Vectorized isascii using simple loop 25+bytes/cycle for large strings

base/strings/basic.jl

@@ -613,6 +613,38 @@ isascii(c::Char) = bswap(reinterpret(UInt32, c)) < 0x80
 isascii(s::AbstractString) = all(isascii, s)
 isascii(c::AbstractChar) = UInt32(c) < 0x80
 
+@inline function _isascii(code_units::AbstractVector{CU}, first, last) where {CU}
+    r = zero(CU)
+    for n = first:last
+        @inbounds r |= code_units[n]
+    end
+    return 0 ≤ r < 0x80
+end
+
+#The chunking algorithm makes the last two chunks overlap inorder to keep the size fixed
+@inline function  _isascii_chunks(chunk_size,cu::AbstractVector{CU}, first,last) where {CU}
+    n=first
+    while n <= last - chunk_size
+        _isascii(cu,n,n+chunk_size-1) || return false
+        n += chunk_size
+    end
+    return  _isascii(cu,last-chunk_size+1,last)
+end
+"""
+    isascii(cu::AbstractVector{CU}) where {CU <: Integer} -> Bool
+
+Test whether all values in the vector belong to the ASCII character set (0x00 to 0x7f).
+This function is intended to be used by other string implementations that need a fast ASCII check.
+"""
+function isascii(cu::AbstractVector{CU}) where {CU <: Integer}
+    chunk_size = 1024
+    chunk_threshold =  chunk_size + (chunk_size ÷ 2)
+    first = firstindex(cu);   last = lastindex(cu)
+    l = last - first + 1
+    l < chunk_threshold && return _isascii(cu,first,last)
+    return _isascii_chunks(chunk_size,cu,first,last)
+end
+
 ## string map, filter ##
 
 function map(f, s::AbstractString)

base/strings/string.jl

@@ -326,12 +326,7 @@ end
 
 isvalid(s::String, i::Int) = checkbounds(Bool, s, i) && thisind(s, i) == i
 
-function isascii(s::String)
-    @inbounds for i = 1:ncodeunits(s)
-        codeunit(s, i) >= 0x80 && return false
-    end
-    return true
-end
+isascii(s::String) = isascii(codeunits(s))
 
 """
     repeat(c::AbstractChar, r::Integer) -> String

base/strings/substring.jl

@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ function getindex(s::SubString, i::Integer)
     @inbounds return getindex(s.string, s.offset + i)
 end
 
+isascii(ss::SubString{String}) = isascii(codeunits(ss))
+
 function isvalid(s::SubString, i::Integer)
     ib = true
     @boundscheck ib = checkbounds(Bool, s, i)

test/strings/basic.jl

@@ -1119,6 +1119,32 @@ end
     @test sprint(summary, "") == "empty String"
 end
 
+@testset "isascii" begin
+    N = 1
+    @test isascii("S"^N) == true
+    @test isascii("S"^(N - 1)) == true
+    @test isascii("S"^(N + 1)) == true
+
+    @test isascii("λ" * ("S"^(N))) == false
+    @test isascii(("S"^(N)) * "λ") == false
+
+    for p = 1:16
+        N = 2^p
+        @test isascii("S"^N) == true
+        @test isascii("S"^(N - 1)) == true
+        @test isascii("S"^(N + 1)) == true
+
+        @test isascii("λ" * ("S"^(N))) == false
+        @test isascii(("S"^(N)) * "λ") == false
+        @test isascii("λ"*("S"^(N - 1))) == false
+        @test isascii(("S"^(N - 1)) * "λ") == false
+        if N > 4
+            @test isascii("λ" * ("S"^(N - 3))) == false
+            @test isascii(("S"^(N - 3)) * "λ") == false
+        end
+    end
+end
+
 @testset "Plug holes in test coverage" begin
     @test_throws MethodError checkbounds(Bool, "abc", [1.0, 2.0])