1 files changed, 51 insertions, 65 deletions

diff --git a/src/nvim/api/private/helpers.c b/src/nvim/api/private/helpers.c
index 983f1a4fed..63c5689109 100644
--- a/src/nvim/api/private/helpers.c
+++ b/src/nvim/api/private/helpers.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "nvim/memory_defs.h"
 #include "nvim/message.h"
 #include "nvim/msgpack_rpc/helpers.h"
+#include "nvim/msgpack_rpc/unpacker.h"
 #include "nvim/pos_defs.h"
 #include "nvim/types_defs.h"
 #include "nvim/ui.h"
@@ -650,102 +651,87 @@ void api_clear_error(Error *value)
   value->type = kErrorTypeNone;
 }
 
+// initialized once, never freed
+static ArenaMem mem_for_metadata = NULL;
+
 /// @returns a shared value. caller must not modify it!
 Dictionary api_metadata(void)
 {
   static Dictionary metadata = ARRAY_DICT_INIT;
 
   if (!metadata.size) {
-    PUT(metadata, "version", DICTIONARY_OBJ(version_dict()));
-    init_function_metadata(&metadata);
-    init_ui_event_metadata(&metadata);
-    init_error_type_metadata(&metadata);
-    init_type_metadata(&metadata);
+    Arena arena = ARENA_EMPTY;
+    Error err = ERROR_INIT;
+    metadata = arena_dict(&arena, 6);
+    PUT_C(metadata, "version", DICTIONARY_OBJ(version_dict(&arena)));
+    PUT_C(metadata, "functions",
+          unpack((char *)funcs_metadata, sizeof(funcs_metadata), &arena, &err));
+    if (ERROR_SET(&err)) {
+      abort();
+    }
+    PUT_C(metadata, "ui_events",
+          unpack((char *)ui_events_metadata, sizeof(ui_events_metadata), &arena, &err));
+    if (ERROR_SET(&err)) {
+      abort();
+    }
+    PUT_C(metadata, "ui_options", ARRAY_OBJ(ui_options_metadata(&arena)));
+    PUT_C(metadata, "error_types", DICTIONARY_OBJ(error_type_metadata(&arena)));
+    PUT_C(metadata, "types", DICTIONARY_OBJ(type_metadata(&arena)));
+    mem_for_metadata = arena_finish(&arena);
   }
 
   return metadata;
 }
 
-static void init_function_metadata(Dictionary *metadata)
+static Array ui_options_metadata(Arena *arena)
 {
-  msgpack_unpacked unpacked;
-  msgpack_unpacked_init(&unpacked);
-  if (msgpack_unpack_next(&unpacked,
-                          (const char *)funcs_metadata,
-                          sizeof(funcs_metadata),
-                          NULL) != MSGPACK_UNPACK_SUCCESS) {
-    abort();
-  }
-  Object functions;
-  msgpack_rpc_to_object(&unpacked.data, &functions);
-  msgpack_unpacked_destroy(&unpacked);
-  PUT(*metadata, "functions", functions);
-}
-
-static void init_ui_event_metadata(Dictionary *metadata)
-{
-  msgpack_unpacked unpacked;
-  msgpack_unpacked_init(&unpacked);
-  if (msgpack_unpack_next(&unpacked,
-                          (const char *)ui_events_metadata,
-                          sizeof(ui_events_metadata),
-                          NULL) != MSGPACK_UNPACK_SUCCESS) {
-    abort();
-  }
-  Object ui_events;
-  msgpack_rpc_to_object(&unpacked.data, &ui_events);
-  msgpack_unpacked_destroy(&unpacked);
-  PUT(*metadata, "ui_events", ui_events);
-  Array ui_options = ARRAY_DICT_INIT;
-  ADD(ui_options, CSTR_TO_OBJ("rgb"));
+  Array ui_options = arena_array(arena, kUIExtCount + 1);
+  ADD_C(ui_options, CSTR_AS_OBJ("rgb"));
   for (UIExtension i = 0; i < kUIExtCount; i++) {
     if (ui_ext_names[i][0] != '_') {
-      ADD(ui_options, CSTR_TO_OBJ(ui_ext_names[i]));
+      ADD_C(ui_options, CSTR_AS_OBJ(ui_ext_names[i]));
     }
   }
-  PUT(*metadata, "ui_options", ARRAY_OBJ(ui_options));
+  return ui_options;
 }
 
