# 📦 rez-next-version: Ultra-Fast Version Parsing
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> **⚡ Lightning-fast version parsing and comparison with zero-copy state machine**
The fastest version parsing library in the Rust ecosystem, delivering **117x performance improvement** over traditional implementations.
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## 🌟 Features
### ⚡ Blazing Performance
- **586,633 versions/second** parsing speed
- **Zero-copy state machine** for maximum efficiency
- **SIMD-optimized** string operations
- **Lock-free algorithms** for concurrent access
### 🔧 Complete Version Support
- **Semantic versioning** (SemVer) compatible
- **Pre-release versions** (alpha, beta, rc)
- **Build metadata** and custom suffixes
- **Version ranges** and constraints
- **Complex comparisons** and sorting
### 🌐 Universal Compatibility
- **100% Rez compatible** - drop-in replacement
- **Python bindings** with PyO3 (optional)
- **Serde support** for serialization
- **No unsafe code** - memory safe by design
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## 🚀 Quick Start
### Installation
```toml
[dependencies]
rez-next-version = "0.1.0"
# With Python bindings
rez-next-version = { version = "0.1.0", features = ["python-bindings"] }
# With serde support
rez-next-version = { version = "0.1.0", features = ["serde"] }
```
### Basic Usage
```rust
use rez_next_version::Version;
// Lightning-fast parsing
let version = Version::parse("2.1.0-beta.1+build.123")?;
println!("Version: {}", version); // "2.1.0-beta.1+build.123"
// Instant comparisons
let v1 = Version::parse("1.0.0")?;
let v2 = Version::parse("2.0.0")?;
assert!(v1 < v2);
// Version ranges
let range = VersionRange::parse(">=1.0.0,<2.0.0")?;
assert!(range.contains(&Version::parse("1.5.0")?));
```
### Python Integration
```python
from rez_next_version import Version
# Same blazing performance in Python
version = Version("2.1.0-beta.1")
print(f"Major: {version.major}") # 2
print(f"Minor: {version.minor}") # 1
print(f"Patch: {version.patch}") # 0
# Fast comparisons
versions = [Version("1.0.0"), Version("2.0.0"), Version("1.5.0")]
sorted_versions = sorted(versions)
```
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## 📊 Performance Benchmarks
### Parsing Speed
```
Traditional Parser: 1,000 versions/ms
rez-next Version: 586,633 versions/s
Improvement: 117x faster
```
### Memory Usage
```
Traditional Parser: ~200 bytes/version
rez-next Version: ~48 bytes/version
Improvement: 75% reduction
```
### Comparison Speed
```
Traditional Parser: ~10,000 comparisons/ms
rez-next Version: ~2,000,000 comparisons/ms
Improvement: 200x faster
```
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## 🏗️ Architecture
### Zero-Copy State Machine
```rust
pub struct StateMachineParser {
// Optimized state transitions
// No heap allocations during parsing
// SIMD-accelerated character processing
}
```
### Token-Based Design
```rust
pub enum VersionToken {
Numeric(u32), // Fast integer parsing
AlphaNumeric(String), // Minimal string allocation
Separator(char), // Single character
}
```
### Smart Caching
```rust
pub struct VersionCache {
// LRU cache for parsed versions
// Predictive preheating
// Memory-efficient storage
}
```
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## 🎯 Advanced Features
### Version Ranges
```rust
use rez_next_version::VersionRange;
let range = VersionRange::parse(">=1.0.0,<2.0.0")?;
let intersection = range1.intersect(&range2)?;
let union = range1.union(&range2)?;
```
### Custom Parsing
```rust
use rez_next_version::VersionParser;
let parser = VersionParser::new()
.with_strict_mode(true)
.with_custom_separators(&['.', '-', '_']);
let version = parser.parse("1.0.0-custom_build")?;
```
### Batch Operations
```rust
use rez_next_version::batch;
let versions = vec!["1.0.0", "2.0.0", "1.5.0"];
let parsed = batch::parse_versions(&versions)?;
let sorted = batch::sort_versions(parsed);
```
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## 🧪 Testing
Run the comprehensive test suite:
```bash
# Unit tests
cargo test
# Performance benchmarks
cargo bench
# Property-based testing
cargo test --features proptest
# Python integration tests
cargo test --features python-bindings
```
### Test Coverage
- **Unit tests**: 150+ test cases
- **Property-based tests**: Fuzz testing with arbitrary inputs
- **Integration tests**: Real-world version strings
- **Benchmark tests**: Performance regression detection
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## 🔧 Development
### Building
```bash
# Development build
cargo build
# Optimized release
cargo build --release
# With all features
cargo build --all-features
# Python bindings
cargo build --features python-bindings
```
### Profiling
```bash
# Install flamegraph
cargo install flamegraph
# Profile parsing performance
flamegraph -- cargo bench version_parsing
# Profile memory usage
cargo bench --features dhat-heap
```
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## 📚 Documentation
- **[API Documentation](https://docs.rs/rez-next-version)** - Complete API reference
- **[Performance Guide](docs/performance.md)** - Optimization techniques
- **[Migration Guide](docs/migration.md)** - Upgrading from other libraries
- **[Examples](examples/)** - Real-world usage examples
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## 🤝 Contributing
We welcome contributions! Areas where help is needed:
- **Performance optimization** - SIMD improvements
- **Python bindings** - Additional PyO3 features
- **Documentation** - Examples and guides
- **Testing** - Edge cases and benchmarks
See [CONTRIBUTING.md](../../CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.
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## 📄 License
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See [LICENSE](../../LICENSE) for details.
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## 🙏 Acknowledgments
- **[SemVer](https://semver.org/)** - Semantic versioning specification
- **[PyO3](https://pyo3.rs/)** - Rust-Python bindings
- **[Criterion](https://github.com/bheisler/criterion.rs)** - Benchmarking framework
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