str::slice_unchecked(_mut)
Closes#51715
I am not sure if 1.28.0 or 1.29.0 should be used for deprecation version, for now it's 1.28.0.
Additionally I've replaced `slice_unchecked` uses with `get_unchecked`. The only places where this method is still used are `src/liballoc/tests/str.rs` and `src/liballoc/tests/str.rs`.
Implement From for more types on Cow
This is basically https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/48191, except that it should be implemented in a way that doesn't break third party crates.
`String::replace_range` was previously called `String::splice`, so this
note was necessary to differentiate it from the `Vec` method. Now that
it's renamed, this note no longer seems necessary.
Inline most of the code paths for conversions with boxed slices
This helps with the specific problem described in #49541, obviously without making any large change to how inlining works in the general case.
Everything involved in the conversions is made `#[inline]`, except for the `<Vec<T>>::into_boxed_slice` entry point which is made `#[inline(always)]` after checking that duplicating the function mentioned in the issue prevented its inlining if I only annotate it with
`#[inline]`.
For the record, that function was:
```rust
pub fn foo() -> Box<[u8]> {
vec![0].into_boxed_slice()
}
```
To help the inliner's job, we also hoist a `self.capacity() != self.len` check in `<Vec<T>>::shrink_to_fit` and mark it as `#[inline]` too.
Some modules were still using the deprecated `allocator` module, use the
`alloc` module instead.
Some modules were using `super` while it's not needed.
Some modules were more or less ordering them, and other not, so the
latter have been modified to match the others.
This helps with the specific problem described in #49541, obviously without
making any large change to how inlining works in the general case.
Everything involved in the conversions is made `#[inline]`, except for the
`<Vec<T>>::into_boxed_slice` entry point which is made `#[inline(always)]`
after checking that duplicating the function mentioned in the issue prevented
its inlining if I only annotate it with `#[inline]`.
For the record, that function was:
```rust
pub fn foo() -> Box<[u8]> {
vec![0].into_boxed_slice()
}
```
To help the inliner's job, we also hoist a `self.capacity() != self.len` check
in `<Vec<T>>::shrink_to_fit` and mark it as `#[inline]` too.
Stabilize inclusive range (`..=`)
Stabilize the followings:
* `inclusive_range` — The `std::ops::RangeInclusive` and `std::ops::RangeInclusiveTo` types, except its fields (tracked by #49022 separately).
* `inclusive_range_syntax` — The `a..=b` and `..=b` expression syntax
* `dotdoteq_in_patterns` — Using `a..=b` in a pattern
cc #28237
r? @rust-lang/lang
