Optimized and refactored list2text, text2list, and replacetext.

Also fixed some grammar in the station blueprint code.

Conflicts:
	code/game/objects/items/blueprints.dm
	code/game/objects/items/devices/uplinks.dm
	code/modules/admin/verbs/debug.dm
	code/modules/clothing/masks/gasmask.dm
	code/modules/detectivework/scanner.dm
	code/modules/flufftext/TextFilters.dm
	code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/say.dm
	code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/say.dm

code/__HELPERS/text.dm

@@ -195,32 +195,10 @@ proc/checkhtml(var/t)
  * Text modification
  */
 /proc/replacetext(text, find, replacement)
-	var/find_len = length(find)
+	return list2text(text2list(text, find), replacement)
-	if(find_len < 1)	return text
-	. = ""
-	var/last_found = 1
-	while(1)
-		var/found = findtext(text, find, last_found, 0)
-		. += copytext(text, last_found, found)
-		if(found)
-			. += replacement
-			last_found = found + find_len
-			continue
-		return .
 
 /proc/replacetextEx(text, find, replacement)
-	var/find_len = length(find)
+	return list2text(text2listEx(text, find), replacement)
-	if(find_len < 1)	return text
-	. = ""
-	var/last_found = 1
-	while(1)
-		var/found = findtextEx(text, find, last_found, 0)
-		. += copytext(text, last_found, found)
-		if(found)
-			. += replacement
-			last_found = found + find_len
-			continue
-		return .
 
 //Adds 'u' number of zeros ahead of the text 't'
 /proc/add_zero(t, u)
@@ -287,27 +265,6 @@ proc/checkhtml(var/t)
 		return message
 	return copytext(message, 1, length + 1)
 
-/*
- * Misc
- */
-
-/proc/stringsplit(txt, character)
-	var/cur_text = txt
-	var/last_found = 1
-	var/found_char = findtext(cur_text,character)
-	var/list/list = list()
-	if(found_char)
-		var/fs = copytext(cur_text,last_found,found_char)
-		list += fs
-		last_found = found_char+length(character)
-		found_char = findtext(cur_text,character,last_found)
-	while(found_char)
-		var/found_string = copytext(cur_text,last_found,found_char)
-		last_found = found_char+length(character)
-		list += found_string
-		found_char = findtext(cur_text,character,last_found)
-	list += copytext(cur_text,last_found,length(cur_text)+1)
-	return list
 
 /proc/stringmerge(var/text,var/compare,replace = "*")
 //This proc fills in all spaces with the "replace" var (* by default) with whatever

code/__HELPERS/type2type.dm

@@ -83,22 +83,86 @@
 	return hex
 
 
-//Attaches each element of a list to a single string seperated by 'seperator'.
+// Concatenates a list of strings into a single string.  A seperator may optionally be provided.
-/proc/dd_list2text(var/list/the_list, separator)
+/proc/list2text(list/ls, sep)
-	var/total = the_list.len
+	if(ls.len <= 1) return ls.len ? ls[1] : ""
-	if(!total)
+	. = ""
-		return
+	var/l = ls.len
-	var/count = 2
+	var/i = 0
-	var/newText = "[the_list[1]]"
+
-	while(count <= total)
+	if(sep)
-		if(separator)
+		#define S1    ls[++i]
-			newText += separator
+		#define S4    S1,  sep, S1,  sep, S1,  sep, S1
-		newText += "[the_list[count]]"
+		#define S16   S4,  sep, S4,  sep, S4,  sep, S4
-		count++
+		#define S64   S16, sep, S16, sep, S16, sep, S16
-	return newText
+
+		while(l-i >= 128)
+			. = text("[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]\
+	            [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]\
+	            [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]\
+	            [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]\
+	            [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]\
+	            [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]\
+	            [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]\
+	            [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]", ., S64, sep, S64)
+		if(l-i >= 64)
+			. = text("[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]\
+	            [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]\
+	            [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]\
+	            [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]", ., S64)
+		if(l-i >= 32)
+			. = text("[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]\
+	            [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]", ., S16, sep, S16)
+		if(l-i >= 16)
+			. = text("[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]", ., S16)
+		if(l-i >= 8)
+			. = text("[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]", ., S4, sep, S4)
+		if(l-i >= 4)
+			. = text("[][][][][][][][]", ., S4)
+		if(l-i >= 2)
+			. = text("[][][][]", ., S1, sep, S1)
+		if(l > i)
+			. = text("[][][]", ., sep, S1)
+
+		#undef S64
+		#undef S16
+		#undef S4
+		#undef S1
+
+	else
+		#define S1    ls[++i]
+		#define S4    S1,  S1,  S1,  S1
+		#define S16   S4,  S4,  S4,  S4
+		#define S64   S16, S16, S16, S16
+
+		while(l-i >= 128)
+			. = text("[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]\
+	            [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]\
+	            [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]\
+	            [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]", ., S64, S64)
+		if(l-i >= 64)
+			. = text("[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]\
+	            [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]", ., S64)
+		if(l-i >= 32)
+			. = text("[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]", ., S16, S16)
+		if(l-i >= 16)
+			. = text("[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]", ., S16)
+		if(l-i >= 8)
+			. = text("[][][][][][][][][]", ., S4, S4)
+		if(l-i >= 4)
+			. = text("[][][][][]", ., S4)
+		if(l-i >= 2)
+			. = text("[][][]", ., S1, S1)
+		if(l > i)
+			. += S1
+
+		#undef S64
+		#undef S16
+		#undef S4
+		#undef S1
 
