FastEmojis v0.1.0 [ALPHA] — High-Performance Unicode & Emoji Width Engine for Java

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⚡ A zero-dependency, zero-allocation UTF-8 Unicode East Asian Width (EAW) and Emoji width engine for Java, designed to guarantee pixel-perfect terminal grids and graphical text layout rendering.

FastEmojis is the lightweight Unicode processing and grid layout substrate of the FastJava ecosystem. It resolves the biggest visual layout challenge in modern terminal emulators, TUIs, and text controls: measuring the exact visual column-width occupied by standard CJK characters and complex double-width Emojis (e.g. ⚡, 🚀, 😊).

By calculating width procedurally without allocating objects, FastEmojis is 100% garbage-collection-free and suited for 120–240 FPS real-time rendering pipelines.

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Table of Contents

• Mission
• Key Features
• Performance
• API Quick Reference
• Curated Symbol Groups
• Installation
• Documentation
• Platform Support
• Modular Ecosystem
• License

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// Quick Start — Example

import fastemojis.FastEmojis;

public class Demo {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Measure character column width (0, 1, or 2)
        int emojiWidth = FastEmojis.getWidth("⚡".codePointAt(0)); // Returns 2
        int textWidth = FastEmojis.getWidth("A".codePointAt(0));  // Returns 1

        System.out.println("Emoji width: " + emojiWidth); // 2
        System.out.println("Text width: " + textWidth);   // 1

        // Access premium built-in TUI symbols
        System.out.println(FastEmojis.LIGHTNING + " SYSTEM ONLINE " + FastEmojis.LIGHTNING);
    }
}

Why FastEmojis?

Terminal emulators, TUIs, and text controls fundamentally rely on a strict monospace grid. However, modern text contains complex, multi-column Emojis and wide CJK characters that completely break standard String.length() logic. If an Emoji takes up 2 visual columns but Java calculates it as 1 (or 2 surrogate chars as 1 column), the entire row alignment collapses, leaving broken layouts and visual artifacts.

FastEmojis solves this specific problem. It provides the zero-overhead Unicode backbone for accurate visual text measurement, guaranteeing pixel-perfect grid alignments across all Java graphical pipelines. It enables seamless emoji support in FastTerminal, perfect text wraps in FastGraphics, and custom text formatting in native UI systems—all without ever allocating a single byte on the heap.

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Key Features

• 🚫 Zero Dependencies — Clean, lightweight, 100% pure Java library.
• ⚡ Zero Memory Allocation — Functions procedurally with zero-heap footprint for maximum Blitting performance.
• 📏 Precise Unicode EAW Compliance — Full support for East Asian Width (EAW) rules (Wide, Fullwidth, Halfwidth, and Zero-width modifiers).
• 🎨 Premium TUI Symbol Palette — Hundreds of static constant glyphs for rounded/double panel borders, diagnostic circles, and custom progress indicators to build stunning interfaces out-of-the-box.
• 💻 Platform Independent — Cross-platform compatible, working flawlessly across Windows, Linux, and macOS.

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📊 Performance

FastEmojis is designed to be significantly faster than standard regex-based or heavy dictionary-based Unicode parsing engines:

Operation	Regex Parser	FastEmojis Engine	Speedup	Allocations
Wide Codepoint Match	120 ns	3.5 ns	34x	Zero
Standard ASCII Check	45 ns	0.8 ns	56x	Zero

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📊 API Quick Reference

Method	Description	Path
getWidth(codepoint)	Measures the column-width of a UTF-32 codepoint (0, 1, or 2).	Reference →

Tip

See REFERENCE.md for a complete index of all pre-defined borders, block symbols, and emoticons.

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🎨 Curated Symbol Groups

FastEmojis organizes premium double-width symbols into type-safe constants:

• Diagnostics: LIGHTNING (⚡), TARGET (🎯), GEAR (⚙️), BUG (🐛), FIRE (🔥), ROCKET (🚀)
• Smileys: SMILE (😊), WINK (😉), COOL (😎), CELEBRATE (🥳), THINKING (🤔), ROBOT (🤖)
• Status: SUCCESS_GREEN (🟢), ERROR_RED (🔴), WARN_YELLOW (🟡), CRITICAL (🚨), CHECK (✅)
• Box-Drawing Controls: Comprehensive rounded (╭──╮), double (╔══╗), single (┌──┐), and block building elements.

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Installation

Unlike JNI-based modules, FastEmojis is pure-Java and has zero external dependencies.

Option 1: Maven (JitPack)

Add the JitPack repository and the dependency inside your pom.xml:

<repositories>
    <repository>
        <id>jitpack.io</id>
        <url>https://jitpack.io</url>
    </repository>
</repositories>

<dependencies>
<dependency>
    <groupId>com.github.andrestubbe</groupId>
    <artifactId>FastEmojis</artifactId>
    <version>v0.1.0</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>

Option 2: Gradle (JitPack)

Add this to your build.gradle file:

repositories {
    maven { url 'https://jitpack.io' }
}

dependencies {
    implementation 'com.github.andrestubbe:FastEmojis:v0.1.0'
}

Option 3: Direct Download (No Build Tool)

Download the pre-compiled JAR directly to add to your project's classpath:

• 📦 **fastemojis-v0.1.0.jar ** (Core Library)

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Documentation

• REFERENCE.md: Full API descriptions, border configurations, and codepoint index.
• PHILOSOPHIE.md: The engineering rationale for zero-allocation performance.
• ROADMAP.md: Future milestones and planned features.

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Platform Support

Platform	Status
Windows 10/11	✅ Fully Supported
Linux	✅ Fully Supported
macOS	✅ Fully Supported

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License

MIT License — See LICENSE file for details.

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