From 1de318844200528fd0b651698b8f9cb964bf9562 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tugamer89 <61603718+Tugamer89@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:48:23 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] perf: apply loop unswitching and variable hoisting in
 Minimizer

Hoist dfa.getTransitionTable() and alphabetArray.length out of the main loop over 'group' in splitGroup to prevent redundant map references and array length lookups.
Unswitch the 'transitions == null' condition, moving it outside the inner alphabet array loop. Use Arrays.fill(targets, -1) for trap states instead of iteratively assigning inside the loop, resulting in a measurable performance improvement for partition splitting without sacrificing readability.

Co-authored-by: google-labs-jules[bot] <161369871+google-labs-jules[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
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 .../org/eu/autogex/algorithms/Minimizer.java  | 25 +++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/main/java/org/eu/autogex/algorithms/Minimizer.java b/src/main/java/org/eu/autogex/algorithms/Minimizer.java
index b6b2c373..ee0aba6f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/eu/autogex/algorithms/Minimizer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/eu/autogex/algorithms/Minimizer.java
@@ -128,20 +128,25 @@ private static Map<BehaviorSignature, Set<State>> splitGroup(
         // Maps the behavioral "signature" of a state to the subgroup of states sharing it
         Map<BehaviorSignature, Set<State>> subGroups = new HashMap<>();
 
+        // Optimization: Hoist map lookup and array length out of the loop
+        Map<State, Map<Character, State>> transitionTable = dfa.getTransitionTable();
+        int alphabetLen = alphabetArray.length;
+
         for (State s : group) {
             // The signature is: "For each character, which partition do I end up in?"
-            int[] targets = new int[alphabetArray.length];
-            Map<Character, State> transitions = dfa.getTransitionTable().get(s);
+            int[] targets = new int[alphabetLen];
+            Map<Character, State> transitions = transitionTable.get(s);
 
-            for (int i = 0; i < alphabetArray.length; i++) {
-                if (transitions == null) {
-                    targets[i] = -1;
-                    continue;
+            // Optimization: Unswitch condition for trap states and use fast array fill
+            if (transitions == null) {
+                Arrays.fill(targets, -1);
+            } else {
+                for (int i = 0; i < alphabetLen; i++) {
+                    State destination = transitions.get(alphabetArray[i]);
+                    Integer targetPartitionId =
+                            destination != null ? stateToPartitionId.get(destination) : null;
+                    targets[i] = targetPartitionId != null ? targetPartitionId : -1;
                 }
-                State destination = transitions.get(alphabetArray[i]);
-                Integer targetPartitionId =
-                        destination != null ? stateToPartitionId.get(destination) : null;
-                targets[i] = targetPartitionId != null ? targetPartitionId : -1;
             }
             BehaviorSignature behaviorSignature = new BehaviorSignature(targets);