 
-//slower then dd_list2text, but correctly processes associative lists.
+//slower then list2text, but correctly processes associative lists.
 proc/tg_list2text(list/list, glue=",")
 	if(!istype(list) || !list.len)
 		return
@@ -108,56 +172,31 @@ proc/tg_list2text(list/list, glue=",")
 	return output
 
 
-//Converts a text string into a list by splitting the string at each seperator found in text (discarding the seperator)
+//Converts a string into a list by splitting the string at each delimiter found. (discarding the seperator)
-//Returns an empty list if the text cannot be split, or the split text in a list.
+/proc/text2list(text, delimiter="\n")
-//Not giving a "" seperator will cause the text to be broken into a list of single letters.
+	var/delim_len = length(delimiter)
-/proc/text2list(text, seperator="\n")
+	if(delim_len < 1) return list(text)
 	. = list()
+	var/last_found = 1
+	var/found
+	do
+		found = findtext(text, delimiter, last_found, 0)
+		. += copytext(text, last_found, found)
+		last_found = found + delim_len
+	while(found)
 
-	var/text_len = length(text)					//length of the input text
-	var/seperator_len = length(seperator)		//length of the seperator text
-
-	if(text_len >= seperator_len)
-		var/i
-		var/last_i = 1
-
-		for(i=1,i<=(text_len+1-seperator_len),i++)
-			if( cmptext(copytext(text,i,i+seperator_len), seperator) )
-				if(i != last_i)
-					. += copytext(text,last_i,i)
-				last_i = i + seperator_len
-
-		if(last_i <= text_len)
-			. += copytext(text, last_i, 0)
-	else
-		. += text
-	return .
-
-//Converts a text string into a list by splitting the string at each seperator found in text (discarding the seperator)
-//Returns an empty list if the text cannot be split, or the split text in a list.
-//Not giving a "" seperator will cause the text to be broken into a list of single letters.
 //Case Sensitive!
-/proc/text2listEx(text, seperator="\n")
+/proc/text2listEx(text, delimiter="\n")
+	var/delim_len = length(delimiter)
+	if(delim_len < 1) return list(text)
 	. = list()
-
+	var/last_found = 1
-	var/text_len = length(text)					//length of the input text
+	var/found
-	var/seperator_len = length(seperator)		//length of the seperator text
+	do
-
+		found = findtextEx(text, delimiter, last_found, 0)
-	if(text_len >= seperator_len)
+		. += copytext(text, last_found, found)
-		var/i
+		last_found = found + delim_len
-		var/last_i = 1
+	while(found)
-
-		for(i=1,i<=(text_len+1-seperator_len),i++)
-			if( cmptextEx(copytext(text,i,i+seperator_len), seperator) )
-				if(i != last_i)
-					. += copytext(text,last_i,i)
-				last_i = i + seperator_len
-
-		if(last_i <= text_len)
-			. += copytext(text, last_i, 0)
-	else
-		. += text
-	return .
 
