+
+(defun integer-string (num len)
+ "Outputs a string of LEN digit with an optional initial character PCHAR.
+Leading zeros are present."
+ (declare (optimize (speed 3) (safety 0) (space 0))
+ (type fixnum len) (type integer num))
+ (do* ((zero-code (char-code #\0))
+ (result (make-string len :initial-element #\0))
+ (minus? (minusp num))
+ (val (if minus? (- 0 num) num) (floor (/ val 10)))
+ (pos (1- len) (1- pos))
+ (mod (mod val 10) (mod val 10)))
+ ((or (zerop val) (minusp pos))
+ (when minus? (setf (schar result 0) #\-))
+ result)
+ (declare (fixnum mod zero-code pos) (simple-string result) (integer val))
+ (setf (schar result pos) (code-char (+ zero-code mod)))))
+
+(defun fast-string-search (substr str substr-length startpos endpos)
+ "Optimized search for a substring in a simple-string"
+ (declare (simple-string substr str)
+ (fixnum substr-length startpos endpos)
+ (optimize (speed 3) (space 0) (safety 0)))
+ (do* ((pos startpos (1+ pos))
+ (lastpos (- endpos substr-length)))
+ ((> pos lastpos) nil)
+ (declare (fixnum pos lastpos))
+ (do ((i 0 (1+ i)))
+ ((= i substr-length)
+ (return-from fast-string-search pos))
+ (declare (fixnum i))
+ (unless (char= (schar str (+ i pos)) (schar substr i))
+ (return nil)))))
+
+(defun string-to-list-skip-delimiter (str &optional (delim #\space))
+ "Return a list of strings, delimited by spaces, skipping spaces."
+ (declare (simple-string str)
+ (optimize (speed 0) (space 0) (safety 0)))
+ (do* ((results '())
+ (end (length str))
+ (i (position-not-char delim str 0 end)
+ (position-not-char delim str j end))
+ (j (when i (position-char delim str i end))
+ (when i (position-char delim str i end))))
+ ((or (null i) (null j))
+ (when (and i (< i end))
+ (push (subseq str i end) results))
+ (nreverse results))
+ (declare (fixnum i j end))
+ (push (subseq str i j) results)))
+
+(defun string-starts-with (start str)
+ (and (>= (length str) (length start))
+ (string-equal start str :end2 (length start))))