perf(iter): make ListIter.totable more efficient (#23714)

1 files changed, 25 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/runtime/lua/vim/iter.lua b/runtime/lua/vim/iter.lua
index 56012e9b9f..0e98d0437e 100644
--- a/runtime/lua/vim/iter.lua
+++ b/runtime/lua/vim/iter.lua
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ end
 ---@class ListIter : Iter
 ---@field _table table Underlying table data
 ---@field _head number Index to the front of a table iterator
----@field _tail number Index to the end of a table iterator
+---@field _tail number Index to the end of a table iterator (exclusive)
 local ListIter = {}
 ListIter.__index = setmetatable(ListIter, Iter)
 ListIter.__call = function(self)
@@ -321,17 +321,33 @@ end
 
 ---@private
 function ListIter.totable(self)
-  if self._head == 1 and self._tail == #self._table + 1 and self.next == ListIter.next then
-    -- Sanitize packed table values
-    if getmetatable(self._table[1]) == packedmt then
-      for i = 1, #self._table do
-        self._table[i] = sanitize(self._table[i])
-      end
+  if self.next ~= ListIter.next or self._head >= self._tail then
+    return Iter.totable(self)
+  end
+
+  local needs_sanitize = getmetatable(self._table[1]) == packedmt
+
+  -- Reindex and sanitize.
+  local len = self._tail - self._head
+
+  if needs_sanitize then
+    for i = 1, len do
+      self._table[i] = sanitize(self._table[self._head - 1 + i])
+    end
+  else
+    for i = 1, len do
+      self._table[i] = self._table[self._head - 1 + i]
     end
-    return self._table
   end
 
-  return Iter.totable(self)
+  for i = len + 1, table.maxn(self._table) do
+    self._table[i] = nil
+  end
+
+  self._head = 1
+  self._tail = len + 1
+
+  return self._table
 end
 
 --- Fold an iterator or table into a single value.