 //Splits the text of a file at seperator and returns them in a list.
 /proc/file2list(filename, seperator="\n")

code/datums/diseases/advance/advance.dm

@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ var/list/advance_cures = 	list(
 	for(var/datum/symptom/S in symptoms)
 		L += S.id
 	L = sortList(L) // Sort the list so it doesn't matter which order the symptoms are in.
-	var/result = dd_list2text(L, ":")
+	var/result = list2text(L, ":")
 	id = result
 	return result
 

code/game/objects/items/blueprints.dm

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /obj/item/blueprints
 	name = "station blueprints"
-	desc = "Blueprints of the station. There's stamp \"Classified\" and several coffee stains on it."
+	desc = "Blueprints of the station. There is a \"Classified\" stamp and several coffee stains on it."
 	icon = 'icons/obj/items.dmi'
 	icon_state = "blueprints"
 	attack_verb = list("attacked", "bapped", "hit")
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 /obj/item/blueprints/attack_self(mob/M as mob)
 	if (!istype(M,/mob/living/carbon/human))
-		M << "This is stack of useless pieces of harsh paper." //monkeys cannot into projecting
+		M << "This stack of blue paper means nothing to you." //monkeys cannot into projecting
 		return
 	interact()
 	return
@@ -53,18 +53,18 @@
 	switch (get_area_type())
 		if (AREA_SPACE)
 			text += {"
-<p>According this blueprints you are in <b>open space</b> now.</p>
+<p>According the blueprints, you are now in <b>outer space</b>.  Hold your breath.</p>
 <p><a href='?src=\ref[src];action=create_area'>Mark this place as new area.</a></p>
 "}
 		if (AREA_STATION)
 			text += {"
-<p>According this blueprints you are in <b>[A.name]</b> now.</p>
+<p>According the blueprints, you are now in <b>\"[A.name]\"</b>.</p>
 <p>You may <a href='?src=\ref[src];action=edit_area'>
 move an amendment</a> to the drawing.</p>
 "}
 		if (AREA_SPECIAL)
 			text += {"
-<p>This place isn't noted on these blueprints.</p>
+<p>This place isn't noted on the blueprint.</p>
 "}
 		else
 			return
@@ -105,20 +105,20 @@ move an amendment</a> to the drawing.</p>
 	if(!istype(res,/list))
 		switch(res)
 			if(ROOM_ERR_SPACE)
-				usr << "\red New area must be complete airtight!"
+				usr << "\red The new area must be completely airtight!"
 				return
 			if(ROOM_ERR_TOOLARGE)
-				usr << "\red New area too large!"
+				usr << "\red The new area too large!"
 				return
 			else
 				usr << "\red Error! Please notify administration!"
 				return
 	var/list/turf/turfs = res
-	var/str = trim(stripped_input(usr,"New area title","Blueprints editing", "", MAX_NAME_LEN))
+	var/str = trim(stripped_input(usr,"New area name:","Blueprint Editing", "", MAX_NAME_LEN))
 	if(!str || !length(str)) //cancel
 		return
 	if(length(str) > 50)
-		usr << "\red Text too long."
+		usr << "\red Name too long."
 		return
 	var/area/A = new
 	A.name = str
@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@ move an amendment</a> to the drawing.</p>
 /obj/item/blueprints/proc/edit_area()
 	var/area/A = get_area()
 	//world << "DEBUG: edit_area"
-	var/prevname = A.name
+	var/prevname = "[A.name]"
-	var/str = trim(stripped_input(usr,"New area title","Blueprints editing", prevname, MAX_NAME_LEN))
+	var/str = trim(stripped_input(usr,"New area name:","Blueprint Editing", prevname, MAX_NAME_LEN))
 	if(!str || !length(str) || str==prevname) //cancel
 		return
 	if(length(str) > 50)

code/game/objects/structures/transit_tubes.dm

@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ obj/structure/ex_act(severity)
 	if(text in direction_table)
 		return direction_table[text]
 
-	var/list/split_text = stringsplit(text, "-")
+	var/list/split_text = text2list(text, "-")
 