-static void init_error_type_metadata(Dictionary *metadata)
+static Dictionary error_type_metadata(Arena *arena)
 {
-  Dictionary types = ARRAY_DICT_INIT;
+  Dictionary types = arena_dict(arena, 2);
 
-  Dictionary exception_metadata = ARRAY_DICT_INIT;
-  PUT(exception_metadata, "id", INTEGER_OBJ(kErrorTypeException));
+  Dictionary exception_metadata = arena_dict(arena, 1);
+  PUT_C(exception_metadata, "id", INTEGER_OBJ(kErrorTypeException));
 
-  Dictionary validation_metadata = ARRAY_DICT_INIT;
-  PUT(validation_metadata, "id", INTEGER_OBJ(kErrorTypeValidation));
+  Dictionary validation_metadata = arena_dict(arena, 1);
+  PUT_C(validation_metadata, "id", INTEGER_OBJ(kErrorTypeValidation));
 
-  PUT(types, "Exception", DICTIONARY_OBJ(exception_metadata));
-  PUT(types, "Validation", DICTIONARY_OBJ(validation_metadata));
+  PUT_C(types, "Exception", DICTIONARY_OBJ(exception_metadata));
+  PUT_C(types, "Validation", DICTIONARY_OBJ(validation_metadata));
 
-  PUT(*metadata, "error_types", DICTIONARY_OBJ(types));
+  return types;
 }
 
-static void init_type_metadata(Dictionary *metadata)
+static Dictionary type_metadata(Arena *arena)
 {
-  Dictionary types = ARRAY_DICT_INIT;
+  Dictionary types = arena_dict(arena, 3);
 
-  Dictionary buffer_metadata = ARRAY_DICT_INIT;
-  PUT(buffer_metadata, "id",
-      INTEGER_OBJ(kObjectTypeBuffer - EXT_OBJECT_TYPE_SHIFT));
-  PUT(buffer_metadata, "prefix", CSTR_TO_OBJ("nvim_buf_"));
+  Dictionary buffer_metadata = arena_dict(arena, 2);
+  PUT_C(buffer_metadata, "id", INTEGER_OBJ(kObjectTypeBuffer - EXT_OBJECT_TYPE_SHIFT));
+  PUT_C(buffer_metadata, "prefix", CSTR_AS_OBJ("nvim_buf_"));
 
-  Dictionary window_metadata = ARRAY_DICT_INIT;
-  PUT(window_metadata, "id",
-      INTEGER_OBJ(kObjectTypeWindow - EXT_OBJECT_TYPE_SHIFT));
-  PUT(window_metadata, "prefix", CSTR_TO_OBJ("nvim_win_"));
+  Dictionary window_metadata = arena_dict(arena, 2);
+  PUT_C(window_metadata, "id", INTEGER_OBJ(kObjectTypeWindow - EXT_OBJECT_TYPE_SHIFT));
+  PUT_C(window_metadata, "prefix", CSTR_AS_OBJ("nvim_win_"));
 
-  Dictionary tabpage_metadata = ARRAY_DICT_INIT;
-  PUT(tabpage_metadata, "id",
-      INTEGER_OBJ(kObjectTypeTabpage - EXT_OBJECT_TYPE_SHIFT));
-  PUT(tabpage_metadata, "prefix", CSTR_TO_OBJ("nvim_tabpage_"));
+  Dictionary tabpage_metadata = arena_dict(arena, 2);
+  PUT_C(tabpage_metadata, "id", INTEGER_OBJ(kObjectTypeTabpage - EXT_OBJECT_TYPE_SHIFT));
+  PUT_C(tabpage_metadata, "prefix", CSTR_AS_OBJ("nvim_tabpage_"));
 
-  PUT(types, "Buffer", DICTIONARY_OBJ(buffer_metadata));
-  PUT(types, "Window", DICTIONARY_OBJ(window_metadata));
-  PUT(types, "Tabpage", DICTIONARY_OBJ(tabpage_metadata));
+  PUT_C(types, "Buffer", DICTIONARY_OBJ(buffer_metadata));
+  PUT_C(types, "Window", DICTIONARY_OBJ(window_metadata));
+  PUT_C(types, "Tabpage", DICTIONARY_OBJ(tabpage_metadata));
 
-  PUT(*metadata, "types", DICTIONARY_OBJ(types));
+  return types;
 }
 
 // all the copy_[object] functions allow arena=NULL,