From ca47cddc4c568fdd33dc018cb21f51db2da3f575 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ven0m0 <82972344+Ven0m0@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 3 May 2026 14:29:57 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Optimize string concatenation and looping in Citra 3DS
 Manager

Implements an early-exit pattern and split string assignments in the
UpdateConfig loop to minimize lookup overhead and prevent the creation
of intermediate temporary strings in AutoHotkey v1.

Co-authored-by: google-labs-jules[bot] <161369871+google-labs-jules[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 Other/Citra_mods/Citra_3DS_Manager.ahk | 27 +++++++++++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Other/Citra_mods/Citra_3DS_Manager.ahk b/Other/Citra_mods/Citra_3DS_Manager.ahk
index ec79d4a..a7f4ebd 100644
--- a/Other/Citra_mods/Citra_3DS_Manager.ahk
+++ b/Other/Citra_mods/Citra_3DS_Manager.ahk
@@ -62,23 +62,32 @@ UpdateConfig(content, updates){
   VarSetCapacity(newContent, (StrLen(content) + updates.Count() * 100 + 1) * (A_IsUnicode ? 2 : 1))
   newContent := ""
 
+  remCount := remaining.Count()
+
   Loop, Parse, content, `n, `r
   {
     line := A_LoopField
-    pos := InStr(line, "=")
-    if (pos > 1){
-      keyCandidate := RTrim(SubStr(line, 1, pos-1))
-      if (remaining.HasKey(keyCandidate)){
-        val := remaining[keyCandidate]
-        line := keyCandidate "=" val
-        remaining.Delete(keyCandidate)
+    if (remCount > 0) {
+      pos := InStr(line, "=")
+      if (pos > 1){
+        keyCandidate := RTrim(SubStr(line, 1, pos-1))
+        if (remaining.HasKey(keyCandidate)){
+          val := remaining[keyCandidate]
+          line := keyCandidate "=" val
+          remaining.Delete(keyCandidate)
+          remCount--
+        }
       }
     }
-    newContent .= line "`n"
+    newContent .= line
+    newContent .= "`n"
   }
 
   for k, v in remaining {
-     newContent .= k "=" v "`n"
+     newContent .= k
+     newContent .= "="
+     newContent .= v
+     newContent .= "`n"
   }
 
   return SubStr(newContent, 1, -1)