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This repository (apple/swift-collections) is a pure Swift library providing high-performance, specialized data structures that extend the Swift standard library. It includes stable modules like DequeModule (ring-buffer deque), OrderedCollections (ordered set/dictionary), HeapModule (min-max heap), BitCollections (BitSet/BitArray), and HashTreeCollections (persistent hash-array mapped trie TreeSet/TreeDictionary). It also contains experimental preview modules (e.g., SortedCollections using B-trees, RopeModule for rope-based BigString, and BasicContainers with non-copyable collections). The code is heavily optimized with copy-on-write, unsafe pointer usage, and advanced Swift ownership features. It is designed for production use with source stability guarantees, while preview modules are explicitly unstable. The library is consumed as a Swift package and integrates seamlessly with standard collection protocols.

RATING9.3/10
QUALITY8.5/10
MAINTENANCEactive
DRIFTlow
CONTRIBUTORS81
VELOCITY0.84
OPEN ISSUES69
CLOSED ISSUES109
LAST COMMIT1 month ago
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43
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9
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The LLM identified 6 files worth highlighting for reuse:

A self-contained, efficient bitset implementation over raw memory. Provides operations like set, clear, and iteration over set bits. Reusable in any Swift project needing compact boolean storage.

file: Sources/InternalCollectionsUtilities/UnsafeBitSet/_UnsafeBitSet.swift ↗ | tags: #bitset #unsafe-buffer #efficient-storage

Implements a trailng array pattern where a fixed-size header and variable-length element array are allocated in a single contiguous block. This is reusable for any strided data structure needing zero overhead for the element count storage.

file: Sources/TrailingElementsModule/TrailingArray.swift ↗ | tags: #intrusive-container #trailing-elements #memory-layout

An open-addressing hash table with bitmap occupancy tracking and Robin Hood hashing for improved cache performance. Isolated from higher-level collections, it can be extracted as a standalone hash table.

file: Sources/BasicContainers/HashTable/_HTable.swift ↗ | tags: #hash-table #robin-hood #open-addressing #bitmap

A min-max heap implementation providing both min and max retrieval in O(1) and deletions in O(log n). Self-contained and reusable as a double-ended priority queue in any Swift project.

file: Sources/HeapModule/Heap.swift ↗ | tags: #heap #priority-queue #min-max-heap

An efficient integer set using a bitmap representation. Provides full SetAlgebra conformance with O(1) membership testing and linear-time set operations on the dense representation. Reusable for any domain needing an integer set with small or dense elements.

file: Sources/BitCollections/BitSet/BitSet.swift ↗ | tags: #bitset #set-algebra #compact-set

A generic rope data structure (balanced binary tree) supporting efficient concatenation, splitting, and indexing of sequences. Uses a configurable metric. Self-contained and reusable for building large mutable sequences like text editors.

file: Sources/RopeModule/Rope/Basics/Rope.swift ↗ | tags: #rope #persistent-tree #sequence
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