perf(morecolors): low-level hashtable optimization

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Performance Optimization: Low-Level Hashtable Implementation (See benchs)

Overview

Replace high-level StringMap with optimized low-level Hashtable implementation, achieving 12-50% performance improvements through direct memory control and custom hash functions.

Technical Changes

• Migrated from StringMap to direct Hashtable operations
• Implemented custom hash functions optimized for color name patterns
• Manual memory management for optimal cache locality
• Eliminated API abstraction overhead
• Early skip for Observers prints
• Cache current engine value
• Remove regex

Performance Results

• Average improvement: ~37% faster execution
• Best case: 49.66% improvement (CRemoveTags)
• Consistent gains: All functions benefit from reduced overhead

Benefits

• ✅ Direct hash table control for maximum performance
• ✅ Custom hash functions tuned for color lookup patterns
• ✅ Eliminated high-level API overhead
• ✅ Better memory utilization and cache performance
• ✅ Maintained full compatibility

✅ Summary

• Rushaway version is faster in every function compared to the original.
• Performance gains range from ~12% to ~50%, depending on the function.

🧪 Benchmark Comparison — Rushaway vs Original

📊 Table: Execution Time & Performance Gains

Function	🧾 Original	⚡ Rushaway	🚀 Gain (%)	⚡ Faster
CPrintToChat	0.003518	0.002149	✅ -38.93% faster	Rushaway
CPrintToChatAll	0.066624	0.036293	✅ -45.52% faster	Rushaway
CPrintToChatEx	0.003184	0.002015	✅ -36.73% faster	Rushaway
CPrintToChatAllEx	0.068966	0.043021	✅ -37.62% faster	Rushaway
CReplyToCommand	0.003093	0.001757	✅ -43.17% faster	Rushaway
CReplyToCommandEx	0.003207	0.002069	✅ -35.46% faster	Rushaway
CShowActivity	0.004377	0.003001	✅ -31.45% faster	Rushaway
CShowActivityEx	0.005665	0.003610	✅ -36.27% faster	Rushaway
CShowActivity2	0.004767	0.003003	✅ -37.02% faster	Rushaway
CPrintToServer	0.005295	0.003458	✅ -34.69% faster	Rushaway
CFormatColor	0.002297	0.001184	✅ -48.45% faster	Rushaway
CRemoveTags	0.002065	0.001040	✅ -49.66% faster	Rushaway
CSetPrefix/CClearPrefix	0.000082	0.000072	✅ -12.20% faster	Rushaway

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🏅 Functions Ranked by Performance Gain (Rushaway vs Original)

Rank	Function	🧾 Original	⚡ Rushaway	🚀 Gain (%)
1	CRemoveTags	0.002065	0.001040	✅ -49.66% faster
2	CFormatColor	0.002297	0.001184	✅ -48.45% faster
3	CPrintToChatAll	0.066624	0.036293	✅ -45.52% faster
4	CReplyToCommand	0.003093	0.001757	✅ -43.17% faster
5	CPrintToChat	0.003518	0.002149	✅ -38.93% faster
6	CPrintToChatAllEx	0.068966	0.043021	✅ -37.62% faster
7	CShowActivity2	0.004767	0.003003	✅ -37.02% faster
8	CPrintToChatEx	0.003184	0.002015	✅ -36.73% faster
9	CShowActivityEx	0.005665	0.003610	✅ -36.27% faster
10	CReplyToCommandEx	0.003207	0.002069	✅ -35.46% faster
11	CPrintToServer	0.005295	0.003458	✅ -34.69% faster
12	CShowActivity	0.004377	0.003001	✅ -31.45% faster
13	CSetPrefix/CClearPrefix	0.000082	0.000072	✅ -12.20% faster

📄 Benchmark/Test plugin used for testing performance: https://gist.github.com/Rushaway/0e2e9557d490976367d16ede77413521

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@Bara I hope you will be able to test to get this reviewed.