improve usage of std::string_view, passing them as const ref is useless since they don't allocated anything and cheap to copy (no allocations)

dll/dll/local_storage.h

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public:
     static std::vector<std::string> get_filenames_path(std::string path);
     static std::vector<std::string> get_folders_path(std::string path);
 
-    static void set_saves_folder_name(const std::string_view &str);
+    static void set_saves_folder_name(std::string_view str);
     static const std::string& get_saves_folder_name();
 
 private:

dll/local_storage.cpp

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ std::vector<std::string> Local_Storage::get_folders_path(std::string path)
     return std::vector<std::string>();
 }
 
-void Local_Storage::set_saves_folder_name(const std::string_view &str)
+void Local_Storage::set_saves_folder_name(std::string_view str)
 {
 
 }
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ std::vector<std::string> Local_Storage::get_folders_path(std::string path)
     return output;
 }
 
-void Local_Storage::set_saves_folder_name(const std::string_view &str)
+void Local_Storage::set_saves_folder_name(std::string_view str)
 {
     Local_Storage::saves_folder_name = str;
 }

helpers/common_helpers.cpp

@@ -110,19 +110,19 @@ static bool create_dir_impl(std::filesystem::path &dirpath)
     return std::filesystem::create_directories(dirpath);
 }
 
-bool common_helpers::create_dir(const std::string_view &filepath)
+bool common_helpers::create_dir(std::string_view filepath)
 {
     std::filesystem::path parent(std::filesystem::u8path(filepath).parent_path());
     return create_dir_impl(parent);
 }
 
-bool common_helpers::create_dir(const std::wstring_view &filepath)
+bool common_helpers::create_dir(std::wstring_view filepath)
 {
     std::filesystem::path parent(std::filesystem::path(filepath).parent_path());
     return create_dir_impl(parent);
 }
 
-void common_helpers::write(std::ofstream &file, const std::string_view &data)
+void common_helpers::write(std::ofstream &file, std::string_view data)
 {
     if (!file.is_open()) {
         return;
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ void common_helpers::write(std::ofstream &file, const std::string_view &data)
     file << data << std::endl;
 }
 
-std::wstring common_helpers::str_to_w(const std::string_view &str)
+std::wstring common_helpers::str_to_w(std::string_view str)
 {
     if (str.empty()) return std::wstring();
     auto cvt_state = std::mbstate_t();
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ std::wstring common_helpers::str_to_w(const std::string_view &str)
     return res.substr(0, conversion_bytes);
 }
 
-std::string common_helpers::wstr_to_a(const std::wstring_view &wstr)
+std::string common_helpers::wstr_to_a(std::wstring_view wstr)
 {
     if (wstr.empty()) return std::string();
     auto cvt_state = std::mbstate_t();
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ std::string common_helpers::wstr_to_a(const std::wstring_view &wstr)
     return res.substr(0, conversion_bytes);
 }
 
-bool common_helpers::starts_with_i(const std::string_view &target, const std::string_view &query)
+bool common_helpers::starts_with_i(std::string_view target, std::string_view query)
 {
     if (target.size() < query.size()) {
         return false;
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ bool common_helpers::starts_with_i(const std::string_view &target, const std::st
     return str_cmp_insensitive(target.substr(0, query.size()), query);
 }
 
-bool common_helpers::starts_with_i(const std::wstring_view &target, const std::wstring_view &query)
+bool common_helpers::starts_with_i(std::wstring_view target, std::wstring_view query)
 {
     if (target.size() < query.size()) {
         return false;
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ bool common_helpers::starts_with_i(const std::wstring_view &target, const std::w
     return str_cmp_insensitive(target.substr(0, query.size()), query);
 }
 
-bool common_helpers::ends_with_i(const std::string_view &target, const std::string_view &query)
+bool common_helpers::ends_with_i(std::string_view target, std::string_view query)
 {
     if (target.size() < query.size()) {
         return false;
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ bool common_helpers::ends_with_i(const std::string_view &target, const std::stri
     return str_cmp_insensitive(target.substr(target_offset), query);
 }
 
-bool common_helpers::ends_with_i(const std::wstring_view &target, const std::wstring_view &query)
+bool common_helpers::ends_with_i(std::wstring_view target, std::wstring_view query)
 {
     if (target.size() < query.size()) {
         return false;
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ bool common_helpers::ends_with_i(const std::wstring_view &target, const std::wst
     return str_cmp_insensitive(target.substr(target_offset), query);
 }
 
-std::string common_helpers::string_strip(const std::string_view &str)
+std::string common_helpers::string_strip(std::string_view str)
 {
     static constexpr const char whitespaces[] = " \t\r\n";
     
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ std::string common_helpers::uint8_vector_to_hex_string(const std::vector<uint8_t
     return result;
 }
 
-bool common_helpers::str_cmp_insensitive(const std::string_view &str1, const std::string_view &str2)
+bool common_helpers::str_cmp_insensitive(std::string_view str1, std::string_view str2)
 {
     if (str1.size() != str2.size()) return false;
 
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ bool common_helpers::str_cmp_insensitive(const std::string_view &str1, const std
     });
 }
 
-bool common_helpers::str_cmp_insensitive(const std::wstring_view &str1, const std::wstring_view &str2)
+bool common_helpers::str_cmp_insensitive(std::wstring_view str1, std::wstring_view str2)
 {
     if (str1.size() != str2.size()) return false;
 
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ void common_helpers::consume_bom(std::ifstream &input)
     }
 }
 
-std::string common_helpers::to_lower(const std::string_view &str)
+std::string common_helpers::to_lower(std::string_view str)
 {
     if (str.empty()) return {};
     
