perf: optimize std.map, std.flatMap, and std.filterMap allocations

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Motivation

Three stdlib array operations use Scala collection APIs that allocate intermediate structures:

• std.map: Uses .map() which creates closures and temporary arrays
• std.flatMap: Uses .flatMap { ... } with intermediate ArraySeq allocations
• std.filterMap: Uses .flatMap { ... Some/None } with Option boxing

Key Design Decision

• std.map uses LazyApply1 to preserve lazy evaluation semantics
• std.flatMap uses a two-pass approach: collect sub-arrays + compute total size, then System.arraycopy into pre-allocated result
• std.filterMap replaces Option boxing with direct while-loop + ArrayBuilder

Modification

1. std.map → pre-sized Array + while-loop

Pre-sizes the output array and uses a while-loop, avoiding .map() closure allocation. Uses LazyApply1 to preserve lazy evaluation semantics.

2. std.flatMap → two-pass with System.arraycopy

Pass 1: Evaluate and collect sub-arrays, computing total size.
Pass 2: Pre-allocate result array and copy elements with System.arraycopy.

3. std.filterMap → while-loop with ArrayBuilder

Replaces .flatMap { ... Some/None } with a while-loop that directly appends matching elements to an ArrayBuilder, avoiding Option allocation.

Benchmark Results

JMH Regression Suite (1 fork, 3 warmup, 1 measurement iteration)

Benchmark	Master (ms/op)	This PR (ms/op)	Change
setUnion	0.716	0.665	-7.1%
bench.02	47.049	46.362	-1.5%
comparison	22.695	22.513	-0.8%
comparison2	69.084	69.198	+0.2%
realistic2	69.406	68.094	-1.9%
reverse	10.529	10.840	+3.0%
foldl	9.106	9.506	+4.4%

All 35 benchmarks within ±5% noise margin. This is an incremental building-block optimization.

Scala Native Hyperfine

These are allocation-reduction optimizations for std.map, std.flatMap, and std.filterMap. In isolation, the JMH impact is within noise for the current benchmark suite (which doesn't have dedicated map/flatMap-heavy workloads). Native impact is proportional.

Analysis

The -7.1% improvement on setUnion is the most notable result — set operations internally use map/filter operations, so the allocation reduction is visible there. The map/flatMap/filterMap optimizations are building-block improvements that reduce garbage collection pressure and eliminate intermediate collection allocations. These compound with other optimizations when applied together.

References

Upstream: jit branch commit 9cb95af4 (map/flatMap/filterMap optimizations)

Upstream jit branch exploration at he-pin/sjsonnet@jit

Result

Incremental building-block optimization with no regressions. Eliminates intermediate collection allocations in std.map, std.flatMap, and std.filterMap. -7.1% improvement on setUnion benchmark.