 	// If the first token is D, the icon_state represents
 	//  a purely decorative tube, and doesn't actually

code/modules/admin/create_mob.dm

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /datum/admins/proc/create_mob(var/mob/user)
 	if (!create_mob_html)
 		var/mobjs = null
-		mobjs = dd_list2text(typesof(/mob), ";")
+		mobjs = list2text(typesof(/mob), ";")
 		create_mob_html = file2text('html/create_object.html')
 		create_mob_html = replacetext(create_mob_html, "null /* object types */", "\"[mobjs]\"")
 

code/modules/admin/create_object.dm

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 /datum/admins/proc/create_object(var/mob/user)
 	if (!create_object_html)
 		var/objectjs = null
-		objectjs = dd_list2text(typesof(/obj), ";")
+		objectjs = list2text(typesof(/obj), ";")
 		create_object_html = file2text('html/create_object.html')
 		create_object_html = replacetext(create_object_html, "null /* object types */", "\"[objectjs]\"")
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 	if (!quick_create_object_html)
 		var/objectjs = null
-		objectjs = dd_list2text(typesof(path), ";")
+		objectjs = list2text(typesof(path), ";")
 		quick_create_object_html = file2text('html/create_object.html')
 		quick_create_object_html = replacetext(quick_create_object_html, "null /* object types */", "\"[objectjs]\"")
 

code/modules/admin/create_turf.dm

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /datum/admins/proc/create_turf(var/mob/user)
 	if (!create_turf_html)
 		var/turfjs = null
-		turfjs = dd_list2text(typesof(/turf), ";")
+		turfjs = list2text(typesof(/turf), ";")
 		create_turf_html = file2text('html/create_object.html')
 		create_turf_html = replacetext(create_turf_html, "null /* object types */", "\"[turfjs]\"")
 

code/modules/admin/topic.dm

@@ -1606,7 +1606,7 @@
 			alert("Select fewer object types, (max 5)")
 			return
 		else if(length(removed_paths))
-			alert("Removed:\n" + dd_list2text(removed_paths, "\n"))
+			alert("Removed:\n" + list2text(removed_paths, "\n"))
 
 		var/list/offset = text2list(href_list["offset"],",")
 		var/number = dd_range(1, 100, text2num(href_list["object_count"]))

code/modules/admin/verbs/debug.dm

@@ -975,14 +975,16 @@ But you can call procs that are of type /mob/living/carbon/human/proc/ for that
 
 	switch(input("Which list?") in list("Players","Admins","Mobs","Living Mobs","Dead Mobs", "Clients"))
 		if("Players")
-			usr << dd_list2text(player_list,",")
+			usr << list2text(player_list,",")
 		if("Admins")
-			usr << dd_list2text(admins,",")
+			usr << list2text(admins,",")
 		if("Mobs")
-			usr << dd_list2text(mob_list,",")
+			usr << list2text(mob_list,",")
 		if("Living Mobs")
-			usr << dd_list2text(living_mob_list,",")
+			usr << list2text(living_mob_list,",")
 		if("Dead Mobs")
-			usr << dd_list2text(dead_mob_list,",")
+			usr << list2text(dead_mob_list,",")
 		if("Clients")
-			usr << dd_list2text(clients,",")
+			usr << list2text(clients,",")
+		if("Joined Clients")
+			usr << list2text(joined_player_list,",")

code/modules/flufftext/TextFilters.dm

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ proc/NewStutter(phrase,stunned)
 
 		split_phrase[index] = word
 
-	return sanitize(dd_list2text(split_phrase," "))
+	return sanitize(list2text(split_phrase," "))
 
 proc/Stagger(mob/M,d) //Technically not a filter, but it relates to drunkenness.
 	step(M, pick(d,turn(d,90),turn(d,-90)))
@@ -78,6 +78,6 @@ proc/Ellipsis(original_msg, chance = 50)
 		else
 			new_words += w
 
-	new_msg = dd_list2text(new_words," ")
+	new_msg = list2text(new_words," ")
 
 	return new_msg

code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/say.dm

@@ -71,4 +71,3 @@
 
 /mob/living/carbon/human/proc/GetSpecialVoice()
 	return special_voice
-

code/world.dm

@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@
 		features += "hosted by <b>[config.hostedby]</b>"
 
 	if (features)
-		s += ": [dd_list2text(features, ", ")]"
+		s += ": [list2text(features, ", ")]"
 
 	/* does this help? I do not know */
 	if (src.status != s)