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ std::string common_helpers::to_lower(const std::string_view &str)
     return _str;
 }
 
-std::wstring common_helpers::to_lower(const std::wstring_view &wstr)
+std::wstring common_helpers::to_lower(std::wstring_view wstr)
 {
     if (wstr.empty()) return {};
     
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ std::wstring common_helpers::to_lower(const std::wstring_view &wstr)
     return _wstr;
 }
 
-std::string common_helpers::to_upper(const std::string_view &str)
+std::string common_helpers::to_upper(std::string_view str)
 {
     if (str.empty()) return {};
 
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ std::string common_helpers::to_upper(const std::string_view &str)
     return _str;
 }
 
-std::wstring common_helpers::to_upper(const std::wstring_view &wstr)
+std::wstring common_helpers::to_upper(std::wstring_view wstr)
 {
     if (wstr.empty()) return {};
     
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ static std::filesystem::path to_absolute_impl(const std::filesystem::path &path,
     return std::filesystem::absolute(base / path);
 }
 
-std::string common_helpers::to_absolute(const std::string_view &path, const std::string_view &base)
+std::string common_helpers::to_absolute(std::string_view path, std::string_view base)
 {
     if (path.empty()) return {};
     auto path_abs = to_absolute_impl(
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ std::string common_helpers::to_absolute(const std::string_view &path, const std:
     return path_abs.u8string();
 }
 
-std::wstring common_helpers::to_absolute(const std::wstring_view &path, const std::wstring_view &base)
+std::wstring common_helpers::to_absolute(std::wstring_view path, std::wstring_view base)
 {
     if (path.empty()) return {};
     auto path_abs = to_absolute_impl(

helpers/common_helpers/common_helpers.hpp

@@ -50,26 +50,26 @@ public:
     void kill();
 };
 
-bool create_dir(const std::string_view &dir);
+bool create_dir(std::string_view dir);
-bool create_dir(const std::wstring_view &dir);
+bool create_dir(std::wstring_view dir);
 
-void write(std::ofstream &file, const std::string_view &data);
+void write(std::ofstream &file, std::string_view data);
 
-std::wstring str_to_w(const std::string_view &str);
+std::wstring str_to_w(std::string_view str);
-std::string wstr_to_a(const std::wstring_view &wstr);
+std::string wstr_to_a(std::wstring_view wstr);
 
-bool starts_with_i(const std::string_view &target, const std::string_view &query);
+bool starts_with_i(std::string_view target, std::string_view query);
-bool starts_with_i(const std::wstring_view &target, const std::wstring_view &query);
+bool starts_with_i(std::wstring_view target, std::wstring_view query);
 
-bool ends_with_i(const std::string_view &target, const std::string_view &query);
+bool ends_with_i(std::string_view target, std::string_view query);
-bool ends_with_i(const std::wstring_view &target, const std::wstring_view &query);
+bool ends_with_i(std::wstring_view target, std::wstring_view query);
 
-std::string string_strip(const std::string_view &str);
+std::string string_strip(std::string_view str);
 
 std::string uint8_vector_to_hex_string(const std::vector<uint8_t> &v);
 
-bool str_cmp_insensitive(const std::string_view &str1, const std::string_view &str2);
+bool str_cmp_insensitive(std::string_view str1, std::string_view str2);
-bool str_cmp_insensitive(const std::wstring_view &str1, const std::wstring_view &str2);
+bool str_cmp_insensitive(std::wstring_view str1, std::wstring_view str2);
 
 std::string ascii_to_lowercase(std::string data);
 
@@ -77,14 +77,14 @@ void thisThreadYieldFor(std::chrono::microseconds u);
 
 void consume_bom(std::ifstream &input);
 
-std::string to_lower(const std::string_view &str);
+std::string to_lower(std::string_view str);
-std::wstring to_lower(const std::wstring_view &wstr);
+std::wstring to_lower(std::wstring_view wstr);
 
-std::string to_upper(const std::string_view &str);
+std::string to_upper(std::string_view str);
-std::wstring to_upper(const std::wstring_view &wstr);
+std::wstring to_upper(std::wstring_view wstr);
 
-std::string to_absolute(const std::string_view &path, const std::string_view &base = std::string_view());
+std::string to_absolute(std::string_view path, std::string_view base = std::string_view());
-std::wstring to_absolute(const std::wstring_view &path, const std::wstring_view &base = std::wstring_view());
+std::wstring to_absolute(std::wstring_view path, std::wstring_view base = std::wstring_view());
 
 bool file_exist(const std::filesystem::path &filepath);
 bool file_exist(const std::string &filepath);

helpers/pe_helpers.cpp

@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ const std::wstring& pe_helpers::get_current_exe_name_w()
     return modulename_w;
 }
 
-bool pe_helpers::ends_with_i(PUNICODE_STRING target, const std::wstring_view &query)
+bool pe_helpers::ends_with_i(PUNICODE_STRING target, std::wstring_view query)
 {
     return common_helpers::ends_with_i(
         std::wstring_view( target->Buffer, target->Length / sizeof(target->Buffer[0]) ),

helpers/pe_helpers/pe_helpers.hpp

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ const std::string& get_current_exe_name();
 
 const std::wstring& get_current_exe_name_w();
 
-bool ends_with_i(PUNICODE_STRING target, const std::wstring_view &query);
+bool ends_with_i(PUNICODE_STRING target, std::wstring_view query);
 
 MEMORY_BASIC_INFORMATION get_mem_page_details(const void* mem);