1 files changed, 45 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/runtime/lua/vim/shared.lua b/runtime/lua/vim/shared.lua
index 4f2373b182..2e8edea22a 100644
--- a/runtime/lua/vim/shared.lua
+++ b/runtime/lua/vim/shared.lua
@@ -737,6 +737,51 @@ function vim.list_slice(list, start, finish)
   return new_list
 end
 
+--- Efficiently insert items into the middle of a list.
+---
+--- Calling table.insert() in a loop will re-index the tail of the table on
+--- every iteration, instead this function will re-index  the table exactly
+--- once.
+---
+--- Based on https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12394841/safely-remove-items-from-an-array-table-while-iterating/53038524#53038524
+---
+---@param t any[]
+---@param first integer
+---@param last integer
+---@param v any
+function vim._list_insert(t, first, last, v)
+  local n = #t
+
+  -- Shift table forward
+  for i = n - first, 0, -1 do
+    t[last + 1 + i] = t[first + i]
+  end
+
+  -- Fill in new values
+  for i = first, last do
+    t[i] = v
+  end
+end
+
+--- Efficiently remove items from middle of a list.
+---
+--- Calling table.remove() in a loop will re-index the tail of the table on
+--- every iteration, instead this function will re-index  the table exactly
+--- once.
+---
+--- Based on https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12394841/safely-remove-items-from-an-array-table-while-iterating/53038524#53038524
+---
+---@param t any[]
+---@param first integer
+---@param last integer
+function vim._list_remove(t, first, last)
+  local n = #t
+  for i = 0, n - first do
+    t[first + i] = t[last + 1 + i]
+    t[last + 1 + i] = nil
+  end
+end
+
 --- Trim whitespace (Lua pattern "%s") from both sides of a string.
 ---
 ---@see |lua-patterns|