From 1d96ecb297c9b7940d38a9bb22658207ff56f56c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sophie <38859940+Yule42@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2026 14:38:27 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Change is_paperclip to use a lookup table

---
 utilities/definitions/paperclips.lua | 5 +++++
 utilities/misc_functions.lua         | 7 +------
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/utilities/definitions/paperclips.lua b/utilities/definitions/paperclips.lua
index efd0f114..9a2ff288 100644
--- a/utilities/definitions/paperclips.lua
+++ b/utilities/definitions/paperclips.lua
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ PB_UTIL.ENABLED_PAPERCLIPS = {
   "platinum_clip"
 }
 
+PB_UTIL.PAPERCLIP_SET = {}
+for _, v in ipairs(PB_UTIL.ENABLED_PAPERCLIPS) do
+  PB_UTIL.PAPERCLIP_SET["paperback_" .. v] = true
+end
+
 if PB_UTIL.config.paperclips_enabled then
   -- Table to hold all paperclip keys regardless of mod of origin for easy reference
   PB_UTIL.Paperclips = {}
diff --git a/utilities/misc_functions.lua b/utilities/misc_functions.lua
index bfc72770..ba07d2fb 100644
--- a/utilities/misc_functions.lua
+++ b/utilities/misc_functions.lua
@@ -43,12 +43,7 @@ end
 ---@param str string
 ---@return boolean
 function PB_UTIL.is_paperclip(str)
-  for _, v in ipairs(PB_UTIL.Paperclips or {}) do
-    if v == str then
-      return true
-    end
-  end
-  return false
+  return PB_UTIL.PAPERCLIP_SET[str] == true
 end
 
 ---Checks if a card has a paperclip. If found, the first value returned is the key.

From c927bc4376aaa4b321f75deb4cb7af5bd91063fa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sophie <38859940+Yule42@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 19 May 2026 14:00:13 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Make paperclip keys loaded at runtime

---
 utilities/definitions/paperclips.lua | 7 ++-----
 utilities/misc_functions.lua         | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/utilities/definitions/paperclips.lua b/utilities/definitions/paperclips.lua
index 9a2ff288..ac175e15 100644
--- a/utilities/definitions/paperclips.lua
+++ b/utilities/definitions/paperclips.lua
@@ -13,14 +13,10 @@ PB_UTIL.ENABLED_PAPERCLIPS = {
   "platinum_clip"
 }
 
-PB_UTIL.PAPERCLIP_SET = {}
-for _, v in ipairs(PB_UTIL.ENABLED_PAPERCLIPS) do
-  PB_UTIL.PAPERCLIP_SET["paperback_" .. v] = true
-end
-
 if PB_UTIL.config.paperclips_enabled then
   -- Table to hold all paperclip keys regardless of mod of origin for easy reference
   PB_UTIL.Paperclips = {}
+  PB_UTIL.Paperclips_keys = {}
 
   PB_UTIL.Paperclip = SMODS.Sticker:extend {
     prefix_config = { key = true },
@@ -36,6 +32,7 @@ if PB_UTIL.config.paperclips_enabled then
 
     inject = function(self, i)
       SMODS.Sticker.inject(self, i)
+      PB_UTIL.Paperclips_keys[self.key] = true
       table.insert(PB_UTIL.Paperclips, self.key)
     end,
 
diff --git a/utilities/misc_functions.lua b/utilities/misc_functions.lua
index 4456415d..66fa4c97 100644
--- a/utilities/misc_functions.lua
+++ b/utilities/misc_functions.lua
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ end
 ---@param str string
 ---@return boolean
 function PB_UTIL.is_paperclip(str)
-  return PB_UTIL.PAPERCLIP_SET[str] == true
+  return PB_UTIL.Paperclips_keys[str] == true
 end
 
 ---Checks if a card has a paperclip. If found, the first value returned is the key.