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rfc:grisu3-strtod [2011/07/15 16:26] – created dsprfc:grisu3-strtod [2011/07/15 16:34] – dsp
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-====== Request for Comments: How to write RFCs ====== +====== Request for Comments: Add grisu3 strtod algorithm to PHP ====== 
-  * Version: 1.0+  * Version: 0.9
   * Date: 2011-07-15   * Date: 2011-07-15
   * Author: David Soria Parra <dsp at php dot net>   * Author: David Soria Parra <dsp at php dot net>
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 is David Gays strtod algorithm. This algorithm is used in PHP and can be found in zend_strtod. Recently is David Gays strtod algorithm. This algorithm is used in PHP and can be found in zend_strtod. Recently
 Florian Loitsch found a new algorithm, called grisu3, to this problem. His algorithm is faster than David Gays algorithm. An Florian Loitsch found a new algorithm, called grisu3, to this problem. His algorithm is faster than David Gays algorithm. An
-OpenSource implementation exists [[http://code.google.com/p/double-conversion/|here]].+OpenSource implementation exists [[http://code.google.com/p/double-conversion/|here]]. The grisu3 algorithm fails in about 
 +0.5% cases. The library will fall back to David Gays algorithm in that case.
  
 ===== Proposal ===== ===== Proposal =====
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 Using grisu3 will speed up string to double and double to string conversions. In particular json_encode and json_decode Using grisu3 will speed up string to double and double to string conversions. In particular json_encode and json_decode
-of json data includign doubles will be faster. Simple microbenchmarks show about 30% faster json_decode.+of json data includign doubles will be faster. Simple microbenchmarks show about 20% faster json_decode.
  
 ===== Common Misconceptions ===== ===== Common Misconceptions =====
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 There is a initial patchset at http://bitbucket.org/segv/php-src There is a initial patchset at http://bitbucket.org/segv/php-src
  
-==== More about Grisu3 ====+===== More about Grisu3 =====
  
 http://www.serpentine.com/blog/2011/06/29/here-be-dragons-advances-in-problems-you-didnt-even-know-you-had/ http://www.serpentine.com/blog/2011/06/29/here-be-dragons-advances-in-problems-you-didnt-even-know-you-had/
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